Genre: Medieval Folk Ballad, Tavern Epic, Dark Acoustic Fantasy
Mood: Low-burning tension → grim humor → brutal honor → reflective victory
Voice: Single main vocal. Elder half-orc veteran. Deep baritone. Rough, gravel-thick. Intimate storytelling. No choirs. No layered pop vocals.
Instrumentation: Lute (soft picking), hurdy-gurdy drone, frame drum (slow heartbeat rhythm), low fiddle in duel section. Music never above vocal.
Tempo: 78 BPM verses, 92 BPM duel lift, return to 78 BPM outro.
Length: 4–5 min max.