Art style: Dark Comic.
A dramatic shot of Lucius carefully preparing the peacock. He is focused, his movements precise and economical. The raw bird is on a heavy wooden butcher's block. The scene is lit by the flickering firelight, casting long shadows.
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FINAL STYLE ENFORCEMENT (this is the authoritative rendering directive — it overrides any style wording elsewhere in the prompt):
Render this image in the following art style:
dark graphic-novel illustration — gritty comic book art style, heavy black inking, bold outlines, detailed cross-hatching and dramatic shading. Exaggerated character features, intense expressions, deep wrinkles, highly defined musculature. High contrast lighting. Desaturated grim background colors (grays, browns) with stark contrasting pop-color elements. Satirical and edgy atmosphere, masterpiece comic art.
Every surface, skin, fabric, material, and environmental element must be rendered in this idiom.
Character appearance reference (MUST match exactly):
- Lucius: A man in his 40s, Roman, with a stern but focused expression. He has short, dark hair, a light beard, and is dressed in a simple, practical tunic of a Roman cook (plebeian class). His hands are skilled and weathered.
