A terrifying blend of religious zealotry and raw physical brutality, the Bishop of Torture is a massive executioner for your darkest tabletop campaigns. Featuring a gruesome stitched abdomen, a heavy iron great helm, and a massive breaking wheel mounted to his back, this miniature commands the battlefield with a spiked greatclub and a morbid severed-head flail.
A grim inquisitor or dark priest pauses after an execution to display his grisly trophy to onlookers.
A major sub-boss in a dark cathedral or dungeon, acting as a high-ranking executioner or a corrupt religious leader who engages in physical combat.
Artist: TEMPLE
Type: HERO, MONSTER
Pose: Standing, slightly hunched forward with a wide stance.
Action: Standing/Intimidating
Mood: menacing
Action Category: Standing/Idle
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Suitable Locations: corrupted cathedral, dungeon torture chamber, city execution square, underground cult sanctuary, fortress of an evil inquisitor, desecrated graveyard, flesh-crafter's laboratory, grimdark monastery, cursed throne room
Encounter Scenarios: A boss fight against a fanatical religious leader, An elite guardian of a forbidden relic, A high-ranking member of a death cult acting as a quest-giver for evil characters, A roaming executioner in a nightmarish landscape
Power Level: Hard (score 62/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Dungeons & Dragons (5e) (perfect): Excellent as a Death Domain Cleric, Oathbreaker Paladin, or an Ogre/Giant NPC boss.; Mork Borg (perfect): The grotesque, religious, and high-violence aesthetic matches the game's core style exactly.; Pathfinder (good): Fits well as a high-CR humanoid or a follower of a deity like Zon-Kuthon.; Warhammer Age of Sigmar (good): Could serve as a Chaos Lord or a Nurgle-aligned character given the distended belly.; Shadow of the Demon Lord (perfect): Matches the grimdark and horrific tone of the system.
Race: Humanoid (Giant-kin or Ogre), Sex: Male, Build: Hulking, Size: Large, Age: Indeterminate, Style: stylized
Also suitable as: Human (Mutated/Stitched), Half-Giant, Flesh Golem
Distinguishing Features: Stitched vertical scar on belly, Bare feet, Massive girth, Hyper-defined back musculature
Weapons: Spiked Greatclub: A massive wooden or stone head with large, conical spikes protruding from all sides, bound with straps or metal bands to a thick handle.; Flail-like Trophy: A decapitated head with long hair, gripped by a chain. It serves as a psychological weapon or a makeshift flail.
Armor: Great Helm (metal, head); Pauldrons (metal, shoulders); Bracers (metal, forearms)
Clothing: Kilt, Rope Belt
Equipment: Rope belt
Accessories: Ceremonial Chains, Breaking Wheel Halo
Character Classes: Death Domain Cleric (high%), Oathbreaker Paladin (high%), Barbarian (good%)
NPC Role: Corrupted Inquisitor / Cult Leader Boss
Creature: Ogre Executioner (Humanoid), Size: Large
Body: Obese humanoid with exaggerated musculature on the back, bare feet, and a vertical stitched seam on the abdomen.
Also known as: Flesh Golem, Stitched Horror, Hill Giant Cleric
Related creatures: Ogre, Flesh Golem, Ettin
Distinctive Features: Stitched abdomen, Bare feet, Religious halo frame
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: Fists, description: Large, heavy hands capable of bludgeoning., position: Arms, type_ja: 拳, description_ja: 殴打に適した、大きくて重い手。, position_ja: 腕, type: Spiked Maul, description: A giant-sized club with numerous metal spikes., position: Right hand, type: Chain and Head, description: A flail-like weapon made from a severed head., position: Left hand
Defensive Features: Thick layers of fat/muscle, Spiked shoulder and arm armor, Great helm
Aesthetic: Creepy / Unsettling, Horrifying / Grotesque, Sinister / Evil, Grimdark, Intimidating / Imposing, Cool / Badass
Cultural Aesthetic: Western European Medieval, Generic Western Fantasy
Hairstyle: Helmeted (hair hidden)
Similar to characters: Executioner Smough (Dark Souls), The Butcher (Diablo), Pyramid Head (Silent Hill), Pudge (Dota 2), Executioner Chariot (Dark Souls 2)
Miniature Dimensions: 48.0mm H x 45.5mm W x 31.6mm D (base: 60.0mm)
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