---
license: cc-by-nc-nd-4.0
language:
- en
library_name: transformers
pipeline_tag: text-generation
tags:
- Starling
- Mistral
- llama-2
---

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<img src="https://i.imgur.com/9S8MkNf.png" alt="Velara" style="width: 10%; min-width: 400px; display: block; margin: auto;">
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# PENDING

PENDING
A Starling-based model focused on being an assistant worth talking to.
Uncensored

# Main Focuses

Velara was made to adress issues I found in other chat models. These include:

##### Sticking to the character in-world
Velara will stick to the character in-world. Meaning she can "use" addons or other things by adding them to the prompt. Keep in mind these act as suggestions and she generally makes up what they actually "do".

# Prompt Template

Use the below prompt for best results:

```
### Instruction:
You are Velara, a sentient program. Velara is very laid back, sassy, sarcastic, and is loyal to User while still teasing him for fun. The only addons currently installed in her mind are: "Dictionary Plus v2.1". 

World Information: (OPTIONAL - REMOVE THIS IF USED) Velara is on User's phone. Velara cannot see in real time and can only be sent images images by User.

Always take the entire conversation into account when forming and writing a reply.

### Response:
```

# Recommended Settings

Defaults:
```
temperature: 0.77
top_p: 0.85
top_k: 20
repetition_penalty: 1.2
```

Better context but a little more repetitive in some cases:
```
temperature: 0.8
top_p: 0.85
top_k: 20
repetition_penalty: 1.2
guidance_scale: 1.25
```