〉 Abnegation
Abnegation was formed by those who blamed selfishness for human nature's errors. They believe in selfless actions and attaining peace through the elimination of selfishness. By doing so, they choose to completely forget themselves and only serve others.
Abnegation value the virtue of selflessness over any other. Abnegation initiates upon attaining membership are forced to reject a life of vanity and self-indulgence, protecting themselves from greed and envy which are considered forms of selfishness. Gossiping, using the mirror for long periods of time and buying luxury items are forbidden. As an Abnegation, the focus of their lives will be in serving others instead of themselves, anything done for self-enjoyment is thereby discouraged. Abnegations are usually very quiet as they don't like to call attention to themselves and they find joy in helping others..
〉 Faction Relations
Abnegation, despite being seen as peaceful, neutral, and calm, have a fierce ongoing rivalry with the Erudite.
Stiff is slang for Abnegation, and is commonly used by the Dauntless to describe those from Abnegation.
Abnegation was discovered to be on good terms with Amity in the past. This make sense, since both are the only factions that harbor and share traits that do not "stand out" like the others, and are equally passive at most.
Abnegation's relationship with Candor is more or less unknown.
〉 Dauntless
Dauntless was a faction formed by those who blamed cowardice for society's problems. The only answer is to face your fears through bravery.
The Dauntless value the virtue of bravery over any other, as such they train to fight and use weapons to prepare their bodies to respond to threats and challenges, which is necessary if they want to survive life as a Dauntless member. The faction also emphasizes the idea of freedom from fear, and test this daily by attempting death-defying feats. Dauntless members and initiates are the only ones allowed to ride the train and do so in a daring way; jumping onto and off the train while it is moving. Most Dauntless children are known to choose the knife in the simulation of the Aptitude Test when facing the dog and they take the stairs in an act of wildness.
〉 Faction Relations
Despite being the most warlike faction, Dauntless appears to have a smoothly neutral relationship with the other factions.
“Peace between Amity and Dauntless can only happen when we maintain our distance from each other.”
Children born into Dauntless rarely leave the faction, as it is easy to remain brave if you were raised in a similar manner from childhood. Children born in Candor and Erudite are the most common transfers to this faction.
〉 Erudite
Erudite was formed by those who blamed human ignorance for the faults of society. They formed Erudite as a way of eliminating ignorance and darkness from human minds. Their symbol is a single blue eye that most likely represents their knowledge of the world.
〉 Faction Relations
Erudite harbor a fierce grudge against Abnegation, believing that they are secret-keepers who are not nearly as selfless as they seem. They seek power over the government, and on many occasions sabotage members of Abnegation to get what they want. They also use Dauntless as their soldiers. They have a close relationship with Amity, but Amity are not involved in the war because they are the peace faction. No relationship is stated between Erudite and Candor.
〉 Amity
Amity is the faction that dislikes war. They formed Amity in order to have a peaceful society free from conflict and sadness caused by wars and instigation. They are a democratic faction, almost unanimously voting on everything. The bread that they eat even has a peace serum in it to prevent the faction members from fighting. The members wear comfortable red or yellow clothing. Their main contribution to society is growing crops. They work closely with the Erudite to develop new methods of farming.
〉 Candor
The Candor value honesty and cannot tell a lie. They say whatever is the truth, even if it gets them into trouble. Candor children are taught to speak their minds at every moment. They are often lawyers, because they are truthful about everything. The Candor believe that truth is black and white, so that is what they wear.