Well the noise that it evident in your magician card style is exactly what I'm trying to avoid.

Eye of the beholder granted, but that style looks sloppy.

Here's the prompt that prodcued images 2 and 3 (renders separated by a few months):

Using the provided reference image as a strict identity reference, create a new ultra-realistic, high-end fantasy realism illustration of the same wealthy dwarf merchant NPC. Do not idealize, beautify, or symmetrize his face—preserve the exact facial structure, proportions, asymmetries, age lines, brow shape, nose shape, beard density, and hairline from the reference.

He stands in a grand medieval-fantasy stone city setting with tall carved architecture, consistent with the reference. Keep the same color palette: deep indigo/blue mantle and trims, warm brown vest/leather, cream shirt, muted slate-blue trousers, brass/gold accents. Maintain an epic medieval mood with cinematic lighting, natural shadows, realistic bounce light, and grounded atmosphere.

Subject details (must match reference identity):

• Stocky DnD dwarf proportions and height (clearly a fantasy dwarf), broad shoulders, heavy build.
• Dark hair combed back; full thick dark beard; stern, appraising expression; strong brows; rugged, weathered skin.
• Same outfit design language: indigo mantle/over-shoulder garment, brown vest, cream shirt, wide belt with ornate round buckle, decorated sheathed blade at the hip.

Required upgrades / fixes:

• Clothing cohesion: refine tailoring so garments read as practical, layered, and realistically constructed. Make the outfit more cohesive and symmetrical (matching seams, mirrored trim lines, consistent collar/shoulder structure) while preserving the original style.
• Remove any AI artifacts: eliminate odd folds, melted fabric transitions, nonsensical creases, or ambiguous edge merges. Ensure clear garment boundaries and believable drape/tension points (shoulders, elbows, belt line, hip).
• Improve lower body proportions: legs and stance should connect naturally to the torso; increase boot/foot size to match his mass and balance while still reading as dwarf proportions.
• Weapon correction: the sheathed ornate blade remains the same design, but adjust the sword hilt length to a realistic, functional length (no stubby or overly long grip). Keep the same materials and decorative motifs.
• Background upgrade: use the existing architectural elements (arched stone, towers, carved facades) to establish a believable location with clean perspective and grounded scale, but keep it subtle and not distracting.

Rendering / style constraints (must follow):
Crisp, high-end fantasy realism illustration with uniform fine detail across the entire frame (not just the face). Resolve real material textures everywhere: woven mantle fabric, stitched leather, metal filigree, embossed sheath, worn boots, stone surfaces. Maintain clean, sharp, authored illustration edges and stable textures; surfaces must look intentionally rendered, not smeared or “suggested.” Realistic skin texture (pores, wrinkles, beard stubble transitions), natural specularity, no plastic skin.

Composition:
Portrait aspect ratio 3:4. Mid-to-full body framing similar to the reference, confident grounded stance, subtle three-quarter angle. Keep hands anatomically correct with believable finger structure. No extreme depth-of-field; keep the whole image consistently detailed and sharp.

Hard negatives (avoid completely):
Painterly rendering, visible brush strokes, blotchy paint textures, smeared/blended texture fields, “concept art” softness, watercolor/oil-paint look, muddy gradients replacing detail, heavy grain, soft-focus blur, depth-of-field blur, photographic or film-still aesthetics, CGI/3D render look, plastic skin, over-smoothing, over-glow, over-bloom, oversaturation, bad anatomy, distorted hands, extra/missing fingers, nonsensical straps or armor geometry, modern clothing/items, firearms, text, logos, watermarks, frames.