RTF is a global modification that replaces all towns in the game.

In my opinion, there's nothing here that resembles a lettuce leaf. I think the braid is made of... emeralds 😃

Just a little nitpicking) Emeralds have a different shade:

And in general, here are a couple of artworks from the 6th game for inspiration.
The transition between colors is well done in the human version of Namtar, in my opinion.

Also, the staff of the mage heroes looks good.

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And as another option: you can make the transition between colors a gradient - from a darker shade to a lighter shade towards the tip of the blade