Novel-It Docs

04 Character Management

Character profiles, relationships, and scene appearances

Revision: 1.0 · 20-Apr-2026

FEAT-0401 Character list board

StatusIn Progress
Phase1
ExtendsFEAT-0001 - Entity list board

Description

The character list board displays all characters belonging to the current novel. As characters have no subordinate entities of their own, the board displays character cards only, with no parent summary section.

FEAT-0402 Edit character

StatusIn Progress
Phase1
ExtendsFEAT-0002 - Edit entity

Description

The following properties are read-only in edit mode:

FEAT-0403 Add character

StatusIn Progress
Phase1
ExtendsFEAT-0004 - Add entity

Description

In addition to the properties inherited from the base entity, characters have the following properties:

  • Full name (overrides base entity Name)
  • First name
  • Middle name
  • Last name
  • Nickname
  • Aliases
  • Gender
  • Age
  • Role in story
  • Physical description
  • Interview
  • The lie they believe
  • Goals / motivations
  • Fears / weaknesses
  • Arc in story
  • Character image

FEAT-0404 Archive character

StatusDraft
Phase2
ExtendsFEAT-0005 - Archive entity

Description

No character-specific extensions to the base behaviour.

FEAT-0405 Unarchive character

StatusDraft
Phase2
ExtendsFEAT-0003 - Archived entity list board

Description

No character-specific extensions to the base behaviour.

FEAT-0406 Delete character

StatusDraft
Phase2
ExtendsFEAT-0006 - Delete entity

Description

When a character is deleted, any manuscript text that refers to the character by name remains unchanged.

FEAT-0407 Duplicate character

StatusDraft
Phase2
ExtendsFEAT-0007 - Duplicate entity

Description

No character-specific extensions to the base behaviour.

FEAT-0408 Character relocation

StatusDraft
Phase4
ExtendsFEAT-0011 - Cross-novel relocation

Description

No character-specific extensions to the base behaviour.

FEAT-0409 Character sharing

StatusDraft
Phase4
ExtendsFEAT-0009 - Entity sharing

Description

No character-specific extensions to the base behaviour.

FEAT-0410 Character relationships

StatusIn Progress
Phase1
ExtendsFEAT-0010 - Entity relationships

Description

No character-specific extensions to the base behaviour.