Your flaw.

Your flaw is a downside to your character, a trait that limits your choices or prompts you to make bad ones. Most flaws have some sort of benefit to them as well (though in some cases the benefit may simply be seeing the character engage in the flaw!). The mechanical effects of the flaws are listed below:

Boor (man) - when you carouse during Downtime, you regain extra Hit Points but lose some Reputation

Hedonist - your love of pleasure unlocks some exciting story trees, but you must spend a small amount of Gold to indulge your vices every Downtime

Prideful - when you're directly challenged, you can't back down - this locks in some risky (but potentially rewarding) story decisions

Romantic - as a hopeless romantic, it is easier for others to deceive you, but your relationship with certain (also romantically inclined) characters increases more rapidly

Submissive (woman) - as a natural submissive, this unlocks some new story trees and makes you susceptible to both natural and supernatural domination. Cannot be taken with the "Dominant" boon!

Virgin - your sexual options are limited in the early game, but you start with an additional 2 Inspiration. You can take this along with a sexual boon, since those represent natural talent as much or more than experience - but that may be frustrating in the early game, as Virgin may override some of the trees that would be available due to your boon.

Whore (woman) - during Downtime, you find yourself servicing clients you thought you'd left behind. This gives you only 1 Downtime action rather than 2, but gives you Gold in exchange for the other. Also unlocks some story trees.

Womanizer (man) - you are a known womanizer; you start with 5 less Reputation, and relationships with women who know your history advance more slowly