gothicsideview Caption: Realistic 2D gothic side-scrolling game artwork with a very subtle micro-pixel finish shows an adult white man aged 24 with short blond spiky hair, light skin and an athletic build climbing a wooden staircase inside a tall candlelit library. He wears a cream linen shirt under a dark leather vest, brown trousers and laced boots, and carries a thick red book under his right arm. He is at the lower right of center, full body, about a quarter of the image height, stepping up toward the left. The staircase zigzags up between three wooden gallery floors with carved railings. Floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, rolling ladders, a reading desk with an open map and iron chandeliers fill the walls. Warm amber candlelight pools around the chandeliers, while the upper corners fade into brown darkness. It is a detailed 2D painting with fine pixel grain in the stone, wood and skin, from a fixed straight side view, with a lot of open wall area.

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