Command the madness of Carcosa with this chilling Avatar of the King in Yellow. Featuring a regal, masked upper body that descends into a mass of writhing, suckered tentacles, this miniature perfectly blends royal elegance with eldritch horror for your next boss encounter.
An ancient, otherworldly entity or high priest beckoning a sacrifice or unleashing a psychic command.
A final campaign boss or a world-ending cosmic horror entity that forces Sanity checks upon sight.
Artist: Epic Miniatures
Type: MONSTER, HERO
Pose: The figure stands upright on a mass of tentacles, with the left arm reaching out and the right arm tensed at the side.
Action: Talking/Gesturing
Mood: menacing
Action Category: Casting
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Suitable Locations: sunken city of R'lyeh, ruined desert palace, cultist cathedral, astral plane, dreamlands, underwater temple, extra-dimensional void
Encounter Scenarios: A final boss encounter in a cosmic horror campaign, A cryptic quest-giver in a dream-realm, An avatar of a Great Old One appearing to a group of cultists
Power Level: Mythic (score 92/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Call of Cthulhu (perfect): Directly represents an Avatar of Hastur or the King in Yellow.; Dungeons & Dragons (good): Works as a Great Old One patron, an Aboleth in humanoid form, or a high-level Aberration boss.; Pathfinder (good): Suitable for an Elder Mythos-themed encounter.; Mork Borg (good): The surreal and grim aesthetic matches the game's tone perfectly.
Race: Aberration, Sex: Indeterminate, Build: Slender upper body, massive tentacled base, Size: Large, Age: Ageless, Style: Stylized
Also suitable as: Great Old One Avatar, Mind Flayer variant, Half-Kraken
Distinguishing Features: Tentacles with suckers instead of legs, Clawed fingers, Featureless face mask, Large spiked crown
Weapons: claws: Long, sharp fingers on both hands.
Armor: crown (metal, head); mask (metal, face)
Clothing: robes, mantle
Accessories: Crown
Character Classes: Warlock (high%), Sorcerer (medium%), Cult Leader (high%)
NPC Role: Major Villain / Boss
Creature: Avatar of Hastur (Aberration), Size: Large
Body: Humanoid torso with two arms ending in claws; lower body consists of at least eight thick, writhing tentacles with distinct suckers on the undersides.
Also known as: The King in Yellow, Tentacled Sorcerer, Elder God Avatar
Related creatures: Cthulhu, Deep Ones, Mind Flayers, Shoggoths
Distinctive Features: Combination of royal human attire with a cephalopod lower body, Suckers clearly visible on the underside of the tentacles
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: tentacles, description: Multiple thick appendages capable of crushing or grappling., position: lower body, type_ja: 触手, description_ja: 粉砕や掴みかかりが可能な複数の太い付属肢。, position_ja: 下半身, type: claws, description: Sharp, elongated fingers for slashing., position: hands, type_ja: 鉤爪, description_ja: 切り裂き用の鋭く細長い指。, position_ja: 手, Psychic blast (implied by gesture), Eldritch reach
Defensive Features: Heavy robes, Massive stable base of tentacles
Mount: none, Size: none
Aesthetic: Elegant / Regal, Creepy / Unsettling, Horrifying / Grotesque, Mysterious / Enigmatic, Sinister / Evil, Grimdark, Majestic / Awe-inspiring, Intimidating / Imposing
Cultural Aesthetic: Art Nouveau, Generic Western Fantasy
Hairstyle: None (non-humanoid)
Similar to characters: The King in Yellow, Hastur, Davy Jones, Moon Presence (Bloodborne), Ursula (The Little Mermaid), Elden Beast
Miniature Dimensions: 34.6mm H x 32.0mm W x 30.9mm D (base: 50.0mm)
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