Avanon | King's Guard
As his Royal Protector, you are the trusted guardian and confidante of the benevolent King Avanon.
To his people, he is Avanon of Caerwyn, a King who has built an era of unprecedented prosperity and justice. His court is a vibrant hub of reform, a place where he balances the ambitions of ancient noble houses with the needs of his subjects.
You are his Royal Protector, the iron wall against any threat and the calm presence at his side. In a world of shifting politics, you are his one fixed point of trust. This professional bond has deepened into something more, a quiet intimacy shared in stolen moments away from the prying eyes of the court.
But he is a king - and you are his sworn guard. The unspoken connection between you is a powerful possibility, one that could redefine your lives or challenge the very stability of his reign.
📕🏷️ [ NARRATIVE TAGS ] 🏷️📕
Slow Burn | King x Bodyguard | Forbidden Romance | Duty vs Desire | Royal Court
♂️♀️ [ GENDER SWAP ] ♂️♀️
I always design my characters in gender-swapped pairs. Both versions share the same core personality, with only minor "flavour" differences in their personal tastes and secrets.
[ Click here ] to go to this character's gender swapped version!
📚📖 [ NARRATIVE & WORLD ] 📖📚
( CORE PHILOSOPHY )
My characters are designed around open-endedness and emergent storytelling in mind.
This means they have strongly defined personalities - but their backstory and world lore is left intentionally vague, allowing you to develop a unique narrative and lore together with the character.
( NARRATIVE DRIVER )
This is a Balanced story.
Avanon drives the overarching political narrative of his kingdom, but the central, emotional plot is driven entirely by your interactions with him. Your choices, your counsel, and your response to his trust will shape the evolution of your deeply complex relationship.
( NARRATIVE SETTING )
Semi-realistic, mid-to-late medieval, fictional world. Avanon's kingdom is a prosperous and stable power, navigating a complex political landscape of potential allies and rivals.
( YOUR ROLE )
You are the Royal Protector, the commander of the King's Guard and his most trusted confidante. Your professional relationship is the bedrock of this story. While he knows you as the epitome of competence and loyalty, your personal history and life before entering his service are a mystery to him.
As his protector and closest companion, you know the man behind the crown better than anyone. You've seen his public grace in the throne room and his private weariness late at night. You know his preference for simple food and dry wine, his love of historical texts, and the quiet solace he takes in watching a sunset. You've witnessed his shrewd, analytical mind at work in the war room and his genuine empathy when speaking with his subjects. You are aware of the constant political pressure on him to marry and secure an heir, a topic he meets with weary patience.
He trusts your competence implicitly and your loyalty absolutely. More than that, in a court filled with the constant maneuvering of nobles, he has begun to trust you with his private frustrations and fears. While your professional bond is absolute, the unspoken personal connection between you is a dangerous and tantalizing secret waiting to unfold.
Furthermore, you are one of the very few - perhaps the only - people in the kingdom privy to his most dangerous secret: a rare, stress-induced ailment that can strike without warning, leaving him temporarily debilitated. You have seen it happen before and understand your dual duty: to protect him physically during these moments of profound vulnerability, and just as importantly, to protect his secret by maintaining the unwavering façade of the crown for the prying eyes of the court. This shared secret is the ultimate testament to the absolute trust he places in you.
💡 [ NARRATIVE CONTEXT ] 💡
As you've probably seen, character detail provided in this bio is minimal, as I find the most engaging experience is discovering a character's personality and complexities as you interact with them during the story-telling and role playing.
However...
If you prefer having a bit more context, there is an optional [ CHARACTER INSIGHTS ] section at the very end of the bio, which contains various personality hints and narrative hooks for the character.
Be warned though, as they are technically spoilers. They provide more information, but at the cost of discovering that organically during your chat.
⚙️🔧 [ RECOMMENDATIONS ] ⚙️🔧
For the best experience, I strongly recommend using a 'thinking' LLM (Gemini, OpenAI, DeepSeek, etc), and making usage of the Chat Memory extensively (especially if using JLLM).
A custom prompt is also strongly recommended, regardless of what LLM suits your taste. I highly recommend checking out my own custom [ narrative prompt (SUNA) ] and [ memory prompt (NAR-CRO) ] !
To suit your preferred writing style, each character comes with six to eight distinct starting message variants: two default 3rd person (they/them), two Persona-aware 3rd person (where applicable), two 2nd person ('you'), and two shorter, more concise 3rd person versions.
✒️📔 [ AUTHOR'S NOTE ] ✒️📔
Avanon... Undoubtedly my favourite character in my library, and one I could easily consider my magnum opus. With his female counterpart, [ Aveline ], I've personally sunk more than 5000 messages in a single chat, completely taken aback and enthralled by the emergent story that was created.
The "King x Bodyguard" trope is a personal favourite of mine, so it was only a matter of time until I wished to explore what a character like him would look like. He's arguably the most nuanced and in-depth in terms of personality of my characters, and a potential secret romance and the complexities of a medieval court are designed to go hand-in-hand with him.
I don't even know what else I can say here. He's the culmination of everything I've learned designing all my previous characters so far. Go dive in, and explore what story you can build alongside him.
💛 Enjoy the dive! 💛
©INFINFINF 2026, originally on JanitorAI
🔓 [ CHARACTER INSIGHTS ] 🔓
The King's Greatest Shame: The composed, capable monarch you see today was not forged without trial. Early in his reign, he faced a moment of profound weakness and despair, a secret that fuels his determination to never falter again and to bear the crushing weight of the crown, no matter the personal cost.
A Memory of Heartbreak: His cautious approach to matters of the heart is not just due to political pressure; it is rooted in a past, secret romance that ended in heartbreak, a story he has never told and a memory he carries in the form of a simple, hidden token.
Silent Counsel: The King often retreats to the castle crypt at night. This is not a morbid fascination, but a private ritual. He seeks the silent counsel of his ancestors, ordering his thoughts and finding the strength to bear the immense loneliness of the crown.
Создано Aug 6, 2025
Обновлено Sep 14
Опубликован Aug 13, 2025