Run: 2026-02-17-01KHMPF69HPSF9DNE27P2A8TCV

Run Details

Model:: Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B
Test:: Bad Writing Habits
Scenario:: Fantasy: entering an ancient ruin
Duration:: 34.0s
Cost:: $0.003157
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 across the threshold, the air thickened, heavy with the scent of blooming wildflowers that seemed to cling to their skin like a damp mist. Aurora's eyes, bright blue and inquisitive, adjusted slowly to the soft, ethereal light that permeated the Fae Grove. Beside her, Nyx's silhouette shifted, their faintly glowing violet eyes gleaming with an otherworldly intensity as they took in the surroundings.

Isolde, their enigmatic guide, floated ahead, her silver hair cascading down her back like a river of moonlight. Her pale lavender eyes seemed to hold a deep understanding of this mystical place, yet her voice, when she spoke, was laced with the subtlest hint of longing. "Welcome, travelers, to a space between our worlds. Few mortals have laid eyes on this sanctuary."

The group's footsteps quieted as they traversed the grove, the absence of echoes striking. Not a single sound was reflected back; instead, their movements seemed to be absorbed by the environment itself. Aurora's hand instinctively went to the Heartstone Pendant around her neck, its warm pulse a comforting familiarity amidst the unfamiliar beauty. The pendant seemed to hum in harmony with the grove's energy, but it offered no warning, no indication of Hel's presence nearby.

To their left, a cluster of ancient oaks stood, their trunks twisted with age, their branches intertwined in a canopy that filtered the light into dappled patterns on the ground. Nyx drifted closer, reaching out with an incorporeal tendril to touch the trunk of the nearest oak. The action seemed almost reverent, and for a moment, they simply stood there, communing with the tree in silence.

"Remarkable," Nyx whispered finally, their voice barely audible over the soft rustle of leaves. "The essence here is akin to the shadows I call home, yet it's... alive, in a way the darkness between realms is not."

Aurora wandered ahead, her black hair a stark contrast against the vibrant backdrop of wildflowers that carpeted the ground. Each step revealed a new wonder: flowers that shimmered like stardust, a small clearing filled with a soft, pulsating moss that seemed to breathe in sync with her footsteps. The air vibrated with a gentle, melodic hum, as if the land itself were singing a lullaby.

As they delved deeper into the grove, the sky above began to shift, colors swirling in a dance that defied the natural. Shades of amber and gold deepened, reminiscent of Dymas's sky, yet here, they were softened, gentle. Isolde watched her companions with an unreadable expression, her eyes lingering on each in turn.

"Time moves differently here," she reminded them, her voice a gentle chiming of wind bells. "An hour within the grove might be but a whisper outside its boundaries."

Unease tickled at the back of Aurora's neck, a realization dawning that their perception of time was at the mercy of this mystical place. She opened her mouth to question Isolde but found her thoughts tangled in the beauty around her. Instead, she asked, "And the standing stones? What purpose do they serve?"

Isolde's gaze followed Aurora's pointing hand to where the ancient oak standing stones marked the grove's boundary. "They are guardians, a beacon for those seeking refuge, and a warning to those who would desecrate this sanctuary. They have stood since the dawn of the Fae Courts, a testament to the delicate balance between our realms."

Nyx, ever the observer, had drifted closer to the stones, their form blurring at the edges as they communed with the ancient magic that dwelled within. "There's a rift point nearby," they stated, their voice low and even. "The Veil is thin here, but it's not a tear. This is... intentional, a gateway for those meant to pass between worlds."

A shiver ran down Aurora's spine as she approached the stones, feeling the weight of Nyx's words. Her hand instinctively went to the Fae-Forged Blade at her belt, a comforting presence. As she touched the stone, visions burst forth, fragmented images of the grove at different eras, of Hel's fiery depths, and of the endless expanse of the Fae Realms. The blade, attuned to her, pulsed with a soft, protective glow, grounding her against the onslaught of visions.

Breathless, Aurora stepped back, her eyes meeting Isolde's. The Half-Fae seer's expression held a deep, unspoken understanding, a shared moment of acknowledgment that transcended words. Nyx, now solid beside her, offered a reassuring presence, their violet eyes gleaming with a silent promise of protection.

As they stood there, enveloped by the grove's serene beauty, the sky above them deepened into a vibrant tapestry of twilight hues, signaling the approach of evening within this timeless place. And in the heart of this mystical sanctuary, surrounded by wonders and guarded by ancient magic, Aurora felt the first whispers of her destiny, a path that wove through the realms, guided by the very essence of the Fae Grove.

Evaluation details

Result

Evaluator

Details

Meta Data

0.0000%

Adverbs in dialogue tags

Target: ≤10% dialogue tags with adverbs

totalTags

adverbTagCount

adverbTags

0	"Nyx whispered finally, their voice barely audible over the soft rustle of leaves [finally, barely]"
1	"Instead, she asked, [Instead,]"

75.4601%

AI-ism adverb frequency

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

wordCount

815

totalAiIsmAdverbs

found

adverb	"slowly"
count	1

adverb	"very"
count	1

highlights

0	"slowly"
1	"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

815

totalAiIsms

found

word	"ethereal"
count	1

word	"tapestry"
count	1

word	"testament"
count	1

word	"beacon"
count	1

word	"sanctuary"
count	3

word	"enigmatic"
count	1

word	"shimmered"
count	1

word	"gleaming"
count	2

word	"cascading"
count	1

word	"otherworldly"
count	1

word	"unspoken"
count	1

word	"unreadable"
count	1

word	"stark"
count	1

word	"fragmented"
count	1

word	"weight"
count	1

word	"dance"
count	1

word	"footsteps"
count	2

word	"amidst"
count	1

word	"delved"
count	1

word	"echoes"
count	1

highlights

0	"ethereal"
1	"tapestry"
2	"testament"
3	"beacon"
4	"sanctuary"
5	"enigmatic"
6	"shimmered"
7	"gleaming"
8	"cascading"
9	"otherworldly"
10	"unspoken"
11	"unreadable"
12	"stark"
13	"fragmented"
14	"weight"
15	"dance"
16	"footsteps"
17	"amidst"
18	"delved"
19	"echoes"

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	35
matches	(empty)

77.6398%

Filter word density

Target: ≤12% sentences with filter/hedge words

filterCount

hedgeCount

narrationSentences

filterMatches

(empty)

hedgeMatches

0	"seemed to"
1	"began to"

100.0000%

Overuse of "that" (subordinate clause padding)

Target: ≤10% sentences with "that" clauses

thatCount

totalSentences

matches

0	"dawning that their"

24.8453%

Paragraph length variance

Target: CV ≥0.5 for paragraph word counts

totalParagraphs

mean

58.07

std

13.76

0.237

sampleLengths

0	66
1	62
2	75
3	66
4	37
5	65
6	53
7	28
8	53
9	55
10	60
11	78
12	44
13	71

76.1905%

Passive voice overuse

Target: ≤5% passive sentences

passiveCount

totalSentences

matches

0	"was laced"
1	"was reflected"
2	"were softened"

100.0000%

Past progressive (was/were + -ing) overuse

Target: ≤10% past progressive verbs

pastProgressiveCount

totalVerbs

102

matches

0	"were singing"

100.0000%

Purple prose (modifier overload)

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

wordCount	684
adjectiveStacks	0
stackExamples	(empty)
adverbCount	19
adverbRatio	0.027777777777777776
lyAdverbCount	8
lyAdverbRatio	0.011695906432748537

100.0000%

Repeated phrase echo

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

totalSentences	40
echoCount	0
echoWords	(empty)

74.7330%

Sentence length variance

Target: CV ≥0.4 for sentence word counts

totalSentences

mean

20.33

std

6.85

0.337

sampleLengths

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

95.8333%

Sentence opener variety

Target: ≥60% unique sentence openers

consecutiveRepeats	0
diversityRatio	0.575
totalSentences	40
uniqueOpeners	23

0.0000%

Dialogue tag variety (said vs. fancy)

Target: ≤30% fancy dialogue tags

totalTags

fancyCount

fancyTags

0	"Nyx whispered finally, their voice barely audible over the soft rustle of leaves (whisper finally)"
1	"she reminded them, her voice a gentle chiming of wind bells (remind voice)"
2	"they stated, their voice low and even (state)"

72.0413%