diff --git a/Resources/Locale/en-US/_Triad/traits/traits.ftl b/Resources/Locale/en-US/_Triad/traits/traits.ftl
index c0821b99fc4..ffa05e8121c 100644
--- a/Resources/Locale/en-US/_Triad/traits/traits.ftl
+++ b/Resources/Locale/en-US/_Triad/traits/traits.ftl
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2025 Triad Contributors
 # See AGPLv3.txt for details.
 
+trait-linguist-name = Linguist
+trait-linguist-desc = [italic]You are capable of speaking and understanding more languages.[/italic]
+
+    • 2 additional language trait points.
+
+trait-polyglot-name = Polyglot
+trait-polyglot-desc = [italic]You can speak and understand many languages.[/italic]
+
+    • 4 additional language trait points.
+
+## Accents
+
 trait-newbrooklyn-accent-name = New Brooklyn
 trait-newbrooklyn-accent-desc = Ey, yous talk like da old borough back on Earth. Pizza, da garage, walkin' heeyah, ya know?
 
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/_Triad/Traits/mental.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/_Triad/Traits/mental.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6a294001aff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/_Triad/Traits/mental.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+- type: trait
+  id: Linguist
+  name: trait-linguist-name
+  description: trait-linguist-desc
+  category: Mental
+  cost: 2
+  grantsCategorySlots:
+    LanguageTraits: 2
+
+- type: trait
+  id: Polyglot
+  name: trait-polyglot-name
+  description: trait-polyglot-desc
+  category: Mental
+  cost: 4
+  grantsCategorySlots:
+    LanguageTraits: 4