OriginTales: Story Types

Find the story type
that fits where you are.

Everyone's relationship to their family story is different. Your story type reflects what matters most to you right now. It determines your first prompt in the app, what your archive focuses on, and the kind of book you'll build together.

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The Preserver

The Preserver

You feel the urgency. You always have.

Their voices, their stories. You understand better than anyone that these can vanish without warning. This isn't nostalgia. It's love taking form as action.

Archive focus:

Multi-Generational Legacy

"Ask your parent or grandparent: What was your childhood like before you became a parent?"
The Homesick Builder — Distance

The Homesick Builder — Distance

You left to build. Now you're fighting not to forget.

You built a better life, but you felt the cost. The kitchen smells, the language, the way your grandmother said your name. Distance erases what we don't protect.

Archive focus:

Family Recipes

"Record a dish your family makes — the recipe, and the memory woven into every step."
The Keeper

The Keeper

You know what it costs to wait.

You've already felt a story slip away. That changed how you see time. Now you carry a quiet determination: honour who you've lost by preserving what remains.

Archive focus:

Untold Story

"Tell the story of someone who shaped your life — who they were, what they gave you, what you wish you had asked them."
The Bridge-Builder

The Bridge-Builder

Your story sits at the intersection of two worlds.

You've spent your life translating between cultures, generations, identities. Preserving your heritage isn't just memory. It's how you finally make sense of both halves.

Archive focus:

Personal Heritage

"Record a moment when you felt caught between two worlds — and what you learned about yourself."
The Legacy Starter

The Legacy Starter

You're the one who begins the record.

You carry generations in your heart. Stories don't preserve themselves. Someone decides to write them down. That person is you. This is that decision.

Archive focus:

Living Memory Archive

"Record something meaningful that happened this week — a conversation, a feeling, a moment worth keeping."
The Root-Seeker

The Root-Seeker

You're finding your way back.

Something was lost. A language, a culture, a self left behind in the journey. You're reclaiming what was always yours. This is the work of coming home.

Archive focus:

Custom Story Template

"Record what you know about where your family comes from — even the fragments, even the silences."
The Memory Keeper

The Memory Keeper

It's the people you want to hold onto.

Not facts or dates. The voices. The texture of how someone laughed. The way a person made you feel seen. These are what slip away first.

Archive focus:

Untold Story

"Ask someone you love: Tell me about a moment in your life that changed everything for you."
The Homesick Builder — Place

The Homesick Builder — Place

Home is something you carry.

The place your family came from isn't just geography. It's identity. You carry it even if you've never stood there. You want to make sure it isn't forgotten.

Archive focus:

Multi-Generational Legacy

"Describe the place your family came from — what it looked like, sounded like, felt like to grow up there."
The Culture Keeper

The Culture Keeper

You're the one holding the thread.

The recipes, rituals, phrases only your family uses. These are living proof of where you come from. You feel the weight and the responsibility of passing them forward.

Archive focus:

Family Recipes

"Record a dish your family makes — the recipe, who taught you, and what it means to your family."

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