{"product_id":"dao-02-by-novaminis","title":"Dao 02 by Novaminis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom the crushing depths of the Elemental Plane of Earth, a Dao noble strides forward — hammer in hand, armour etched with the spiralling runes of her domain, expecting tribute and prepared to take it by force.\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 Dao are among the most imperious of geniekind, and this sculpt captures that cold authority with real flair. She stands in a wide, grounded stance — bare-footed and bareheaded but unmistakably powerful — wearing a layered armour of ornate studded plates and carved skirt panels decorated with swirling flame-and-scroll motifs. Shoulder guards flare outward in the fashion of an earth-court noble, and her forearms are wrapped in heavy bracers. A crown of crystalline rock shards rises from her braided hair, a mark of station in the courts beneath the mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her right hand she carries a massive stone maul — a squared-off, monolithic warhammer whose weight alone speaks to the strength behind the blow. The other hand is closed in a fist, unhurried and unimpressed. Her expression is composed and unflinching: the face of someone who has never doubted they would win. This is Dao 02, the second sculpt in Novaminis's Dao series, distinguishable from Dao 01 by her closed-fist, hammer-lowered stance — ready to negotiate, until she isn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sculpt is multipart and comes with your choice of plain base or no base, so you can mount her on your preferred basing system or integrate her into a diorama without compromise. She paints beautifully with stone-toned armour and metallic accents, and her deeply carved surface detail rewards layered washes and drybrushing alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDungeon Masters running \u003cem\u003ePrinces of the Apocalypse\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePhandelver and Below\u003c\/em\u003e, or any Elemental Evil arc\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdventurers who want a genie patron, earth-cult warlord, or Underdark noble on the table\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePainters drawn to deeply textured armour with strong geometric and organic contrast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollectors building out elemental encounters or genie-court display pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEncounter Hook:\u003c\/strong\u003e The party has descended into a dwarven mine that collapsed three decades ago — only to find it occupied. A Dao noble holds court in the deepest chamber, surrounded by enslaved stone giants, and she informs the adventurers that the ore they were sent to retrieve now belongs to her. She'll sell it back to them, of course. The price? One favour, to be named later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSculpt: Dao 02 — hammer-lowered, closed-fist pose\u003cbr\u003eBase options: plain base or no base (your choice at checkout)\u003cbr\u003eSupplied unpainted\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSculpted by \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/novaminis\"\u003eNovaminis\u003c\/a\u003e — a sculptor with a knack for injecting genuine character into creature-type miniatures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePairs well with \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/giants\"\u003eearth giants and elemental servants\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/elemental-planes\"\u003eElemental Plane encounters\u003c\/a\u003e — or explore more from \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/novaminis\"\u003eNovaminis\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Tabaxi adventurers especially — yes, the cats did purr when this one came through. We noticed too.\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":"Novaminis","offers":[{"title":"No Base","offer_id":58423323361662,"sku":"N-DAO-02-NB","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Plain Base","offer_id":58423323394430,"sku":"N-DAO-02-PB","price":6.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0872\/2520\/5035\/files\/REN_-_002_Dao_02_PS.jpg?v=1794252577","url":"https:\/\/mitznsimz.com\/products\/dao-02-by-novaminis","provider":"MitzNSimz ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}