Create a character: appearance, personality and backstory
For a book, a game, D&D or roleplay. Go through four tabs – the character sheet shows a worked example, and in the chat the AI turns it into a living hero with your name and story.
A cloak from someone else’s shoulders, hair hacked short with a knife, a leaf-shaped burn on one hand. Walks without a sound and turns a copper coin between her fingers.
Argues with the map when it does not match her memory; cannot walk past a closed door; does not lie even for gain, but knows how to keep quiet.
She grew up in a border village that was burned down in one night. She is the only one who saw who held the torch.
Wants: find the person who burned her house. Held back by: does not know how to ask for help.
Repeats: “No means no.”
Once already ran away from trouble and never told anyone about it.
Help me create an original character for fantasy: role – a hero. Personality traits: stubborn, curious, honest. Flaw: does not know how to ask for help. Goal: find the person who burned her house. Working name – Eiryn Laevald, suggest 3 more options. Fill in the character sheet: appearance through 7 concrete details, personality through actions, backstory, motivation, way of speaking with a sample line, a secret. No references to well-known characters from books, films or games.
The sheet above is an example from our templates. In the chat the AI will fill it in with your answers. Free on the Starter plan.
How to describe a character’s appearance: 7 details instead of a list
Readers forget a list of features by the next page. A detail that says something about the person is remembered.
- height 175 cm
- dark hair
- grey eyes
- thin
- wears a cloak
The cloak is too big for her1 – clearly someone else’s. Her hair is cut with a knife2, unevenly. There is a leaf-shaped burn on her left hand3, and she hides it in her sleeve. She walks without a sound4, smells of smoke5, looks at the exit first6 and turns a copper coin between her fingers7.
- 1Silhouette and clothes
- 2One striking feature
- 3A trace of the past
- 4Gait
- 5A smell or a sound
- 6Gaze
- 7A habitual object
Describing a character’s personality through actions
Don’t name the trait – show what the character does. The reader will say it for themselves: “What a stubborn one.”
Character questionnaire: a template of 15 questions
Mark the questions you want answers to – they will be added to the request above. Selected 0.
Creating a character from a description – free
Starter – 0 ₽
30 units of energy. The character sheet, names, the questionnaire and a description in English are text requests, and they are included in the free plan. For a big story with a dozen characters there is Lite for ₽690 (150 units of energy) and Basic for ₽990 (200 units of energy).
FAQ
How do I create my own character from scratch?
Start with a world, a role, three traits, a flaw and a goal – that is enough for a living hero. The AI will suggest the look, the backstory, the way of speaking and a secret, and you keep what resonates.
How do I describe a character’s appearance?
Instead of a list of features, use 7 details: silhouette, a striking feature, a trace of the past, gait, a smell or a sound, the gaze, a habitual object. Each detail should say something about the character.
How do I describe a character’s personality?
Through actions and speech, not adjectives. The AI turns each trait into a sample scene and suggests how it will show up in an argument, in danger and in small things.
Can you help with a D&D character questionnaire?
Yes: choose a class – warrior, mage, rogue or cleric – and the AI will link it to the backstory and motivation. Check the stats and the rules of your edition with your game master and the Player’s Handbook.
Can the character description be written in English?
Yes. Add “in English” to the request – the AI will write the description and explain difficult words if you need it for a lesson.
Can I take a well-known hero from a book or a game?
This helper creates original characters. Take inspiration from the genre and the archetype, but invent the name, the look and the story yourself – then the hero will be fully yours.
Every hero has a flaw, a goal and a secret. Find them for yours
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