The KratosForge wolf: character sheet

One wolf, everywhere. This sheet fixes the design so that every new image is the same animal. The approved painted references are the storyboard panels; the approved silhouette is the brand emblem. Rules for using the wolf are in the visual style guide.

Design#

Trait	Specification
Build	Large, heavy-shouldered northern wolf. Long legs, deep chest, thick neck ruff. Believable anatomy, heroic proportions (about 10% more mass in the shoulders and ruff than a real wolf).
Fur	Dark blue-black (`#0B1420` into `#1B3664`), steel-blue highlights (`#244A70`) on the ruff, back and tail, warm white (`#F3F5F7`) only on the muzzle, chest and the inside of the ears. Ink lines in the fur direction, painted light on top.
Eyes	Amber-orange (`#F8991C`), a single warm highlight, dark rim. The eyes are the brightest thing in a calm image.
Markings	A darker mask across the eyes, a pale blaze down the chest. No spots, no collar, no scars.
Light	When the forge is in the scene, orange forge light on the muzzle, chest and the near legs; cold blue rim light from the opposite side.
Expression	Calm and intelligent at rest. Determined in motion. The mouth opens for the howl and the snarl only. Never a grin, a wink, a tongue out or a raised eyebrow.
Line	Bold black ink on the silhouette, finer ink inside, crosshatch in the shadows.

Silhouette check#

At 32 px the emblem reads as head, ears and ruff. At any size the wolf is recognizable by the heavy ruff, the long muzzle and the upright ears set wide. A new image whose silhouette does not match the emblem's is rejected.

The eight reference poses#

#	Pose	Used for	Framing	Reference today	Status
1	Portrait	Launch, SQL, the calm state, profile	Head and shoulders, three-quarter, looking just past the camera	Storyboard panels 1 and 4	placeholder, needs a full-size original
2	Running	Notebook execution, navigation	Full body, mid-stride, left to right, fire and embers trailing	Storyboard panels 2 and 9	placeholder, needs a full-size original
3	Howling	Achievements, the Titan	Head back, three-quarter from below, breath or frost	Storyboard panel 7	placeholder, needs a full-size original
4	Emerging from forge energy	Launch at Expressive, onboarding	Chest and head pushing out of orange paint and sparks, head low	none	needed
5	Celebrating	Badges below the Titan, streaks	Standing tall on a rise, chest out, one forepaw raised, ember trail	none	needed
6	Warning	Warnings that are not failures	Ears back, head low, eyes on the viewer, cold blue, no red	none	needed
7	Minimal silhouette	Favicon, tray, 16 to 32 px	Head and ruff in one shape	`docs/brand/wolf-forge-emblem-32.png`	approved
8	Monochrome ink	Print, docs on light backgrounds, watermark	Portrait in black ink only, crosshatched	none	needed

The snarling wolf in storyboard panel 8 is the error treatment. It is a variant of the warning pose with the mouth open and restrained crimson light; it is still, never animated, and it is the only wolf that may appear with red.

Delivery specification#

PNG, transparent background (or flat #0B1420 to key), at least 2000 px on the long edge.
Same scale across poses 1 to 6 so the head is the same size in each.
Light from the left (forge) and a cold rim from the right, so poses composite beside UI on the right as the storyboard does.
One master file per pose under docs/design/art/wolf/, shipping WebP under app/ui/art/, each recorded in the asset manifest.

Generation prompt#

Use the standard instruction from the visual style guide, then:

Subject: the KratosForge wolf, a large heavy-shouldered northern wolf with dark blue-black fur, steel-blue highlights on the ruff and back, warm white on the muzzle and chest, amber-orange eyes with a single highlight, a dark mask across the eyes, bold black ink outline and crosshatched shadows, painted forge light from the left and a cold blue rim light from the right. Pose: {one of the eight above}. Framing: {per the table}. Background: transparent. No text, no collar, no logo, one wolf only.

Attach docs/design/reference/kratosforge-storyboard.png and, once it exists, the approved portrait, to every request. If the generator produces a wolf with a different mask, eye colour, ear set or ruff, regenerate; do not retouch it into compliance.