Originally, I had planned to have a bunch of bad guys with swords and armor creeping up from behind, but decided that just having the ordinary men with their cultural disapproval of "uppity," independent, thinking, strong, assertive women, who don't seem to know their place, said a lot more. After all, that cultural attitude is Yulan's most powerful foe. As for me, I like those kind of women!!! I married two of them. Finally! A finished picture. Had wanted to add a few more people but my computer refused to let me. There's probably a story here, but I'm too exhausted to deal with it. Sorry to be quiet for so long, but things are fine. I just have dozens of almost completed pictures. Thanks to those of you who took the time to inquire if I was okay. I do appreciate that--as I do your visits to my gallery and your comments. Stay healthy and render on! Jeremy CREDITS Male Figures: DAZ Michael 3; one skin mat is "Brock" by Victoria's Styles and the other is "XTX Heike." Clothing: Both figures are wearing "Chinese Clothing for M3" by Luthbel. Female Figure: Miki 2; "Yulan" skin mat, morphs,and "Long Hair" by outoftouch, as are her boots, panty, and vest. These last three were re-textured using leather textures by Nikita Creed. Chainmail created by me using textures from "Raw-Camelot." Katanta and Scabbard: modeled and textured by but I retextured part of the scabbard using a leather texture by Nikita Creed. Buildings: "Denizen's House pack 1" by Aioria and "City Gatehouse and walls" by tosun.