Add a touch of whimsy to your tabletop with this Aarakocra Bard, expertly sculpted with a joyful expression and detailed plumage. This avian minstrel is captured mid-performance with a lute in hand, making it the perfect choice for a charming player character or a memorable tavern NPC.
A cheerful bird-folk bard performing a melody for travelers in a tavern or town square.
A low-level party ally, a social encounter in a bustling marketplace, or a non-hostile entertainer in a fantasy tavern.
Artist: Twin Goddess Miniatures
Type: HERO
Pose: The figure is a plump, avian humanoid standing with knees slightly bent; the torso is upright, and both wing-arms are raised to play a lute held across the chest.
Action: Playing instrument
Mood: joyful
Action Category: Performing
Genre: Fantasy
Suitable Locations: Tavern and inn, Royal court, Marketplace stage, Forest encampment, Traveling bard's wagon, Feast hall, Wizard's tower library, Village festival, Theatrical stage, City docks
Encounter Scenarios: A friendly NPC providing clues through song, A player character's avatar, A distraction for a group of thieves, An entertainer at a royal banquet
Power Level: Easy (score 22/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Dungeons & Dragons (5e) (perfect): Ideal as an Aarakocra or Kenku Bard character.; Pathfinder (2e) (perfect): Works perfectly as a Strix or Tengu Bard.; Frostgrave (good): Suitable as a Wizard's Apprentice or a specialty soldier like a Bard.; Warhammer Age of Sigmar (usable): Could serve as a proxy for a unique Order hero or a Kharadron/Sylvaneth ally.; Rangers of Shadow Deep (good): Fits as a companion character or unique hero.
Race: Aarakocra, Sex: Indeterminate, Build: Stocky, Size: Medium, Age: Adult, Style: Stylized
Also suitable as: Kenku, Tengu, Bird-folk, Owlin, Strix
Distinguishing Features: Curved parrot-like beak, Feathered head crest, Wing-arms, Taloned feet, Large round eyes
Clothing: Tunic, Capelet
Equipment: Tambourine
Character Classes: Bard (perfect%), Entertainer (high%), Noble NPC (usable%)
NPC Role: Entertainer or Quest-giver
Creature: Not applicable (Not applicable), Size: Not applicable
Body: Not applicable
Mount: Not applicable, Size: Not applicable
Aesthetic: Cute / Adorable, Whimsical / Playful, Comical / Funny, Classic Fantasy
Cultural Aesthetic: Generic Western Fantasy
Hairstyle: None (non-humanoid)
Similar to characters: Kass (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild), Rito (The Legend of Zelda series), Humblewood birdfolk, Donald Duck (archetypal bird in clothing), Rio (movie parrot characters)
Miniature Dimensions: 27.0mm H x 26.3mm W x 21.4mm D (base: 30.0mm)
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