The Stranger

Though the middle-aged Stranger only stands as tall as Kratos’s shoulders, his unusual appearance makes for an intimidating look. He is pale and markedly less muscular, and has a significantly lower body fat which lends him a thin waist and gaunt face. Completely shirtless and barefoot, he wears only loose black pants, and a series of shabby hides and cloth wrapped thickly about his waist. Strips of cloth bind the pants tightly to his lower legs, and like the leather belt and metal fittings about his hips, they bear strangely beautiful designs, and are far fancier than the rest of his clothing.
The Stranger’s scraggly blond hair is trimmed close to the scalp, and is thin enough to expose several blue tattoos along the sides. It is left longer in the back, with half a dozen irregular braids running to the base of his neck. His unkempt beard and full moustache have similar braids hanging down to his collarbone. The Stranger has a sharp nose, sunken temples and cheeks, and reddened eyes with icy grey irises. His bare chest, back, and arms are covered in sapphire blue tattoos of all sorts of different designs. Intricate knots, creatures, runes, and incredibly elaborate circular outlines cover about 40% of the surface of his skin. All are the same shade of blue except for a handful of red runes on his back.
The Stranger tends to stand with the line of his posture leaning away from whomever he is addressing, holding his hands away from himself and often gesturing slowly. There is a distinct swagger to the manner in which he walks, and he seems to cock his head forward when speaking, such that his eyes are in shadow and only his lower teeth are visible.