This imposing avian warrior stands ready to strike with a massive, ornate polearm. Clad in intricately engraved full plate armor, the Burb Knight combines the ferocity of a rooster with the discipline of a master samurai, making it a perfect elite foe or unique hero for your next campaign.
A heavily armored rooster-knight charges into the fray, swinging a massive blade to cleave through enemies.
An elite palace guard, a mid-tier dungeon mini-boss, or a high-level monstrous lieutenant in a fantasy army.
Artist: Hot Goblin Custom
Type: HERO, MONSTER
Pose: Running or leaping forward with a two-handed weapon grip.
Action: Moving/Running
Mood: aggressive
Action Category: Attacking
Genre: Fantasy, Wuxia/Eastern
Suitable Locations: mystical mountain temple, daimyo's fortified palace, enchanted bamboo forest, imperial courtyard, extra-planar bird kingdom, feywild farmstead, cloud giant's aviary, heavily guarded bridge crossing
Encounter Scenarios: a guardian protecting a sacred pagoda, the champion of a competitive bird-folk arena, a mutated barnyard creature turned into a monstrous guard, an elite mercenary in an avian army
Power Level: Hard (score 58/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Dungeons & Dragons (perfect): Excellent as a Large-sized homebrew race or a unique Cockatrice-themed construct/knight.; Pathfinder (perfect): Fits well as a Tengu variant or an armored monster.; Warhammer Age of Sigmar (good): Could serve as a proxy for an exotic Chaos or Order unit.; Frostgrave (usable): Works as an unusual soldier or a monstrous encounter.; Legend of the Five Rings (good): Fits the samurai-adjacent aesthetic of the armor plates.
Race: Avian (Rooster-folk), Sex: Indeterminate, Build: Muscular, Size: Large, Age: Adult, Style: stylized
Also suitable as: Aarakocra, Tengu, Kenku
Distinguishing Features: serrated head comb, curved beak, taloned feet with spurs, feathered tail, wattle
Weapons: Stylized Naginata / Monk's Spade: A very large polearm with a wide, single-edged blade that flares out into a flat, wide top.
Armor: Full Plate (metal plate, Full body); Helmet (metal plate, Head and neck)
Clothing: Tunic
Character Classes: Fighter (high%), Paladin (medium%), Samurai (high%)
NPC Role: Elite Palace Guard
Creature: Cockatrice Knight (Monstrosity), Size: Large
Body: Humanoid torso and arms, avian head with comb and beak, avian legs with spurs, and a feathered tail.
Also known as: Roosterfolk Warrior, Gallus Sentinel
Related creatures: Kenku, Aarakocra, Cockatrice, Hippogriff
Distinctive Features: Prominent rooster comb, Bird-like spur on back of ankle, Feathered tail protruding from back of armor
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: Beak, description: Sharp, curved beak for pecking attacks, position: Head, type_ja: 嘴, description_ja: ついばみ攻撃のための鋭く湾曲した嘴, position_ja: 頭部, type: Talons, description: Three-toed claws for slashing, position: Feet, type_ja: 鉤爪, description_ja: 切り裂き攻撃のための3本の指を持つ爪, position_ja: 足, type: Spurs, description: Hard bony protrusions on the back of the legs, position: Lower legs, type_ja: 蹴爪, description_ja: 足の裏側にある硬い骨の突起, position_ja: 下腿部, type: Polearm, description: Massive bladed staff, position: held in both hands
Defensive Features: Heavy plate armor, Integrated helmet
Mount: none, Size: none
Aesthetic: Cool / Badass, Intimidating / Imposing, Classic Fantasy, Grimdark
Cultural Aesthetic: East Asian — Japanese, East Asian — Chinese, Generic Western Fantasy
Hairstyle: None (non-humanoid)
Similar to characters: Blaziken, Samurai Chicken, Aarakocra Paladin, Kenku Fighter, Bird-person
Miniature Dimensions: 58.5mm H x 48.8mm W x 46.7mm D (base: 60.0mm)
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