Alligator Folk Archer by Epic Miniatures

From the reed-choked shallows, a bolt hisses through the mist before the adventurers even glimpse its source — the alligator folk do not warn, they simply shoot.

• ✔ 32mm scale resin miniature, printed fresh to order in the UK
• ✔ Supplied unpainted and ready to prime
• ✔ Compatible with D&D, Pathfinder, and all tabletop RPGs
• ✔ Equally at home on the gaming table or the display shelf

This sculpt captures an alligator folk warrior in a wide, grounded stance — legs braced apart, massive scaled tail extending behind for balance — as it draws a shortbow back with coiled, reptilian strength. The broad snout is thrust forward with predatory focus, jaws slightly parted, a quiver of arrows packed tightly at the shoulder. Straps and pouches cross the torso over fitted, worn cloth garments, giving this hunter the look of a seasoned operative rather than a simple beast. The detail on the scaly hide — particularly across the arms, tail, and legs — rewards careful brushwork with washes and drybrushing alike.

Whether your campaign takes the party into fetid marshland, a crumbling riverside ruin, or a lizardfolk territory bristling with territorial tension, this miniature carries real menace on the tabletop. It works equally well as a rank-and-file skirmisher in a warband or as a named hunter NPC with a vendetta and a bone-tipped arrow with someone's name on it.

For painters, the textural contrast between the reptilian scales and the layered cloth wrappings offers a satisfying range of techniques — from fine-line scale highlighting to quick cloth blending. This one will look sharp in earthy swamp tones or the sickly greens of a Underdark-adjacent marsh.

• Adventurers building out a lizardfolk or alligator folk warband encounter
• Dungeon Masters who want a ranged threat with visual character and presence
• Players running a Lizardfolk Ranger or Druid who wants a species-matched miniature
• Painters drawn to richly textured reptilian scales and combat-ready equipment detail

Encounter Hook: The party has been hired to escort a river barge through the Thornfens. On the second night, torches are extinguished one by one — and then the first arrow buries itself in the mast, an inch from the captain's head. Somewhere in the dark reeds, an alligator folk sharpshooter is making a point. Whether it's a warning, a demand, or an opening shot depends entirely on how the adventurers respond in the next thirty seconds.

Details

• Scale: 32mm
• Base options: Plain base (25.5mm medium) or no base
• Supplied unpainted and unassembled — some assembly may be required
• Sculpted by Epic Miniatures (catalogue reference #055)

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