This eerie Scarecrow Standing miniature captures the unsettling essence of a rural nightmare, featuring a stitched sack head and menacing twig-bundle claws. Mounted on a central wooden post with a structural crossbeam, it is the perfect sentinel for a haunted cornfield or a grimdark farmstead encounter.
A cursed scarecrow begins to animate in a silent field, its wooden claws reaching out for a trespasser.
Rank-and-file fodder or an ambush monster in a rural or agricultural setting.
Artist: Epic Miniatures
Type: MONSTER
Pose: Cruciform/T-pose with arms extended and clawed hands reaching forward.
Action: Standing/Menacing
Mood: menacing
Action Category: Standing/Idle
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Suitable Locations: haunted cornfield, abandoned farmstead, dilapidated orchard, hag's garden, misty graveyard, cursed village outskirts, autumn harvest festival, countryside crossroads
Encounter Scenarios: An ambush where the party thinks it is a normal scarecrow (Enemy/Trap), Minions guarding a farmhouse inhabited by a necromancer or hag (Minion), A construct created to protect a village that has gone rogue (Enemy)
Power Level: Easy (score 20/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Dungeons & Dragons (5e / general) (perfect): Matches the 'Scarecrow' monster manual entry exactly.; Pathfinder (1e / 2e) (perfect): Ideal for a Scarecrow construct.; Ravenloft (D&D Horror setting) (perfect): Fits the Gothic horror aesthetic perfectly.; Mork Borg (good): Fits the bleak, weird fantasy vibe.; Frostgrave (usable): Works as a summoned construct or environmental hazard.
Race: Not applicable, Sex: Indeterminate, Build: Slender, Size: Medium, Age: Ageless/Undead, Style: Stylized
Distinguishing Features: Sack head, Wooden stick limbs, No legs, stands on a post
Clothing: Scarecrow attire
NPC Role: Construct / Monster
Creature: Scarecrow (Construct), Size: Medium
Body: Humanoid with two arms and a head. Instead of legs, the lower torso tapers into a thick wooden post that roots the figure to the ground. Texture is a mix of wood grain and heavy fabric.
Also known as: Animated Scarecrow, Straw Golem, Wicker Man (small scale)
Related creatures: Animated Armor, Flesh Golem, Crows, Pumpkin Monsters
Distinctive Features: Central post base, Sack head with stitched appearance, Bundle-of-sticks arm construction
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: Claws, description: Long, jagged wooden fingers capable of slashing or piercing., position: End of both arms, type_ja: 爪, description_ja: 斬撃や刺突が可能な、長くギザギザした木の指。, position_ja: 両腕の先
Defensive Features: Hard wooden limbs, Resilient construct body
Aesthetic: Creepy / Unsettling, Horrifying / Grotesque, Sinister / Evil, Grimdark, Classic Fantasy
Cultural Aesthetic: Generic Western Fantasy
Hairstyle: None (non-humanoid)
Similar to characters: Fiddlesticks (League of Legends), Scarecrow (DC Comics), Harold (Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark), Pumpkin King (Nightmare Before Christmas), Straw Golem (Minecraft)
Miniature Dimensions: 35.6mm H x 42.2mm W x 18.4mm D (base: 50.0mm)
Keywords: scarecrow miniature, animated scarecrow, horror farm monster, wicked harvest, straw man construct, spooky cornfield mini, burlap head monster, stick man creature, halloween dnd mini, ravenloft encounter, mork borg enemy, dark fantasy farm, creepy sentinel, straw golem, wicker man, haunted scarecrow, stitch face monster, slender horror mini, low CR construct, field guardian, shambling scarecrow, tattered cloth monster, twig fingers mini, undead farmhand
