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# Personality Traits

Learn how to customize your AI character’s personality using presets or manual trait adjustments.

## Introduction

The **Personality Traits** section defines how your AI character behaves, interacts, and responds during conversations. By adjusting personality parameters, you can align the character’s behavior with its intended role, making interactions more engaging and consistent.

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## Preset Personality Styles

At the top of the page, you’ll find a **dropdown menu** containing predefined personality presets:

* Adventurous Thinker
* Friendly Optimist
* Harmonious Empath
* Analytical Perfectionist
* Curious Mediator
* Energetic Dreamer
* Social Adventurer
* Compassionate Idealist

Selecting a preset automatically adjusts the character’s personality traits to match the chosen style.

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## Customizing Personality Traits

If you prefer full control, you can manually adjust the **vertical sliders** for each personality dimension:

1. **Openness**
   * High value: Likes exploring and trying new things.
   * Low value: Prefers stability and routine.
2. **Meticulousness**
   * High value: Pays great attention to detail.
   * Low value: More relaxed and spontaneous.
3. **Extraversion**
   * High value: Outgoing and sociable.
   * Low value: Reserved and introverted.
4. **Agreeableness**
   * High value: Cooperative and empathetic.
   * Low value: More competitive and independent.
5. **Sensitivity**
   * High value: Highly emotional and expressive.
   * Low value: Rarely emotional or reserved.

Each slider ranges from **0 to 4**, allowing precise adjustments to match your character’s personality profile.

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## Visual Personality Map

Below the sliders, a **radar chart** displays a visual representation of the character’s personality. This helps you see how each trait contributes to the overall personality balance.

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## Conclusion

The Personality Traits section gives you the flexibility to either choose from predefined styles or fine-tune individual traits to create a personality that matches your vision. By combining these settings with your character’s description and voice, you can create truly distinctive AI personas.


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