Trait tiers
Start of chainHideous · step -3Ugly →
Effects
Modifier values for patch 1.20.1.2 are listed below. Check the in-game tooltip for availability and current setup.
| Modifier | Value |
|---|---|
| Diplomacy | -3 |
| Fertility | -30% |
| Attraction Opinion | -30 |
In play
Hideous: diplomacy falls by 3, fertility falls by 30%, and attraction opinion falls by 30. Hideous is the bottom of the bad looks line. Attraction and fertility are the rows that hurt a marriage plan. Ugly and Homely sit on the other side of this trait.
How to get Hideous
- Gain: Congenital and decided at birth: a child inherits Hideous outright at a base 80% if both parents have it, 50% if one has it and the other carries it hidden, 25% if only one parent has it, and 2% to 10% if the parents only carry it. About 0.15% of children who inherit nothing from the beauty line are born Hideous at random, and a child who inherits Ugly from both parents gets a base 50% roll to be strengthened to Hideous.
- Remove or lose: Permanent for practical purposes: no treatment or decision removes it, and the character can still pass the trait on to children.
When the outright roll fails, the child can still inherit Hideous hidden (inactive) and pass it to later generations, so carriers matter when choosing spouses.
The same rules that spread good genes spread Hideous: avoid spouses who show any bad beauty trait, because a child who inherits a bad tier from both parents can be strengthened to a worse one. The Blood legacy Resilient Bloodline lowers the chance of bad random and hidden inheritance.
Sources: CK3 Database: Hideous (beauty_bad_3) · CK3 Database: dynasty legacies