Bring the prehistoric terrors of the Antarctic to your tabletop with this Elder Thing miniature. Featuring its signature star-shaped head and massive ribbed wings in a dynamic roaring pose, this figure perfectly captures the alien majesty of Lovecraft's ancient masters.
An ancient alien entity unleashes a terrifying, possibly psionic roar, flexing its wings to intimidate intruders.
A primary antagonist in a cosmic horror campaign, a guardian of prehistoric ruins, or an alien scientist-warrior encounter.
Artist: Epic Miniatures
Type: MONSTER
Pose: The figure stands upright on a mass of tentacles, with its star-shaped head thrown back and wings flared out in a wide arc.
Action: Roaring/Casting
Mood: menacing
Action Category: Attacking
Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Suitable Locations: Antarctic research station, ancient mountain ruins, subterranean vault, alien dimension, underwater city of R'lyeh, forbidden desert temple, deep-sea trench, abandoned gothic library, cyclopean masonry chambers
Encounter Scenarios: A boss encounter at the end of a long dungeon crawl in ancient ruins, A guardian of eldritch knowledge that must be bargained with or defeated, An accidental discovery frozen in ice that has recently thawed and is hostile
Power Level: Deadly (score 75/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Call of Cthulhu (perfect): A textbook representation of an Elder Thing.; Dungeons & Dragons (good): Excellent as a unique high-level Aberration or homebrew Elder Thing.; Pathfinder (good): Matches the Elder Thing stat block found in Bestiary 4.; Delta Green (perfect): Fits the modern cosmic horror setting perfectly.; Stargrave (usable): Works well as a large, hostile alien fauna.
Race: Not applicable, Sex: Not applicable, Build: Not applicable, Size: Not applicable, Age: Not applicable, Style: Not applicable
Creature: Elder Thing (Aberration), Size: Huge
Body: Barrel-shaped torso with thick, wrinkled skin; five-lobed star head with eyes on stalks and small feeding tentacles around a central maw; two large membranous wings; multiple thick tentacles at the base for locomotion.
Also known as: Elder One, Old One
Related creatures: Shoggoth, Cthulhu, Star-Spawn
Distinctive Features: Star-shaped head, Five eye-stalks, Leathery wings with ribbing and nodules
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: Tentacles, description: Thick, muscular tentacles at the base used for crushing or grappling., position: Lower body base, type_ja: 触手, description_ja: 下部の付け根にある太く筋肉質な触手。粉砕や掴み攻撃に使用される。, position_ja: 下半身の基部, type: Bite, description: A central mouth located in the middle of the star-shaped head., position: Head center, type_ja: 噛みつき, description_ja: 星型の頭部の中央に位置する中心口。, position_ja: 頭部中央, type: Wings, description: Large leathery wings capable of buffet attacks., position: Upper back/sides, type_ja: 翼, description_ja: 強打攻撃が可能な大きな革質の翼。, position_ja: 背面上部・側面, Sonic roar, Psionic blast
Defensive Features: Thick leathery hide, Resilient alien physiology
Aesthetic: Creepy / Unsettling, Horrifying / Grotesque, Mysterious / Enigmatic, Intimidating / Imposing, Grimdark
Cultural Aesthetic: Generic Western Fantasy
Hairstyle: None (non-humanoid)
Similar to characters: Elder Thing from At the Mountains of Madness, Lovecraftian Ancient One, Star-Headed Alien, Cthulhu Mythos Aberration, Prehistoric Extraterrestrial
Miniature Dimensions: 54.5mm H x 62.6mm W x 58.0mm D (base: 75.0mm)
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