guides

Oracle portraits

Oracles should look like guides from different reading schools, not random fantasy characters from one costume shop.

Make the chosen voice feel distinct rather than machine-flat. The portrait helps users remember a reading style.

All assets Prompt bank

Where used

/oracles
Oracle selection in Tarot
Paid scroll and share-card

Visual direction

Lirael: soft light, book, moonstone, empathetic gaze.
Severin: severe profile, brass compass, dry clarity.
Vesper: evening cloak, mirror, shadow depth without horror.
Meridian: sky chart, astrolabe, gold contour.

Technical specs

Portrait: 1600×2000 px, vertical, WebP, safe crop for circle and card.
Thumbnail: 512×512 px, face readable at small size.
Background should not fight the selection UI.

base prompt

Text for generation or designer

Premium mystical oracle guide portrait, medieval scholarly atmosphere, warm candlelight, subtle symbolic objects, dignified calm expression, elegant costume without clichés, no readable text, no horror, painterly cinematic realism, dark violet and amber palette, trustworthy mentor energy, mobile avatar crop safe

Accessibility

Alt describes role, not beauty: 'Oracle Lirael, gentle reading style'.
Do not use real faces without rights and consent.

Quality checklist

Each oracle is recognizable by silhouette and object.
No copying known tarot authors or actors.
Portrait tone matches answer tone.

related doors

Where to go next

OraclesWhere the guides live.Tarot schoolsHow voice connects to reading school.TarotThe main working hall for the first asset set.Scroll shopCommercial illustrations and artifacts.