The warrior tenses and prepares for anything when she hears the click and scratch of claws on rock from somewhere in the shadows of the cold dawn.
The warrior is Victoria 3. Face and body sculpted using the head and body morphs. She is wearing the Renderosity freebies 'Valkyrie Draconis Armor' by Winnston1984, the 'Ellie' skin texture by Athena59, and is in a pose by Athena59. The 'Wild & Messy Hair' is from Daz3d. The environment was created from scratch using Vue 5 Esprit. The imposing edifice in the background is 'Tyrol Castle' from Cornucopia3d. Poser 6 used to create warrior, then imported into Vue scene and rendered in 30 minutes. Minimal postwork in Paintshop Pro X only to soften hair a bit and add glint to eyes.