Fives are motivated by the desire to understand the world around them, specifically in terms of facts.
Believing they are only worth what they contribute, Fives have learned to withdraw, to watch with keen eyes and speak only when they can shake the world with their observations. Sometimes they do just that.
However, some Fives are known to withdraw from the world, becoming reclusive hermits and fending off social contact with abrasive cynicism. Fives fear incompetency or uselessness and want to be capable and knowledgeable above all else.
The corresponding 'deadly sin' of the Five is Avarice and their 'holy idea' or essence is Holy Omniscience. Under stress Fives express qualities of Sevens and when relaxed qualities of Eights.
