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Roleplay setup

Persona

A persona is the identity the user brings into an AI character chat, such as a name, role, traits, appearance, or relationship to the character.

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Updated 2026-06-04Markdown copy
Quick answer

A persona defines who the user is inside the scene, while the character card defines the AI character. Separating them makes it easier to reuse one user identity across many characters.

Plain-language meaning

If the character card answers 'who is the AI?', the persona answers 'who am I in this story?'

Persona support improves continuity, reduces repeated setup, and helps users switch between story roles without rewriting every character card.

OnlyKin uses personas as reusable roleplay context that can support many different character chats.

Sources

SillyTavern documentation: PersonasUsed for persona identity, prompt placement, and user-side role context.OnlyKin memory stack guideUsed for the character-card versus persona explanation.
Related terms
Character cardAI character chatSystem promptSemantic memory
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