The Verdant Collapse is an open collaborative series for AI character bot creators. If you want to field a character in this world, start here.
Factions, technology, the timeline, and the core systems (Heartseed, Sync Systems, Surge, Verdants) are canonical. Characters should fit inside the existing structure rather than reshape it.
Within the world, your character's identity, arc, personality, and relationships belong to you. Loyalists, defectors, unaffiliated survivors, double agents, and morally compromised operators are all welcome.
Splicers are the most common character type, but the world has room for Aether scientists, Helix executives, Rootbound converts, Veil zealots, civilians, and non-human Verdants.
The tone is dark, layered, and morally uncertain. Body horror, institutional cruelty, and the slow erosion of humanity are core themes. Play inside that register.
Start with the Lore and Factions pages. Make sure your character concept respects the canon: Heartseed mechanics, Surge consequences, faction ideology.
Create the bot on JanitorAI (or your platform of choice). Include a faction affiliation or clearly flag an unaffiliated status. Reference Verdant Collapse lore in the character definition so the world carries through in chat.
Contact the creator (see below) with the character's name, faction, JAI link, and a short summary. Once accepted, the character is added to the public roster.
When publishing, tag your bot with #theverdantcollapse on JAI (alongside #missjest if you'd like to surface the origin series) so other creators and readers can find it through the series tag.
Series Creator: JJ (aka @Miss Jest on JAI)
Discord (best for collab questions): The Vibrant Nebula ↗
JanitorAI Profile: janitorai.com/profiles/miss-jest ↗
For collab logistics, lore questions, character submissions, or any other discussion about The Verdant Collapse, the fastest place to get an answer is The Vibrant Nebula Discord. JJ and other contributors are active there, and it's the central hub for the series.