A stalwart defender of the deep, this Mole Knight is armored in heavy plate and ready for battle. Wielding a massive two-handed pole-hammer and featuring a snout-adapted helmet, this miniature is perfect for players looking for a unique and formidable beastfolk hero or NPC.
A stalwart subterranean guardian stands watch at the entrance to a mole-kin fortress.
A formidable mid-level boss or an elite subterranean champion encountered in deep dungeons or mountain strongholds.
Artist: Goon Master Games
Type: HERO
Pose: Standard standing idle or guard stance.
Action: Standing/Idle
Mood: stoic
Action Category: Standing/Idle
Genre: Fantasy
Suitable Locations: underground cavern system, dwarven mining complex, subterranean fortress, dark dungeon corridor, enchanted forest (burrow entrance), city guard post, ancient ruin basement
Encounter Scenarios: hired guard for a merchant caravan, member of a subterranean knightly order, quest-giver seeking help with a tunnel collapse, honorable adversary in a tournament
Power Level: Hard (score 45/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Dungeons & Dragons (5e / general) (perfect): Ideal as a custom Molefolk/beastfolk Fighter or Paladin.; Pathfinder (1e / 2e) (perfect): Excellent as a stout martial character.; Frostgrave (good): Works well as a knight or templar warband member.; Humblewood (perfect): Fits the aesthetic of anthropomorphic woodland creatures perfectly.; Mausritter (usable): Could represent a larger 'beast' knight in an animal-themed game.
Race: Mole-folk, Sex: Indeterminate, Build: Stocky, Size: Medium, Age: Adult, Style: Stylized
Also suitable as: Anthropomorphic Mole, Beastfolk
Distinguishing Features: long snout, large digging claws on feet and hands, fur texture on face and neck, wide, stout torso
Weapons: pole-hammer: A long-handled hammer with a heavy rectangular head on one side and a pointed spike/pick on the opposite side. The shaft has metal bands for reinforcement and a ring at the base.; arming sword: A straight-bladed sword with a crossguard and rounded pommel, kept in a plain scabbant on the belt.
Armor: helmet (metal plate, head); breastplate (metal plate, torso); pauldrons (metal plate, shoulders); gauntlets (metal plate/leather, arms and hands); greaves (metal plate, legs)
Clothing: tabard, cape
Equipment: belt, scabbard
Character Classes: Fighter (high%), Paladin (good%), Guard (good%)
NPC Role: Elite Guard
Creature: none (none), Size: none
Body: none
Mount: none, Size: none
Aesthetic: Cool / Badass, Noble / Heroic, Intimidating / Imposing, Classic Fantasy, Gritty / Realistic
Cultural Aesthetic: Western European Medieval
Hairstyle: Helmeted (hair hidden)
Similar to characters: Shovel Knight, Lord Brocktree (Redwall), Humblewood Molefolk, Sir Gilliam (beastfolk archetype), Siegmeyer of Catarina (vibe)
Miniature Dimensions: 37.8mm H x 37.3mm W x 25.9mm D (base: 50.0mm)
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