This 50mm tall Great Race of Yith miniature is a stunning depiction of Lovecraftian cosmic horror. Featuring a highly detailed segmented conical body and four specialized sensory and combat stalks, this imposing figure is the perfect centerpiece for investigators of the unknown or as a high-tier aberration in your favorite tabletop RPG.
An ancient, alien scholar observing a lower life form with cold, detached curiosity.
A major boss encounter in a Lovecraftian horror campaign or a high-level aberration/extra-planar threat in a fantasy setting.
Artist: Epic Miniatures
Type: MONSTER
Pose: The figure is in a static, alert stance. The central head is tilted as if observing, and the pincers are held ready at its sides.
Action: Standing/Idle
Mood: inscrutable
Action Category: Standing/Idle
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Suitable Locations: ancient library beneath a desert, sunken cyclopean city, alien archive on a distant planet, astral plane research station, subterranean vault, pre-human ruins in Antarctica, liminal space between dimensions, the Library of Pnakotus
Encounter Scenarios: an ancient guardian of forbidden knowledge, an alien scholar who wishes to swap minds with a player, a cosmic horror boss encountered in a time-warped dungeon, an indifferent observer in a high-level cosmic quest
Power Level: Deadly (score 78/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Call of Cthulhu (perfect): Direct representation of the Great Race of Yith.; Dungeons & Dragons (5e / general) (good): Perfect as a high-level aberration or alien entity.; Pathfinder (good): Matches the 'Yithian' monster entry in Pathfinder Bestiaries.; Cypher System (Numenera, The Strange) (perfect): Fits the 'weird' and ancient technology/alien themes of Numenera perfectly.; Stargrave (good): Usable as a formidable alien NPC or threat.; Mork Borg (usable): Fits as a strange, incomprehensible entity in a dying world.
Race: Not applicable, Sex: Indeterminate, Build: Hulking, Size: Large, Age: Ageless/Undead, Style: realistic
Distinguishing Features: conical body, four stalks, pincers, head tentacles
NPC Role: Monster
Creature: Great Race of Yith (Aberration), Size: Large
Body: A tall, conical body covered in ridged, horizontal segments. From the apex of the cone grow four flexible, wrinkled stalks. One stalk bears a head with multiple eyes and a fringe of tentacles. Two stalks end in large, serrated pincers. The fourth stalk ends in a group of tube-like trumpet organs used for sound production.
Also known as: Yithian, Conical Aberration, Ancient Alien Scholar
Related creatures: Flying Polyps, Mi-Go, Elder Things
Distinctive Features: Four separate stalks for specialized organs, Trumpet-like cluster on the rear stalk, Conical lower body lacking legs
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: pincers, description: Two large, serrated claws capable of crushing or snapping., position: Ends of the two lateral stalks, type_ja: ハサミ, description_ja: 粉砕や切断が可能な2つの大きな鋸歯状の爪。, position_ja: 側面の2本の突起の先端, type: tentacles, description: Small palps or tentacles used for sensory manipulation or close combat., position: Mouth area of the central head, type_ja: 触手, description_ja: 感覚操作や近接戦闘に使用される小さな触手。, position_ja: 中央の頭部の口付近, Psionic blast, Mind swap
Defensive Features: Thick ridged hide, Segmented chitinous cone
Mount: none, Size: none
Aesthetic: Creepy / Unsettling, Horrifying / Grotesque, Mysterious / Enigmatic, Intimidating / Imposing, Grimdark
Cultural Aesthetic: Generic Western Fantasy
Hairstyle: None
Similar to characters: Great Race of Yith, Lovecraftian Horror, Elder Thing, Cthulhu Mythos Entity, Abyssal Aberration
Miniature Dimensions: 50.0mm H x 26.1mm W x 27.3mm D (base: 35.0mm)
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