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A character sheet arranged as a strict 3x3 grid: 9 equal square cells separated by thin straight white lines, no gaps, no text, no labels, no numbers, no watermark. Each cell holds one photorealistic head-and-shoulders portrait, face centered, looking at the camera, same soft natural daylight and same muted color grading in every cell, plain neutral grey-beige background, realistic skin texture and pores, documentary photography style, 85mm lens look. Setting: Mesolithic Crimea about 8000 BC. Clothing only animal hides, furs and leather; ornaments of bone, teeth or shells; no metal jewelry, no modern items, no makeup. ALL people are Europoid (Caucasian) in appearance - European facial features like people of the Balkans or the Caucasus, no East Asian, no Central Asian, no Native American features - tanned olive or wind-burned skin, mostly dark hair; grown men have beards. MEN NEVER WEAR BRAIDS: men have loose hair or hair tied back at the nape. Only women have braids. These are steppe horse people, more weathered by wind and sun. Row 1, left to right: (1) warrior captain, 35, long black hair loose to the shoulders held by a leather band, short black beard, old scar on left cheek, wolf-tooth necklace, fur collar, stern; (2) horse master, 45, long black hair tied back at the nape, full black beard, leather headband, fur cloak, steady experienced look; (3) proud woman, 47, regal, two long black braids with a few grey strands, leather headband, wind-weathered face. Row 2: (4) boy, 15, shoulder-length black loose hair, no beard, defiant guarded stare, leather tunic; (5) chief, 47, long grey-black loose hair, full grey-streaked beard, hard shrewd eyes, thick fur cloak; (6) young guide, 25, shoulder-length black loose hair, light stubble, friendly open smile. Row 3: (7) young man, 18, short dark hair, faint first beard, lean, shy honest face; (8) woman, 38, dark braids, lively sharp eyes, leather headband with bone beads; (9) old man, 70, thin long white hair, long white beard, deep wrinkles, wise calm face, sheepskin.