Dryad Warrior by Atlanticus Arts

Where the old forest ends and the trespass begins, she is already watching — spear levelled, bark-woven shield raised, and the ancient wood's fury burning behind her eyes.

• ✔ 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 Dryad Warrior from Atlanticus Arts is no gentle spirit of the grove — she is its defender, its judgement, and its wrath made manifest. Every inch of her form speaks to a life grown into the forest rather than merely living within it: her armour is bark and gnarled wood, her hair erupts in antler-like branches and wild foliage, and her body is wrapped in flowing strips of ancient timber grain. She carries a thorn-tipped spear in one hand and a massive shield of twisted, living wood in the other, its surface carved by nature into a ferocious warding face. Her stride is mid-lunge, one leg raised and planted forward — there is no hesitation here, only purpose.

The scenic base reinforces the wildness of the sculpt: a broken tree stump and tangled roots cradle her feet, grounding her literally and figuratively in the forest she is sworn to protect. Whether you are painting her in deep heartwood browns, spectral silver-birch whites, or the vivid greens of an ancient canopy, there is extraordinary detail here to reward every brush stroke.

A 75mm display variant is also available, making this sculpt a compelling centrepiece painting project for adventurers who want to go deep on the texture of bark, wood grain, and wild foliage at a larger scale.

Suits adventurers who:

• Need a Dryad guardian, forest spirit warrior, or wild nature boss for their campaign
• Are building out Feywild or deep-forest encounter tables
• Play a Dryad, Wood Elf, or nature-themed Druid or Ranger as a player character
• Want a display piece that rewards layered naturalistic painting techniques
• Are sourcing a distinctive BBEG or powerful NPC for a nature-rage story arc

Encounter Hook

The logging crew the party was hired to protect has gone quiet. When the adventurers reach the treeline, they find axes scattered but no bodies — only boot prints that stop mid-stride and the sound of cracking wood. Then she steps from between the trees, bark-armoured and spear-levelled, and makes her terms very clear: leave the forest, or join it permanently.

Details

Scale: 32mm (standard tabletop) and 75mm (display scale) — both variants are available to select above.
Base: Includes a detailed scenic base featuring a broken tree stump and tangled roots. A plain base option is also available.
Assembly: This is a multipart kit — some assembly will be required.
Supplied: Unpainted and unprimed, ready for your brush.

Sculpted by Atlanticus Arts — visit their collection to explore more of their work.

Pairs well with fey wardens and forest spirits and wilderness forest encounters — or explore more from Atlanticus Arts.

The cats have multiclassed into Studio Manager and Ambient Presence. Both classes are maxed out.

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