# Character Customization

## Introduction

The **Character Customization** section in Convai Playground is where you transform a basic AI character into a fully realized persona. Here, you’ll define how your character looks, speaks, thinks, remembers, and responds, ensuring a unique and immersive experience for your users. Each page in this section focuses on a specific customization area, allowing you to work step-by-step or revisit any aspect at any time.

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## Core Customization Areas

1. **Character Description**\
   Define your character’s backstory, personality, and speaking style — the foundation of its identity.\
   Continue to: [*Character Description*](/api-docs/convai-playground/character-customization/character-description.md)
2. **Avatar Section**\
   Open **Avatar Studio** to design your character’s visual appearance and configure its **Avatar Studio Experience**, including environment, animations, outfits, lighting, camera angles, and more.\
   Continue to: [*Avatar Section*](/api-docs/convai-playground/character-customization/avatar-studio.md)
3. **Language And Speech**\
   Configure the language, voice, and tone your character uses for communication.\
   Continue to: [*Language And Speech*](/api-docs/convai-playground/character-customization/language-and-speech.md)
4. **Knowledge Bank**\
   Provide your character with information and reference materials to answer questions and maintain context.\
   Continue to: [*Knowledge Bank*](/api-docs/convai-playground/character-customization/knowledge-bank.md)
5. **Personality Traits**\
   Adjust behavioral sliders to shape your character’s mannerisms, confidence, empathy, and other interaction styles.\
   Continue to: [*Personality Traits*](/api-docs/convai-playground/character-customization/knowledge-bank.md)
6. **Core AI Settings**\
   Fine-tune advanced AI parameters to influence decision-making, creativity, and responsiveness.\
   Continue to: [*Core AI Settings*](/api-docs/convai-playground/character-customization/core-ai-settings.md)
7. **Guardrails**\
   Restrict and guide a character's AI behavior, define the ethical and topical boundaries of the conversation.\
   Continue to: [*Guardrails*](/api-docs/convai-playground/character-customization/guardrails.md)
8. **State of Mind**\
   Define temporary or situational mindsets that influence how your character reacts in specific contexts.\
   Continue to: [*State of Mind*](/api-docs/convai-playground/character-customization/state-of-mind.md)
9. **Memory**\
   Review your character’s past conversations or enable Long Term Memory to allow recall across sessions.\
   Continue to: [*Memory*](/api-docs/convai-playground/character-customization/memory.md)
10. **Narrative Design**\
    Create structured narratives or guided interaction flows for your character to follow.\
    Continue to: [*Narrative Design*](/api-docs/convai-playground/character-customization/narrative-design.md)
11. **External API**\
    Connect your character to external systems or APIs to retrieve live data or perform actions.\
    Continue to: [*External API*](/api-docs/convai-playground/character-customization/external-api.md)
12. **Publish**\
    Share your character with others or embed it into your website.\
    Continue to: [*Publish*](/api-docs/convai-playground/character-customization/publish.md)

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## Best Practices

* Start with core identity settings (Character Description, Language and Speech) before moving to advanced customization.
* Use **Update** frequently to save progress and avoid losing changes.
* Test your character regularly to ensure each customization change has the desired effect.

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## Next Step

Begin with **Character Description** to establish the personality and tone of your AI character before moving on to appearance, speech, and advanced behaviors.


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