{"product_id":"darkling-fiend-by-epic-miniatures","title":"Darkling Fiend by Epic Miniatures","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSomething squat and wretched shuffles out of the dark — its hood thrown back to reveal a maw of jagged teeth, and its staff crowned with a grinning skull wreathed in cursed leaves.\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 Darkling Fiend is one of those creatures that unsettles precisely because it doesn't look like much at first glance — squat, hunched, swathed in ragged robes. Then the hood shifts, and that vast, tooth-crammed maw opens wide, and the illusion of smallness evaporates entirely. This sculpt by Epic Miniatures captures that moment of horrible revelation with real character: a broad, low-slung body leaning slightly forward on a tall bone-topped staff, one clawed hand hanging loose and ready, the other gripping that totem with practised ease.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe staff itself is a painting project in its own right — a crude wooden pole capped with a large angular skull, framed by a spray of detailed feather-like leaves. Paired with the creature's own gaping death's-head face, it makes for a silhouette that will stand out immediately on any battlemat. The layered robes and cloth wrappings read well in the hand, with enough fold definition to take a wash and drybrush beautifully.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you run this as a low-CR shock encounter for fresh adventurers, a cunning fiendish emissary, or a warlock's otherworldly patron given physical form, this miniature brings genuine menace to the table — and earns its place on a display shelf just as readily.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWell suited for adventurers who:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeed a distinctive fiendish minion or cult shaman for an Underdark or Abyssal encounter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWant a warlock-adjacent NPC with real visual presence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAre building out a fiend warband or dark ritual scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove a miniature with a striking, unusual silhouette that paints up with character\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEncounter Hook:\u003c\/strong\u003e The party tracks a missing merchant's wagon to a crossroads shrine. Crouched over a fresh sacrifice, its skull-staff planted in the earth and its maw still wet, the Darkling Fiend turns to regard them with hollow eyes — and behind it, three more shadows begin to stir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale: 32mm (medium base, 25.5mm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupplied unpainted — no paint, basing material or assembly tools included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable with or without a plain round base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupported and unsupported digital files available from the original artist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSculpted 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 see more of their work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePairs well with \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/fiends\"\u003efiendish warbands\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-underdark\"\u003eUnderdark delves\u003c\/a\u003e — or explore more from \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/epic-miniatures\"\u003eEpic Miniatures\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo cats. One studio. Endless tiny adventurers.\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":57981241360766,"sku":"E-6991-DARKLING-FIEND-MEDIUM-NB","price":4.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Plain Base","offer_id":57981241393534,"sku":"E-6991-DARKLING-FIEND-MEDIUM-PB","price":4.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0872\/2520\/5035\/files\/6991_-_Darkling_Fiend_Medium_1.png?v=1788719629","url":"https:\/\/mitznsimz.com\/products\/darkling-fiend-by-epic-miniatures","provider":"MitzNSimz ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}