Exuding an aura of rural dread, this 40mm tall ritualist features a hauntingly detailed woven reed mask and robes adorned with blooming roses. Perfect for folk-horror campaigns, this figure stands as a mysterious leader or an unsettling guide for players venturing into the deep woods.
A mysterious villager or cultist gestures toward an unseen crowd while holding a ritualistic implement during a folk-horror harvest festival.
A mysterious mid-tier antagonist or high-ranking cultist leader encountered during a rural or forest-based folk horror ritual.
Artist: Vae Victis Miniatures
Type: HERO
Pose: The figure stands with a straight torso; the right arm is extended downward holding a staff, while the left arm is raised and bent at the elbow with the hand open. The head is directed forward.
Action: Talking/Gesturing
Mood: mysterious
Action Category: Talking/Gesturing
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Suitable Locations: isolated rural village, forbidden cornfield, ancient druid grove, cultist hideout in the woods, harvest festival stage, overgrown graveyard, misty moorland, wicker man construction site
Encounter Scenarios: a mysterious quest-giver who refuses to remove their ritual mask, a member of a sinister village cult encountered during a festival, an eerie bystander watching the party from the edge of a village, a minor antagonist leading a folk ritual
Power Level: Medium (score 28/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Dungeons & Dragons (perfect): Ideal as an NPC, Cultist, or Druid in a rural campaign.; Pathfinder (perfect): ; Mork Borg (perfect): Matches the grim, weird aesthetic of the game perfectly.; Vaesen (perfect): Fits the Nordic folk-horror theme of the setting.; Call of Cthulhu (good): Suitable for a cultist in a historical or dark fantasy scenario.; Frostgrave (good): Works well as a cultist or warband member.; Forbidden Lands (good):
Race: Human, Sex: Indeterminate, Build: Slender, Size: Medium, Age: Adult, Style: Stylized
Also suitable as: Undead, Elf
Distinguishing Features: Reed mask, Long wavy hair, Ritualistic robes
Weapons: ritual pitchfork staff: A long, wooden-textured staff topped with a three-pronged fork. It is decorated with sculpted roses at the base of the prongs and has long, flowing ribbons wrapped around the shaft.
Armor: mask (wood/reeds, face and head)
Clothing: robes, belt
Equipment: reed mask, rope belt
Accessories: ribbons, roses
Character Classes: Druid (high%), Cultist (high%), Villager NPC (medium%)
NPC Role: Eerie townsperson or ritual leader
Aesthetic: Creepy / Unsettling, Mysterious / Enigmatic, Grimdark, Classic Fantasy
Cultural Aesthetic: Slavic / Eastern European, Celtic, Generic Western Fantasy
Hairstyle: Long, Wavy, Flowing
Similar to characters: Midsommar Cultist, Wicker Man Villager, Witcher 3 Pellar, Dark Souls Evangelist, Folk Horror Priestess
Miniature Dimensions: 40.1mm H x 35.3mm W x 24.8mm D (base: 50.0mm)
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