icemerle

A photorealistic, high-detail medium shot of an elderly, slightly eccentric and quirky male wizard inspired by Merle Ambrose as an Ice Magic professor. He has a long, thick, flowing white beard and long white hair. He is wearing a whimsical winter-themed dark blue and silver velvet robe lined with white fur trim around the collar. He wears a quirky, slightly crooked pointed wizard hat with silver snowflake patterns. In one hand, he holds a slender gnarled wooden staff tipped with a large, glowing, unpolished shard of raw blue ice crystal. An old-fashioned antique brass ear trumpet (hearing horn) hangs clearly and visibly on the table. He stands inside a cozy, stone-walled classroom with frost-covered windows, icicles hanging from the beams, and old magical books stacked haphazardly. Rich textures, warm oil lamp lighting contrasting with the cold ice glow, 8k resolution.