Run: 2026-10-07-01M4ASVECG7M2G50BFKZFC8R9E

Run Details

Model:: Mistral Medium 3.5
Test:: Bad Writing Habits
Scenario:: Fantasy: entering an ancient ruin
Duration:: 12.5s
Cost:: $0.013470
Provider:: Mistral

Evaluation summary

Score	Evaluator	Details Link
100.00%	Adverbs in dialogue tags	(details)
95.09%	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)
87.20%	Filter word density	(details)
100.00%	Gibberish response detection	(details)
100.00%	Markdown formatting overuse	(details)
100.00%	Missing dialogue indicators (quotation marks)	(details)
42.34%	Name drop frequency	(details)
100.00%	Narrator intent-glossing	(details)
100.00%	"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)
52.84%	Sentence opener variety	(details)
0.00%	Adverb-first sentence starts	(details)
100.00%	Pronoun-first sentence starts	(details)
0.00%	Subject-first sentence starts	(details)
0.00%	Subordinate conjunction sentence starts	(details)
6.80%	Technical jargon density	(details)
100.00%	Useless dialogue additions	(details)
100.00%	Dialogue tag variety (said vs. fancy)	(details)
76.1424%	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 ancient oak standing stones loomed before them, their gnarled roots twisting into the earth like the fingers of some long-forgotten giant. Rory adjusted the strap of her delivery bag, the familiar weight of the Heartstone Pendant warm against her collarbone. Its faint pulse had guided them here, through the mist-laden paths of Richmond Park, to this hidden grove.

Nyx shifted beside her, their form rippling between shadow and solidity, violet eyes scanning the boundary. "This place hums with old magic."

Rory exhaled, her breath visible in the suddenly chilled air. The world beyond the stones seemed to shimmer, the trees bending unnaturally, their leaves whispering secrets in a language she couldn’t place. She stepped forward, her boot pressing into the soft moss that carpeted the grove’s entrance. The moment her foot crossed the threshold, the air thickened, pressing against her skin like silk.

The grove unfolded before them. Wildflowers bloomed in impossible colours—deep indigos, fiery oranges, and blues that seemed to shift when stared at too long. Their petals trembled as if alive, releasing a scent so rich it made Rory’s head spin. The trees here were ancient, their trunks wide enough that three people couldn’t have wrapped their arms around them. Their bark glowed faintly, veins of silver light pulsing beneath like slow, steady heartbeats.

Nyx’s form solidified, their silhouette sharpening into the tall, androgynous figure Rory had come to recognise. They reached out, fingers brushing the nearest trunk. "The Fae do not build. They grow their worlds."

Rory’s gaze lifted to the canopy. The branches twisted into intricate, deliberate patterns, forming arches and bridges between the trees. Vines hung like curtains, their leaves shimmering with dew that wasn’t water but something thicker, something that clung and sparkled like liquid gemstones. She plucked one, rolling it between her fingers. It dissolved into a fine, golden mist.

A rustle came from deeper within the grove. Rory’s hand went to the Fae-Forged Blade at her hip, its cold touch a reassurance. The sound came again—a melody, soft and haunting, like wind chimes made of bone. She followed it, her steps silent on the spongy earth.

The trees parted into a clearing. At its centre stood a pool, its surface so still it might have been glass. The water within wasn’t water at all but a swirling, silver liquid that reflected not the sky above but a thousand different scenes—forest glades, storm-wracked seas, cities of towering spires. Rory crouched, dipping her fingers in. The liquid clung to her skin, cool and tingling, before evaporating like mist.

"Don’t drink it," Nyx murmured. "Not unless you fancy being lost in time for a decade or two."

Rory jerked her hand back. "Noted."

A figure emerged from the trees on the far side of the pool. Isolde. Her silver hair cascaded down her back, catching the dappled light like strands of moonlight. She moved without sound, her bare feet leaving no mark on the earth. Her lavender eyes fixed on Rory, a slow smile curling her lips.

"Ah. The one who carries the heartbeat of Hel."

Rory straightened. "You knew we were coming."

Isolde tilted her head. "The grove knows. The trees whisper. The pool shows." She gestured to the water. "You seek answers. But answers, dear child, are never free."

Nyx’s form rippled, their voice a low growl. "Speak plainly, seer. We’ve no time for your riddles."

Isolde’s smile didn’t waver. "Time is all there is here. And yet, none at all." She plucked a flower from the air, its petals shifting from blue to violet as she twirled it between her fingers. "The Veil thins. You feel it, do you not? The pull of the pendant. The restlessness of the shadows." Her gaze flicked to Nyx. "Even you, Nightwhisper, cannot hide from the truth forever."

Rory’s fingers tightened around the blade’s hilt. "What truth?"

Isolde’s laughter was the sound of wind through leaves. "That the door you seek is not in Hel. Nor in the Fae Courts." She tossed the flower into the pool. It floated, petals unfurling into a map of swirling, silver lines. "It is here. And it is waking."

The pool’s surface rippled. The reflections shifted, coalescing into a single image—a doorway of blackened stone, its edges carved with runes that burned like embers. Rory leaned closer. The doorway stood in a cavern, its depths swallowed by darkness. But something moved within. A shape. A presence.

Nyx’s voice was sharp. "That’s not possible. The rift points are monitored."

Isolde’s eyes gleamed. "Are they? Or are the Wardens as blind as the rest?"

Rory’s pulse quickened. The Heartstone’s warmth flared against her chest, its glow seeping through the fabric of her shirt. The doorway in the pool’s reflection pulsed in time with it, the runes flaring brighter.

A gust of wind tore through the grove, though the trees didn’t stir. The silver liquid in the pool churned, the doorway’s image stretching, warping, as if something on the other side pressed against an unseen barrier. A sound vibrated through the air—a deep, resonant hum that set Rory’s teeth on edge.

Nyx’s form dissolved into shadow, their voice a whisper from everywhere and nowhere. "We need to leave. Now."

Isolde didn’t move. "Or you could stay. See what wakes."

Rory’s breath hitched. The hum grew louder, the runes on the doorway burning white-hot. The shape in the darkness beyond shifted, resolving into a hand—pale, long-fingered, pressing against the stone. Then another. The door began to open.

The grove trembled. Petals rained from the trees, the silver liquid in the pool sloshing over its edges like a tide. The air smelled of ozone and something older, something that made Rory’s stomach twist.

Nyx’s shadow surged forward, wrapping around Rory’s arm like a vice. "Run."

She didn’t need telling twice. Rory turned, her boots pounding against the earth as she sprinted for the standing stones. The grove blurred around her, the trees groaning as if in pain. Behind her, Isolde’s voice carried on the wind, clear and calm.

"Remember, child. Some doors should never be opened."

Evaluation details

Result

Evaluator

Details

Meta Data

100.00%

Adverbs in dialogue tags

Target: ≤10% dialogue tags with adverbs

totalTags	5
adverbTagCount	0
adverbTags	(empty)
dialogueSentences	22
tagDensity	0.227
leniency	0.455
rawRatio	0
effectiveRatio	0

95.09%

AI-ism adverb frequency

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

wordCount

1018

totalAiIsmAdverbs

found

adverb	"suddenly"
count	1

highlights

0	"suddenly"

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

1018

totalAiIsms

found

word	"loomed"
count	1

word	"familiar"
count	1

word	"weight"
count	1

word	"pulse"
count	2

word	"scanning"
count	1

word	"chilled"
count	1

word	"silk"
count	1

word	"trembled"
count	2

word	"intricate"
count	1

word	"whisper"
count	2

word	"flicked"
count	1

word	"depths"
count	1

word	"quickened"
count	1

word	"warmth"
count	1

word	"pulsed"
count	1

word	"churned"
count	1

word	"vibrated"
count	1

word	"resolving"
count	1

word	"stomach"
count	1

word	"pounding"
count	1

highlights

0	"loomed"
1	"familiar"
2	"weight"
3	"pulse"
4	"scanning"
5	"chilled"
6	"silk"
7	"trembled"
8	"intricate"
9	"whisper"
10	"flicked"
11	"depths"
12	"quickened"
13	"warmth"
14	"pulsed"
15	"churned"
16	"vibrated"
17	"resolving"
18	"stomach"
19	"pounding"

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	77
matches	(empty)

87.20%

Filter word density

Target: ≤3% sentences with filter/hedge words

filterCount

hedgeCount

narrationSentences

filterMatches

(empty)

hedgeMatches

0	"seemed to"
1	"began to"

100.00%

Gibberish response detection

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

analyzedSentences	94
gibberishSentences	0
adjustedGibberishSentences	0
longSentenceCount	0
runOnParagraphCount	0
giantParagraphCount	0
wordSaladCount	0
repetitionLoopCount	0
controlTokenCount	0
repeatedSegmentCount	0
maxSentenceWordsSeen	32
ratio	0
matches	(empty)

100.00%

Markdown formatting overuse

Target: ≤5% words in markdown formatting

markdownSpans	0
markdownWords	0
totalWords	1012
ratio	0
matches	(empty)

100.00%

Missing dialogue indicators (quotation marks)

Target: ≤10% speech attributions without quotation marks

totalAttributions	5
unquotedAttributions	0
matches	(empty)

42.34%

Name drop frequency

Target: ≤1.0 per-name mentions per 100 words

totalMentions

wordCount

836

uniqueNames

maxNameDensity

2.15

worstName

"Rory"

maxWindowNameDensity

worstWindowName

"Rory"

discoveredNames

Heartstone	2
Pendant	1
Richmond	1
Park	1
Rory	18
Fae-Forged	1
Blade	1
Nyx	8
Isolde	7

persons

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

places

0	"Richmond"
1	"Park"
2	"Fae-Forged"

globalScore

0.423

windowScore

0.667

100.00%

Narrator intent-glossing

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

analyzedSentences

glossingSentenceCount

matches

0	"blues that seemed to shift when stared at too long"

100.00%

"Not X but Y" pattern overuse

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

totalMatches

per1kWords

0.988

wordCount

1012

matches

0	"not the sky above but a thousand different scenes"

100.00%

Overuse of "that" (subordinate clause padding)

Target: ≤2% sentences with "that" clauses

thatCount	0
totalSentences	94
matches	(empty)

100.00%

Paragraph length variance

Target: CV ≥0.5 for paragraph word counts

totalParagraphs

mean

33.73

std

21.44

0.636

sampleLengths

0	59
1	22
2	63
3	73
4	33
5	58
6	47
7	70
8	18
9	6
10	54
11	9
12	7
13	28
14	17
15	69
16	9
17	48
18	47
19	12
20	14
21	34
22	52
23	18
24	10
25	37
26	35
27	12
28	43
29	8

100.00%

Passive voice overuse

Target: ≤2% passive sentences

passiveCount	0
totalSentences	77
matches	(empty)

100.00%

Past progressive (was/were + -ing) overuse

Target: ≤2% past progressive verbs

pastProgressiveCount	0
totalVerbs	138
matches	(empty)

0.00%

Em-dash & semicolon overuse

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

emDashCount

semicolonCount

flaggedSentences

totalSentences

ratio

0.064

matches

0	"Wildflowers bloomed in impossible colours—deep indigos, fiery oranges, and blues that seemed to shift when stared at too long."
1	"The sound came again—a melody, soft and haunting, like wind chimes made of bone."
2	"The water within wasn’t water at all but a swirling, silver liquid that reflected not the sky above but a thousand different scenes—forest glades, storm-wracked seas, cities of towering spires."
3	"The reflections shifted, coalescing into a single image—a doorway of blackened stone, its edges carved with runes that burned like embers."
4	"A sound vibrated through the air—a deep, resonant hum that set Rory’s teeth on edge."
5	"The shape in the darkness beyond shifted, resolving into a hand—pale, long-fingered, pressing against the stone."

100.00%

Purple prose (modifier overload)

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

wordCount	848
adjectiveStacks	0
stackExamples	(empty)
adverbCount	24
adverbRatio	0.02830188679245283
lyAdverbCount	3
lyAdverbRatio	0.003537735849056604

100.00%

Repeated phrase echo

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

totalSentences	94
echoCount	0
echoWords	(empty)

100.00%

Sentence length variance

Target: CV ≥0.4 for sentence word counts

totalSentences

mean

10.77

std

6.66

0.619

sampleLengths

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

52.84%

Sentence opener variety

Target: ≥60% unique sentence openers

consecutiveRepeats	7
diversityRatio	0.3617021276595745
totalSentences	94
uniqueOpeners	34

0.00%

Adverb-first sentence starts

Target: ≥3% sentences starting with an adverb

adverbCount	0
totalSentences	71
matches	(empty)
ratio	0

100.00%

Pronoun-first sentence starts

Target: ≤30% sentences starting with a pronoun

pronounCount

totalSentences

matches

0	"Its faint pulse had guided"
1	"She stepped forward, her boot"
2	"Their petals trembled as if"
3	"Their bark glowed faintly, veins"
4	"They reached out, fingers brushing"
5	"She plucked one, rolling it"
6	"It dissolved into a fine,"
7	"She followed it, her steps"
8	"Her silver hair cascaded down"
9	"She moved without sound, her"
10	"Her lavender eyes fixed on"
11	"She gestured to the water"
12	"She plucked a flower from"
13	"Her gaze flicked to Nyx"
14	"She tossed the flower into"
15	"It floated, petals unfurling into"
16	"She didn’t need telling twice."

ratio

0.239

0.00%

Subject-first sentence starts

Target: ≤72% sentences starting with a subject

subjectCount

totalSentences

matches

0	"The ancient oak standing stones"
1	"Rory adjusted the strap of"
2	"Its faint pulse had guided"
3	"Nyx shifted beside her, their"
4	"Rory exhaled, her breath visible"
5	"The world beyond the stones"
6	"She stepped forward, her boot"
7	"The moment her foot crossed"
8	"The grove unfolded before them."
9	"Wildflowers bloomed in impossible colours—deep"
10	"Their petals trembled as if"
11	"The trees here were ancient,"
12	"Their bark glowed faintly, veins"
13	"Nyx’s form solidified, their silhouette"
14	"They reached out, fingers brushing"
15	"Rory’s gaze lifted to the"
16	"The branches twisted into intricate,"
17	"Vines hung like curtains, their"
18	"She plucked one, rolling it"
19	"It dissolved into a fine,"

ratio

0.958

0.00%

Subordinate conjunction sentence starts

Target: ≥2% sentences starting with a subordinating conjunction

subConjCount	0
totalSentences	71
matches	(empty)
ratio	0

6.80%

Technical jargon density

Target: ≤6% sentences with technical-jargon patterns

analyzedSentences

technicalSentenceCount

matches

0	"Nyx shifted beside her, their form rippling between shadow and solidity, violet eyes scanning the boundary."
1	"She stepped forward, her boot pressing into the soft moss that carpeted the grove’s entrance."
2	"Wildflowers bloomed in impossible colours—deep indigos, fiery oranges, and blues that seemed to shift when stared at too long."
3	"Their petals trembled as if alive, releasing a scent so rich it made Rory’s head spin."
4	"Vines hung like curtains, their leaves shimmering with dew that wasn’t water but something thicker, something that clung and sparkled like liquid gemstones."
5	"The water within wasn’t water at all but a swirling, silver liquid that reflected not the sky above but a thousand different scenes—forest glades, storm-wracked…"
6	"The silver liquid in the pool churned, the doorway’s image stretching, warping, as if something on the other side pressed against an unseen barrier."
7	"The air smelled of ozone and something older, something that made Rory’s stomach twist."

100.00%

Useless dialogue additions

Target: ≤5% dialogue tags with trailing filler fragments

totalTags	5
uselessAdditionCount	0
matches	(empty)

100.00%

Dialogue tag variety (said vs. fancy)

Target: ≤10% fancy dialogue tags

totalTags

fancyCount

fancyTags

0	"Nyx murmured (murmur)"

dialogueSentences

tagDensity

0.045

leniency

0.091

rawRatio

effectiveRatio

0.091

76.1424%