diff --git a/e2e/fixtures/helpers/auth.ts b/e2e/fixtures/helpers/auth.ts
index 07ac2ee3..b190b0e4 100644
--- a/e2e/fixtures/helpers/auth.ts
+++ b/e2e/fixtures/helpers/auth.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ export const e2eEmailCredentials = {
 };
 
 export const splashStartChatButtonName = "Start Chatting";
+export const defaultCharacterSlug = "elio";
+export const defaultCharacterSplashPath = `/characters/${defaultCharacterSlug}/splash`;
+export const defaultCharacterChatPath = `/characters/${defaultCharacterSlug}/chat`;
+export const defaultCharacterSidebarPath = `/characters/${defaultCharacterSlug}/sidebar`;
+export const defaultCharacterChatUrl = new RegExp(
+  `/characters/${defaultCharacterSlug}/chat(?:\\?.*)?$`,
+);
 
 export function getSplashStartChatButton(page: Page) {
   return page.getByRole("button", { name: splashStartChatButtonName });
@@ -24,8 +31,9 @@ export async function setEmailSessionStorage(page: Page) {
 }
 
 export async function seedEmailSession(page: Page) {
-  await page.goto("/splash");
+  await page.goto(defaultCharacterSplashPath);
   await setEmailSessionStorage(page);
+  await page.reload();
 }
 
 export async function switchToEmailSignIn(page: Page) {
diff --git a/e2e/fixtures/helpers/chat.ts b/e2e/fixtures/helpers/chat.ts
index a5b3988e..330cb827 100644
--- a/e2e/fixtures/helpers/chat.ts
+++ b/e2e/fixtures/helpers/chat.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 import { expect, type BrowserContext, type Page } from "@playwright/test";
 
-import { seedEmailSession } from "./auth";
+import {
+  defaultCharacterChatPath,
+  defaultCharacterChatUrl,
+  defaultCharacterSplashPath,
+  seedEmailSession,
+} from "./auth";
 
 export async function clearBrowserState(context: BrowserContext, page: Page, baseURL?: string) {
   await context.clearCookies();
@@ -12,8 +17,12 @@ export async function clearBrowserState(context: BrowserContext, page: Page, bas
 }
 
 export async function enterChatFromSplash(page: Page, options: { expectedUrl?: RegExp; timeout?: number; waitUntil?: "commit" | "domcontentloaded" | "load" | "networkidle" } = {}) {
-  const { expectedUrl = /\/chat$/, timeout = 10_000, waitUntil } = options;
-  await page.goto("/splash", { waitUntil });
+  const {
+    expectedUrl = defaultCharacterChatUrl,
+    timeout = 10_000,
+    waitUntil,
+  } = options;
+  await page.goto(defaultCharacterSplashPath, { waitUntil });
   const startChatButton = page.getByRole("button", { name: "Start Chatting" });
   await expect(startChatButton).toBeVisible({ timeout });
   await expect(startChatButton).toBeEnabled();
@@ -34,7 +43,7 @@ export async function dismissChatInterruptions(page: Page) {
 export async function signInWithEmailAndOpenChat(page: Page) {
   await seedEmailSession(page);
   const historyResponsePromise = page.waitForResponse("**/api/chat/history**");
-  await page.goto("/chat");
+  await page.goto(defaultCharacterChatPath);
   await historyResponsePromise;
   await dismissChatInterruptions(page);
   await expect(page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Message" })).toBeEnabled({ timeout: 20_000 });
diff --git a/e2e/specs/mock/auth/email-login-from-other-options.spec.ts b/e2e/specs/mock/auth/email-login-from-other-options.spec.ts
index 504fd21a..99511ee6 100644
--- a/e2e/specs/mock/auth/email-login-from-other-options.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/specs/mock/auth/email-login-from-other-options.spec.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { expect, test } from "@playwright/test";
 import { mockCoreApis } from "@e2e/fixtures/api-mocks";
 import {
   clearBrowserState,
+  defaultCharacterChatUrl,
   enterChatFromSplash,
   submitEmailLogin,
   switchToEmailSignIn,
@@ -24,7 +25,9 @@ test("user can email login from other sign-in options and return to chat", async
   await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/auth(?:\?.*)?$/);
 
   await switchToEmailSignIn(page);
-  const loginRequest = await submitEmailLogin(page, { expectedUrl: /\/chat$/ });
+  const loginRequest = await submitEmailLogin(page, {
+    expectedUrl: defaultCharacterChatUrl,
+  });
   expect(["desktop", "android"]).toContain(loginRequest?.postDataJSON().platform);
 
   await expect(page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Message" })).toBeVisible();
diff --git a/e2e/specs/mock/auth/logout-from-sidebar.spec.ts b/e2e/specs/mock/auth/logout-from-sidebar.spec.ts
index e9dabf6c..56a79e9c 100644
--- a/e2e/specs/mock/auth/logout-from-sidebar.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/specs/mock/auth/logout-from-sidebar.spec.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { expect, test } from "@playwright/test";
 import { mockCoreApis } from "@e2e/fixtures/api-mocks";
 import {
   clearBrowserState,
+  defaultCharacterSidebarPath,
+  defaultCharacterSplashPath,
   getSplashStartChatButton,
   signInWithEmailAndOpenChat,
 } from "@e2e/fixtures/test-helpers";
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ test("user can log out from the sidebar after email login", async ({
   await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Menu" })).toBeVisible();
 
   await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Menu" }).click();
-  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/sidebar$/);
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(new RegExp(`${defaultCharacterSidebarPath}$`));
 
   const logoutRequestPromise = page.waitForRequest("**/api/auth/logout");
   await page.getByRole("button", { name: /Log out/i }).click();
@@ -27,6 +29,6 @@ test("user can log out from the sidebar after email login", async ({
   const logoutRequest = await logoutRequestPromise;
   expect(logoutRequest.method()).toBe("POST");
 
-  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/splash$/);
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(new RegExp(`${defaultCharacterSplashPath}$`));
   await expect(getSplashStartChatButton(page)).toBeVisible();
 });
diff --git a/e2e/specs/mock/auth/psid-login-from-external-entry.spec.ts b/e2e/specs/mock/auth/psid-login-from-external-entry.spec.ts
index bd58194d..052fe9bb 100644
--- a/e2e/specs/mock/auth/psid-login-from-external-entry.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/specs/mock/auth/psid-login-from-external-entry.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import { expect, test } from "@playwright/test";
 
 import { mockCoreApis } from "@e2e/fixtures/api-mocks";
-import { clearBrowserState } from "@e2e/fixtures/test-helpers";
+import {
+  clearBrowserState,
+  defaultCharacterChatUrl,
+} from "@e2e/fixtures/test-helpers";
 
 const psid = "e2e-facebook-psid";
 
@@ -27,7 +30,7 @@ test("user enters from an external PSID link and becomes a guest", async ({
   });
   expect(psidLoginRequest.postDataJSON().deviceId).toEqual(expect.any(String));
 
-  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/chat$/);
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(defaultCharacterChatUrl);
   await expect(page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Message" })).toBeVisible();
 
   await expect
diff --git a/e2e/specs/mock/chat/chat-quantity-limit.spec.ts b/e2e/specs/mock/chat/chat-quantity-limit.spec.ts
index bf236e44..95137288 100644
--- a/e2e/specs/mock/chat/chat-quantity-limit.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/specs/mock/chat/chat-quantity-limit.spec.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { mockCoreApis } from "@e2e/fixtures/api-mocks";
 import {
   clearBrowserState,
   completeVipPayment,
+  defaultCharacterChatUrl,
   dismissChatInterruptions,
   enterChatFromSplash,
   expectAuthRedirectToVipChatSubscription,
@@ -29,9 +30,9 @@ test("guest uses the shared chat limit top-up flow", async ({ page }) => {
   await dismissChatInterruptions(page);
 
   const messageInput = page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Message" });
-  const quantityLimitBanner = page
-    .getByRole("status")
-    .filter({ hasText: "Insufficient credits" });
+  const quantityLimitBanner = page.getByTestId(
+    "chat-insufficient-credits-banner",
+  );
   let limitTriggeredAt: number | null = null;
   let completedSendCount = 0;
 
@@ -79,9 +80,7 @@ test("guest uses the shared chat limit top-up flow", async ({ page }) => {
   expect(limitTriggeredAt).toBe(mockedLimitTriggerAt);
 
   await expect(quantityLimitBanner).toBeVisible();
-  await expect(
-    quantityLimitBanner.getByText("Free chats refresh every day."),
-  ).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(quantityLimitBanner.getByText("Out of Daily Free Chats")).toBeVisible();
   const topUpButton = quantityLimitBanner.getByRole("button", {
     name: "Top up credits to continue",
   });
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ test("guest uses the shared chat limit top-up flow", async ({ page }) => {
 
   await completeVipPayment(page);
 
-  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/chat$/);
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(defaultCharacterChatUrl);
   await expect(page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Message" })).toBeVisible();
 });
 
diff --git a/e2e/specs/mock/chat/paid-image-promotion-topup.spec.ts b/e2e/specs/mock/chat/paid-image-promotion-topup.spec.ts
index 5b773e19..9f3ff07b 100644
--- a/e2e/specs/mock/chat/paid-image-promotion-topup.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/specs/mock/chat/paid-image-promotion-topup.spec.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { mockCoreApis } from "@e2e/fixtures/api-mocks";
 import {
   clearBrowserState,
   completeVipPayment,
+  defaultCharacterChatUrl,
   expectInsufficientCreditsDialog,
   expectVipChatSubscriptionUrl,
   setEmailSessionStorage,
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ test("guest unlocks a promoted image through email login and top-up", async ({
   await page.goto(
     "/external-entry?target=chat&mode=promotion&promotion_type=image",
   );
-  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/chat$/);
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(defaultCharacterChatUrl);
 
   const unlockButton = page.getByRole("button", {
     name: "Unlock private image",
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ test("guest unlocks a promoted image through email login and top-up", async ({
   await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/auth\?redirect=/);
 
   await switchToEmailSignIn(page);
-  await submitEmailLogin(page, { expectedUrl: /\/chat$/ });
+  await submitEmailLogin(page, { expectedUrl: defaultCharacterChatUrl });
 
   await setEmailSessionStorage(page);
   const unlockRequestPromise = page.waitForRequest(
@@ -57,6 +58,6 @@ test("guest unlocks a promoted image through email login and top-up", async ({
   await expectVipChatSubscriptionUrl(page);
   await completeVipPayment(page);
 
-  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/chat$/);
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(defaultCharacterChatUrl);
   await expect(page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Message" })).toBeVisible();
 });
diff --git a/e2e/specs/mock/paid-image.spec.ts b/e2e/specs/mock/paid-image.spec.ts
index 5602450c..cd5dac9c 100644
--- a/e2e/specs/mock/paid-image.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/specs/mock/paid-image.spec.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { paidImageMessageId } from "@e2e/fixtures/test-data";
 import {
   clearBrowserState,
   completeVipPayment,
+  defaultCharacterChatPath,
   dismissChatInterruptions,
   enterChatFromSplash,
   expectInsufficientCreditsDialog,
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ import {
 } from "@e2e/fixtures/test-helpers";
 
 const paidImageOverlayUrl = new RegExp(
-  `/chat\\?image=${paidImageMessageId}$`,
+  `${defaultCharacterChatPath}\\?image=${paidImageMessageId}$`,
 );
 
 test.beforeEach(async ({ baseURL, context, page }) => {
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ test("guest can unlock a paid image after email login and subscription payment",
 
   await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/auth\?redirect=/);
   expect(new URL(page.url()).searchParams.get("redirect")).toBe(
-    `/chat?image=${paidImageMessageId}`,
+    `${defaultCharacterChatPath}?image=${paidImageMessageId}`,
   );
 
   await switchToEmailSignIn(page);
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ test("guest can unlock a paid image after email login and subscription payment",
   const unlockRequestPromise = page.waitForRequest(
     "**/api/chat/unlock-private",
   );
-  await page.goto(`/chat?image=${paidImageMessageId}`);
+  await page.goto(`${defaultCharacterChatPath}?image=${paidImageMessageId}`);
 
   const unlockRequest = await unlockRequestPromise;
   expect(unlockRequest.postDataJSON()).toMatchObject({
@@ -89,7 +90,11 @@ test("guest can unlock a paid image after email login and subscription payment",
   await expectVipChatSubscriptionUrl(page);
   await completeVipPayment(page);
 
-  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/chat(?:\?image=msg_photo_paywall_001)?$/);
-  expect(new URL(page.url()).pathname).toBe("/chat");
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(
+    new RegExp(
+      `${defaultCharacterChatPath}(?:\\?image=msg_photo_paywall_001)?$`,
+    ),
+  );
+  expect(new URL(page.url()).pathname).toBe(defaultCharacterChatPath);
   await expect(page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Message" })).toBeVisible();
 });
diff --git a/e2e/specs/mock/unlock-message/image-unlock-insufficient-credits.spec.ts b/e2e/specs/mock/unlock-message/image-unlock-insufficient-credits.spec.ts
index 921906fb..769e40a8 100644
--- a/e2e/specs/mock/unlock-message/image-unlock-insufficient-credits.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/specs/mock/unlock-message/image-unlock-insufficient-credits.spec.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { mockCoreApis } from "@e2e/fixtures/api-mocks";
 import { paidImageMessageId } from "@e2e/fixtures/test-data";
 import {
   clearBrowserState,
+  defaultCharacterChatPath,
   dismissChatInterruptions,
   expectInsufficientCreditsDialog,
   expectVipChatSubscriptionUrl,
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ import {
 } from "@e2e/fixtures/test-helpers";
 
 const paidImageOverlayUrl = new RegExp(
-  `/chat\\?image=${paidImageMessageId}$`,
+  `${defaultCharacterChatPath}\\?image=${paidImageMessageId}$`,
 );
 
 test.beforeEach(async ({ baseURL, context, page }) => {
diff --git a/e2e/specs/real/email-login-from-other-options.spec.ts b/e2e/specs/real/email-login-from-other-options.spec.ts
index 3e27fae5..101bf1c3 100644
--- a/e2e/specs/real/email-login-from-other-options.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/specs/real/email-login-from-other-options.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { expect, test } from "@playwright/test";
 
 import {
+  defaultCharacterChatUrl,
   enterChatFromSplash,
   submitEmailLogin,
   switchToEmailSignIn,
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ test.describe("pre-release email login smoke", () => {
     page,
   }) => {
     await enterChatFromSplash(page, {
-      expectedUrl: /\/chat(?:\?.*)?$/,
+      expectedUrl: defaultCharacterChatUrl,
       timeout: 20_000,
       waitUntil: "domcontentloaded",
     });
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ test.describe("pre-release email login smoke", () => {
 
     await switchToEmailSignIn(page);
     await submitEmailLogin(page, {
-      expectedUrl: /\/chat(?:\?.*)?$/,
+      expectedUrl: defaultCharacterChatUrl,
       waitForRequest: false,
       urlTimeout: 20_000,
     });