This stoic coastal villager stands ready to defend their shoreline, equipped with a traditional straw rain cloak (mino) and a formidable nagimaki polearm. Featuring a classic conical hat and highly detailed textures, this miniature is perfect for representing seasoned NPCs or humble heroes in any East Asian-inspired fantasy setting.
A sentinel or villager standing guard in the rain, perhaps at the entrance to a coastal town.
A low-level town guard, a member of a peasant uprising, or a seasoned rural NPC who can defend themselves if the party causes trouble in a coastal village.
Artist: キャンディ
Type: HERO
Pose: Standing/Ready
Action: Standing/Idle
Mood: stoic
Action Category: Standing/Idle
Genre: Fantasy, Wuxia/Eastern, Historical
Suitable Locations: coastal fishing village, rice paddy fields, rain-slicked docks, mountainous forest trail, rural roadside shrine, shogun's frontier outpost
Encounter Scenarios: a local guide for the party, a village militia member defending their home, a mysterious traveler met during a storm, a commoner NPC in a seaside town
Power Level: Easy (score 25/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Dungeons & Dragons (good): Works well for a Monk or a Fighter from an Eastern setting.; Legend of the Five Rings (perfect): Matches the aesthetic of the setting's commoners and low-ranking warriors perfectly.; Pathfinder (good): Fits characters from the Tian Xia setting.; Ryuutama (perfect): The traveler aesthetic and straw cloak fit this 'natural fantasy' game very well.; Forbidden Lands (usable): Could serve as a character from an exotic or distant land.
Race: Human, Sex: Indeterminate, Build: Slender, Size: Medium, Age: Young Adult, Style: Stylized/Anime
Also suitable as: Half-Elf
Distinguishing Features: large stylized eyes, bob-cut hair visible under hat, slender build
Weapons: nagimaki: A long shaft capped with a single-edged, slightly curved blade. The blade is secured with rope or cord wrapping (visible in front and side views).
Armor: straw rain cloak (mino) (straw, shoulders and torso); conical straw hat (kasa) (straw/bamboo, head)
Clothing: tunic, leg wraps
Equipment: rope belt
Accessories: straw hat, neck tie
Character Classes: Villager NPC (high%), Monk (medium%), Fighter (medium%)
NPC Role: Coastal Villager / Guard
Aesthetic: Anime / Manga-style, Gritty / Realistic, Cool / Badass, Mysterious / Enigmatic, Classic Fantasy
Cultural Aesthetic: East Asian — Japanese
Hairstyle: Bob Cut, Medium-length
Similar to characters: Seven Samurai-style villager, Ghost of Tsushima peasant militia, Demon Slayer NPC, Princess Mononoke-style traveler, Usagi Yojimbo-type side character
Miniature Dimensions: 37.2mm H x 18.0mm W x 15.2mm D (base: 25.0mm)
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