Art style: Echoes.
A low-angle shot from the perspective of the ground looking up at a column of soldiers marching into a deep canyon. The massive rock walls tower over them, creating a claustrophobic feeling. The rising sun is hidden, casting only a dim, blue-toned light. The soldiers' breath forms visible puffs of steam in the frigid air.
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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 "Echoes" style. Match the lighting grammar, material response, colour science, level of realism / stylisation, line weight, and shading model typical of "Echoes". 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 "Echoes" idiom, not in any other medium.
Character appearance reference (MUST match exactly):
- Commander Kael: A middle-aged man with deep-set, tired eyes and a face weathered by wind and frost. He has salt-and-pepper stubble and a heavy brow. His expression is one of hollow realization and grim despair. The background is a stark, snowy mountain pass under a dim, pre-dawn light. His features are sharp and etched with the lines of leadership and recent trauma.
