This exquisite miniature captures a serene female bard in the midst of a performance, gracefully holding a detailed lyre. With her ornate boots, flowing sleeves, and relaxed posture, she is the perfect addition to any tavern scene or courtly social encounter in your next campaign.
A performer taking a relaxed pose while entertaining a crowd or resting between sets in a high-end establishment.
Social encounter in a tavern or noble court, a non-combatant follower, or a quest-giver who needs protection during travel.
Artist: Broken Sword Miniatures
Type: HERO
Pose: The figure is leaning against a pedestal with her weight on her right leg, while the left leg is crossed over the front. Her right hand rests on her hip while her left hand is poised over the strings of a lyre.
Action: Playing instrument
Mood: serene
Action Category: Standing/Idle
Genre: Fantasy
Suitable Locations: royal court banquet hall, high-end city tavern, nobleman's private study, traveling circus camp, elven forest glade, merchant guild hall, theatrical stage, bardic college library
Encounter Scenarios: an ally providing information through song, a social encounter with a high-status courtesan, an entertainer providing a distraction during a heist, a quest-giver at a local festival
Power Level: Easy (score 15/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Dungeons & Dragons (5e / general) (perfect): Classic Bard archetype.; Pathfinder (1e / 2e) (perfect): Fits any urban or social character build.; Mork Borg (usable): Works well for a decadent or melancholic performer in a doomed world.; Mordheim (good): Excellent as a non-combatant hireling or drama-focused NPC.; Warhammer Fantasy / Age of Sigmar (good): Fits the aesthetic of an Empire citizen or elven entertainer.
Race: Human, Sex: Female, Build: Curvy, Size: Medium, Age: Adult, Style: stylized
Also suitable as: Elf, Half-Elf
Distinguishing Features: exposed breasts, curly shoulder-length hair, ornate high-heeled boots
Clothing: corset, puffy sleeves, skirt
Equipment: bedroll
Accessories: belt medallion
Character Classes: Bard (high%), Rogue (Spy/Inquisitive) (medium%), Noble NPC (medium%)
NPC Role: Entertainer or Courtesan
Aesthetic: Sexy / Alluring, Elegant / Regal, Delicate / Graceful, Classic Fantasy
Cultural Aesthetic: Generic Western Fantasy, Western European Medieval
Hairstyle: Medium-length, Curly, Wavy
Similar to characters: Priscilla from The Witcher, Gender-swapped Jaskier / Dandelion, Classic Tavern Bard archetype, Renaissance Fair Performer, Greek Muse Calliope
Miniature Dimensions: 38.0mm H x 20.5mm W x 14.4mm D (base: 25.0mm)
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