Unleash a nightmare of bone and steel with the Bone Defiler, a towering 62mm tall monstrosity designed for the most harrowing tabletop encounters. This huge-scale miniature features a terrifying fusion of skeletal and muscular forms, dual-wielding a massive notched cleaver and a serrated blade to carve through even the hardiest adventuring parties. With its intimidating nasal horn and armored gorget, it serves as the perfect centerpiece for any dark fantasy campaign or horror-themed collection.
A hulking undead or fiendish sentinel dares any intruder to step forward as it displays its massive blades in a silent challenge.
This miniature is best suited as a Major Boss for a high-level party (Tier 3-4 in 5e) or a terrifying elite unit in a wargame like Age of Sigmar. It represents a creature that would act as a guardian of a necropolis or a summoned champion of a chaos deity.
Artist: Dungeons And Minis
Type: MONSTER
Pose: Standing intimidation pose with arms wide and weapons displayed.
Action: Standing/Idle
Mood: menacing
Action Category: Standing/Idle
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Suitable Locations: abyssal plane of chaos, ruined cathedral in a necropolis, demon prince's throne room, forsaken desert tomb, war-torn wasteland camp, underworld gate entrance, cursed gladiator arena, vampire lord's inner sanctum
Encounter Scenarios: A boss fight at the end of a long dungeon crawl., A powerful guardian blocking the path to an unholy artifact., An elite general leading an army of the undead or demons., A summoned entity brought forth by a desperate cult.
Power Level: Deadly (score 78/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Dungeons & Dragons (5e / general) (perfect): Excellent as a Bone Devil, Pit Fiend, or high-level Undead Boss.; Warhammer Fantasy / Age of Sigmar (perfect): Fits perfectly as a Chaos Champion of Khorne or an elite Undead warrior for Flesh-Eater Courts or Ossiarch Bonereapers.; Pathfinder (1e / 2e) (perfect): Suitable for many high-CR demons or giants.; Mork Borg (good): Matches the 'dying world' aesthetic of skeletal horrors.; Shadow of the Demon Lord (perfect): Fits the grimdark horror-fantasy theme perfectly.
Race: Demon/Undead hybrid, Sex: Indeterminate, Build: Hulking, Size: Huge, Age: Ageless/Undead, Style: Stylized Realistic
Also suitable as: Skeleton Giant, Bone Golem, Mutated Orc
Distinguishing Features: Large central nasal horn, four secondary horns on the collar, digitigrade legs, three-toed clawed feet, exposed rib cage
Weapons: notched great-cleaver: A massive, heavy rectangular blade with a large notch near the tip and a spike protruding from the top spine. (Image 4); serrated curved sword: A long, curved blade with serrations along the inner edge and a skull-shaped pommel at the base of the hilt. (Image 3)
Armor: gorget (metal, neck and shoulders); bracers (metal, forearms)
Clothing: loincloth
Equipment: Chain Belt
Accessories: Spiked Collar
Character Classes: Barbarian (high%), Fighter (medium%), Oathbreaker Paladin (low%)
NPC Role: Elite Guard / Boss
Creature: Bone Defiler (Undead), Size: Huge
Body: Muscular humanoid body with a skeletal head, exposed ribbing, digitigrade legs with three-toed claws, and a massive horn on the forehead.
Also known as: Skeleton Giant, Abyssal Guard, Pit Fiend Proxy, Greater Bone Golem
Related creatures: Skeleton Warriors, Lich, Demons, Balor
Distinctive Features: Exposed skeletal face, Huge central horn, Digitigrade leg structure
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: Nasal Horn, description: Large upward-curving horn on the face., position: Forehead/Nose, type_ja: 鼻角, description_ja: 顔面にある、上向きに湾曲した大きな角。, position_ja: 額/鼻, type: Clawed Feet, description: Three heavy toes ending in sharp claws/hooves., position: Feet, type_ja: 鋭い爪の足, description_ja: 鋭い爪や蹄で終わる3本の重厚な趾。, position_ja: 足, type: Shoulder Spikes, description: Large horns protruding from the collar armor., position: Shoulders, type_ja: ショルダー・スパイク, description_ja: 首周りの装甲から突き出た大きな角。, position_ja: 肩, type: Great Cleaver, description: Large notched metal blade with a top spike., position: Right hand, type: Serrated Sword, description: Curved blade with inner serrations and skull pommel., position: Left hand
Defensive Features: Natural thick hide/armor plating, Spiked gorget
Aesthetic: Cool / Badass, Creepy / Unsettling, Horrifying / Grotesque, Savage / Feral, Sinister / Evil, Grimdark, Intimidating / Imposing
Cultural Aesthetic: Generic Western Fantasy
Hairstyle: None (non-humanoid)
Similar to characters: The Butcher (Diablo), Skeleton King (Diablo), Gravelord Nito (Dark Souls), Baron of Hell (Doom), Chaos Daemon Prince (Warhammer 40k/AoS), Khorne Herald (Warhammer), Frankenstein's Monster (Dark Fantasy variant)
Miniature Dimensions: 62.2mm H x 62.6mm W x 24.3mm D (base: 75.0mm)
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