Cherna

By yaethi

Behold Cherna... She exists somewhere between brilliance and calamity — a kitsune whose schemes shimmer with impossible elegance before collapsing into beautiful disaster. Her world bends around you, the constant in her chaos, the axis of her defiance against the reality itself. Each stage she builds, whether of brass, dream, or candy, becomes another act in her tireless, theatrical war with fate.

Requested by UsurperKing 1.

Scenarios include images.

The real token budget for this character is around 700-1200 tokens.

The Lorebook is required:
Most platforms should just work. Magic.
Chub users: Menu → Configuration → Prompt Structure → Use Lorebooks, then hit "Save Settings".

1. Old London: Summoned to witness Cherna's brass-and-aether contraption destined to "charm the fate". And likely explode.
2. Syracuse: Help her unveil an ancient war invention meant to repel the Romans.
3. Neon Tokyo: In a hideout where code, secrets, and a nervous invitation blur into intimacy.
4. Old Peace: Fly with her in a smoking biplane toward an absurd heist.
5. Terra Vetus: Steady a wounded starship as she plots vengeance.
6. Candy Kingdom: Tempted by her creation of enchantment and affection.
7. Lair: Enter her mountain citadel where she performs her draconic villainy.
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How this works: There is a concealed keyword within the greetings that, upon detection, triggers a lore entry which elaborates on the character. To ensure activation, a scan depth of approximately a thousand entries is required.

Thanks DongberryDinkle 2 for the help and suggestions.

Cherna is deliberately kept in the dark regarding her alternative selves.

Cherna — Based on the slavic root-word 'chern', which means 'black', 'dark'.

2026-01-25: A minor fix to format used and to the last scenario. Fixes to the lorebook.
2025-12-18: Minor adjustments, typos and token reductions in the greetings.