{"product_id":"crystal-guard-drake-by-epic-miniatures","title":"Crystal Guard Drake by Epic Miniatures","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere crystalline caverns meet cursed hunting grounds, the Crystal Guard Drake patrols with ancient, territorial instinct — a creature that has never once considered that it might lose.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e✔ 32mm scale resin miniature, printed fresh to order in the UK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e✔ Supplied unpainted and ready to prime\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e✔ Compatible with D\u0026amp;D, Pathfinder, and all tabletop RPGs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e✔ Equally at home on the gaming table or the display shelf\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Crystal Guard Drake is a heavyweight presence on the tabletop — a quadrupedal drake covered head to tail in layered scales, jagged dorsal spines, and clusters of rounded bony nodules that catch the light like gemstones embedded in old stone. Its swept-back crown of asymmetrical horns gives it a regal, predatory silhouette, and its long whip-like tail ends in a wicked barbed tip that makes it clear this creature is dangerous from every angle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMounted on a large 51mm oval base, this sculpt has real table presence. The textural contrast across the miniature is particularly noteworthy: smooth leathery hide on the underbelly and limbs transitions into heavily plated scales across the back and flanks, all topped with those distinctive spine ridges. Painters will find a wealth of surfaces to work with — dry-brushing the scales, layering the nodules, and picking out the horn details in bone or gemstone tones will reward patience generously.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're running it as a territorial beast haunting an underground crystal cavern, a mount for a draconic warlord, or simply a formidable apex predator that wandered into the wrong dungeon room, the Crystal Guard Drake brings immediate visual authority to any encounter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eParticularly well suited for adventurers who:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeed a large-base beast encounter to anchor a dungeon room or wilderness chase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWant a draconic creature that reads differently from a standard dragon on the table\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnjoy miniatures with rich surface texture that reward layered painting techniques\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAre building out an underground, mountain, or elemental campaign setting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWant a display piece that holds its own alongside larger centrepiece sculpts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEncounter Hook\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe party descends into the lower chambers of the Shard Mines to recover a stolen shipment of arcane crystals — only to find the crystals are gone, the miners are missing, and a Crystal Guard Drake has claimed the entire cavern network as its territory. Its underbelly glitters faintly with swallowed gemstone fragments. Roll initiative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBase size: Large (51mm oval base included)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale: 32mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupplied unpainted and unprimed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable with plain base or decorative base variants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupported and unsupported print files from the original artist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSingle sculpt by Epic Miniatures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSculpted by \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/epic-miniatures\"\u003eEpic Miniatures\u003c\/a\u003e — visit their collection to explore more of their creature and character range.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePairs well with \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/dragons\"\u003edraconic creatures\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-underdark\"\u003eUnderdark expeditions\u003c\/a\u003e — or explore more from \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/epic-miniatures\"\u003eEpic Miniatures\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMitz \u0026amp; Simz — the cats rolled History to remember every time we got something wrong. Nat 20. Both of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReady to add this adventurer to your collection? Order today and we'll print it fresh for you here in the UK.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Epic Miniatures","offers":[{"title":"No Base","offer_id":57978266976638,"sku":"E-6882-CRYSTAL-GUARD-DRAKE-LARGE-NB","price":7.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Plain Base","offer_id":57978267009406,"sku":"E-6882-CRYSTAL-GUARD-DRAKE-LARGE-PB","price":7.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0872\/2520\/5035\/files\/6882_-_Crystal_Guard_Drake_Large_v1_2.png?v=1788635128","url":"https:\/\/mitznsimz.com\/products\/crystal-guard-drake-by-epic-miniatures","provider":"MitzNSimz ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}