Voice Catalog

Every NPC can be given a `voiceTag` string that maps to a specific TTS voice. The gender prefix is part of the tag string and must be included (e.g. `"female posh british"`, `"male baritone warm"`). See the catalog below for all valid values.

Last updated: Jun 10, 2026

Every NPC can be given a voiceTag string that maps to a specific TTS voice. The gender prefix is part of the tag string and must be included (e.g. "female posh british", "male baritone warm"). See the catalog below for all valid values.

Note: voiceTag is extra-codec - not in the formal io-ts schema, but accepted and used by the engine. When present, it selects a specific vocal profile and overrides gender for voice selection; gender is only read as a fallback when voiceTag is absent or empty. The gender field still informs the NPC’s identity and prose description regardless.

The voice tag actually used at speak time is selected by the generateStory task (or generateInitialStart on turn 0) and written into game state. The authored voiceTag on an NPC is the input that informs that selection. Trigger effects like changeCharacterVoice bypass this pipeline by writing the chosen tag directly into game state.

"voiceTag": "female posh british"
"voiceTag": "male baritone warm"

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Male voices 36

male ancient powerful
male australian young casual
male baritone warm
male british refined
male brute commanding
male calm steady
male child calm
male child expressive
male commanding blunt
male commanding gruff narrator
male commanding intense
male commanding resonant british
male confident casual
male confident energetic
male confident warm
male deep accent
male deep calculating
male deep controlled
male deep drywitted
male deep gravelly british
male deep raspy
male elderly british
male elderly refined
male gentle soothing
male goblin chaotic
male gravelly elderly
male grounded conversational
male laconic calm
male monster growly
male monster slow booming
male old wise
male sinister ominous
male sly manipulative
male southern gritty
male steady approachable
male young charismatic

Female voices 17

female calm controlled
female calm relaxing
female child gentle
female cynical monotone
female deep controlled
female ethereal light
female gentle grounded
female harsh commanding
female melodic bright
female playful youthful
female posh british
female scottish old
female sly smooth
female soft flirtatious
female warm friendly
female warm soft
female young friendly british

Nonbinary voices 2

nonbinary confident grounded
nonbinary melodic calm

Narrator voices 8

Storyteller voices, selected in narrator settings — not character voiceTag values.

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