Went with sculpted hair, need to fix the low poly pose and work on materials. The quick rig arms need help, the elbows are particularly bad. Had an entry plug pose/animation planned, but I'm running short on time for my artificial deadline June 21st. I'm pretty sure this is the final pose.
Thanks @Voxelope! I don't think I have the files anymore, but that blacksmith was for Artstation's Ancient Civilizations challenges awhile back. Glad you like the hair, I remember being happy with it at the time. And while there are so many things I'd do differently now I think it's a good snapshot of where I was 2 years…