Why can't I see all the characteristics and traits my character has? They just get bumped of the end when I gain a new one. Help!

It's a bit of a bug in the game. They're still there, you just can't see them. Unfortunately, it means you can't increase a skill that has gone off the page (unless it's one you can upgrade in a guild).

The traits are still there, though, and operant for the character; you just can't see them. I got around this by making a character sheet in Word and printing it out for each of my characters, marking down which traits each one had, items they were carrying (other than the gratuitous rusty swords), and their basic stats from level to level.

-Sazerac