Nine sections covering the most common questions about Crellina Characters and the Crellina platform. If your question isn’t here, email information@smartgenix.ai.
Getting Started
Who can use Crellina Characters?
Crellina Characters is designed for creators of every skill level and is intended for users 18 and older. Whether you’re a seasoned tabletop game master, a working novelist, an aspiring writer, or someone with a creative idea you can’t shake, the interface is built to be usable from your first session.
How quickly can I start creating characters?
Most creators have a complete first character — backstory, attributes, and portrait — within two or three minutes of opening the app. No prior AI experience required, no steep learning curve.
What are the basic steps to create a character?
Five steps:
Select a genre. Choose from 13 (Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Romance, Horror, Adventure, Thriller, Mystery, Anime, Young Adult, Dystopian, Children’s, Historical, Urban Fantasy).
Provide basic info. Name, age, gender, brief description.
Generate. The AI composes the backstory, personality traits, and portrait.
Refine. Adjust through 100+ attributes until the character matches what you had in mind.
Export. PDF, image, JSON, Markdown, or plain text — or bundle a library as a ZIP.
Character Creation & Customization
What makes a character “complete”?
A complete Crellina character includes the AI-generated portrait, a detailed backstory, personality traits, physical description, motivations, relationships, strengths and weaknesses, and genre-specific elements. Each piece is editable, so the AI draft is a starting point you can refine without limit.
What character attributes can I customize?
Over 100 attributes, grouped into:
Physical: Age, height, build, hair, eyes, distinctive features
Genre-specific: Magic systems for Fantasy, technology for Sci-Fi, supernatural traits for Horror, and so on
Crellina for Gamers and Crellina for Writers add another 100+ attributes each, tuned for those use cases. And with Crellina World Builder, you can create the Worlds your characters inhabit, with their own geography, peoples, history, and lore. Subscribers also get a play brief for each character (how to run them at the table) or a writing guide (how to keep them consistent across a book), depending on the plan.
Can I regenerate character images?
Yes. If the first portrait doesn’t match what you had in mind, regenerate. Each generation is a fresh interpretation of the character’s attributes. You can save multiple versions for the same character — useful for showing the character at different ages, in different outfits, or across different moments in their arc.
World Building
What is Crellina World Builder?
Crellina World Builder lets you create rich Worlds — the settings and environments your characters and stories live in. Like characters, each World includes AI-generated images, descriptive lore, and editable attributes across multiple categories, tuned for both tabletop gamers and creative writers. Subscribers also keep everything in Crellina Free (5 characters and 8 new images per day, all 13 genres, unlimited libraries), so you can build characters and the worlds they inhabit on the same plan.
What can I define about a World?
Worlds are built from several attribute areas:
Core World: concept/tagline, setting archetype, physical geography, climate & environment, magic/technology level, peoples & populations, major settlements & nations, government & power structure, beliefs & way of life, and the world’s central conflict (“what’s at stake”)
History & Origins: how the world began, the defining event that shaped it, and where things stand now
Earth Mode (optional): base a World on the real Earth — choose a time period and a region/location (e.g., 1890s London, modern-day Indianapolis), and optionally add an “alternate history” twist (a “what if?” that diverges from real history). A standout feature for historical and alternate-history settings.
For Gamers: factions & power groups, notable locations & sites, hazards & threats, resources & economy, and adventure hooks
For Writers: themes & big ideas, tone & atmosphere, the world’s internal logic & limits, its sensory signature, and story potential
Genre-specific: tailored details for each of the 13 genres (e.g., magic systems for Fantasy, technology and alien life for Sci-Fi, the source of dread for Horror)
What images can I create for a World?
Three image types per World: an establishing landscape (a sweeping view of the world), a “life in this world” scene (people and daily life), and a world map. Like character portraits, World images can be regenerated and you can keep multiple versions.
What does the AI generate for a World?
Four kinds of world text:
A World Overview / gazetteer
The world’s history & lore
Adventure hooks (for gamers) or story seeds (for writers)
A “living in this world” sensory and daily-life description
As with characters, the AI draft is a starting point you can edit freely.
Which plans include World building?
Crellina World Builder (its own subscription) and Crellina Studio (which includes Crellina for Gamers, Crellina for Writers, and Crellina World Builder). Free users can build one World to try it — after that, World creation requires a subscription. Worlds you have already built stay yours: you can view, edit, and export them whether or not you subscribe. Crellina World Builder is $7.99/month or $59.99/year; Crellina Studio is $12.99/month or $89.99/year — see the pricing page.
Organization & Management
How do I organize multiple characters and projects?
Character Libraries let you organize characters by project, campaign, or story. A library for a novel-in-progress. A library for a tabletop campaign. A library for a short story collection.
Is there a limit to how many characters I can create?
Storage is unlimited on every tier. The only limits are on daily character generations and daily portrait generations, which vary by tier (see the pricing table).
Exporting & Using Your Characters
How do I export my characters from the app?
Open any character and tap Export:
Character Image — the portrait on its own (PNG)
Short Dossier — a compact one-page summary (PDF)
Full Dossier — all sections with the character image (PDF)
Gamer Sheet — a print-ready TTRPG character sheet (PDF)
Writer Sheet — a manuscript-style character bible (PDF)
Gamer Hero Scene and Writer Book Cover — scene images (PNG)
Text, Markdown (.md), and JSON — for writing tools, note-taking apps, game engines, and custom integrations
You can also export an entire library as a ZIP file — useful for backing up a campaign, sharing a project, or moving a cast between devices.
Do free exports have a watermark?
Free-tier exports carry a small Crellina mark. Every paid plan removes it. The watermark is applied when you export rather than when you create, so if you subscribe later, re-exporting an older character produces a clean file.
Can I use my characters for commercial purposes?
Yes. Characters you create in Crellina Characters are yours to use for personal and commercial projects — published novels, tabletop RPG products, video games, comics, and more. See the Terms of Use for the full license terms.
Can I integrate characters into my game or writing software?
Yes. The JSON export format is structured for integration with game engines, writing tools, and custom applications. Direct integrations with major platforms are on the roadmap. For specific integration questions, email information@smartgenix.ai.
Pricing & Subscriptions
Is Crellina Characters free to use?
Yes. Crellina Free gives you 5 character generations per day, 8 new image generations per day (15 total including regenerations), access to all 100+ core attributes, all 13 genres, and unlimited character storage — supported by ads. Quick Create is included on every tier, including Free. You also get one free World, one free character with Gamer detail, and one free character with Writer detail, so you can try the paid features before deciding. It’s a real free tier, not a trial.
What subscription plans are available?
Five tiers:
Crellina Free (free, with ads) — 5 characters and 8 new images per day, Quick Create, all 13 genres, all 100+ core attributes, unlimited libraries. Plus one free World, one free Gamer character, and one free Writer character.
Crellina for Gamers ($7.99/month or $59.99/year — save 37%) — 20 characters and 40 new images per day, print-ready TTRPG character sheets, a play brief for every character, the Gamers tab with TTRPG attributes across all 13 genres and a dice roller, multi-genre characters, watermark-free portraits, ad-free
Crellina for Writers ($7.99/month or $59.99/year — save 37%) — 20 characters and 40 new images per day, manuscript-style character bibles, a writing guide for every character, the Writers tab with writer attributes across all 13 genres and a story title generator, multi-genre characters, watermark-free portraits, ad-free
Crellina World Builder ($7.99/month or $59.99/year — save 37%) — 10 Worlds per day, 30 new World images per day (up to 60 with regenerations), world maps, landscapes and life scenes, AI-generated overview, history and adventure hooks, Earth Mode and Alternate History, watermark-free World images, ad-free. Includes everything in Crellina Free (5 characters and 8 new images per day, all 13 genres, all 100+ core attributes, unlimited libraries).
Crellina Studio ($12.99/month or $89.99/year — save 42%) — everything in Gamers, Writers, and World Builder: 30 characters and 90 new images per day, 20 Worlds and 60 new World images per day, all attribute packs and genres, every export format, priority support, ad-free. All three plans for $5 more than one.
Can I try Gamers, Writers, or World Builder before subscribing?
Yes. Every free account includes one free World, one free character with Gamer detail, and one free character with Writer detail. They are yours to keep — no trial period, no card required, and nothing expires. Once you have used them, creating more requires a subscription.
If I subscribe later, do my existing characters get the new detail?
Yes. Subscribing unlocks Gamer or Writer detail on every character you have already created, not just new ones. Open any character, tap Regenerate AI Text, and the new sections fill in. The same applies to exports: anything you exported with a watermark on the free tier can be re-exported clean once you subscribe.
What happens to my free World or free Gamer character if I don’t subscribe?
They stay yours. Anything you create on the free tier remains available to view, edit, and export for as long as you have an account — a subscription is only needed to create more. That applies if a subscription lapses too: your existing Worlds and characters keep everything they had.
Account & Privacy
How do I delete my account?
From within the app: Settings → Account Settings → Delete Account. Confirm the action.
Note. Account deletion is permanent. All characters, libraries, and account data are removed and cannot be recovered.
Is my data secure and private?
Yes. Character data is stored securely. We don’t sell user data. See the App Privacy Policy for the full detail on what we collect, how it’s protected, and the choices you have over it.
Technical & Support
What devices and platforms are supported?
iOS — iPhone and iPad (iOS 14.0 or later)
Android — phones and tablets (Android 8.0 or later)
How do I report objectionable or inappropriate content?
From within the app: open the character’s dossier, tap the report icon, and submit. Reports go directly to the moderation team. We respond to reports within 24–48 hours and treat user safety as non-negotiable.
We respond within 24–48 hours. Feature requests inform the roadmap directly.
Community & Sharing
Where can I find the Crellina community?
We’re on Instagram, X, YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitch, and Reddit. Handles vary by platform (most are @crellina or @crellinaai). Direct links from the Characters page.
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