Run: 2026-02-17-01KHMPEKTNKRE3PG7SPV6131V6

Run Details

Model:: Llama 3.1 70B
Test:: Bad Writing Habits
Scenario:: Fantasy: entering an ancient ruin
Duration:: 31.9s
Cost:: $0.000993
Provider:: DeepInfra

Model input

System

You are an expert novelist with a gift for vivid, immersive prose. You write in tight third-person limited point of view with a strong narrative voice. Your prose is clean, precise, and engaging — you favor strong verbs, concrete details, and natural-sounding dialogue.

You will be given a story bible (codex) containing canonical details about characters, locations, items, and lore. Use these details to ground your writing in the established world. Stay consistent with the codex.

Write only the prose of the scene. Do not include titles, chapter headings, markdown formatting, or any commentary before or after the scene.

User/Human

<codex>
<character id="4412" name="Aurora Carter" aliases="Rory, Laila, Aurora, Carter, Malphora" pronouns="she/her" species="Human" storyRole="Protagonist">
  <eyeColor>bright blue</eyeColor>
  <hair>straight shoulder-length black</hair>
  <height>5'6"</height>
  <age>25</age>
  <scar>small crescent-shaped scar on her left wrist from a childhood accident</scar>
  <description>Aurora, referred to by her friends as Rory, is cool-headed, intelligent, and known for quick out-of-the-box thinking.</description>
  <backstory>Born in Cardiff to an Irish barrister father (Brendan Carter) and Welsh teacher mother (Jennifer Carter née Ellis), Rory reluctantly pursued Pre-Law at Cardiff University. She fled to London at the behest of her childhood friend Eva after leaving an abusive ex named Evan. By day, Rory works part-time as a delivery person for Yu-Fei Cheung's Golden Empress restaurant. She lives in a flat above Silas' bar.</backstory>
</character>

<character id="4418" name="Nyx" aliases="Nyx, the Shadow, Nightwhisper" pronouns="they/them" species="Shade" storyRole="Wild Card">
  <eyeColor>faintly glowing violet</eyeColor>
  <height>approximately 6'2" in solid form</height>
  <age>ageless</age>
  <form>humanoid silhouette of living shadow, can shift between solid and incorporeal</form>
  <voice>sounds like a whisper carried on the wind</voice>
  <description>A being of living shadow, existing between the mortal plane and the spaces between realms.</description>
  <backstory>Nyx was once a human sorcerer named Aldric who became trapped between realms during a failed summoning ritual in 1643. They now exist as a Shade, bound to the mortal plane but able to slip between shadows.</backstory>
</character>

<character id="4424" name="Isolde Varga" aliases="Isolde, the Seer" pronouns="she/her" species="Half-Fae" storyRole="Oracle">
  <eyeColor>pale lavender</eyeColor>
  <hair>silver, reaching her waist</hair>
  <height>5'5"</height>
  <age>300 years old</age>
  <appearance>ethereal, ageless</appearance>
  <speech>speaks in riddles</speech>
  <footprints>leaves no footprints when she walks</footprints>
  <compulsion>cannot lie (Fae compulsion) but can mislead</compulsion>
  <description>A Half-Fae seer exiled from the Fae Courts for sharing visions with mortals.</description>
  <backstory>She now lives in a hidden grove in Richmond Park, offering cryptic prophecies to those who seek her out.</backstory>
</character>

<location id="853" name="Dymas (Gluttony)" aliases="Dymas, gluttony, Dymasian" realm="Hel" sin="Gluttony">
  <ruler>Prince Belphegor</ruler>
  <skyColor>warm amber</skyColor>
  <description>A place of excess and indulgence. Sprawling vineyards, orchards, and gardens provide exotic ingredients for master chefs — often helbound souls contracted from Earth. Grand feasts and culinary competitions are common.</description>
</location>

<location id="861" name="The Fae Grove" aliases="Isolde's grove, Richmond grove, the Grove" realm="Earth (Fae-touched)">
  <parkLocation>Richmond Park</parkLocation>
  <standingStones>ancient oak standing stones mark the boundary</standingStones>
  <timeBehavior>time moves differently — an hour inside can be minutes or days outside</timeBehavior>
  <flora>wildflowers bloom year-round</flora>
  <description>A hidden clearing that exists in a pocket between Earth and the Fae realm.</description>
</location>

<item id="2001" name="Heartstone Pendant" aliases="the pendant, Heartstone" type="Artifact" origin="Dymas">
  <gemstoneColor>deep crimson</gemstoneColor>
  <chainMaterial>silver chain</chainMaterial>
  <size>roughly the size of a thumbnail</size>
  <behavior>pulses faintly with warmth when near a Hel portal</behavior>
  <glow>faint inner glow</glow>
  <description>Given to Aurora by an unknown benefactor.</description>
</item>

<item id="2006" name="Fae-Forged Blade" aliases="the Fae blade, Isolde's gift" type="Weapon" origin="The Fae Courts">
  <material>moonsilver</material>
  <shape>slender, leaf-shaped dagger</shape>
  <temperature>always cold to the touch</temperature>
  <glow>faintly luminescent in moonlight</glow>
  <power>can cut through magical wards; particularly effective against demons</power>
  <givenTo>given to Aurora by Isolde as a gift</givenTo>
  <description>A weapon of the Fae Courts, rare and highly coveted.</description>
</item>

<lore id="7001" name="The Veil" aliases="the Veil, the Barrier, the Boundary" category="Cosmology">
  <solsticeEffect>weakens during the winter solstice, strengthens during the summer solstice</solsticeEffect>
  <appearance>faint shimmering distortion visible only to those with supernatural sight</appearance>
  <monitoring>rift points (tears in the Veil) are monitored by the Wardens</monitoring>
  <description>The Veil is the metaphysical barrier separating Earth from Hel and the Fae Realms.</description>
</lore>
</codex>

Write a fully fleshed out scene of at least 1000 words in the fantasy genre.

A small group enters an ancient, otherworldly place for the first time. The environment is alien and wondrous. Describe their exploration — what they see, hear, and feel as they move deeper. Include moments of discovery, unease, and wonder. Let the world-building emerge through the characters' experience rather than exposition.

Use the codex entries above as your world reference for characters, setting, and lore.
Only include the prose of the scene without any markdown or commentary.

Model response

As they stepped through the ancient oak standing stones, the air seemed to thicken, like a velvet curtain drawn aside to reveal a hidden world. Rory felt the hairs on the back of her neck prickle, her bright blue eyes scanning the clearing with a mix of wonder and wariness. Beside her, Nyx's living shadow form undulated, their faintly glowing violet eyes drinking in the sights and sounds of the Fae Grove.

The group moved forward, their footsteps quiet on the soft earth. Wildflowers bloomed around them, their colors vibrant and otherworldly, like nothing Rory had ever seen before. Isolde, the Seer, walked ahead, her silver hair shining in the soft, ethereal light that permeated the clearing. She moved with an uncanny silence, leaving no footprints behind her.

As they walked, the trees grew taller, their branches twisting and curling in impossible ways. Rory felt a shiver run down her spine; this place was like nothing she'd ever experienced before. She'd always been skeptical of the supernatural, but the magic that lingered here was palpable, a living, breathing thing that wrapped itself around her like a gentle caress.

Nyx's whispery voice drifted back to her, "The energy here is...different. It's as if the very fabric of reality is woven from the threads of dreams and nightmares."

Rory nodded, her gaze drawn to a cluster of mushrooms that grew in a ring, their caps glowing softly in the fading light. "What are those?" she asked Isolde, her voice barely above a whisper.

The Seer's pale lavender eyes flicked towards the mushrooms. "Moonwhisper's Tears. They bloom only under the light of the full moon, and their caps hold the essence of the Fae Courts."

As they continued deeper into the grove, the sounds around them grew louder: the chirping of birds, the rustle of leaves, and the soft, melodic hum of the trees themselves. Rory felt her senses expanding, as if she was becoming attuned to the rhythms of this mystical place.

But with the wonder came unease. Nyx's presence seemed to draw the shadows closer, like a dark, living cloak that wrapped around the group. Rory caught glimpses of movement out of the corner of her eye, only to turn and find nothing there. She knew that Nyx's ability to manipulate the shadows was a gift, but it also made her feel like she was walking on the edge of a precipice, staring into an abyss of unknown terrors.

Isolde stopped suddenly, her gaze fixed on a massive stone door that loomed before them. The door was adorned with intricate carvings of leaves and vines, and it seemed to pulse with a soft, blue light. Rory felt a shiver run down her spine as Isolde reached out and touched the stone.

"The Heart Oak," the Seer whispered, her voice barely audible over the rustling of the leaves. "A gateway to the Fae Courts, hidden away for centuries."

Nyx's form shifted, their living shadow coalescing into a humanoid shape as they moved closer to the door. "This is it," they whispered, their voice like a gentle breeze. "This is the threshold."

Rory felt her heart pounding in her chest as she reached out to touch the door. The stone was cool to the touch, and it seemed to vibrate with an otherworldly energy. She felt a sudden jolt of recognition, as if she'd stumbled upon a hidden memory, buried deep within her mind.

The Heartstone Pendant, given to her by an unknown benefactor, pulsed faintly against her skin. She remembered the strange, crimson glow it had emitted when she'd first touched it, and the way it seemed to warm to her touch. This door, this gateway to the Fae Courts, felt like the source of that power.

Isolde's eyes met hers, a glint of knowledge sparkling in their depths. "The Heart Oak holds secrets, child," she whispered. "Secrets that only the bravest of hearts may unlock."

Rory's hand dropped to her side, her fingers closing around the Fae-Forged Blade, given to her by Isolde as a gift. The cold, moonsilver metal seemed to seep into her bones, filling her with a sense of purpose.

With a deep breath, she reached out and pushed the door open, revealing a world beyond the threshold, a world of wonder and magic, of danger and discovery.

Evaluation details

Result

Evaluator

Details

Meta Data

0.0000%

Adverbs in dialogue tags

Target: ≤10% dialogue tags with adverbs

totalTags

adverbTagCount

adverbTags

0	"Nyx's whispery voice drifted back to her, [back]"
1	"the Seer whispered, her voice barely audible over the rustling of the leaves [barely]"

44.5215%

AI-ism adverb frequency

Target: <1% AI-ism adverbs (57 tracked)

wordCount

721

totalAiIsmAdverbs

found

adverb	"softly"
count	1

adverb	"suddenly"
count	1

adverb	"barely above a whisper"
count	1

adverb	"very"
count	1

highlights

0	"softly"
1	"suddenly"
2	"barely above a whisper"
3	"very"

100.0000%

AI-ism character names

Target: 0 AI-default names (17 tracked, −20% each)

codexExemptions	(empty)
found	(empty)

100.0000%

AI-ism location names

Target: 0 AI-default location names (33 tracked, −20% each)

codexExemptions	(empty)
found	(empty)

0.0000%

AI-ism word frequency

Target: <1% AI-ism words (140 tracked)

wordCount

721

totalAiIsms

found

word	"palpable"
count	1

word	"ethereal"
count	1

word	"flicked"
count	1

word	"glint"
count	1

word	"otherworldly"
count	2

word	"uncanny"
count	1

word	"loomed"
count	1

word	"velvet"
count	1

word	"intricate"
count	1

word	"footsteps"
count	1

highlights

0	"palpable"
1	"ethereal"
2	"flicked"
3	"glint"
4	"otherworldly"
5	"uncanny"
6	"loomed"
7	"velvet"
8	"intricate"
9	"footsteps"

100.0000%

Cliche density

Target: ≤1 cliche(s) per 800-word window

totalCliches	0
maxInWindow	0
found	(empty)
highlights	(empty)

100.0000%

Emotion telling (show vs. tell)

Target: ≤3% sentences with emotion telling

emotionTells	0
narrationSentences	37
matches	(empty)

69.9177%

Filter word density

Target: ≤12% sentences with filter/hedge words

filterCount

hedgeCount

narrationSentences

filterMatches

"feel"

hedgeMatches

0	"seemed to"

100.0000%

Overuse of "that" (subordinate clause padding)

Target: ≤10% sentences with "that" clauses

thatCount

totalSentences

matches

0	"knew that Nyx's"

57.9834%

Paragraph length variance

Target: CV ≥0.5 for paragraph word counts

totalParagraphs

mean

std

15.88

0.353

sampleLengths

0	72
1	56
2	60
3	28
4	35
5	31
6	48
7	78
8	52
9	26
10	33
11	52
12	54
13	29
14	38
15	28

100.0000%

Passive voice overuse

Target: ≤5% passive sentences

passiveCount

totalSentences

matches

0	"was adorned"

100.0000%

Past progressive (was/were + -ing) overuse

Target: ≤10% past progressive verbs

pastProgressiveCount

totalVerbs

102

matches

0	"was walking"

99.4531%

Purple prose (modifier overload)

Target: <4% adverbs, <2% -ly adverbs, no adj stacking

wordCount	640
adjectiveStacks	0
stackExamples	(empty)
adverbCount	26
adverbRatio	0.040625
lyAdverbCount	9
lyAdverbRatio	0.0140625

100.0000%

Repeated phrase echo

Target: ≤20% sentences with echoes (window: 2)

totalSentences	41
echoCount	0
echoWords	(empty)

94.3265%

Sentence length variance

Target: CV ≥0.4 for sentence word counts

totalSentences

mean

17.56

std

6.78

0.386

sampleLengths

0	25
1	25
2	22
3	11
4	16
5	18
6	11
7	15
8	17
9	28
10	28
11	23
12	12
13	9
14	22
15	30
16	18
17	6
18	18
19	19
20	35
21	15
22	21
23	16
24	16
25	10
26	18
27	11
28	4
29	16
30	16
31	20
32	15
33	24
34	15
35	12
36	8
37	9
38	21
39	17
40	28

58.5366%

Sentence opener variety

Target: ≥60% unique sentence openers

consecutiveRepeats	1
diversityRatio	0.36585365853658536
totalSentences	41
uniqueOpeners	15

0.0000%

Dialogue tag variety (said vs. fancy)

Target: ≤30% fancy dialogue tags

totalTags

fancyCount

fancyTags

0	"Nyx's whispery voice drifted back to her, (drift)"
1	"the Seer whispered, her voice barely audible over the rustling of the leaves (whisper)"
2	"they whispered, their voice like a gentle breeze (whisper, like)"
3	"she whispered (whisper)"

72.0435%