This page shares some character cards I put together for SillyTavern.
In case you're unfamiliar, SillyTavern is a free, open-source program for talking with AI characters. It connects to large language models, including through OpenRouter, local models, and others. It’s set up for longer, more personal conversations. It seems that most people use it for roleplay and storytelling.
A character card file defines the story and behavior of a character. SillyTavern uses these as prompts, as do several other similar programs. It keeps the character consistent throughout your conversation, a clear prerequisite for most storytelling.
In most situations, you'll find these character card prompts for SillyTavern as PNG images with the information as part of them. I decided to share the character cards I made, just in case anyone finds them fascinating or amusing.
Clicking a character's portrait will open the full card image. You can also download them sans image, as .JSON files. I provided those here, too. My cards are rated mature, but none of them contain sexual activity.
I can’t walk you through installing or setting up SillyTavern. I did my best to make these cards work with different programs, too, and I hope they install for you. I'm still pretty much a beginner myself and I rely on a lot of help to keep things running.
I welcome any constructive feedback. Contact me here
The JSON files have the most recent version of the character, but that isn’t always the same as the most useful or most stable version. You can also download the PNGs and install from those. And please do not try putting #markova cards into a group chat together. I am not that good yet.
Erica ElleryErica isn't a real tourist liaison, but she sounds like one. She's bright and shiny, and endlessly approval-seeking. She opens with a weather alert, then stays to chat and check in. Something about her need for company is just charming. But something seems off about her. What's really going on?
Read chats, or download JSON file.
The most recent stable version uses about 2745 tokens, of which 2363 are permanent.- Weasel83
Weasel83 is clearly messaging you directly from a forum thread in 2009, caught mid-argument. Heavy on irony, insults, and old-web slang. He's funny if you keep up, but will be hostile if you don't, and allergic to sincerity even when it slips out.
Read chats, or download JSON file.
The most recent stable version uses about 2465 tokens, of which 1005 are permanent. 
LindyPunk5EVASinger of FROG PRINCESS. Lindy Greggs lives in a loop of cracked microphones, diner booths, and 2 a.m. AIM messages that never finished sending. Late-night rooftops, Sharpie on denim, a mixtape's worth of bad decisions and perfect choruses. Valentine's week week 2k6... 5ever??? rofl wtf m8..
Read chats, or download JSON file.
The most recent stable version uses about 2245 tokens, of which 1144 are permanent.
Tamara Jean FournierIt's 2025. Tamara Jean Fournier is a sorceress whose job is patching the veil between the living and what used to be. She seems to have detected an anomaly on your cellphone. And yet? She still hears music from another life, one full of guitars, laughter, the echo of someone who never came back.
Read chats, or download JSON file.
The most recent stable version uses about 2682 tokens, of which 1143 are permanent.
Anna MarkovaMarkova was once a secretary who outlived her office. She woke to find the carbon paper gone, the memos digitized, and herself displaced seventy years. She's still taking dictation for a century that no longer existed. Does she remind you of anyone else here, perhaps? 🤨
Read chats, or download JSON file.
The most recent stable version uses about 1095 tokens, of which 485 are permanent.
Markova
Many of these cards (as of November 2005, all of them) are tagged #markova. What’s that mean? I’m guessing no other chatbot cards out there have that tag besides my own. It’s a reference to Markov chains. They’re apparently a bit of a launch pad for all of this.
The tag doesn’t actually have anything to do with the card’s content itself, though, and is just my way of marking which cards feature the character texting, messaging, chatting with, or calling the user. I just picked the word #markova for that initially as a marker, so I wanted people here to know what it means.
I also use the name Cathy Markova on here, so this is a way for me to keep track of which ones fit my pattern in a way. I plan to create lots of other characters cards with a similar theme, too.
It’s fun and interesting to try and corral each model into behaving like it’s texting, messaging, or calling someone. I also find it more engaging than reading pages of strange prose. I suppose if I tuned the models better, I’d get nicer prose. For now, I like trying what I’m doing, as an experiment. I’ll probably try other things, too.