There are 21 attributes describing a character. Seven attributes are physical, seven are mental, and seven for the senses.

Mental attributes:

• Determination - will power.
• Intelligence - the ability to reason things through in a logical fashion.
• Intuition - the capacity to jump to conclusions with insufficient information.
• Memory - a measure of the character's ability to learn and retain information.
• Mental Health - the general mental health and ability to cope with stress.
• Mental Speed - speed of thinking.
• Wisdom - the ability to take into account how other circumstances will affects things and determine the safest course of action.

Physical attributes:

• Comeliness - how attractive a person is. This may be obscured by clothing, make up, dirt ...
• Dexterity - the ability to manipulate tools effectively.
• Health - the body's natural capacity to heal and cope with disease.
• Reflexes - speed in responding to an unpredictable physical situation.
• Speed - the rate at which the character responds to things and moves.
• Stamina - a measure of the body's endurance and fitness.
• Strength - how strong the character is; how much they can move and lift.

Senses:

• Balance - a character's natural sense of balance.
• Hearing - how well one hears.
• Sight - visual perception, which may be affected by visual problems such as short-sightedness.
• Smell - the ability to notice and distinguish different smells.
• Taste - the ability to notice and distinguish different tastes.
• Temperature Sense - generally a tactile ability to sense temperature. In some species this may be more evolved.
• Touch - tactile sense (in the tool-manipulating anatomy).

Dexterity, reflexes, intelligence, intuition and wisdom all affect a large number of a character's skills. The other physical and mental attributes have important effects on a character's combat and mental capabilities. Wisdom is for interpersonal skills and skills requiring a judgement call. Intuition is used in skills requiring imagination and insight.

Memory and determination should have some influence on a character's learning speed, and memory will affect how much information is retained.

Genetic Maximums:
Comeliness and senses may not be improved beyond their initial value (hence the black box). Other attributes may be improved to their genetic maximum by training.

Psychic equivalents: Some physical and mental skills correspond (this is only relevant for psychic combat, which needs to have the game mechanics developed):

• Dexterity and Intelligence
• Health and Mental Health
• Reflexes and Intuition
• Speed and Mental Speed
• Strength and Determination