Art style: photorealistic dark fantasy.
Valerius. Man around 60 years old, silver beard, distinguished and formal. Signet ring on finger. Formal dark court attire. Courtly advisor and hidden antagonist — smile that conceals betrayal. Carries a small vial of cyanide. Silver tray with goblets in Scenes 4–5.
Full-length shot, head to toe — the entire outfit and footwear must be visible. Character standing in a natural relaxed pose, front-facing, face clearly visible. This ONE character is the only subject in the frame — no other people, bystanders or extra characters present. Plain seamless studio background, even soft lighting.
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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 entirely in "photorealistic dark fantasy" style. Match the lighting grammar, material response, colour science, level of realism / stylisation, line weight, and shading model typical of "photorealistic dark fantasy". Keep the subject, composition, camera angle, lighting direction, and colour palette from the description above — but EVERY surface, skin, fabric, material, and environmental element must be rendered in the "photorealistic dark fantasy" idiom, not in any other medium.
