[Cosmosdex] : Redux Error Train

Question: Do attributes that boost stats count towards the initial 26? Like, if I gave a species [Charismatic], could I technically register their "average Charisma" stat as a 1, but have it always show up as a 10 in reality, affording me more stat points to distribute elsewhere? And can the "Special Trait" be yellow or purple in nature?

[Charismatic] is only allowed in combination with controller traits like [Moodmeter]. A character can't have the charismatic trait on its own. This means [Charismatic] won't be active unless a certain condition is met. For instance with [Moodmeter] a character might only recieve the stat boost if they're sad.