Dolphin by Ella's Arcanum Minis

Beneath the waves, where the current hums with old magic, a dolphin cuts through the blue — companion, omen, or herald of something far larger lurking below.

• ✔ 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

Dolphins occupy a quietly special place in fantasy seas — intelligent enough to understand a Druid's call, swift enough to outpace most vessels, and beloved enough that harming one tends to raise serious questions at the table. This sculpt captures the creature mid-glide, mounted on a detailed base of rippled seafloor scattered with coral, kelp, and rounded stones. It reads immediately as a living, breathing denizen of coastal and open-ocean encounters.

In D&D terms, dolphins serve a surprising range of narrative roles. They are the trusted companions of sea-going Druids and Rangers, the mounts of Triton scouts, the messengers of aquatic deities, and — in more unusual campaigns — the unwitting witnesses to whatever the party really shouldn't have done in the harbour. This miniature represents them with a clean, naturalistic energy that painters can take in a number of directions: classic blue-grey coastal colouring, fantastical bioluminescent hues for a deeper-sea variant, or something altogether stranger for a campaign where the ocean holds older secrets.

The scenic base — with its textured sand ripples, seaweed fronds, and chunky rocks — gives the miniature genuine presence on the table, and makes it a genuinely satisfying piece to paint and display whether or not it ever sees active gameplay.

Well suited for adventurers who:

• Run coastal, nautical or aquatic campaigns where sea encounters need distinct creature miniatures
• Play Druids or Rangers with an animal companion of the aquatic persuasion
• Build display dioramas featuring undersea environments
• Want a naturalistic beast miniature that rewards careful painting

Encounter Hook: The party's ship has been becalmed for three days when a single dolphin appears, circling the hull and clicking insistently. Any character with proficiency in Animal Handling or the ability to speak with beasts quickly learns the creature is trying to warn them — something vast and hungry is rising from the trench ahead, and the dolphin has been driving away smaller ships for weeks. Will the party listen, or do they dismiss it as superstition?

Details

• Supplied unpainted and unassembled
• Scenic aquatic base included as visible in the render
• Sculpted by Ella's Arcanum Minis

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Pairs well with aquatic beasts and nautical encounters — or explore more from Ella's Arcanum Minis.

Made with care by Mitz & Simz — the cats get final sign-off on everything.

Ready to add this adventurer to your collection? Order today and we'll print it fresh for you here in the UK.