Variant abilities were those that had unusual characteristics. They could be very different from the skills of the father and the mother, as if they were a fusion that takes a little from each side, forming something completely new.
But contrary to what one might imagine, skills like these could hardly be passed on to later generations. After all, this kind of heredity would only work with abilities with many similarities.
However, those of the variant type used to be much more different when compared to other skills than the 'traditional' ones. Consequently, it would be tough for two people with similar characteristics to procreate!
And for the variant-type, there was a specific problem that could also make this issue even more difficult. That was the lack of information!
While traditional skills had entire families, organizations with information about them, these variant skills did not.
