vertical close-up portrait, weathered warrior figure filling the frame from chest up with shoulders squared facing slightly left, long jet-black hair in a battle-worn topknot with the binding half-loose and wild strands falling across the face and one eye, the visible eye a deep burning brown with exhaustion and unbroken will as the strongest focal point, strong square jaw with stubble and a fresh cut across the bridge of the nose, lips pressed in a grim line, one hand gripping the handle of a massive bronze sword resting on the shoulder with the wide…
