An imposing 43mm skeletal warrior that blends Eastern martial aesthetics with grimdark horror. This dual-pick-wielding guardian, crowned with a traditional conical hat and draped in a weathered tabard, stands as a formidable elite encounter or a unique undead protagonist for your next tabletop campaign.
An undead guardian or wanderer pausing to scan for threats in a desolate landscape.
An elite skeletal monk, an undead guardian of an Eastern-style temple, or a player character for a high-fantasy horror campaign.
Artist: Eldritch Foundry
Type: HERO, MONSTER
Pose: Standing/Idle. The torso is straight, arms relaxed but ready, and head turned to survey the environment.
Action: Standing
Mood: stoic
Action Category: Standing/Idle
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Wuxia/Eastern, Post-Apocalyptic
Suitable Locations: haunted mountain monastery, shadow-choked bamboo forest, ancient burial mound, ruined desert outpost, the Shadowfell, cursed graveyard, underground necropolis, mist-heavy bridge, desolate moorland
Encounter Scenarios: a silent guardian of a forbidden shrine, a reanimated monk seeking revenge, an undead mercenary encountered in the waste, the boss of a low-level dungeon floor
Power Level: Medium (score 38/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Dungeons & Dragons (perfect): Ideal for a Reborn, Skeleton, or Hollow One player character, or a specialized Undead NPC.; Pathfinder (perfect): Works well for an Skeleton Ancestry character or a Graveknight.; Mork Borg (good): The skeletal, grim aesthetic fits the game's dark tone perfectly.; Frostgrave (good): Suitable as a skeletal soldier or a specialized warband member.; Legend of the Five Rings (usable): Could represent a corrupted samurai or a spirit from the Shadowlands.
Race: Undead, Sex: Indeterminate, Build: Athletic, Size: Medium, Age: Ageless/Undead, Style: Stylized
Also suitable as: Skeleton, Mummy, Lich, Reborn
Distinguishing Features: skeletal face, conical hat, bandaged forearms, long tattered tabard
Weapons: military pick: Short-handled weapons with a curved, axe-like blade and a rear spike.
Armor: pauldrons (metal or hardened leather, shoulders); tunic (cloth or leather, torso); helmet (wood or straw, head)
Clothing: tabard, wraps
Equipment: pouch, scroll case or bag
Accessories: sash/belt
Character Classes: Monk (Way of the Long Death) (high%), Fighter/Rogue (good%), Undead Guardian (NPC) (high%)
NPC Role: Guardian, Assassin, or Revenant
Creature: Skeletal Warrior (Undead), Size: Medium
Body: Humanoid frame with skeletal facial features, lean muscular limbs, and bandaged forearms.
Also known as: Wight, Revenant, Mummy, Undead Monk
Related creatures: Skeletons, Zombies, Lich, Jiangshi
Distinctive Features: Hollow eye sockets, Missing nose, Exposed jaw
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: war pick, description: Short handled military picks with a curved blade and back spike., position: held in both hands
Defensive Features: Natural armor of undead resilience, Segmented pauldrons
Aesthetic: Cool / Badass, Creepy / Unsettling, Mysterious / Enigmatic, Grimdark, Intimidating / Imposing
Cultural Aesthetic: East Asian — Japanese, East Asian — Chinese
Hairstyle: Skeletal/No Hair
Similar to characters: Scorpion (Mortal Kombat - Undead/Skeletal variants), Raiden (Mortal Kombat - Dark/Undead version), Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (Corrupted Monk/Undead enemies), Dark Souls (Skeletal Warriors of the Catacombs), Ghost of Tsushima (Mythic Undead Ronin concept)
Miniature Dimensions: 43.0mm H x 25.2mm W x 27.5mm D (base: 35.0mm)
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