This page shares some character cards I created for use with SillyTavern. There's more to each of these characters than can be shown here; their personalities and stories become clearer when you speak with them directly. In case you didn't know, SillyTavern is an open source application for AI interaction. It can connect to most popular large language models, as well as most you might run on your own computer.
SillyTavern provides tools for managing dialogue and keeping each character’s tone and behavior consistent. It supports longer and more narrative forms of interaction, including roleplay. It supports longer and more narrative forms of interaction, including roleplay. It's not typically used for practical tasks such as coding, but I've tried creating some characters with that kind of focus. Results with that have been mixed.
A character card is a JSON file (often embedded in a simple PNG) containing behavioral information about a fictional persona. It also usually explains a character's background and motivations. When loaded into SillyTavern, the card guides the generative AI model. Then, the character responds in a consistent and believable way.
If you don't already know how to use SillyTavern, I can't offer clear instructions on installing the essentials. As a beginner, I still rely on lots of help to make it work smoothly. Below, you can see the character cards I've created, though! Clicking a character’s avatar image will open the full PNG card image. I included a JSON version, too.
I did my best to prepare these cards for use with different large language models. On my setup, they function as intended, but I certainly can't guarantee anything about their behavior. I also can't promise that every card will install or function correctly.
These cards are rated mature, but none contain sexual activity. Some of them, and the Eerieverse cards in particular, have strong unreality content directed at the user as part of the storyline. Tamara especially.
Most (as of February 2025) are what I called Markova cards. This was just a nickname of mine, and these all feature long-distance communication with the character in question. All cards contain spoilers if read entirely, including the descriptions.
As a beginner, I welcome any constructive feedback. Contact me here
The JSON files contain the most recent version of the character. Realize, however, that this may or may not be the best, most useful, or even most stable version. You can also download the PNGs and install the character from them. And do not expect positive results if you shove #markova cards into a group chat together; I am not that good yet.
Weasel83Weasel83 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.
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.
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.
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.- Erica Ellery
Erica 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.
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.