Gene Index

Every gene tracked by the breeding system. See Genetics for inheritance rules and Breeding for how to combine them.

Gene	Dominant	Recessive	Effect
Fire affinity (F)	Fire affinity	No affinity	+10% fire damage when FF (homozygous dominant). +5% when Ff.
Water affinity (W)	Water affinity	No affinity	+10% water damage when WW.
Earth affinity (E)	Earth affinity	No affinity	+5 HP when EE.
Dark affinity (D)	Dark affinity	No affinity	Unlocks Curse abilities when DD. Reduced healing received.
Long-haired (L)	Long-haired	Short-haired	+1 defense when LL. Cosmetic when Ll.
Tabby pattern (T)	Tabby	Solid coat	Cosmetic. Used as breeding flag for some questlines.
Mutant (M)	Mutant	Normal	Random extra trait when MM. Effects vary wildly.
Battle-Scarred (B)	Battle-Scarred	Pristine	+1 attack per scar when BB. Stacks with combat history.
Swift (S)	Swift	Steady	+1 speed when SS.
Nine-Lives (N)	Nine-Lives	Normal	Survive a lethal blow once per fight when NN. Extremely rare.