Manifest the dread of the Carcosa with this Avatar of Hastur. Featuring a chilling featureless mask and a lower body of writhing tentacles, this dual-grimoire-wielding horror is the ultimate centerpiece for your next Lovecraftian or dark fantasy campaign encounter.
A dark entity or cult leader consults a forbidden grimoire to unleash an eldritch spell.
This miniature is perfectly suited for a campaign finale or a high-stakes boss encounter. It functions as a legendary spellcaster or an Eldritch horror that can manipulate the environment with its tentacles while casting devastating spells from its dual grimoires.
Artist: Epic Miniatures
Type: HERO, MONSTER
Pose: Standing on a mass of tentacles, torso straight, arms holding a book in front, head bowed slightly.
Action: Casting
Mood: menacing
Action Category: Spellcasting / Scholarly
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Genre-Neutral
Suitable Locations: Forbidden library of Carcosa, Sunken temple ruins, Eldritch ritual site, Dimensional rift, Ancient cathedral basement, Underground cultist hideout, Lighthouse top during a storm
Encounter Scenarios: A boss encounter with a high-level cult leader or avatar of a Great Old One, A quest-giver found in a madness-inducing library, A magical guardian of a restricted section of an arcane university
Power Level: Mythic (score 88/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Dungeons & Dragons (5e / general) (perfect): Excellent as a Warlock PC, a high-level boss NPC, or a Cecaelia-based antagonist.; Call of Cthulhu (perfect): A textbook representation of an avatar of Hastur or a powerful Tcho-Tcho sorcerer.; Pathfinder (1e / 2e) (perfect): Fits perfectly as a Great Old One cultist or an inhabitant of the Darklands.; Mork Borg (good): Matches the grim, surrealist horror aesthetic well.; Shadow of the Demon Lord (perfect): Ideal for the 'Demon Lord' or corrupted sorcerer themes.
Race: Avatar of Hastur / Cecaelia, Sex: Indeterminate, Build: Slender upper body, massive base, Size: Medium, Age: Ageless, Style: Realistic / Dark Fantasy
Also suitable as: Eldritch Humanoid, Mind Flayer variant, Aberrant Sorcerer
Distinguishing Features: Tentacle lower body, Three-pointed crown, Featureless mask face, Long clawed fingers
Weapons: Grimoire: A large, thick open book with detailed pages and a heavy cover.
Clothing: Robes, Crown, Mask, Cowl
Character Classes: Warlock (perfect%), Wizard (high%), Cult Leader / NPC Boss (perfect%)
NPC Role: BBEG (Big Bad Evil Guy) or enigmatic quest-giver.
Creature: Avatar of Hastur (Aberration), Size: Medium
Body: Upper body is humanoid with two arms ending in clawed fingers. Lower body consists of 6 to 8 thick, suckered tentacles. The head wears a three-pointed crown and a mask.
Also known as: The King in Yellow, Cecaelia Sorcerer, Eldritch Horror
Related creatures: Deep Ones, Mind Flayers, Shoggoths
Distinctive Features: Pallid mask face, Cephalopod lower body, Three-pointed crown, Long, thin fingers
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: Tentacles, description: Multiple thick appendages at the base with visible suckers for grasping or slamming., position: Lower body, type_ja: 触手, description_ja: 基部にある複数の太い付属肢。掴んだり叩きつけたりするための吸盤が見える。, position_ja: 下半身, type: Claws, description: Elongated, sharp-tipped fingers., position: Hands, type_ja: 鉤爪, description_ja: 長く伸びた、鋭い先端の指。, position_ja: 手, Eldritch blast or spells cast from the book.
Defensive Features: The mask and thick robes provide protection; tentacles provide a stable, difficult-to-topple base.
Mount: none, Size: none
Aesthetic: Creepy / Unsettling, Elegant / Regal, Mysterious / Enigmatic, Sinister / Evil, Grimdark, Intimidating / Imposing
Cultural Aesthetic: Generic Western Fantasy, Art Nouveau / Art Deco
Hairstyle: None (masked/hooded)
Similar to characters: The King in Yellow, Hastur, Cthulhu-mythos sorcerer, Elden Ring boss (Rennala/Ranni-vibe), Dark Souls Gwyndolin, Mind Flayer / Illithid, Ursula-type cecaelia
Miniature Dimensions: 33.7mm H x 25.2mm W x 26.7mm D (base: 30.0mm)
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