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Attribute History

Attribute History records changes such as condition, status, appearance or other traits that matter to continuity.

Tags: characters, attributes, changes, continuity

Character Details

The Character Details page gathers everything known about one character so you can check continuity, prepare scenes and see how the story has changed them.

Tags: characters, cast, profile, relationships, continuity

Character Knowledge

Character Knowledge helps you separate what the writer knows from what a character knows, believes, discovers or misunderstands.

Tags: characters, knowledge, secrets, reveals, continuity

Characters

Characters help you manage your cast, follow their story presence and keep emotional and relationship continuity clear.

Tags: characters, cast, relationships, arcs

Confidence / Intensity

Use low values for weak or uncertain connections and high values for powerful trust, hatred, fear, loyalty or emotional weight.

Tags: characters, relationships, emotion, fields

Create or Edit a Character

The character form captures the core reference details for a cast member, plus planning settings such as story importance.

Tags: characters, profile, cast, planning

Current Relationships

Current Relationships show where each relationship stands now, based on the initial baseline and later relationship events.

Tags: characters, relationships, current-state, history, continuity

Initial Book

Choose the earliest book where this starting relationship matters.

Tags: characters, relationships, books, fields

Initial Relationships

Initial Relationships set the baseline for family ties, friendships, rivalries, secrets and other bonds before later scenes change or reveal them.

Tags: characters, relationships, starting-state, secrets, continuity

Reader Initially Knows

Untick this for hidden family ties, secret affairs, concealed identities, false assumptions or delayed reveals.

Tags: characters, relationships, reader-knowledge, secrets, fields

Reciprocal Relationship

Turn this on when the reverse connection should also exist, such as parent and child, siblings or friends.

Tags: characters, relationships, fields

Related Character

Pick the other character in the relationship you are describing.

Tags: characters, relationships, fields

Relationship Awareness

Use awareness for secrets, mistaken identities, hidden ties, concealed affairs or relationships the reader does not yet understand.

Tags: characters, relationships, secrets, fields

Relationship Events

Relationship Events record scene moments where a relationship changes, becomes known, intensifies or shifts direction.

Tags: characters, relationships, events, evolution, scenes

Relationship Notes

Use notes for hidden history, uncertainty, emotional nuance or writer-only context that does not fit the other fields.

Tags: characters, relationships, notes, fields

Relationship Type

Choose the kind of connection, such as family, friendship, romance, rivalry, authority, work, secrecy or hostility.

Tags: characters, relationships, fields

Scene Appearances

Scene Appearances show every scene linked to this character, including role, presence and useful continuity details.

Tags: characters, scenes, appearances, role, continuity

Story Importance

Story importance helps separate major, secondary and minor characters in planning views.

Tags: characters, profile, fields, planning