Stheno, the eldest of the Gorgon sisters, is a towering force of martial prowess and mythic terror. Standing at a large scale with a massive serpentine tail and clad in ornate plate armor, she wields a lethal glaive to keep her enemies at bay while her crown of living serpents waits to strike. This high-detail miniature is the perfect centerpiece for legendary boss battles and high-stakes fantasy encounters.
A serpentine guardian or warrior-queen lets out a deafening roar while readying her weapon for a strike.
A final boss for a mid-level party or a formidable lieutenant in a high-level mythic campaign.
Artist: Epic Miniatures
Type: HERO, MONSTER
Pose: Torso twisted slightly to the right, head looking forward and up, left arm raised in a menacing claw gesture, right arm extended back and down.
Action: Talking/Gesturing
Mood: Enraged
Action Category: Attacking
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Historical
Suitable Locations: Ancient Greek temple ruins, Sunken palace of a snake cult, Dungeon depths, Labyrinth of a mad god, Tropical jungle shrine, Underdark cavern, Treasure vault of a fallen empire
Encounter Scenarios: A boss encounter guarding a powerful artifact, An elite guardian of a serpent temple, A corrupted noble turned into a monstrosity
Power Level: Deadly (score 75/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Dungeons & Dragons (5e / general) (perfect): Matches Medusa or Yuan-ti Malison (Type 3) perfectly.; Pathfinder (1e / 2e) (perfect): Excellent for Medusa or Naga encounters.; Mythic Battles: Pantheon (perfect): Matches the specific character Stheno from Greek mythology.; Warhammer Age of Sigmar (good): Fits the Daughters of Khaine (Melusai) aesthetic.; Frostgrave (usable): Works as a unique encounter or a wizard's apprentice in a themed warband.
Race: Gorgon, Sex: Female, Build: Athletic, Size: Large, Age: Ageless, Style: Stylized
Also suitable as: Medusa, Yuan-ti Malison, Melusai, Naga
Distinguishing Features: Snake hair, Long snake tail instead of legs, Fangs, Clawed fingers, Pointed ears, Snake-skin scales on lower body
Weapons: Glaive: A long-handled weapon with a broad, curved, and spiked blade featuring intricate scrollwork patterns.
Armor: Breastplate (Metal plate, Torso); Vambraces (Metal plate, Forearms); Hip guards (Metal plate, Hips)
Clothing: Loincloth
Accessories: Snake Hair, Arm Ring
Character Classes: Fighter (High%), Paladin (Medium%), Guardian NPC (High%)
NPC Role: Boss Creature / Temple Guardian
Creature: Gorgon (Monstrosity), Size: Large
Body: Female humanoid upper body, snake head hair, and a thick, muscular snake tail starting from the waist. Long tail section is covered in heavy, overlapping ventral scales.
Also known as: Medusa, Stheno, Melusai Ironscale
Related creatures: Euryale, Medusa, Basilisk, Yuan-ti, Giant Constrictor Snake
Distinctive Features: Snake hair, Serpentine tail, Fangs, Pointed ears
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: Snake Bites, description: Multiple venomous snake heads making up the hair., position: Head, type_ja: 蛇の噛みつき, description_ja: 髪を構成する複数の毒蛇の頭による攻撃。, position_ja: 頭部, type: Claws, description: Sharpened fingernails on the left hand., position: Left hand, type_ja: 爪, description_ja: 左手の鋭い爪。, position_ja: 左手, type: Constrict, description: Powerful serpentine lower body., position: Lower body, type_ja: 締め付け, description_ja: 強力な蛇の下半身。, position_ja: 下半身, type: Glaive, description: Ornate polearm with a large, curved blade., position: Right hand, Petrifying Gaze
Defensive Features: Thick scales on tail, Plate armor on torso
Aesthetic: Cool / Badass, Creepy / Unsettling, Intimidating / Imposing, Classic Fantasy, Sinister / Evil
Cultural Aesthetic: Roman / Greco-Roman, Generic Western Fantasy
Hairstyle: Long, Flowing, None
Similar to characters: Medusa (Mythology), Lady Vashj (World of Warcraft), Kerrigan / Queen of Blades (StarCraft), Viper (XCOM 2), Medusa (Clash of the Titans)
Miniature Dimensions: 46.3mm H x 37.4mm W x 26.8mm D (base: 50.0mm)
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