Phantasy Star II introduced many new features to the Phantasy Star series that became staple features in most of the following games. One of these was the concept of static character portraits in the status screen. For the case of this game, these portraits are available at Rolf's home in Paseo and accompany short background texts about each character.
You may view the gallery page for Shir. This image can also be selected as an avatar from the galleries on the avatar tab of the Member Control Panel.