The Butcher is a terrifying addition to any tabletop game, featuring a hulking physique and a menacing, stitched leather mask. Armed with a massive, notched greataxe and a rusted lantern, this miniature perfectly captures the dread of a relentless stalker in a dark fantasy or horror setting.
A hulking executioner or killer prowling a dark corridor, lantern aloft to find his next victim.
A mid-dungeon mini-boss, a relentless stalker in a horror-themed adventure, or a high-ranking executioner/guard for a dark lord.
Artist: Hot Goblin Custom
Type: HERO, MONSTER
Pose: A forward-striding, menacing walk.
Action: Moving/Walking
Mood: menacing
Action Category: Movement
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Grimdark
Suitable Locations: dungeon corridor, torture chamber, city sewers, executioner's block, dilapidated slaughterhouse, misty graveyard at night, bandit camp, haunted castle basement
Encounter Scenarios: A dungeon boss encountered in a dark room (enemy), A silent executioner guarding a prison (enemy), An intimidating NPC blacksmith or hired muscle (ally/neutral), A cursed soul wandering the woods at night (encounter)
Power Level: Medium (score 38/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Dungeons & Dragons (perfect): Ideal as a Barbarian, Fighter, or 'Executioner' NPC.; Mork Borg (perfect): Fits the dark, macabre aesthetic perfectly.; Pathfinder (perfect): ; Shadow of the Demon Lord (perfect): ; Frostgrave (good): Excellent as a Barbarian or Thug follower.; Mordheim (good):
Race: Human, Sex: Male, Build: Hulking, Size: Medium, Age: Adult, Style: Stylized/Grimdark
Also suitable as: Half-Orc, Goliath
Distinguishing Features: stitched leather mask, menacing grin, oversized forearms, braided rope belt
Weapons: greataxe: A large double-bladed axe with a thick handle. The blades show signs of wear and chipping on the edges (right view).
Armor: hooded mask (leather, head and neck); bracers/gloves (heavy leather, hands and forearms)
Clothing: tunic, trousers
Equipment: rope belt
Character Classes: Barbarian (high%), Fighter (good%), NPC Executioner (perfect%)
NPC Role: Villainous Boss, Torturer, or Executioner
Creature: The Butcher (Humanoid), Size: Medium
Body: Muscular humanoid, broad shoulders, two arms, two legs, grinning mouth visible through stitched mask.
Also known as: Executioner, Man-Eater, Hooded Slasher
Related creatures: Cultist, Zombie, Ogre, Flesh Golem
Distinctive Features: Stitched mask with visible grinning mouth, lantern as a light source
Monster Weapons & Attacks: type: greataxe, description: Large double-headed axe with battle damage on the blades., position: right hand
Defensive Features: thick leather mask, heavy clothing
Mount: none, Size: none
Aesthetic: Creepy / Unsettling, Horrifying / Grotesque, Grimdark, Intimidating / Imposing, Gritty / Realistic
Cultural Aesthetic: Slavic / Eastern European, Generic Western Fantasy
Hairstyle: Hooded (hair hidden)
Similar to characters: Pyramid Head-type executioner, The Trapper from Dead by Daylight, Diablo Butcher archetype, Leatherface-inspired horror villain, Pudge-type hulking butcher
Miniature Dimensions: 38.7mm H x 27.2mm W x 23.3mm D (base: 35.0mm)
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