diff --git a/ventures/havre/venice.js b/ventures/havre/venice.js
index 8ce219d..54ee2cc 100644
--- a/ventures/havre/venice.js
+++ b/ventures/havre/venice.js
@@ -261,9 +261,9 @@ export class Venice {
     return { amount: typeof amount === "number" ? amount : null, currency, canConsume: !!(d && d.canConsume) };
   }
 
-  /** Public Venice characters as returned by the API, without a Havre content-category filter. */
-  async characterPage({ search = "", limit = 24, offset = 0, sort = "", tags = "" } = {}) {
-    const q = new URLSearchParams({ limit: String(limit), offset: String(offset) });
+  /** The selected Venice catalog: standard by default, or 18+. This is a search selection, not a permission gate. */
+  async characterPage({ search = "", limit = 24, offset = 0, sort = "", tags = "", adult = false } = {}) {
+    const q = new URLSearchParams({ limit: String(limit), offset: String(offset), isAdult: String(!!adult) });
     if (search) q.set("search", search);
     if (sort) q.set("sortBy", sort);
     if (tags) q.set("tags", tags);