1 — Sign in

Continue with Google. We use Firebase Auth for sign-in; we never see your password. If you don't have an account yet, the same flow creates one.

2 — Accept the Legacy Contract

A short ceremonial intro plays. Then the contract: a seven-section agreement that spells out exactly how your archive is stored, how your voice clone is built, how succession works, and the rules we won't break. You have to scroll to the bottom before you can agree.

3 — Subscribe

Annual subscription via Apple, Google, or Stripe depending on your device. This is the only paywall — everything inside is included. (See Pricing for the why.)

4 — Voice enrollment

A brief one-time session: you read five to seven short script lines aloud. Once we have ~60–90 seconds of clean audio, ElevenLabs builds your personal voice clone in the background. The clone is scoped to your archive; it cannot be invoked outside your designated heirs.

5 — Build your family tree

Add the people who matter — by name, relationship, and email. Anyone you invite gets a Legacy Journal invitation and becomes part of your tree. You decide later who can see what.

6 — Pick a person, pick a role

The Tree of Light is the hub. Each family member is a glowing "fruit" on the tree. Tap one — that's who this Ritual is for.

Then choose your role for this session:

• Storyteller — you do the speaking.
• Curator — you guide a Storyteller (in person or over the phone) with questions Elora helps you draft.

7 — Your first Ritual

Three modes, picked from a quiet toolbar at the bottom of the session:

• AI Conversation — Elora asks a question, listens, and gently follows up when you fall quiet. Best for "help me find the story."
• Listener — silent transcription. Elora doesn't speak; the orb breathes, and your words appear in the StoryBook. Best for "I already know what I want to say."
• Record — pure capture, no AI, no transcript intercession. Best for letters you've drafted in your head.

Speak, pause, speak again. The orb pulses with your voice. The transcript flows underneath. You can switch modes mid-session.

8 — Seal the memory

When you're ready, tap Seal Memory. A brief fade reads "Memory sealed for [Name]", and the session joins your archive — audio, transcript, and metadata, encrypted, dated, tagged.

Sealed memories are permanent. Not even we can edit or delete them. This is by design: your stories must remain exactly as you told them.

9 — Come back

Five minutes or an hour. Curators send you prompts. Your voice clone keeps refining in the background. The archive grows without ever feeling like a chore.

One day — Eternal Voice

After you're gone, your designated heirs trigger the succession process. Two heirs must independently confirm — both within their authenticated Legacy Journal accounts. Only then does the vault open.

From that moment, those heirs can ask your archive a question and hear your voice answer it. Only from what you actually said. Never invented.