Command the darkness with the Shadow Horror, a 60mm tall nightmare designed for high-stakes tabletop encounters. This stunningly detailed miniature features a terrifying vortex-style base, a multi-eyed alien visage, and elongated claws that convey a sense of lethal, ethereal movement.
A shadow horror materializes from the floor to seize a victim with its long, clawed reach.
A major boss for a shadow-themed dungeon or a high-level spectral assassin sent to hunt the party through walls and solid objects.
Artist: Epic Miniatures
Type: MONSTER
Pose: The figure is in a dynamic lunging pose, emerging from a shadow vortex. The torso is twisted slightly to its right, with the left arm reaching toward a target.
Action: Attacking
Mood: menacing
Action Category: Offensive
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Suitable Locations: haunted cathedral basement, shadow-corrupted forest, necromancer's inner sanctum, forgotten burial mound, void-scarred dungeon, cursed graveyard at midnight, planar rift in a wizard's tower, sunless subterranean lake, abandoned asylum hallway, the Shadowfell plane
Encounter Scenarios: A boss encounter where the creature leaps out of the players' own shadows., A guardian summoned by a dark ritual to protect a forbidden relic., A recurring stalker in a horror-themed campaign that attacks when the lights are low.
Power Level: Deadly (score 72/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Dungeons & Dragons (5e / general) (perfect): Excellent proxy for a Shadow Demon, Greater Shadow, or a custom Wraith boss.; Pathfinder (1e / 2e) (perfect): Fits well as a Shadow or an incorporeal undead like a Banshee or Spectre variant.; Mork Borg (perfect): The grotesque, semi-skeletal aesthetic perfectly matches the game's bleak art style.; Frostgrave (good): Usable as a powerful Wraith or a creature from the Ghost Archipelago.; Shadow of the Demon Lord (perfect): The horror aesthetic is a direct match for this system's tone.
Sex: Indeterminate, Build: Slender/Hulking (Upper body is muscular but the overall form is ethereal), Size: Large, Age: Ageless, Style: Stylized Realistic
Distinguishing Features: No legs, Swirling tail base, Four eyes, Spined back, Clawed hands
Creature: Shadow Horror (Undead/Aberration), Size: Large
Body: A semi-incorporeal entity with a muscular humanoid upper body, four-fingered clawed hands, a multi-eyed head with mandible-like chin structures, and a lower body consisting of a single massive swirling tail or vortex.
Also known as: Shadow Demon, Wraith, Greater Shadow, Ethereal Stalker
Related creatures: Shadow, Spectre, Devourer, Nightwalker
Distinctive Features: Swirling lower body, Serrated spinal fins, Four eyes, Mandible chin
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: Claws, description: Long, spindly fingers ending in sharp points., position: Both hands, type_ja: 爪, description_ja: 鋭く尖った、細長くひょろりとした指。, position_ja: 両手, type: Mandibles, description: Vertical slit-like mouth structures on the chin., position: Head, type_ja: 下顎, description_ja: 顎にある垂直なスリット状の口の構造。, position_ja: 頭部, The entire form suggests a shadow-based attack or life-drain touch.
Defensive Features: Incorporeal form (suggested by the swirling tail), Shoulder and spinal spikes
Aesthetic: Creepy / Unsettling, Horrifying / Grotesque, Grimdark, Intimidating / Imposing, Cool / Badass
Cultural Aesthetic: Generic Western Fantasy
Hairstyle: None (non-humanoid)
Similar to characters: Noob Saibot shadow clone, Dark Souls Ghost / New Londo Wraith, Harry Potter Dementor, World of Warcraft Voidwalker, Diablo 3 Shadow Vermin, Slenderman-type monster
Miniature Dimensions: 60.0mm H x 51.1mm W x 39.9mm D (base: 60.0mm)
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