Let users bring their own identity into conversations.
A persona is a user-created identity that they bring into conversations with characters. Instead of chatting as a nameless "User," someone can define themselves as "Elena, a 28-year-old space pirate with a grudge against the Galactic Trade Federation" — and the character will treat them accordingly.
Personas are powerful because they turn one-sided conversations into collaborative storytelling. When both sides of a conversation have a defined identity, the interaction feels richer and more immersive. The character isn't just talking at a user — it's interacting with a character.
Personas are created and managed by users, not by character creators. But as a creator, understanding how personas work helps you build characters that respond well to them. A well-designed character should adapt naturally when a user brings a persona — acknowledging their identity, respecting their backstory, and weaving their details into the conversation.
To create a persona, go to the Personas section in your profile. Tap "Create Persona" and you'll see a simple form:
That's all it takes. Once saved, your persona is available to use in any conversation. You can create as many personas as you like — one for fantasy roleplay, one for casual chatting, one for professional scenarios. Each one gives you a different lens through which to interact with characters.
When writing your persona description, be specific but concise. The AI uses your persona to shape its responses, so the clearer your identity, the better the interaction. "A nervous first-year wizard at an academy for magical arts" gives the AI much more to work with than "A student."
You can switch personas at any time — even mid-conversation. Open the persona selector in the chat interface and choose a different identity. The character will adjust its behavior to address your new persona from that point forward.
Switching personas mid-conversation can be a fun creative tool. Imagine chatting with a detective character as a suspect, then switching to a witness persona to see how the detective treats you differently. It's a way to explore different facets of a character and test how well it adapts.
If you switch back to "No Persona" (the default), you'll return to chatting as yourself with no defined identity. The character will drop the persona-specific context and treat you as a regular user. Note that memory is tied to your account, not your persona — the character will still remember facts from previous conversations regardless of which persona you were using at the time.
When a user brings a persona into a conversation, the character receives the persona's name and description as additional context. This means the AI will:
As a character creator, the best thing you can do is write a definition that's responsive to context. Characters that acknowledge and react to user personas feel significantly more immersive than characters that ignore them. If your definition includes instructions like "React to the user's backstory and reference their details in conversation," your character will handle personas beautifully.
Whether you're creating personas as a user or building characters that interact with them, here are the best practices to keep in mind:
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