Beggar 01 by Novaminis

He kneels in the gutter with arms outstretched, his patchwork coat laced shut with fraying cord and his wrists bound in worn strips of cloth — a man the city has long since stopped seeing.

• ✔ 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 is Beggar 01 from Novaminis — the first variation in their beggar series — and he brings a level of sculpted storytelling that elevates any urban encounter. He kneels with both arms raised and hands splayed open in supplication, his expression caught somewhere between desperation and wary hope. His coat is stitched together from mismatched panels, laced across the chest with cross-stitch cord, and his wrists are wrapped in ragged bandages. A twisted rope belt cinches what remains of his garments, and his feet are bound in scraps of leather.

The detail visible from every angle is quietly remarkable — the cross-stitching on the back of his coat, the textured matting of his beard and hair, and the layered, almost sculptural quality of the cloth wrappings all reward careful painting. He reads immediately as a character with history: not a simple prop, but someone with a story your players might actually want to discover.

As an NPC, he works in almost any urban or low-fantasy setting. He could be a Zhentarim informant playing a long game, a once-noble fallen from grace, a cursed soul in a Ravenloft back alley, or simply the man who saw exactly what the party got up to last night — and now has information to sell.

A good fit for adventurers who:

• Run gritty urban campaigns with detailed street-level NPCs
• Want a kneeling, non-combatant figure for city or tavern district scenes
• Are building out a Ravenloft or Gothic horror setting with lived-in characters
• Enjoy painting character-driven sculpts with strong narrative texture
• Are looking for a distinctive NPC to anchor a quest hook or social encounter

Encounter Hook: The party enters the market district of a city where three merchants were robbed in the same week — and finds no witnesses. But kneeling by the fountain is a ragged figure who has been there every day, silent and overlooked. If someone thinks to press a coin into his outstretched hand, he whispers a name: the fence who moves stolen goods out of the lower wards. He asks only that they don't mention where they heard it.

Details

This is variation 01 in the Novaminis beggar range — a kneeling male figure with both arms outstretched in a pleading gesture. Supplied as a single unpainted piece at 32mm scale, with excellent surface detail throughout. Other variations in the series offer different poses and expressions.

Sculpted by Novaminis — visit their collection to see more of their character-rich sculpts.

Pairs well with NPCs and townsfolk and Ravenloft gothic settings — or explore more from Novaminis.

A soft purr of approval from the studio cats means this one passed quality control.

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