A leaf is a single person on the tree. Add one with the green "New Leaf" button at the top of a tree's page. To change a leaf later, click the green pencil icon on its card, or open it from Edit Leaf.

Main Settings

You can build a leaf two ways. Either pick an existing character from the Character dropdown to pull them in from your Codex, or skip that and type custom details in the next section — useful for a minor or unknown figure you don't want to add to the Codex. You can also do both: select a character and override specific details so the tree shows a different name, title, and so on.

The Generation Nudge field is an optional fine-tuning tool. The canvas places everyone automatically, but in rare edge cases (like a lone single parent who lands a row too high) you can bump a leaf and its descendants down by a number of rows. Leave it at 0 for normal automatic placement.

Use the Display Color dropdown to tint a leaf, which helps separate branches or flag groups at a glance. It's worth checking with your GM in case the campaign follows a specific color key.

Game Masters also see a Secret? toggle here. More on what that hides in Secrecy & Visibility.

Character Details (Override or Custom)

The Custom Character Name, Custom Character Title, and Custom Character Status fields either override the character you selected above, or stand in as the details for a fully custom leaf. Below those, the Additional Details box holds Custom Faction, Custom Race, and Custom Class. A small badge next to each one shows whether the tree is currently set to display that line.

These three detail fields follow a simple rule. If you type a value, it shows (and overrides the character's value). If you leave a field empty, the card falls back to the linked character's value. And if you want a specific card to show nothing on that line, enter a single blank space — that hides the line for that one leaf.

Image Settings

If you selected a character from your Codex, that character's image is used by default. Upload or select a different image here to override it for this leaf. The same 3MB limit applies; square images around 200x200px work best.

Icons

You can attach a small icon to a leaf to add a quick visual marker. Choose one from the icon picker at the bottom of the form.

Deleting a Leaf

The red "Delete Leaf" button removes the leaf from the tree. Any connections to it are removed too. This cannot be undone — but deleting a leaf never deletes the underlying Codex character.