Thirty-Five-Year-Old Wokou Captain, Full Character Study

This is a thirty-five-year-old Japanese man, a wokou pirate captain, his face sinister as a snake, every contour clearly legible. Narrow phoenix eyes with the outer corners tilted slightly up, the gaze sinister and vicious, the irises deep black, the look carrying a predatory greed and killing intent. A neatly trimmed handlebar moustache, every whisker distinct, its shape symmetrical and elegant. Thick brows sweeping upward, the brow ridge slightly prominent. A straight, strong nose bridge with narrow nostrils, thin lips with the corners turned down, the expression cold as iron. A square jaw with a slightly pointed chin. His skin is a healthy wheat tone with a few shallow scars, traces left by years of campaigning. About 1.75 m tall, his build upright as a pine, shoulders broad, chest thick, waist powerful. His hands have prominent knuckles, thick joints and the calluses of years gripping a blade. On his upper body a deep blue samurai robe, a Japanese wide-sleeved long garment in a heavy cotton-linen fabric, the color a dark deep blue, with a crossed collar cut high, the weave of the crossed panels clearly visible. The sleeves are wide and fall like a waterfall, the cuffs edged with a simple cloth binding. Below, matching deep blue trousers, the legs fairly wide, gathered at the ankle. At his waist a Japanese uchigatana, the edge upward in the samurai manner. The scabbard is deep black with simple cloud carving on the surface. The hilt is wrapped in red cord, the wrapping tight and neat, and the tsuba is brass, shining like gold. On his feet black tabi and straw sandals, the tabi split-toed, the sandal soles woven from rice straw. His black hair is bound with a headband, the band deep red and of moderate width, holding the hair neatly at the back. A neat fringe falls at the forehead, every strand distinct. The overall bearing is that of a sinister, vicious wokou captain, his stance upright and slightly aggressive, both hands resting near the hilt at his waist --v 8