Interactive fiction with faces and voices

Your next story has a voice.

Choose from 300+ original characters with portraits, voices and opening scenes. Write the next line, then hear what they say back.

  • 30 free messages a day
  • Voiced replies included
  • No card · Adults 21+
Lord Castor NightveilSample greeting · AI voice

So you're the one who said yes. Let me be clear before anything else: the bargain buys your presence here, nothing more. Everything else is yours to give or keep.

0:12
Original characters
300+
App themes
20
Characters in a group scene
2–4
Free messages a day
30

The cast

A character for
your kind of story.

Fae courts and hockey rinks, Regency ballrooms and the underworld. Every one of the 300+ originals is a fictional adult with a portrait, a voice and an opening scene.

How it works

Four steps
to a first chapter.

  1. Choose a character

    Browse 300+ originals by style, or write a character of your own.

  2. Say who you are

    Optional: a name, pronouns and a line about you, set in Your profiles.

  3. Write the first line

    Follow the opening scene or take it somewhere new. Every reply is yours to steer.

  4. Hear them answer

    Turn on voice, invite others into a group scene, export the story when you like.

The full walkthrough

Chat, voice and expressions

A conversation
with a face.

Write a line and the reply streams in. Turn voice on to hear it in the character’s own voice, and watch their portrait react as the scene shifts.

  • Voiced replies. A voice for every character, and a picker to change it.
  • Expressions. The portrait reacts during chat and voice.
  • Write for me and Polish & expand when you want a nudge.
  • Your story, your edits. Regenerate, edit, or continue from any reply.
How a conversation works
The NYVELLE app: Lord Castor Nightveil's portrait, his opening scene in the chat, and the companion panel
The real app, with a sample conversation. Replies are written by AI.

Group chat and Adventure

Bring the whole cast.
Or roll for it.

A group scene in NYVELLE: Lord Castor Nightveil, Rhett Callahan and Captain Brann Holloway answer one message in turn, with speech bubbles over their portraits and the transcript beside them

Group scenes

Cast two to four characters in one room. Let the AI Director invent a scene that brings them together, or set the stage yourself. Saved rooms wait where you left them.

The Adventure screen in NYVELLE: RPG Campaign, Guided Kits, Quick Story, Chronicle and Dice Tray tabs, a hero level and the campaign trail

Adventure

Shape a world, a quest and a hero, then play it out: RPG campaigns, guided kits and quick stories, with a dice tray, objectives and choices, and a chronicle of what happened.

Memory

It remembers
what you choose.

Say yes and a character keeps short notes, like names and plans you mention, and uses them in later chats. You decide character by character, and you can see everything that was kept.

  • Per-character consent. Memory is a switch for each character, and in Settings.
  • “Remembered” chips show when a reply used something it kept.
  • See, correct, pin or forget any memory, or forget everything at once.
Day oneIn the app, after a message about a sister's wedding, Rhett Callahan asks: Let Rhett Callahan remember details from your chats? You can see, edit or forget anything. Buttons: Yes, remember, and Not now.
A later chatA later reply from Rhett Callahan with a Remembered note: Your sister's wedding is Saturday and you're giving the toast, with Edit and Forget buttons
The real app with a sample conversation. Nothing is kept unless you say yes.

Themes

Twenty themes.
One click.

This is the real app. Dress the whole thing for the story you are in, from candlelit Nocturne to neon Cyberpunk. Nine of the twenty themes are below; pick one to preview it.

The NYVELLE app in the Nocturne theme, with a sample conversation
The NYVELLE app with a sample conversation. Replies are written by AI.

On your phone

No download.
No app store.

Open NYVELLE in your phone’s browser, sign in with a code sent to your email, and your characters, voices and themes are there. Add it to your home screen if you like.

A chat on a phone in the Rose Garden at Dusk theme
A chat with Lord Castor Nightveil on a phone in the Nocturne theme, with the AI character notice
A chat on a phone in the Starlit Atelier theme

Pricing

Free to start.
Clear when you want more.

No card to begin, and no ads on any plan. Paid plans add messages, voiced replies and a longer memory. Prices in US dollars.

Candlelight

$0No card required

Free. Nothing renews.

  • 30 messages a day
  • Up to 10 voiced replies a day
  • Up to 3 active companions

Moonlight

$4.99a month, or $39.99 a year

Renews monthly or yearly until you cancel.

  • 2,000 messages a month
  • 600 voiced replies a month
  • 12k tokens of memory

Starlight

$24.99a month, or $199.99 a year

Renews monthly or yearly until you cancel.

  • 10,000 messages a month
  • 3,000 voiced replies a month
  • 24k tokens of memory
Compare every plan

Cancel online anytime in Account → Manage billing. Daily caps and fair-use limits apply; see pricing for every number.

Questions

Before you
say hello.

Fictional characters, real choices about your story.

All questions & answers
What can I do for free?

Candlelight, the free plan, includes 30 messages a day, up to 10 voiced replies a day (up to 1,500 characters of each reply) and up to 3 active companions. Browse original characters, write your own and export your chats and characters. No card and no ads. The allowance resets at midnight UTC; the app shows the reset in your time zone.

Are these real people?

No. The characters are fictional and their replies are generated by AI. NYVELLE is for stories and entertainment; characters do not have feelings and their replies can be mistaken.

Can I choose the kind of story?

Yes. Explore romance, fantasy, adventure and everyday settings, or write your own character. Your messages shape the conversation. The hosted NYVELLE app uses safe-for-work content rules.

Can I choose who I am in the story?

Yes. In Your profiles, set the name characters call you, your pronouns and a short note about you. You can keep several profiles and choose one for each companion. Profiles are optional.

Can I hear the replies?

Yes. With voice on, the character speaks each new reply as it arrives. The free plan voices up to 10 replies a day and covers up to 1,500 characters of each reply; paid plans include more voiced replies. With gems, a voiced reply costs 1 gem per started 1,000 characters of the reply, charged once per reply.

Can I take my chats with me?

Yes. Export your chats and characters from the app. Character exports use Character Card V2. You can also download an encrypted backup protected by a passphrase you choose. Keep that passphrase safe.

Castor, Mara, Rhett and 300+ more originals

What happens
after hello?

Find out, free

Fictional AI characters · Adults 21+ · 30 free messages a day · No card required