Every character field, explained

The creation page has a lot of boxes, and it's not always obvious which ones matter or what the AI even sees. Here's every field, in the order you'll meet it, in plain words — plus a note on which fields are just for readers and which actually shape how your character behaves.

One thing worth knowing up front: some fields are the character's public "cover" — the name, the tagline, the card blurb, the first message — and some are its private "brain" — personality, deep lore, dialogue examples. The brain is what the AI reads to stay in character; it's never shown to other people. Keep that split in mind as you go.

The basics

Portrait

The character's avatar. You can upload an image (up to 4MB). This is the face people see on the card and the profile, so pick something that reads well small. Uploaded images are screened before they go live — see the note on that at the end.

True Name

What your character is called, up to 20 characters. Short and memorable beats clever. This shows everywhere: the card, the chat header, the profile.

Voice & Pronouns

He/him, she/her, they/them, or a custom option. This just tells the AI how to refer to the character so it doesn't drift between pronouns mid-scene. Pick "prefer not to say" if it genuinely doesn't matter.

Character Summary

Their vibe in one line, up to 50 characters. Think of it as the tagline under the name — "a wandering poet haunted by unfinished verses." It's a hook, not a biography.

Short Lore

The blurb that appears on the character's card in the gallery, up to 1000 characters. This is what makes someone click, so write it to pull a reader in rather than to list facts.

Detailed Backstory

Optional, up to 5000 characters. This is a public lore page for readers to explore — the fuller story of who your character is, their relationships, their world. Important: this field is not sent to the AI. It's there for people browsing the profile, not for shaping replies. If you want the AI to know something, it goes in the "brain" fields below, not here.

The first message

This is the opening scene the character greets people with. You can add more than one, and users swipe between them to pick the starting point they like. It's one of the most important things you write, because it teaches the AI the tone, the formatting, and the energy of the whole roleplay in one shot. Write it the way you want every reply to read — actions in asterisks, dialogue in quotes, the pace you're after. The character copies this style more than almost anything else.

The brain — what actually drives replies

These next three fields are the private instructions the AI reads to be your character. None of them are shown to other users. This is where a character goes from a nice card to someone worth talking to.

Personality

Optional, up to 2000 characters. Their voice, quirks, habits, and flaws — the raw notes that make them feel like a specific person rather than a generic assistant. Concrete beats abstract: "she bites her thumbnail during silence and never admits she's wrong" does more than "she is shy and stubborn."

Deep Lore & Memory

Up to 10000 characters. The backstory, secrets, and core facts the AI internalizes and carries through the roleplay — the things it knows but the user discovers over time. Write it as direct facts about who they are, like you're telling the character their own history. For example:

This is the field to load up: the more real detail you give, the richer and more consistent the character stays. A character with a lot in here reads as a genuinely deep soul.

Dialogue Examples

Optional, up to 10000 characters. This is where you show — not tell — how the character talks. Write a few sample exchanges and the AI learns the tone, speech patterns, and catchphrases from them. Use the {{char}} and {{user}} tags to mark who's speaking; {{char}} is your character and {{user}} is whoever they're talking to. For example:

A couple of exchanges like this do more for consistency than paragraphs of description, because the AI has a concrete pattern to copy.

Genre Tags

Pick up to three tags to help people find your character in the gallery. Choose the ones that genuinely fit — tags are how discovery works, so accurate beats aspirational.

Realm Access — who can see it

The last choice: Private (only you) or Public (everyone).

Private characters are yours alone — nobody else sees them, and they're never moderated because they never touch the public side of the site. Public characters go into the gallery for everyone to find, which means their public parts (name, tagline, card blurb, first message, tags) get screened first. You can read exactly how that works in the safety and content rules.

A note on images

Any portrait you upload is checked before it's saved. Anything not safe-for-work is rejected at upload — it never goes live, whether the character is public or private. Keep avatars clean and you'll never notice this step.

That's the whole page. If you want to make the most of the character once it exists, read how to roleplay so the story doesn't fall flat.