Art style: Ghibli / Anime-inspired.
Full-length view, the entire figure visible from head to feet, standing upright, figure centered on the Avarayr plain at dawn, distant mist and mountains filling the sides. Vardan Mamikonian, a 5th-century Armenian commander in his forties: olive-toned skin, strong weathered face, dark deep-set eyes, thick black brows, aquiline nose, a full well-groomed black beard streaked with faint grey. Broad-shouldered and battle-hardened, tall and upright. He wears a burnished lamellar iron cuirass over a deep-crimson tunic, a heavy dark-red woolen cloak clasped at the shoulder, layered leather and bronze pauldrons, forearm bracers, a wide belt bearing a straight sheathed sword. A small silver cross hangs at his chest. Sturdy leather riding boots reach his shins. Resolute, noble expression, chin lifted, one hand resting on the sword hilt, cloak stirring in the wind.
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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:
Soft hand-drawn anime illustration, delicate linework, painterly backgrounds, airy natural light, gentle colors, peaceful cinematic storytelling atmosphere.
Every surface, skin, fabric, material, and environmental element must be rendered in this idiom.
