Run: 2026-02-20-01KHXPCWC358M3WN8TKV57KSG0

Run Details

Model:: Mistral Large 3
Test:: Bad Writing Habits
Scenario:: Fantasy: entering an ancient ruin
Duration:: 23.9s
Cost:: $0.002639
Provider:: Mistral

Evaluation summary

Score	Evaluator	Details Link
100.00%	Adverbs in dialogue tags	(details)
100.00%	AI-ism adverb frequency	(details)
100.00%	AI-ism character names	(details)
100.00%	AI-ism location names	(details)
0.00%	AI-ism word frequency	(details)
100.00%	Cliché density	(details)
100.00%	Emotion telling (show vs. tell)	(details)
100.00%	Filter word density	(details)
100.00%	Gibberish response detection	(details)
100.00%	Markdown formatting overuse	(details)
100.00%	Missing dialogue indicators (quotation marks)	(details)
46.55%	Name drop frequency	(details)
97.92%	Narrator intent-glossing	(details)
0.00%	"Not X but Y" pattern overuse	(details)
100.00%	Overuse of "that" (subordinate clause padding)	(details)
100.00%	Paragraph length variance	(details)
100.00%	Passive voice overuse	(details)
100.00%	Past progressive (was/were + -ing) overuse	(details)
0.00%	Em-dash & semicolon overuse	(details)
100.00%	Purple prose (modifier overload)	(details)
100.00%	Repeated phrase echo	(details)
100.00%	Sentence length variance	(details)
56.98%	Sentence opener variety	(details)
100.00%	Adverb-first sentence starts	(details)
100.00%	Pronoun-first sentence starts	(details)
44.62%	Subject-first sentence starts	(details)
0.00%	Subordinate conjunction sentence starts	(details)
0.00%	Technical jargon density	(details)
100.00%	Useless dialogue additions	(details)
100.00%	Dialogue tag variety (said vs. fancy)	(details)
78.2020%	Overall

Model input

System

You are an expert fiction writer.

Always keep the following rules in mind:
- Write in past tense and use General English spelling, grammar, and colloquialisms/slang.
- Write in active voice
- Always follow the "show, don't tell" principle.
- Avoid adverbs and cliches and overused/commonly used phrases. Aim for fresh and original descriptions.
- Convey events and story through dialogue.
- Mix short, punchy sentences with long, descriptive ones. Drop fill words to add variety.
- Skip "he/she said said" dialogue tags and convey people's actions or face expressions through their speech
- Avoid mushy dialog and descriptions, have dialogue always continue the action, never stall or add unnecessary fluff. Vary the descriptions to not repeat yourself.
- Put dialogue on its own paragraph to separate scene and action.
- Reduce indicators of uncertainty like "trying" or "maybe"

When writing text:
- NEVER conclude the scene on your own, follow the beat instructions very closely.
- NEVER end with foreshadowing.
- NEVER write further than what I prompt you with.
- AVOID imagining possible endings, NEVER deviate from the instructions.
- STOP EARLY if the continuation contains what was required in the instructions. You do not need to fill out the full amount of words possible.

User/Human

Take into account the following glossary of characters/locations/items/lore... when writing your response:
<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>

Continue the story using the following instructions:
<instructions>
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.
</instructions>

Model response

The Heartstone Pendant pulsed against Rory’s collarbone, a slow, insistent warmth like a second heartbeat. She adjusted the strap of her bag, fingers brushing the worn leather where the Fae blade lay hidden. The air here smelled different—thick with the scent of damp earth and something older, something that didn’t belong to London’s usual exhaust and rain.

Nyx materialized beside her, their violet eyes flickering like candle flames in the dim light. "The stones remember us."

Rory exhaled through her nose. "That’s not ominous at all."

Ahead, the ancient oaks loomed, their gnarled roots twisting into the ground like the fingers of something buried alive. The standing stones marked the boundary—Isolde’s grove. The moment they stepped between them, the world tilted. The usual hum of the city vanished, replaced by a silence so deep it pressed against Rory’s eardrums.

Then, sound returned—not the familiar, but the strange. A breeze rustled through leaves that shouldn’t exist in November, carrying the faintest chime, like wind through crystal. Wildflowers bloomed in impossible hues, petals shimmering with dew that never fell.

Nyx’s shadow stretched long and thin, pooling at their feet. "Time’s already slipping."

Rory didn’t answer. She was too busy staring at the clearing ahead, where the grass rippled in waves, as if something beneath the earth breathed. At its center stood a single silver birch, its bark etched with symbols that made her eyes ache if she looked too long.

Isolde emerged from behind it, her silver hair catching the light like spun metal. "You’re late."

Rory’s fingers twitched toward the pendant. "We’re exactly on time. You just perceive it differently."

The Seer’s lavender eyes gleamed. "Clever girl." She turned, beckoning them deeper into the grove. "Come. The path only opens once."

The ground beneath Rory’s boots shifted, softening into moss that squelched with each step. The air grew heavier, thick with the scent of ozone and something sweet—like honey left too long in the sun. Nyx moved ahead, their form flickering between solid and shadow, testing the way.

Then Rory saw it.

A bridge of woven roots arched over a stream that shouldn’t exist, its waters black as ink, reflecting nothing. On the other side, the trees parted to reveal a structure—no, not a structure. A living thing. A cottage grown from twisted vines and pale bark, its windows glowing with a light that had no source.

Nyx hesitated. "That wasn’t here before."

Isolde didn’t look back. "It’s always been here. You just couldn’t see it."

Rory’s pulse thrummed in her throat. The Heartstone burned hotter now, as if reacting to something unseen. She followed, boots sinking into the moss, the bridge groaning beneath their weight. The stream below whispered—not in words, but in sensation, a pull at the edges of her mind, like a memory she’d never had.

Inside the cottage, the air was warmer, thick with the scent of herbs and something metallic. Shelves lined the walls, crammed with jars of glowing liquids, bundles of dried flowers, and bones that might have been animal—or not. A fire crackled in the hearth, though Rory saw no wood.

Isolde moved to a table where a map was spread, its parchment shifting as if alive. "The Veil thins here," she murmured, tracing a finger along a jagged line. "And here. And here."

Nyx leaned in, their shadow stretching across the map. "Rifts."

"More than rifts." Isolde’s voice dropped. "Hunger."

Rory’s stomach twisted. The pendant’s heat seared through her shirt. "What does that mean?"

The Seer didn’t answer. Instead, she reached beneath the table and pulled out a small wooden box. Inside, nestled in velvet, lay a key—black iron, its teeth jagged and uneven. "For the door that isn’t a door."

Nyx’s form flickered, their voice barely a breath. "Where?"

Isolde’s gaze locked onto Rory. "Where the Heartstone leads."

The pendant flared, searing against Rory’s skin. She hissed, yanking it away, and the moment she did, the cottage groaned. The walls trembled. The fire in the hearth roared, flames twisting into shapes—faces, screaming.

Nyx grabbed Rory’s arm, their grip solid for once. "We need to go. Now."

Isolde didn’t move. "The grove won’t let you leave until it’s ready."

Rory’s breath came fast. The air smelled like burning. The key in the box pulsed, its iron darkening, as if something on the other side had just noticed them.

Then the door to the cottage burst open.

Not the door they’d come through. Another one. A door that hadn’t been there before, its frame warped, the wood blackened as if scorched from the inside. Beyond it, the world dissolved into amber light and shadows that moved like living things.

Nyx’s voice was a growl. "Dymas."

The Heartstone burned. Rory’s fingers closed around the Fae blade. The key in the box rattled, as if something on the other side was trying to turn it.

Isolde’s smile was sharp. "Now you see."

Evaluation details

Result

Evaluator

Details

Meta Data

100.00%

Adverbs in dialogue tags

Target: ≤10% dialogue tags with adverbs

totalTags	3
adverbTagCount	0
adverbTags	(empty)
dialogueSentences	22
tagDensity	0.136
leniency	0.273
rawRatio	0
effectiveRatio	0

100.00%

AI-ism adverb frequency

Target: <2% AI-ism adverbs (58 tracked)

wordCount	824
totalAiIsmAdverbs	0
found	(empty)
highlights	(empty)

100.00%

AI-ism character names

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

codexExemptions	(empty)
found	(empty)

100.00%

AI-ism location names

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

codexExemptions	(empty)
found	(empty)

0.00%

AI-ism word frequency

Target: <2% AI-ism words (290 tracked)

wordCount

824

totalAiIsms

found

word	"pulsed"
count	2

word	"warmth"
count	1

word	"loomed"
count	1

word	"silence"
count	1

word	"familiar"
count	1

word	"crystal"
count	1

word	"etched"
count	1

word	"structure"
count	2

word	"pulse"
count	1

word	"weight"
count	1

word	"tracing"
count	1

word	"stomach"
count	1

word	"velvet"
count	1

word	"flickered"
count	1

word	"searing"
count	1

word	"trembled"
count	1

highlights

0	"pulsed"
1	"warmth"
2	"loomed"
3	"silence"
4	"familiar"
5	"crystal"
6	"etched"
7	"structure"
8	"pulse"
9	"weight"
10	"tracing"
11	"stomach"
12	"velvet"
13	"flickered"
14	"searing"
15	"trembled"

100.00%

Cliché density

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

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

100.00%

Emotion telling (show vs. tell)

Target: ≤3% sentences with emotion telling

emotionTells	0
narrationSentences	67
matches	(empty)

100.00%

Filter word density

Target: ≤3% sentences with filter/hedge words

filterCount	0
hedgeCount	0
narrationSentences	67
filterMatches	(empty)
hedgeMatches	(empty)

100.00%

Gibberish response detection

Target: ≤1% gibberish-like sentences (hard fail if a sentence exceeds 800 words)

analyzedSentences	86
gibberishSentences	0
adjustedGibberishSentences	0
longSentenceCount	0
runOnParagraphCount	0
giantParagraphCount	0
wordSaladCount	0
repetitionLoopCount	0
controlTokenCount	0
maxSentenceWordsSeen	25
ratio	0
matches	(empty)

100.00%

Markdown formatting overuse

Target: ≤5% words in markdown formatting

markdownSpans	0
markdownWords	0
totalWords	816
ratio	0
matches	(empty)

100.00%

Missing dialogue indicators (quotation marks)

Target: ≤10% speech attributions without quotation marks

totalAttributions	5
unquotedAttributions	0
matches	(empty)

46.55%

Name drop frequency

Target: ≤1.0 per-name mentions per 100 words

totalMentions

wordCount

725

uniqueNames

maxNameDensity

2.07

worstName

"Rory"

maxWindowNameDensity

worstWindowName

"Rory"

discoveredNames

Heartstone	3
Pendant	1
Rory	15
Fae	2
London	1
Isolde	8
November	1
Seer	2
Nyx	8

persons

0	"Heartstone"
1	"Rory"
2	"Isolde"
3	"Seer"
4	"Nyx"

places

"London"

globalScore

0.466

windowScore

0.667

97.92%

Narrator intent-glossing

Target: ≤2% narration sentences with intent-glossing patterns

analyzedSentences

glossingSentenceCount

matches

0	"as if reacting to something unseen"

0.00%

"Not X but Y" pattern overuse

Target: ≤1 "not X but Y" per 1000 words

totalMatches

per1kWords

2.451

wordCount

816

matches

0	"not the familiar, but the strange"
1	"not in words, but in sensation, a pull at the edges of her mind, like a memory"

100.00%

Overuse of "that" (subordinate clause padding)

Target: ≤2% sentences with "that" clauses

thatCount	0
totalSentences	86
matches	(empty)

100.00%

Paragraph length variance

Target: CV ≥0.5 for paragraph word counts

totalParagraphs

mean

24.73

std

17.27

0.698

sampleLengths

0	57
1	19
2	10
3	53
4	38
5	13
6	48
7	16
8	15
9	21
10	47
11	4
12	55
13	6
14	13
15	53
16	49
17	33
18	10
19	7
20	14
21	37
22	9
23	9
24	34
25	14
26	12
27	29
28	8
29	42
30	6
31	28
32	7

100.00%

Passive voice overuse

Target: ≤2% passive sentences

passiveCount	0
totalSentences	67
matches	(empty)

100.00%

Past progressive (was/were + -ing) overuse

Target: ≤2% past progressive verbs

pastProgressiveCount

totalVerbs

132

matches

0	"was trying"

0.00%

Em-dash & semicolon overuse

Target: ≤2% sentences with em-dashes/semicolons

emDashCount

semicolonCount

flaggedSentences

totalSentences

ratio

0.105

matches

0	"The air here smelled different—thick with the scent of damp earth and something older, something that didn’t belong to London’s usual exhaust and rain."
1	"The standing stones marked the boundary—Isolde’s grove."
2	"Then, sound returned—not the familiar, but the strange."
3	"The air grew heavier, thick with the scent of ozone and something sweet—like honey left too long in the sun."
4	"On the other side, the trees parted to reveal a structure—no, not a structure."
5	"The stream below whispered—not in words, but in sensation, a pull at the edges of her mind, like a memory she’d never had."
6	"Shelves lined the walls, crammed with jars of glowing liquids, bundles of dried flowers, and bones that might have been animal—or not."
7	"Inside, nestled in velvet, lay a key—black iron, its teeth jagged and uneven."
8	"The fire in the hearth roared, flames twisting into shapes—faces, screaming."

100.00%

Purple prose (modifier overload)

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

wordCount	733
adjectiveStacks	0
stackExamples	(empty)
adverbCount	17
adverbRatio	0.023192360163710776
lyAdverbCount	1
lyAdverbRatio	0.001364256480218281

100.00%

Repeated phrase echo

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

totalSentences	86
echoCount	0
echoWords	(empty)

100.00%

Sentence length variance

Target: CV ≥0.4 for sentence word counts

totalSentences

mean

9.49

std

6.31

0.665

sampleLengths

0	15
1	18
2	24
3	15
4	4
5	5
6	5
7	19
8	7
9	9
10	18
11	8
12	18
13	12
14	10
15	3
16	3
17	22
18	23
19	14
20	2
21	6
22	9
23	5
24	10
25	6
26	14
27	20
28	13
29	4
30	19
31	14
32	3
33	19
34	2
35	4
36	4
37	9
38	6
39	11
40	13
41	23
42	16
43	22
44	11
45	16
46	13
47	4
48	9
49	1

56.98%

Sentence opener variety

Target: ≥60% unique sentence openers

consecutiveRepeats	6
diversityRatio	0.38372093023255816
totalSentences	86
uniqueOpeners	33

100.00%

Adverb-first sentence starts

Target: ≥3% sentences starting with an adverb

adverbCount

totalSentences

matches

0	"Then, sound returned—not the familiar,"
1	"Then Rory saw it."
2	"Instead, she reached beneath the"
3	"Then the door to the"

ratio

0.062

100.00%

Pronoun-first sentence starts

Target: ≤30% sentences starting with a pronoun

pronounCount

totalSentences

matches

0	"She adjusted the strap of"
1	"She was too busy staring"
2	"She turned, beckoning them deeper"
3	"She followed, boots sinking into"
4	"she murmured, tracing a finger"
5	"She hissed, yanking it away,"

ratio

0.092

44.62%

Subject-first sentence starts

Target: ≤72% sentences starting with a subject

subjectCount

totalSentences

matches

0	"The Heartstone Pendant pulsed against"
1	"She adjusted the strap of"
2	"The air here smelled different—thick"
3	"Nyx materialized beside her, their"
4	"Rory exhaled through her nose."
5	"The standing stones marked the"
6	"The moment they stepped between"
7	"The usual hum of the"
8	"A breeze rustled through leaves"
9	"Wildflowers bloomed in impossible hues,"
10	"Nyx’s shadow stretched long and"
11	"Rory didn’t answer."
12	"She was too busy staring"
13	"Isolde emerged from behind it,"
14	"Rory’s fingers twitched toward the"
15	"The Seer’s lavender eyes gleamed."
16	"She turned, beckoning them deeper"
17	"The ground beneath Rory’s boots"
18	"The air grew heavier, thick"
19	"Nyx moved ahead, their form"

ratio

0.831

0.00%

Subordinate conjunction sentence starts

Target: ≥2% sentences starting with a subordinating conjunction

subConjCount	0
totalSentences	65
matches	(empty)
ratio	0

0.00%

Technical jargon density

Target: ≤6% sentences with technical-jargon patterns

analyzedSentences

technicalSentenceCount

matches

0	"The air here smelled different—thick with the scent of damp earth and something older, something that didn’t belong to London’s usual exhaust and rain."
1	"She was too busy staring at the clearing ahead, where the grass rippled in waves, as if something beneath the earth breathed."
2	"The ground beneath Rory’s boots shifted, softening into moss that squelched with each step."
3	"Nyx moved ahead, their form flickering between solid and shadow, testing the way."
4	"A bridge of woven roots arched over a stream that shouldn’t exist, its waters black as ink, reflecting nothing."
5	"The Heartstone burned hotter now, as if reacting to something unseen."
6	"The key in the box pulsed, its iron darkening, as if something on the other side had just noticed them."

100.00%

Useless dialogue additions

Target: ≤5% dialogue tags with trailing filler fragments

totalTags	3
uselessAdditionCount	0
matches	(empty)

100.00%

Dialogue tag variety (said vs. fancy)

Target: ≤10% fancy dialogue tags

totalTags

fancyCount

fancyTags

0	"she murmured (murmur)"

dialogueSentences

tagDensity

0.045

leniency

0.091

rawRatio

effectiveRatio

0.091

78.2020%