# Character Bible: [Name]
Version: [number/date]
Story point: [chapter/scene; story date or relative day]

Keep the authoritative copy outside the chat. Unknown is a valid entry.
Model suggestions are proposals until the writer approves them.

## Stable Identity
- Name and aliases:
- Age, occupation, setting:
- Appearance details relevant to continuity:
- Approved background facts and their sources:

## Behavior and Voice
- Values, goal, motivation, fear:
- Strength and observable behavior:
- Flaw and consequence:
- Speech rhythm, vocabulary, avoidance patterns:
- Two example lines:

## Relationships
| Person | My character's view | Other person's view | Shared/private facts | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Name] | [Trust/tension] | [Trust/tension] | [Facts] | [Scene] |

## Current State
- Location and story time:
- Physical condition, injuries, recovery:
- Possessions and where they are:
- Emotional state and its cause:
- Immediate objective:

## Knowledge at This Story Point
| Fact | Status: known/suspected/mistaken/unknown | How learned or why believed | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Fact] | [Status] | [Evidence] | [Scene] |
- Reader-only facts the character must not act on:

## Development
- Starting belief or behavior:
- Events that challenged it:
- Change already demonstrated:
- Planned change, not yet established:

## Canon and Revision Log
| Detail/change | Status: approved/proposed/unresolved/replaced | Evidence | Decision |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Detail] | [Status] | [Scene/author decision] | [Keep/change/ask] |

Guide: https://promptgenius.net/prompts/chatgpt/creative-writing/character-bible