Many effects give out Virtue Tokens, most commonly the Virtue Trait.
This particular type of Token represents different benefits depending on the other models you recruit.
When a Virtue Token is spent by the profile which has it, it chooses one of the available abilities.
Some models have abilities that can only be used by spending a Virtue Token.
When a model spends a Virtue Token you may choose one permitted ability on the card of any Friendly model In Play.
NOTE
The abilities usually say “This model…”. This refers to the model spending the token since that model gains the ability. You read it as if it were reading the spending model’s profile card.
NOTE
Some models have abilities that are restricted to a certain group or even specific models; see individual cards for details.