A compact, hard-bitten man who moves like a shepherd used to winding hills. His armored steps are economical and quiet, as if conserving energy for sudden motion. He keeps his shield slightly tilted across his chest at rest, like a folded map. At closer inspection his armor shows careful personal touches: the mail links are rubbed bright on one side from decades of cleaning, and someone has sewn a small strip of sky-blue cloth to the inside of his pauldron. Unexpectedly, his left forearm bears a faded watercolor painting of a small white boat with a red sail - a whimsical contrast to the utilitarian soldier's gear.