Vecchia sumerica cieca con bastone serpente – character design

Character design sheet of Nin-shita, mysterious blind old Sumerian woman guide, 75 years old apparent age, short hunched build 1.55m tall, deeply wrinkled face like dried earth with sharp cheekbones, COMPLETELY WHITE MILKY EYES BLIND with tiny glowing golden dots in center of each pupil only visible up close, long aquiline nose with small wart near tip, thin cracked lips always curved in enigmatic mysterious smile that does not reach eyes, protruding jaw with few yellowed teeth, dark brown leathery skin like old leather with age spots, three vertical lines tattooed on chin (ambiguous symbol), dirty yellowish-white long hair reaching waist in tight braids adorned with small bird bones animal teeth and clay beads with twigs and dry leaves tangled in it, wearing thick undyed brown wool tunic heavily patched with different colored fabric patches, worn black goat skin cloak with fur still attached and hood almost always pulled up covering head, ancient worn nearly destroyed leather sandals, multiple amulets hanging everywhere (bones stones teeth animal claws), holding twisted black wooden staff 1.7m tall shaped like coiled serpent with skull carved at top showing grinning expression, leather pouch hanging from belt always closed, necklace of wolf teeth and eagle claws intertwined with red thread, braided leather bracelets with small bone bells on wrists (they jingle when she walks), long black dirty fingernails, standing pose facing camera with slight forward lean, enigmatic unreadable mysterious smile, ambiguous expression that could be kind grandmother or sinister witch, dark fantasy style, cinematic lighting with dramatic shadows, full body shot, character reference sheet, authentic Sumerian historical fantasy art, by John Howe and Alan Lee and Brian Froud, 8k --ar 16:9 --style raw --v 6