Art style: Y2K Retro.
Philosophical antagonist/ally character reveal: MASTER IMBIR, anthropomorphic ginger root, gnarled like ancient tree root, wearing a deep saffron yellow silk robe. HIS SPACE: Round pavilion within underground market, table covered with maps, rare seeds, ancient manuscripts. LIGHTING: Single warm lamp directly above, dramatic shadows. COMPOSITION: Seated power — he controls this space completely. Avocado standing, slightly diminished. 8K photorealistic, Silk Road merchant meets ancient wizard energy.
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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 "Y2K Retro" style. Match the lighting grammar, material response, colour science, level of realism / stylisation, line weight, and shading model typical of "Y2K Retro". 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 "Y2K Retro" idiom, not in any other medium.
