A battle-hardened veteran of the eastern steppes, this stocky warrior stands ready with a heavy musket and a grim expression. Featuring authentic Cossack-inspired attire, including a traditional oseledets hairstyle and detailed powder bandolier, he is the perfect addition to any gritty fantasy army or historical tabletop skirmish.
A veteran Cossack marksman stands watch, his musket ready should an enemy appear on the horizon.
A grizzled veteran NPC, a mid-level hired gun, or a sergeant-at-arms in a specialized ranged unit.
Artist: Vae Victis Miniatures
Type: HERO
Pose: Standing in a ready stance, holding a long-barreled firearm diagonally across the torso.
Action: Standing/Idle
Mood: focused
Action Category: Standing/Idle
Genre: Fantasy, Historical, Steampunk
Suitable Locations: snowy mountain pass, border fort on the steppe, mercenary camp, royal palace guardroom, frontier settlement tavern, wooden palisade wall, besieged city street, dense pine forest
Encounter Scenarios: a grizzled mercenary hired to protect the party, a border guard demanding a toll or papers, a member of a revolutionary militia, an elite marksman in a lord's private army
Power Level: medium (score 38/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Dungeons & Dragons (5e / general) (good): Excellent for a Gunslinger subclass or a Fighter with the Gunner feat.; Pathfinder (1e / 2e) (good): Perfect for a Gunslinger class character.; Warhammer Fantasy / Age of Sigmar (perfect): An ideal proxy for a Kislev Streltsi or similar human gunpowder unit.; Mordheim (perfect): Fits the dark, early-modern aesthetic of human warbands perfectly.; Frostgrave (good): Works well as a Marksman or soldier with a ranged weapon.; Savage Worlds (good): Suitable for any setting from swashbuckling to weird west.; Bolt Action (usable): Could serve as an archaic or irregular unit in a historical scenario.
Race: Human, Sex: Male, Build: Stocky, Size: Medium, Age: Middle-aged, Style: Stylized
Distinguishing Features: oseledets (long hair lock on a shaved head), thick drooping mustache, facial scar over right eye, prominent nose
Weapons: musket: A long-barreled black powder firearm with a thick wooden stock and a detailed firing mechanism on the right side.
Armor: padded armor (cloth, full torso and arms)
Clothing: kaftan, sharovary, boots
Equipment: bandolier, belt pouch
Accessories: waist sash
Character Classes: Gunslinger (high%), Fighter (high%), Ranger (medium%)
NPC Role: Soldier, Guard, or Mercenary
Aesthetic: Cool / Badass, Gritty / Realistic, Grimdark, Intimidating / Imposing
Cultural Aesthetic: Slavic / Eastern European
Hairstyle: Bald/Shaved, Topknot/Bun
Similar to characters: Olgierd von Everec (The Witcher), Warhammer Kislev Streltsi, Taras Bulba, Warhammer Empire Handgunner, Black Powder Rebel archetypes
Miniature Dimensions: 36.0mm H x 34.3mm W x 21.3mm D (base: 50.0mm)
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