diff --git a/docs/design/session.md b/docs/design/session.md
index 823c17b..b930af4 100644
--- a/docs/design/session.md
+++ b/docs/design/session.md
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ Welcome не трогаем, версию не бампим. Глобальны
 
 - пауза, скорость, пропуск пустого времени — кадр сокета игнорируется (не закрывает соединение);
 - удалить, нанять, назначить, сменить правила, закрепить урок — HTTP `403` `not-owner`;
+- генерировать портреты — **можно**: пресеты лежат на школе, модель одна и та же;
 - видеть вкладку «Управление» — клиент её не монтирует. Карта и люди — да, карточка — да.
 
 Хозяин, который смотрит свою, ничего не теряет. Несколько гостей на одну школу — несколько
diff --git a/docs/phases/39-school-owners.md b/docs/phases/39-school-owners.md
index 541e896..757e572 100644
--- a/docs/phases/39-school-owners.md
+++ b/docs/phases/39-school-owners.md
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
       `others` — чужие и бесхозные (`owner` имя или `null`). Карточка школы несёт `mine`
 - [ ] Welcome.`MaxSchools` — слоты игрока (байт тот же, смысл новый)
 - [ ] Мутации чужой — HTTP `403` `not-owner`. Бесхозную может удалить любой залогиненный.
-      `OpenSchool` — всем с сессией. Пауза / скорость / пропуск от гостя до работника не доходят
+      `OpenSchool` — всем с сессией. Пауза / скорость / пропуск от гостя до работника не доходят.
+      **Исключение:** `POST .../portrait` — гость генерирует теми же пресетами школы; это не управление
 - [ ] Меню: блок «Мои» и блок «Чужие». У бесхозной в чужих — удалить, у чужой с хозяином — нет
 - [ ] Внутри чужой школы нет вкладки «Управление» и нет кнопок часов (пауза, скорость, пропуск).
       Карта и люди остаются
diff --git a/docs/protocol.md b/docs/protocol.md
index 9e56979..1df2394 100644
--- a/docs/protocol.md
+++ b/docs/protocol.md
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ Body:
   "map": null,
   "countryId": "Russia",
   "nativeLanguage": null,
-  "seed": null
+  "seed": null,
+  "portraitSettings": null
 }
 ```
 
@@ -178,6 +179,10 @@ the same catalog. Omit `map` (or send `null`) to use that pack set's default lay
 one from the school seed. An id that is not in the country returns `400` `unknown-native-language`.
 `seed` is an optional integer. Send it to reproduce a known school; omit it (or send `null`) and
 the server rolls one. Existing saves keep the seed already stored in the people file.
+`portraitSettings` is the SwarmUI preset file for **this** school (same shape as
+`GET /api/settings/swarmui`). Omit it (or send `null`) to copy the server template at create.
+Invalid presets return `400` `invalid-portrait-settings`. Generation later uses this copy, not
+the global file, so a guest watching the school draws with the same model.
 
 | Status | Meaning |
 | --- | --- |
@@ -191,6 +196,7 @@ the server rolls one. Existing saves keep the seed already stored in the people
 | `400` `invalid-catalog` | The selected packs could not be loaded. |
 | `400` `unknown-country` | `countryId` is not a placeable `CountryDef` in those packs. |
 | `400` `unknown-native-language` | `nativeLanguage` is not in that country's `nativeLanguages`. |
+| `400` `invalid-portrait-settings` | `portraitSettings` failed validation (empty presets, bad age rule, out of range). |
 | `409` `school-limit-reached` | `maxSchools` schools already exist. |
 
 Failures are RFC 7807 problem details with an extra `code` field — that is what the UI switches on.
@@ -470,14 +476,15 @@ so the client can disable generate buttons and show reachability without trying
 
 ### `GET /api/settings/swarmui`
 
-Returns the editable SwarmUI preset file (`swarmui.json`): named presets (model, steps, sampler,
-LoRA lists, per-kind sizes/prompts), `activePresetId` and `ageRules` mapping age bands to presets.
-Portrait generation resolves the preset from the person's age before building the prompt.
+Returns the **default** SwarmUI preset template (`swarmui.json`): named presets (model, steps,
+sampler, LoRA lists, per-kind sizes/prompts), `activePresetId` and `ageRules`. A new school copies
+this into its save as `portraitSettings`. Living schools generate from that copy, not from this
+file.
 
 ### `PUT /api/settings/swarmui`
 
-Replaces the preset file after validation. Invalid preset ids, age rules or numeric ranges return
-`400` `invalid-body`. Changes apply immediately to new portrait generations.
+Replaces the default template after validation. Invalid preset ids, age rules or numeric ranges
+return `400` `invalid-body`. Already-created schools keep the copy they were created with.
 
 ### `GET /api/settings/swarmui/discovery`
 
diff --git a/src/HSchool.Client/src/i18n/strings.ts b/src/HSchool.Client/src/i18n/strings.ts
index 974f306..9f793d4 100644
--- a/src/HSchool.Client/src/i18n/strings.ts
+++ b/src/HSchool.Client/src/i18n/strings.ts
@@ -466,10 +466,6 @@ const en: Messages = {
   editPortraitPresets: 'Configure models',
   portraitPresetsHint: 'The model and prompts will be stored with this school.',
   portraitPresetsEdited: 'Set for this school.',
-  portraitPresets: 'Portrait presets',
-  editPortraitPresets: 'Configure models',
-  portraitPresetsHint: 'The model and prompts will be stored with this school.',
-  portraitPresetsEdited: 'Set for this school.',
   schoolSeed: 'Seed {seed}',
   schoolSeedLabel: 'Seed',
   schoolSeedHint: 'Optional. A shared seed recreates the same people; leave blank to roll one.',
diff --git a/src/HSchool.Client/src/net/api.ts b/src/HSchool.Client/src/net/api.ts
index e022f1e..db2a74d 100644
--- a/src/HSchool.Client/src/net/api.ts
+++ b/src/HSchool.Client/src/net/api.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export interface CreateSchoolOptions {
   readonly countryId?: string;
   readonly nativeLanguage?: string;
   readonly seed?: number;
+  readonly portraitSettings?: SwarmUiSettingsFile;
 }
 
 export async function createSchool(
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ export async function createSchool(
       countryId: extras.countryId ?? null,
       nativeLanguage: extras.nativeLanguage ?? null,
       seed: extras.seed ?? null,
+      portraitSettings: extras.portraitSettings ?? null,
     }),
   });
 }
diff --git a/src/HSchool.Client/src/ui/createSchoolDialog.test.ts b/src/HSchool.Client/src/ui/createSchoolDialog.test.ts
index 0b7307b..ae30d77 100644
--- a/src/HSchool.Client/src/ui/createSchoolDialog.test.ts
+++ b/src/HSchool.Client/src/ui/createSchoolDialog.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import {
   fetchCatalog,
   fetchMods,
+  fetchSwarmUiSettings,
   type CatalogResponse,
   type MapLayout,
   type School,
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ vi.mock('../net/api.ts', async (importOriginal) => {
     ...actual,
     fetchCatalog: vi.fn(),
     fetchMods: vi.fn(),
+    fetchSwarmUiSettings: vi.fn(),
   };
 });
 
@@ -108,6 +110,31 @@ describe('createSchoolDialog', () => {
       { id: 'example', required: false, label: 'Example', version: '1.0', requires: ['core'] },
     ]);
     vi.mocked(fetchCatalog).mockResolvedValue(catalog());
+    vi.mocked(fetchSwarmUiSettings).mockReset();
+    vi.mocked(fetchSwarmUiSettings).mockResolvedValue({
+      activePresetId: 'default',
+      presets: [
+        {
+          id: 'default',
+          label: 'Default',
+          model: 'template.safetensors',
+          steps: 4,
+          cfgScale: 1,
+          clipSkip: 1,
+          sampler: 'euler',
+          scheduler: 'normal',
+          seed: -1,
+          positive: 'base',
+          negative: 'neg',
+          positiveLoras: [],
+          negativeLoras: [],
+          avatar: { width: 512, height: 512, positive: '' },
+          custom: { width: 512, height: 512, positive: '' },
+          fullBody: { width: 512, height: 512, positive: '' },
+        },
+      ],
+      ageRules: [],
+    });
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
@@ -291,4 +318,22 @@ describe('map reset from the create editor', () => {
     await vi.waitFor(() => expect(hint?.textContent).toBe(t('mapDefaultHint')));
     void opened;
   });
+
+  it('shows a portrait-preset button that stores settings on the school', async () => {
+    const opened = createSchoolDialog({
+      defaultStartDate: new Date('2024-09-01T00:00:00.000Z'),
+      suggestName: async () => 'North',
+      create: async () => school(),
+    });
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(fetchCatalog).toHaveBeenCalled());
+    const dialog = document.querySelector('dialog');
+    if (dialog === null) {
+      throw new Error('create dialog is missing');
+    }
+
+    const presets = byText(dialog, 'button', t('editPortraitPresets'));
+    expect(presets.nextElementSibling?.textContent).toBe(t('portraitPresetsHint'));
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(fetchSwarmUiSettings).toHaveBeenCalled());
+    void opened;
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/HSchool.Client/src/ui/createSchoolDialog.ts b/src/HSchool.Client/src/ui/createSchoolDialog.ts
index 2ea5fda..48ab2af 100644
--- a/src/HSchool.Client/src/ui/createSchoolDialog.ts
+++ b/src/HSchool.Client/src/ui/createSchoolDialog.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ import {
   ApiError,
   fetchCatalog,
   fetchMods,
+  fetchSwarmUiSettings,
   type CatalogResponse,
   type CreateSchoolOptions as CreateExtras,
   type MapLayout,
   type School,
+  type SwarmUiSettingsFile,
 } from '../net/api.ts';
 import { fromDateAndTimeInputs, toDateAndTimeInputs } from '../format/gameTime.ts';
 import { getLocale } from '../i18n/locale.ts';
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ import { t } from '../i18n/strings.ts';
 import { el } from './dom.ts';
 import { mapEditorDialog } from './mapEditorDialog.ts';
 import { Modal } from './modal.ts';
+import { swarmUiSettingsDialog } from './swarmUiSettingsDialog.ts';
 
 interface CreateSchoolOptions {
   /** Prefilled start of the school year, straight from the server config. */
@@ -34,6 +37,8 @@ export function createSchoolDialog(options: CreateSchoolOptions): Promise<School
   let currentMap: MapLayout | null = null;
   let countryId: string | null = null;
   let nativeLanguageId: string | null = null;
+  let portraitSettings: SwarmUiSettingsFile | null = null;
+  let portraitEdited = false;
 
   const modsField = el('div', { class: 'field' });
   const modsLabel = el('span', { class: 'field__label' });
@@ -80,6 +85,16 @@ export function createSchoolDialog(options: CreateSchoolOptions): Promise<School
     el('div', { class: 'field__row' }, editMapButton, mapHint),
   );
 
+  const presetsLabel = el('span', { class: 'field__label' });
+  const presetsButton = el('button', { class: 'button', type: 'button' });
+  const presetsHint = el('p', { class: 'hint' });
+  const presetsField = el(
+    'div',
+    { class: 'field' },
+    presetsLabel,
+    el('div', { class: 'field__row' }, presetsButton, presetsHint),
+  );
+
   const nameInput = el('input', { class: 'input', type: 'text' });
   nameInput.maxLength = 40;
   nameInput.required = true;
@@ -113,6 +128,7 @@ export function createSchoolDialog(options: CreateSchoolOptions): Promise<School
     countryField,
     nativeField,
     mapField,
+    presetsField,
     seedField,
     error,
     el('div', { class: 'dialog__actions' }, cancelButton, submitButton),
@@ -127,6 +143,7 @@ export function createSchoolDialog(options: CreateSchoolOptions): Promise<School
     randomButton.toggleAttribute('disabled', value);
     nativeRandomButton.toggleAttribute('disabled', value || languagesOf(catalog, countryId).length <= 1);
     editMapButton.toggleAttribute('disabled', waiting);
+    presetsButton.toggleAttribute('disabled', waiting);
     seedInput.toggleAttribute('disabled', value);
   };
 
@@ -135,6 +152,10 @@ export function createSchoolDialog(options: CreateSchoolOptions): Promise<School
     error.hidden = false;
   };
 
+  const paintPresetsHint = (): void => {
+    presetsHint.textContent = portraitEdited ? t('portraitPresetsEdited') : t('portraitPresetsHint');
+  };
+
   const paintMapHint = (): void => {
     if (catalog === null || currentMap === null) {
       mapHint.textContent = '';
@@ -253,6 +274,9 @@ export function createSchoolDialog(options: CreateSchoolOptions): Promise<School
     startLabel.textContent = t('gameStart');
     mapLabel.textContent = t('mapEditorTitle');
     editMapButton.textContent = t('editMap');
+    presetsLabel.textContent = t('portraitPresets');
+    presetsButton.textContent = t('editPortraitPresets');
+    paintPresetsHint();
     nameInput.placeholder = t('schoolNamePlaceholder');
     randomButton.textContent = t('randomName');
     randomButton.title = t('randomNameTitle');
@@ -279,6 +303,23 @@ export function createSchoolDialog(options: CreateSchoolOptions): Promise<School
     });
   });
 
+  presetsButton.addEventListener('click', () => {
+    if (busy) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    void swarmUiSettingsDialog(portraitSettings ?? undefined).then((next) => {
+      if (next === null) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      portraitSettings = next;
+      portraitEdited = true;
+      paintPresetsHint();
+      presetsButton.focus();
+    });
+  });
+
   nativeRandomButton.addEventListener('click', () => {
     if (busy || catalog === null) {
       return;
@@ -335,6 +376,7 @@ export function createSchoolDialog(options: CreateSchoolOptions): Promise<School
         countryId: countryId ?? undefined,
         nativeLanguage: nativeLanguageId ?? undefined,
         seed: seed ?? undefined,
+        portraitSettings: portraitSettings ?? undefined,
       })
       .then((school) => modal.close(school))
       .catch((reason: unknown) => {
@@ -345,6 +387,15 @@ export function createSchoolDialog(options: CreateSchoolOptions): Promise<School
 
   modal.element.append(title, form);
   void paintMods();
+  void fetchSwarmUiSettings()
+    .then((settings) => {
+      if (portraitSettings === null) {
+        portraitSettings = settings;
+      }
+    })
+    .catch(() => {
+      /* Server copies swarmui.json at create if the form sends nothing. */
+    });
 
   return modal.open(nameInput);
 }
@@ -405,6 +456,8 @@ function describe(reason: unknown): string {
       return t('errorUnknownCountry');
     case 'unknown-native-language':
       return t('errorUnknownNativeLanguage');
+    case 'invalid-portrait-settings':
+      return t('errorInvalidPortraitSettings');
     default:
       return reason.message;
   }
diff --git a/src/HSchool.Client/src/ui/mainMenu.ts b/src/HSchool.Client/src/ui/mainMenu.ts
index 1aefd8d..0140f84 100644
--- a/src/HSchool.Client/src/ui/mainMenu.ts
+++ b/src/HSchool.Client/src/ui/mainMenu.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import { schoolWord, t } from '../i18n/strings.ts';
 import { el } from './dom.ts';
 import { confirmDialog } from './confirmDialog.ts';
 import { createSchoolDialog } from './createSchoolDialog.ts';
-import { swarmUiSettingsDialog } from './swarmUiSettingsDialog.ts';
 import { SchoolCard } from './schoolCard.ts';
 
 interface MainMenuOptions {
@@ -37,10 +36,6 @@ export class MainMenu {
     class: 'button button--primary',
     type: 'button',
   });
-  private readonly settingsButton = el('button', {
-    class: 'button',
-    type: 'button',
-  });
   private readonly logoutButton = el('button', {
     class: 'button',
     type: 'button',
@@ -57,7 +52,6 @@ export class MainMenu {
 
   constructor(private readonly options: MainMenuOptions) {
     this.createButton.addEventListener('click', () => void this.openCreateDialog());
-    this.settingsButton.addEventListener('click', () => void swarmUiSettingsDialog());
     this.logoutButton.addEventListener('click', () => this.options.onLogout());
     this.status.hidden = true;
 
@@ -66,7 +60,7 @@ export class MainMenu {
         'header',
         { class: 'screen__header' },
         this.title,
-        el('div', { class: 'screen__actions' }, this.logoutButton, this.settingsButton, this.createButton),
+        el('div', { class: 'screen__actions' }, this.logoutButton, this.createButton),
       ),
       this.limitHint,
       this.status,
@@ -85,7 +79,6 @@ export class MainMenu {
   localize(): void {
     this.title.textContent = t('schoolsTitle');
     this.createButton.textContent = t('createSchool');
-    this.settingsButton.textContent = t('settings');
     this.logoutButton.textContent = t('sessionLogout');
     this.emptyHint.textContent = t('emptySchools');
 
diff --git a/src/HSchool.Client/src/ui/swarmUiSettingsDialog.ts b/src/HSchool.Client/src/ui/swarmUiSettingsDialog.ts
index 75cc64b..1a0cba9 100644
--- a/src/HSchool.Client/src/ui/swarmUiSettingsDialog.ts
+++ b/src/HSchool.Client/src/ui/swarmUiSettingsDialog.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import {
-  ApiError,
   fetchGameStatus,
   fetchSwarmUiDiscovery,
   fetchSwarmUiSettings,
-  saveSwarmUiSettings,
   type SwarmUiDiscovery,
   type SwarmUiLoraEntry,
   type SwarmUiPresetDefinition,
@@ -13,8 +11,8 @@ import { t } from '../i18n/strings.ts';
 import { el } from './dom.ts';
 import { Modal } from './modal.ts';
 
-export function swarmUiSettingsDialog(): Promise<boolean> {
-  const modal = new Modal<boolean>(false);
+export function swarmUiSettingsDialog(initial?: SwarmUiSettingsFile): Promise<SwarmUiSettingsFile | null> {
+  const modal = new Modal<SwarmUiSettingsFile | null>(null);
   const error = el('p', { class: 'dialog__error' });
   error.hidden = true;
 
@@ -28,7 +26,7 @@ export function swarmUiSettingsDialog(): Promise<boolean> {
   let discovery: SwarmUiDiscovery = { connected: false, models: [], loras: [], samplers: [], schedulers: [] };
   let editingPresetId = '';
 
-  const cancelButton = el('button', { class: 'button', type: 'button', onClick: () => modal.close(false) });
+  const cancelButton = el('button', { class: 'button', type: 'button', onClick: () => modal.close(null) });
   const saveButton = el('button', { class: 'button button--primary', type: 'submit' });
   const addPresetButton = el('button', { class: 'button button--small', type: 'button' });
   const addAgeRuleButton = el('button', { class: 'button button--small', type: 'button' });
@@ -116,7 +114,7 @@ export function swarmUiSettingsDialog(): Promise<boolean> {
     localize();
     try {
       const [settings, gameStatus, lists] = await Promise.all([
-        fetchSwarmUiSettings(),
+        initial === undefined ? fetchSwarmUiSettings() : Promise.resolve(structuredClone(initial)),
         fetchGameStatus(),
         fetchSwarmUiDiscovery(),
       ]);
@@ -153,14 +151,7 @@ export function swarmUiSettingsDialog(): Promise<boolean> {
     syncActivePresetFromForm();
     saveButton.disabled = true;
     error.hidden = true;
-    try {
-      await saveSwarmUiSettings(config);
-      modal.close(true);
-    } catch (err) {
-      showError(err instanceof ApiError ? err.message : t('settingsSaveFailed'));
-    } finally {
-      saveButton.disabled = false;
-    }
+    modal.close(structuredClone(config));
   }
 
   function showError(message: string): void {
diff --git a/src/HSchool.Server/Api/SchoolEndpoints.cs b/src/HSchool.Server/Api/SchoolEndpoints.cs
index b269c1a..d817e97 100644
--- a/src/HSchool.Server/Api/SchoolEndpoints.cs
+++ b/src/HSchool.Server/Api/SchoolEndpoints.cs
@@ -48,6 +48,20 @@ internal static class SchoolEndpoints
             GameCommandQueue commands,
             CancellationToken cancellationToken) =>
         {
+            SwarmUiConfigFile? portraitSettings = null;
+            if (request.PortraitSettings is not null)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    request.PortraitSettings.Validate();
+                    portraitSettings = SwarmUiConfigFile.Clone(request.PortraitSettings);
+                }
+                catch (InvalidOperationException ex)
+                {
+                    return Problem(StatusCodes.Status400BadRequest, "invalid-portrait-settings", ex.Message);
+                }
+            }
+
             var command = new GameCommand.CreateSchool(
                 request.Name ?? string.Empty,
                 DateTime.SpecifyKind(request.StartDate, DateTimeKind.Utc),
@@ -56,6 +70,7 @@ internal static class SchoolEndpoints
                 request.CountryId,
                 request.NativeLanguage,
                 request.Seed,
+                portraitSettings,
                 NewCompletion<SchoolCreationOutcome>());
             commands.Enqueue(command);
 
@@ -802,7 +817,8 @@ internal sealed record CreateSchoolRequest(
     MapLayout? Map,
     string? CountryId,
     string? NativeLanguage,
-    int? Seed);
+    int? Seed,
+    SwarmUiConfigFile? PortraitSettings);
 
 internal sealed record SchoolResponse(
     int Id,
diff --git a/src/HSchool.Server/Api/SettingsEndpoints.cs b/src/HSchool.Server/Api/SettingsEndpoints.cs
index 68b0a9e..d622084 100644
--- a/src/HSchool.Server/Api/SettingsEndpoints.cs
+++ b/src/HSchool.Server/Api/SettingsEndpoints.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ internal static class SettingsEndpoints
     {
         var settings = endpoints.MapGroup("/api/settings");
 
+        // Default template copied into a new school. Living schools generate from their own copy.
         settings.MapGet("/swarmui", (SwarmUiSettingsStore store) => Results.Ok(store.Current))
             .WithName("GetSwarmUiSettings");
 
diff --git a/src/HSchool.Server/Game/GameCommand.cs b/src/HSchool.Server/Game/GameCommand.cs
index e1e2f0c..5b41203 100644
--- a/src/HSchool.Server/Game/GameCommand.cs
+++ b/src/HSchool.Server/Game/GameCommand.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ internal abstract record GameCommand
         string? CountryId,
         string? NativeLanguage,
         int? Seed,
+        SwarmUiConfigFile? PortraitSettings,
         TaskCompletionSource<SchoolCreationOutcome> Result) : GameCommand;
 
     internal sealed record DeleteSchool(int SchoolId, TaskCompletionSource<bool> Result) : GameCommand;
diff --git a/src/HSchool.Server/Game/GameLoopService.cs b/src/HSchool.Server/Game/GameLoopService.cs
index 3fd69cd..8ffe170 100644
--- a/src/HSchool.Server/Game/GameLoopService.cs
+++ b/src/HSchool.Server/Game/GameLoopService.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ internal sealed class GameLoopService(
     GameMetrics metrics,
     SchoolStore store,
     ModContent mods,
+    SwarmUiSettingsStore swarmSettings,
     ILoggerFactory loggerFactory,
     ILogger<GameLoopService> logger) : BackgroundService
 {
@@ -61,6 +62,20 @@ internal sealed class GameLoopService(
         }
     }
 
+    /// <summary>Create-time SwarmUI copy for this living school, or null on older saves.</summary>
+    public SwarmUiConfigFile? PortraitSettingsOf(int schoolId)
+    {
+        foreach (var worker in Volatile.Read(ref _publishedWorkers))
+        {
+            if (worker.Id == schoolId)
+            {
+                return worker.PortraitSettings;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Menu-style read of one school's published roster and frozen catalog. Does not post to the
     /// mailbox — the list is HTTP over a snapshot, the same way the menu reads clocks.
@@ -414,7 +429,21 @@ internal sealed class GameLoopService(
             var nativeLanguage = NativeLanguages.Pick(country.Names, seed, command.NativeLanguage, rollIfOmitted: true);
             var climatePresetId = CountryClimate.Pick(country, seed, rollIfOmitted: true);
 
-            var worker = SpawnWorker(id, normalized, command.StartDate, running: true, ClockSpeed.DefaultIndex, isNew: true, packIds, command.Map, countryId, climatePresetId, nativeLanguage, seed);
+            var portrait = SwarmUiConfigFile.Clone(command.PortraitSettings ?? swarmSettings.Current);
+            var worker = SpawnWorker(
+                id,
+                normalized,
+                command.StartDate,
+                running: true,
+                ClockSpeed.DefaultIndex,
+                isNew: true,
+                packIds,
+                command.Map,
+                countryId,
+                climatePresetId,
+                nativeLanguage,
+                seed,
+                portraitSettings: portrait);
             Track(worker);
             worker.Start();
 
@@ -613,7 +642,8 @@ internal sealed class GameLoopService(
                 save.NativeLanguage,
                 createSeed: null,
                 save.Presence,
-                save.DressRules);
+                save.DressRules,
+                save.PortraitSettings);
             worker.Start();
 
             try
@@ -669,7 +699,8 @@ internal sealed class GameLoopService(
         string? nativeLanguage,
         int? createSeed = null,
         IReadOnlyList<PresenceSnapshot>? presence = null,
-        SchoolDressRules? dressRules = null) =>
+        SchoolDressRules? dressRules = null,
+        SwarmUiConfigFile? portraitSettings = null) =>
         new(
             id,
             name,
@@ -685,6 +716,7 @@ internal sealed class GameLoopService(
             createSeed,
             presence,
             dressRules,
+            portraitSettings,
             _options,
             clients,
             metrics,
diff --git a/src/HSchool.Server/Game/PortraitService.cs b/src/HSchool.Server/Game/PortraitService.cs
index f4992a9..9bc4ad1 100644
--- a/src/HSchool.Server/Game/PortraitService.cs
+++ b/src/HSchool.Server/Game/PortraitService.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ internal sealed class PortraitService(
     SchoolStore store,
     SwarmUiClient swarm,
     SwarmUiSettingsStore settingsStore,
+    GameLoopService loop,
     GameCommandQueue commands,
     ILogger<PortraitService> logger)
 {
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ internal sealed class PortraitService(
             return PortraitPromptBuildResult.UnknownSchool;
         }
 
-        var profile = settingsStore.Resolve(outcome.Card.Age, kind);
+        var profile = ConfigFor(schoolId).Resolve(outcome.Card.Age, kind);
         var (positive, negative) = PortraitPromptBuilder.Build(outcome.Card, profile, kind, resolved);
         return PortraitPromptBuildResult.Succeeded(
             kind,
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ internal sealed class PortraitService(
             return PortraitGenerationResult.UnknownSchool;
         }
 
-        var profile = settingsStore.Resolve(outcome.Card.Age, kind);
+        var profile = ConfigFor(schoolId).Resolve(outcome.Card.Age, kind);
         var (positive, negative) = PortraitPromptBuilder.Build(outcome.Card, profile, kind, promptExtra);
 
         try
@@ -155,6 +156,9 @@ internal sealed class PortraitService(
         }
     }
 
+    private SwarmUiConfigFile ConfigFor(int schoolId) =>
+        loop.PortraitSettingsOf(schoolId) ?? settingsStore.Current;
+
     private async Task<PersonCardResult> LookupPersonAsync(
         int schoolId,
         string personId,
diff --git a/src/HSchool.Server/Game/SchoolStore.cs b/src/HSchool.Server/Game/SchoolStore.cs
index 6ca6c6f..36eff91 100644
--- a/src/HSchool.Server/Game/SchoolStore.cs
+++ b/src/HSchool.Server/Game/SchoolStore.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ internal sealed class SchoolSave
     public IReadOnlyList<PresenceSnapshot>? Presence { get; init; }
 
     public SchoolDressRules? DressRules { get; init; }
+
+    /// <summary>Portrait presets copied at create. Generation reads this, not the global template.</summary>
+    public SwarmUiConfigFile? PortraitSettings { get; init; }
 }
 
 /// <summary>Allocates school ids that survive a process restart.</summary>
@@ -172,6 +175,7 @@ internal sealed class SchoolStore
                     NativeLanguage = save.NativeLanguage,
                     Presence = save.Presence,
                     DressRules = save.DressRules,
+                    PortraitSettings = save.PortraitSettings,
                 });
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
diff --git a/src/HSchool.Server/Game/SchoolWorker.cs b/src/HSchool.Server/Game/SchoolWorker.cs
index 699e872..3d4cdff 100644
--- a/src/HSchool.Server/Game/SchoolWorker.cs
+++ b/src/HSchool.Server/Game/SchoolWorker.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ internal sealed class SchoolWorker
     private readonly int? _createSeed;
     private readonly IReadOnlyList<PresenceSnapshot>? _savedPresence;
     private readonly SchoolDressRules? _savedDressRules;
+    private readonly SwarmUiConfigFile? _portraitSettings;
     private readonly Action<int> _onFailed;
 
     private readonly int _id;
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ internal sealed class SchoolWorker
         int? createSeed,
         IReadOnlyList<PresenceSnapshot>? savedPresence,
         SchoolDressRules? savedDressRules,
+        SwarmUiConfigFile? portraitSettings,
         SimulationOptions options,
         ClientRegistry clients,
         GameMetrics metrics,
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ internal sealed class SchoolWorker
         _createSeed = createSeed;
         _savedPresence = savedPresence;
         _savedDressRules = savedDressRules;
+        _portraitSettings = portraitSettings;
         _options = options;
         _clients = clients;
         _metrics = metrics;
@@ -113,6 +116,9 @@ internal sealed class SchoolWorker
     /// <summary>Last clock the worker published. Menu requests read this; the live school stays here.</summary>
     public SchoolState Snapshot => Volatile.Read(ref _snapshot);
 
+    /// <summary>Presets copied at create. Null on older saves — generation then uses the global template.</summary>
+    public SwarmUiConfigFile? PortraitSettings => _portraitSettings;
+
     /// <summary>Last roster composition. Published like <see cref="Snapshot"/>; needs live on entities.</summary>
     public Roster? RosterSnapshot => Volatile.Read(ref _rosterSnapshot);
 
@@ -1000,6 +1006,21 @@ internal sealed class SchoolWorker
         return generated;
     }
 
+    private static void RequireKnownApparel(DefCatalog catalog, Roster roster, ApplicantPool applicants)
+    {
+        foreach (var person in roster.People.Concat(applicants.Applicants.Select(row => row.Person)))
+        {
+            foreach (var item in person.Items)
+            {
+                if (!catalog.Things.TryGetValue(item.Def, out var def) || def.Abstract)
+                {
+                    throw new SchoolContentUnavailableException(
+                        $"School roster references unusable thing '{item.Def}'.");
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private static string? ResolveCountryId(DefCatalog catalog, string? requested)
     {
         if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(requested))
@@ -1055,6 +1076,7 @@ internal sealed class SchoolWorker
                 NativeLanguage = _nativeLanguage,
                 Presence = school.CapturePresence(),
                 DressRules = school.DressRules,
+                PortraitSettings = _portraitSettings,
             });
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
diff --git a/src/HSchool.Server/Game/SwarmUiSettingsStore.cs b/src/HSchool.Server/Game/SwarmUiSettingsStore.cs
index d825ddd..3184de9 100644
--- a/src/HSchool.Server/Game/SwarmUiSettingsStore.cs
+++ b/src/HSchool.Server/Game/SwarmUiSettingsStore.cs
@@ -233,6 +233,33 @@ internal sealed class SwarmUiConfigFile
             Presets = [SwarmUiPresetDefinition.CreateDefault(), SwarmUiPresetDefinition.CreateChild()],
             AgeRules = [new SwarmUiAgeRule { MinAge = 6, MaxAge = 11, PresetId = "child" }],
         };
+
+    public static SwarmUiConfigFile Clone(SwarmUiConfigFile source)
+    {
+        var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(source, CloneJson);
+        var copy = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<SwarmUiConfigFile>(json, CloneJson) ?? CreateDefault();
+        copy.Model = null;
+        copy.Steps = null;
+        copy.CfgScale = null;
+        copy.ClipSkip = null;
+        copy.Sampler = null;
+        copy.Scheduler = null;
+        copy.Seed = null;
+        copy.Positive = null;
+        copy.Negative = null;
+        copy.Avatar = null;
+        copy.Custom = null;
+        copy.FullBody = null;
+        copy.NormalizeAfterLoad();
+        return copy;
+    }
+
+    private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions CloneJson = new()
+    {
+        PropertyNamingPolicy = JsonNamingPolicy.CamelCase,
+        PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true,
+        DefaultIgnoreCondition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingNull,
+    };
 }
 
 internal sealed class SwarmUiPresetDefinition
diff --git a/tests/HSchool.AppHost.Tests/PortraitApiTests.cs b/tests/HSchool.AppHost.Tests/PortraitApiTests.cs
index f36c34c..050543e 100644
--- a/tests/HSchool.AppHost.Tests/PortraitApiTests.cs
+++ b/tests/HSchool.AppHost.Tests/PortraitApiTests.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Http.Json;
+using System.Text.Json;
 
 namespace HSchool.AppHost.Tests;
 
@@ -104,6 +105,40 @@ public class PortraitApiTests(AppHostFixture fixture)
         Assert.False(string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(settings.ActivePresetId));
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task CreateSchool_CopiesPortraitSettingsIntoTheSave()
+    {
+        using var client = fixture.App.CreateHttpClient("server");
+        await SchoolApiTests.ResetAsync(client);
+        var school = await SchoolApiTests.CreateAsync(client, "Пресеты школы", Start);
+        var directory = await SavesDirectoryAsync(client);
+        var json = await File.ReadAllTextAsync(
+            Path.Combine(directory, $"{school.Id}.json"),
+            TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+        using var document = JsonDocument.Parse(json);
+        Assert.True(document.RootElement.TryGetProperty("portraitSettings", out var presets));
+        Assert.True(presets.TryGetProperty("presets", out var list));
+        Assert.True(list.GetArrayLength() > 0);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task CreateSchool_RejectsEmptyPortraitPresets()
+    {
+        using var client = fixture.App.CreateHttpClient("server");
+        await SchoolApiTests.ResetAsync(client);
+        using var response = await client.PostAsJsonAsync(
+            "/api/schools",
+            new
+            {
+                name = "Плохие пресеты",
+                startDate = Start,
+                portraitSettings = new { activePresetId = "missing", presets = Array.Empty<object>(), ageRules = Array.Empty<object>() },
+            },
+            TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+        Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.BadRequest, response.StatusCode);
+        Assert.Equal("invalid-portrait-settings", await SchoolApiTests.ProblemCodeAsync(response));
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task DeleteSchool_RemovesPortraitDirectory()
     {
diff --git a/tests/HSchool.AppHost.Tests/SchoolApiTests.cs b/tests/HSchool.AppHost.Tests/SchoolApiTests.cs
index 8dc8a4c..5606d30 100644
--- a/tests/HSchool.AppHost.Tests/SchoolApiTests.cs
+++ b/tests/HSchool.AppHost.Tests/SchoolApiTests.cs
@@ -659,7 +659,15 @@ public class SchoolApiTests(AppHostFixture fixture)
         return payload.Path;
     }
 
-    private sealed record SchoolSaveFile(string? CountryId, string? ClimatePresetId, string? NativeLanguage);
+    private sealed record SchoolSaveFile(
+        string? CountryId,
+        string? ClimatePresetId,
+        string? NativeLanguage,
+        SwarmUiSaveFile? PortraitSettings);
+
+    private sealed record SwarmUiSaveFile(string? ActivePresetId, IReadOnlyList<SwarmUiPresetSave>? Presets);
+
+    private sealed record SwarmUiPresetSave(string? Id, string? Model);
 
     internal static readonly object SimpleCustomMap = new
     {
diff --git a/tests/HSchool.Server.Tests/SwarmUiSettingsStoreTests.cs b/tests/HSchool.Server.Tests/SwarmUiSettingsStoreTests.cs
index 463ff28..1bc329d 100644
--- a/tests/HSchool.Server.Tests/SwarmUiSettingsStoreTests.cs
+++ b/tests/HSchool.Server.Tests/SwarmUiSettingsStoreTests.cs
@@ -40,4 +40,18 @@ public class SwarmUiSettingsStoreTests
         Assert.Equal("legacy.safetensors", config.Presets[0].Model);
         Assert.Equal(12, config.Presets[0].Steps);
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Clone_IsIndependentOfTheSource()
+    {
+        var source = SwarmUiConfigFile.CreateDefault();
+        source.Presets[0].Model = "mutated.safetensors";
+
+        var copy = SwarmUiConfigFile.Clone(source);
+        copy.Presets[0].Model = "other.safetensors";
+
+        Assert.Equal("mutated.safetensors", source.Presets[0].Model);
+        Assert.Equal("other.safetensors", copy.Presets[0].Model);
+        Assert.Equal(source.ActivePresetId, copy.ActivePresetId);
+    }
 }