A towering manifestation of the void, this huge-scale miniature features a haunting hollow torso and a floating arcane core. Wielding a serpent-entwined censer that billows with dark energy, this enigmatic sovereign is designed to be the centerpiece of your most challenging tabletop encounters.
A cosmic or void-based entity stands at the threshold of a ruined portal, offering a strange artifact to an approaching traveler.
An endgame boss encounter involving environmental hazards, soul-manipulation mechanics, or a literal 'Avatar of Darkness' that serves as the primary antagonist of a high-level campaign.
Artist: Epic Miniatures
Type: HERO, MONSTER, TERRAIN
Pose: Standing/Idle with arms positioned for a ritual or presentation.
Action: Casting/Gesturing
Mood: menacing
Action Category: Standing/Idle
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Genre-Neutral
Suitable Locations: astral plane temple, void-scarred cathedral, ancient ruined portal, underdark ritual chamber, shadowfell fortress, cosmic library, throne room of a dark god, shattered reality fragment, interdimensional crossroads
Encounter Scenarios: A quest-giver from a higher plane of existence, An endgame boss guarding the entrance to a final dungeon, A spectral guardian encountered in a dream sequence, A silent merchant of forbidden artifacts
Power Level: mythic (score 92/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Dungeons & Dragons (5e / general) (perfect): Excellent as a high CR celestial, undead, or monstrosity boss.; Pathfinder (1e / 2e) (perfect): Ideal for a Herald or an Aeon/Inevitable type creature.; Mork Borg (good): The surreal, dark aesthetic fits the game's art style perfectly.; Malifaux (good): Fits the scale and 'creepy-mystical' vibe of many factions.; Shadow of the Demon Lord (perfect): Perfect as a terrifying otherworldly entity.
Race: Cosmic Entity, Sex: Indeterminate, Build: Hulking, Size: Huge, Age: Ageless/Undead, Style: Stylized/Gothic
Also suitable as: Construct, Lich, Aasimar (Fallen), Void-born
Distinguishing Features: hollow chest cavity, floating internal orb, fan-shaped headpiece, serpent-wrapped staff, eye-motif buckle
Weapons: magical staff / censer staff: A tall, wood-textured staff wrapped with a snake, topped with a bowl emitting smoke/fire.
Armor: pauldrons (metal plate, shoulders); helmet (metal plate, head)
Clothing: robes, cloak
Equipment: Stone Archway
Accessories: Eye Belt Buckle
Character Classes: Warlock (high%), Wizard (Diviner/Necromancer) (high%), Cleric (Death/Grave Domain) (medium%)
NPC Role: High-level Boss or Quest Giver
Creature: Void Herald / Avatar of Darkness (Monstrosity), Size: Huge
Body: A humanoid figure with hollow internal space where the abdomen/chest would be, framed by bony rib-like structures. No visible face or skin.
Also known as: Astral Guardian, Lich King, Inexorable Construct, Cosmic Entity
Related creatures: Beholders, Nightwalkers, Inevitables
Distinctive Features: Fan-shaped head with slit, Hollow belly containing floating orb, Rib-like structures framing the orb
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: Censer Staff, description: A heavy staff that could be used for bludgeoning or emitting toxic/magical vapors., position: left hand, Floating Orb energy, Smoking censer vapor, Gaze of the eye belt
Defensive Features: Heavy plate pauldrons, Non-vital internal anatomy (hollow chest)
Mount: none, Size: none
Aesthetic: Creepy / Unsettling, Intimidating / Imposing, Mysterious / Enigmatic, Grimdark, Cool / Badass
Cultural Aesthetic: Generic Western Fantasy
Hairstyle: None (non-humanoid)
Similar to characters: Sauron, High Lord Wolnir (Dark Souls), Elden Beast (Elden Ring), The Mouth of Sauron, Void Sentinels, Ensha of the Royal Remains
Miniature Dimensions: 78.5mm H x 78.4mm W x 76.5mm D (base: 100.0mm)
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