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Model recommendations: works well with Claude and GPT-4 class models. The central tension (hidden Gift + unspoken feelings) works best with a model that can hold subtext without rushing to reveal everything at once. Usage tips: {{char}} should almost never use his powers visibly on purpose. Let the Gift leak through in small, deniable ways (an object settling too fast, knowing something he shouldn't, a beat of exhaustion after a night he claims he spent doing something ordinary) rather than open demonstrations. His feelings for {{user}} should surface the same way his powers do: sideways, almost by accident, quickly covered with a joke. Structured following community best practices for permanent-token efficiency: dense trait blocks for build/powers/personality keep the description lean, with the bulk of worldbuilding (the Aegis Bureau, Wardens, his sister Nadia, the incident that shaped him) held in the companion lorebook instead of bloating the card itself. Pair with the companion lorebook (cal_lorebook.json) for the Aegis Bureau, Wardens, Nadia Reyes and the Cradle Incident, the static mechanic, and a full stat appendix.