Citizen Traits
Every Ratizen in Ratopia is born with traits that modify their stats — maximum HP, stamina drain, work speed, mood, and more. Positive traits (green) help, negative traits (red) hinder, and assigning the right citizen to the right job around their traits is central to running an efficient colony. The table below compares every trait and its effect at a glance.
trait
Anarchist
Description
Official description
[M]happiness [A] for [B] days, when passing the leader.
Atheist
Description
Official description
When having a religion, [M]Happiness [A]
Athletic
Description
Athletic is a trait that represents strong physical aptitude in a rat. It identifies a character as suited to active, movement-oriented tasks and other work that benefits from fitness and stamina.
Official description
[M]Rate of stamina loss [A]%
Big Appetite
Description
Big Appetite is a trait that increases a rat’s food needs, making hunger management a more important part of daily life. It affects how quickly the character consumes meals and ties into the colony’s food supply and eating routines.
Official description
[M]Food decline rate [A]%
Clumsy
Description
Clumsy is a trait that can be assigned to a rat citizen, marking them as naturally awkward and less precise in their work. As a character trait, it affects how that unit fits into the colony’s workforce and role assignment, shaping their overall usefulness compared with more dexterous rats.
Official description
[M]Production efficiency [A]%
Combat Proficiency
Description
Combat Proficiency is a trait that enhances a rat’s fighting ability, making it better suited for combat roles. It is part of the colony’s progression system and supports units that engage enemies directly, improving their effectiveness in battle.
Official description
[M]Attack Power [A]
Conservative
Description
Conservative is a citizen trait that represents caution and preference for established routines. It shapes a rat’s behavior in the colony by favoring stable, traditional choices over change.
Official description
[M]happiness [A] for [B] days, when the policies got added or deleted.
Cooperationist
Description
Cooperationist is a trait that reflects a cooperative mindset in Ratopia. Traits shape a rat’s personal tendencies and help define how they fit into the colony’s social and work systems.
Official description
[M] [A] when member of the largest group in the social class.
Craftsmanship
Description
[Craftsmanship](/en/ratopia/page/traits#craftsmanship) is a trait that improves a rat’s ability to make and handle crafted goods, supporting more efficient production and workshop work. It is part of the character trait system and is relevant to settlers who spend time in industrial and crafting roles.
Official description
[M]Efficiency [A]%. When a production task is completed, has a [B]% chance to produce +1 extra item.
Crier
Description
Crier is a trait for a rat citizen, representing a public-facing role within the colony. It is part of the character trait system and helps define how a rat is identified and used in settlement management.
Official description
Cry when [M]happiness is below 40.
Elitist
Description
Official description
[M] [A] with no ratizen with the same job.
Extravagant
Description
Extravagant is a trait that modifies a rat’s personal characteristics in the colony. It marks a citizen with the Extravagant temperament, affecting how that rat is represented as an individual within Ratopia’s trait system and how it is distinguished from other rats.
Official description
[M]Necessities decline rate [A]%
Extrovert
Description
Extrovert is a trait that represents a rat’s sociable nature. It is associated with active interaction with other rats and fits characters that work well in communal settings and social life.
Official description
Increase happiness with ratizens around (-10-10)
Fat Storage
Description
Fat Storage is a trait that increases a rat’s fat capacity, allowing it to store more fat for survival and other body functions.
Official description
Starved Status effect survival time [A]:00
Fear of Water
Description
Fear of Water is a trait that makes a Rat citizen uncomfortable around water, affecting how they interact with aquatic areas and water-related tasks. It is a personal modifier that reflects a rat’s aversion to getting near or working in water, and it can influence labor suitability in settlements with rivers, pools, or other wet environments.
Official description
When the Wet Status effect is acquired, for [B] days, [M]Happiness [A].
Floorer
Description
Floorer is a trait for a rat specialized in floor construction and other basic building work. It is part of the colony’s work-boosting trait system and supports expansion of structures by improving tasks related to flooring and construction.
Official description
When assigned to a bed, [M]Happiness [A]
Foolish
Description
Official description
[M]EXP gain [A]%
Fragile
Description
Official description
[M]Maximum HP [A]
Frugal
Description
Official description
[M]Necessities decline rate [A]%
Fugitive
Description
Official description
On the day an enemy invasion occurs, [M]Movement Speed [A]%.
Gold Sniffer
Description
Gold Sniffer is a trait that improves a rat’s ability to detect or seek out gold, making it useful for wealth gathering and resource-focused tasks in Ratopia.
Official description
Reveals the gold tiles around.
Grasshopper
Description
Grasshopper is a trait for rats that modifies their attributes and influences their role in the colony.
Official description
All stats [A]. During winter, unassigned from the workplace every day.
Hardy
Description
Hardy is a city that trades specific goods with the player’s settlement. Its import and export lists define what can be obtained from it and what it will accept in return.
Hardy imports Sandrock, 







- Imported goods from Hardy: Sandrock, Papyrus, Cactus Flower, Glass, Silk
- Exported goods to Hardy: Water, Berry, Flour, Candle, Glass Craft
Official description
[M]Maximum HP [A]
Hunting Lover
Description
Hunting Lover is a trait that represents a rat’s affinity for hunting and improves their usefulness in hunting-related tasks. It is associated with characters who are suited to tracking and taking down wild creatures, making it a fitting trait for expeditions and food-gathering roles that rely on hunting.
Official description
[A]% chance to gain +[B] resources from Hunting.
Hypertension
Description
Hypertension is a trait that represents high blood pressure in a rat, affecting its condition as a persistent health-related status.
Official description
Dies when [M]happiness falls below 20.
Immune
Description
Official description
Does not contract diseases.
Inactive
Description
Inactive is a trait that marks a unit as inactive, indicating a dormant or non-participating state in Ratopia. It is associated with creatures or characters that are present but not currently behaving as an active worker, threat, or target, and it helps define how the unit interacts with the game’s systems.
Official description
[M]Rate of stamina loss [A]%
Intelligent
Description
Intelligent is a trait that marks a rat as especially clever and suited to knowledge-focused work. It is part of a rat’s personal attributes and reflects higher intellect within Ratopia’s colony systems.
Official description
[M]EXP gain [A]%
Introvert
Description
Introvert is a trait that marks a rat as preferring solitude over social interaction. It is part of the character trait system and shapes how the rat behaves and fits into colony life.
Official description
Decreases happiness with many ratizens around (-10-10)
Materialistic
Description
Materialistic is a trait that marks a rat as strongly attached to possessions and wealth. It represents a character tendency tied to material goods and the economy of Ratopia.
Official description
Increase happiness with artificial tiles around (-10-10)
Meat Lover
Description
Meat Lover is a trait that centers a rat’s lifestyle and bonuses around meat, making it part of a meat-focused food and survival setup in Ratopia. It is associated with the collection, use, or preference for meat as a key resource.
Official description
When consuming meat-based food, Strength [M]Experience [A].
Militant
Description
Militant is a trait that marks a rat as more suited to combat and military duties. It is associated with front-line defense and aggressive work in Ratopia’s settlement management.
Official description
[M]happiness [A] for [B] days, when involved in the battle.
Mining Lover
Description
Mining Lover is a trait that favors mining work, strengthening a Rat's connection to gathering ore and other underground resources. It is suited to workers assigned to mining tasks and supports efficient resource extraction as part of the colony’s production chain.
Official description
[A]% chance to gain +[B] resources from Mining.
Monetarist
Description
Monetarist is a trait centered on money and economic matters. It represents a rat with a strong focus on wealth, trade, and financial concerns within the colony.
Official description
[M]happiness [A] for [B] days, after paying tax.
Naturalistic
Description
Naturalistic is a trait that marks a rat as attuned to nature and natural work. It fits a colonist role connected to plants, farming, and other outdoor tasks, shaping how the rat interacts with Ratopia’s living environment.
Official description
Decreases happiness with artificial tiles around (-10-10)
Neat
Description
Official description
[M]Hygiene decline rate [A]%
Optimistic
Description
Optimistic is a rat trait that represents a cheerful, hopeful disposition. It identifies an individual’s personality and affects how that rat fits into colony life, making it a notable part of colonist traits and mood-related systems.
Official description
[M]Happiness [A]
Pacifist
Description
Official description
[M]happiness [A] for [B] days, when involved in a battle.
Pessimistic
Description
Pessimistic is a trait that marks a rat as prone to negative expectations and a low outlook. It affects the character’s personality in Ratopia and is part of the trait system used to define individual rat behavior.
Official description
[M]Happiness [A]
Plant Lover
Description
Plant Lover is a trait that gives a rat an affinity for plants and gardening, making it well suited for cultivation-related work. It is associated with farming and other tasks connected to crop care and plant growth.
Official description
[A]% chance to gain +[B] resources from Gathering.
Playful
Description
Official description
[M]Joy decline rate [A]%
Pooper
Description
Official description
If [M]Happiness is below [A], defecates on the spot.
Porter
Description
Porter is a trait for a rat specialized in hauling goods and moving resources around the colony. It is tied to work that supports logistics and stockpiling, making the rat useful for transport-focused tasks in the settlement.
Official description
[M]Carry Capacity [A]
Prefers the High
Description
Prefers the High is a social-class trait for citizens that places them in the highest class. While assigned to this class, a citizen can use all food, daily necessities, and services unless those are restricted by a 
If, when a new day begins, the citizen cannot satisfy either a personal wealth of 3000 or daily necessities of 46, they are demoted to the middle class. Keeping this class stable requires a comparatively high maintenance cost, with daily living expenses of about 90 Pia.
Official description
When belonging to The high, [M]Happiness [A].
Prefers the Middle
Description
The Middle Class is the middle tier among the citizen ranks assigned to A_Ratizen. It sits between the Poverty Class and the Upper Class, and a Ratizen can move into it when their money and 생활用品 requirements are met at the daily rank-up check.
A Ratizen can rise to the Upper Class when, at the turn of the day, they have at least 3000 money and 46 생활用品. If they fail to meet either of the Poverty Class conditions, having less than 500 money or less than 20 생활用品, they will fall to the Poverty Class instead.
Maintaining a Ratizen in the Middle Class generally requires about 80 to 90 Pia per day as a living expense. This makes it a transitional tier that is useful to watch closely: it is easier to keep than the Upper Class, but falling below its thresholds can quickly drag a citizen back down.
Official description
When belonging to The middle, [M]Happiness [A].
Prefers the Poor
Description
Prefers the Poor is the lowest social class that can be assigned to a citizen in Ratopia. Citizens in this class are the least privileged among the available class tiers, but they can still work normally in buildings that would otherwise require a higher social class for personal use.
A citizen can be promoted to the middle class when the day changes if they meet both of the following conditions:
- They have 500 money or more.
- They have +20 living supplies.
Because their daily living cost is around 50 to 70 Pia, it is important to keep enough money on hand, often by using the 
By default, this class cannot access most food and resources for private use, so if you want them to use those goods directly, you need to adjust trade laws in the Code Stone. The restriction applies only to private use, however, so it does not prevent them from working. A poor-class citizen can work in buildings such as the 
Official description
When belonging to The poor, [M]Happiness [A].
Progressive
Description
Progressive is a trait that represents a progressive disposition in Ratopia, shaping a rat’s character within the citizen trait system.
Official description
[M]happiness [A] for [B] days, when the policies got added or deleted.
Quick
Description
Quick is a trait that makes a rat move faster, improving mobility in daily work and travel. It helps units cover ground more quickly, making it useful for tasks that depend on speed and repositioning.
Official description
[M]Moving speed [A]%
Quiet
Description
Official description
[M]Joy decline rate [A]%
Religious
Description
Religious is a trait that marks a rat as devoted to faith and religion. It is associated with the colony’s spiritual systems and with characters whose behavior and needs are tied to religious life.
Official description
When having a religion, [M]Happiness [A]
Royalist
Description
Official description
[M]happiness [A] for [B] days, when passing the leader.
Skilful
Description
Skilful is a trait that marks a rat as especially capable at tasks that benefit from dexterity and trained ability. It is part of the character trait system and reflects a unit’s personal strengths rather than a building, item, or recipe.
Official description
[M]Production efficiency [A]%
Slob
Description
Official description
[M]Hygiene decline rate [A]%
Slow
Description
[Slow](/en/ratopia/page/traits#slow) is a trait that lowers a unit’s movement speed, making them move more slowly than normal. It is a simple mobility drawback that affects how efficiently a rat can travel and respond in daily tasks or combat.
Official description
[M]Moving speed [A]%
Small Appetite
Description
Small Appetite is a trait that reduces a rat’s food consumption, making the character easier to sustain over time. It affects colony management by lowering the amount of food needed to keep the rat fed.
Official description
[M]Food decline rate [A]%
Supercharger
Description
Supercharger is a trait that improves charging-related performance, supporting faster or more efficient use of charge-based systems in Ratopia.
Vicarious Satisfaction
Description
Vicarious Satisfaction is a citizen trait that represents indirect satisfaction gained through others and affects a rat’s personal wellbeing in Ratopia. As a trait, it is part of the system that shapes individual behaviors and social responses among citizens.
Official description
When the Leader consumes food, [M]Happiness [A] for [B] days.