﻿Avatar status is the overall mood that you want your character to display.  It is represented by an icon and status text in the character label.

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In addition certain statuses have associated facial expressions and idle animations.  You can change status from the emote menu by pressing [R1], choosing "Status" and then selecting one from the list with [CROSS] or [RIGHT].