Novice Soldier

"I have nothing to lose..." Story of an ordinary soldier.
-not all soldiers want to fight the dragons or are willing to sacrifice for the queen. They are ordinary people with an ordinary life-

After he lost his wife and his daughter to the Harathi Centaurus, the man fell into a deep depression. He used to drown his sorrow in liquor and slept on the streets not having anywhere to go.
Without money he needed a job. Only one did accept him- a blacksmith.
The man cleaned the smiths tools and had to carry materials for him.
The blacksmith also "helped" to get rid of the addiction to alcohol, by forcing the man to drink the dirty water from cleaning, when he dared to appear drunk at work. Time passed...

One day a customer of the smith wanted to talk to the man and offered him to join the army. The smith agreed with the customer as a farewell gift the smith gave away a hammer, that had passed through generations in his family.
So he left his town to start training and to become a soldier.
Two things always in mind to keep him going forward. Revenge and the will to protect other families.- but first he needed a haircut.

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I waned to create a look that shows a soldier without special "superpowers", no glowing eyes or wings growing from his back.
As main component I decided to use chain-looking armor with partial plate / iron attached to it.