Zhur is a broad-shouldered half-dragon whose burnished gold scales are darkened by fine cinder-streaks along his forearms, jaw, and collarbones. His plate is heavy, carefully maintained, and gilded only at the edges, as if decoration has been permitted but never allowed to interfere with function. He moves with the measured economy of someone accustomed to narrow battlements, always placing his weight where a stone parapet would bear it best. Within a minute of meeting him, people notice that he checks the clasp of his tower shield whenever a door opens behind him. The gesture is automatic, almost gentle, and contrasts with his severe command presence. His most unexpected feature is a quiet, scholarly delicacy in his hands, which turn maps and repair snapped buckles with the care of a jeweler.