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There are 2 types of skills which a character can have. Characteristics, or "passive" skills, modify your characters stats while "active" skills are abilities like attacking or harvesting. All characters start out with a set of characteristics which are unique to their race. More characteristics and skills may be acquired as your character gains levels.

Active Skills

Each class has its own unique set of abilities. The effect of the abilities grows as a character gains levels.

Class Skills

	Burglar Skills
	Captain Skills
	Champion Skills
	Guardian Skills
	Hunter Skills
	Lore-master Skills
	Minstrel Skills

Characteristics

Characteristics are found in the "Passive Skills" area of the character window. Types of characteristics will vary with race and class. Following are some of the types of characteristics.

Armour Proficiencies

For details see Armour Proficiencies

• Light Armour - Allows the use of Light Armour.
• Medium Armour - Allows the use of Medium Armour.
• Heavy Armour - Allows the use of Heavy Armour.
• Shields - Allows the use of Shields.
• Heavy Shields - Allows the use of Heavy Shields.

Base Passive Skills

For details see Base Passive Skills

Dwarf

Lost Dwarf-Kingdoms - Reduced Fate (-8).

Stocky - Reduced Agility (-8).

Sturdiness - Increased Might (+15) and Vitality (+10), improved Common Damage mitigation (+1.0%).

Unwearying in Battle - Increased Morale and Power regeneration (+0.5 each) in combat, reduced out of combat (-1 m, -0.5 p).

Elf

Agility of the Woods - Improved Agility (+15).

Fading of the Firstborn - Reduced Fate (-8).

Sorrow of the Firstborn - Reduced Morale (-20) and Out of Combat Morale Regeneration (-1.0).

Suffer no Illness - Improved resistance to Disease (+1.0%)and Poison (+1.0%).

Hobbit

Hobbit Courage - Improved Fear Resistance (+1.0%).

Hobbit Toughness - Improved Vitality (+15).

Rapid Recovery - Improved out of combat Morale Regeneration (+1.0).

Resist Corruption - Improved Shadow Mitigation (+1.0%).

Small Size - Reduced Might (-8).

Man

Diminishing of Mankind - Decreased Will (-8).

Easily Inspired - Increased Morale Restoration.

Gift of Men - Improved Fate (+15).

Strong Men - Improved Might (+15).

Combat Characteristics

For details see Combat Characteristics

• Accuracy - Reduces Miss by a medium amount.
• Critical - Adds to Critical Hit Chance
• Evade - Adds to Evade Chance
• Parry - Adds to Parry Chance

Crafting Passive Skills

For details see Crafting Passive Skills

• Track Mines - You are able to track the location of ore deposits.
• Track Wood - You are able to track the location of wood.
• Track Crops - You are able to track the location of crops.
• Track Artifacts - You are able to track the location of artifacts

Instrument Proficiencies

		Burglar	Captain	Champion	Guardian	Hunter	Lore-master	Minstrel
Theorbo	Image:Theorbo Use-icon.png
Clarinet		L:5				L:5	L:5	L:5
Drum	Image:Drum Use-icon.png
Flute								L:5
Harp								L:5
Horn			L:5	L:5	L:5			L:5
Lute		L:5	L:5	L:5	L:5	L:5	L:5	•
Cowbell	Image:Cowbell Use-icon.png
Moor Cowbell	Image:Moor Cowbell Use-icon.png
Bagpipes	Image:Bagpipes Use-icon.png

• Starting proficiencies

L:? Level you can learn instrument proficiencies

Misc. Passive Skills

For details see Misc Passive Skills

Common

Adept

Journeyman

Novice

Hunter

Improved Range

Weapon Proficiencies

		Burglar	Captain	Champion	Guardian	Hunter	Lore-master	Minstrel
Bows				20	30	•
Crossbows					30	30
Daggers		•	•	•	•	•		•
Dual Wielding		10		•		10
Halberd			15
One-Handed Axes			•	•	•	•		•
One-Handed Clubs		20	•	•	•	15		•
One-Handed Hammers			•	•	•	15		•
One-Handed Maces		•	•	•	•	15		•
One-Handed Swords		•	•	•	•	•		•
Spear			10	10	10	20
Two-Handed Axes			•	10	10
Two-Handed Clubs			•		10
Two-Handed Hammers			•	10	10
Two-Handed Staves							•
Two-Handed Swords			•	10	10

• Starting proficiencies

Fellowship Skills

See Conjunctions