Hydra of the Shifting Dunes (Algaira) by DM Stash
Regular price
£18.50
Description
Beneath the scorched sands of the shifting dunes, something ancient stirs — five heads rising in unison, each pair of eyes burning with a hunger older than the desert itself.
- ✔ 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
Algaira is no mere swamp creature bloated with regeneration. She is the Hydra of the Shifting Dunes — a desert leviathan whose five serpentine necks erupt from a single coiled mass of interlocking scales, each head distinct in angle and expression, each one hunting independently. The sculpt captures the creature mid-threat: one head looming high and dominant, two sweeping wide to the flanks, and two lower necks coiling outward in a display of primal menace. Every overlapping scale plate, every curved fang, every barbed horn crest is rendered with extraordinary clarity. This is a miniature that commands a tabletop the moment it hits the mat.
From DM Stash's Elves of the Golden Sun collection, Algaira is built to serve as a campaign-defining centrepiece — a creature that feels genuinely ancient and genuinely dangerous. Whether you're painting her in sun-bleached bone and amber desert tones or leaving her raw for immediate play, she carries the kind of physical presence that makes players sit up straighter when she appears.
Perfect for adventurers who:
- Need a multi-headed boss monster that reads as a true threat at distance
- Are running desert, dune-sea, or ancient ruin campaigns and want a creature native to that world
- Want a display-worthy piece that earns a permanent spot on the hobby shelf between sessions
- Are building encounter variety beyond the standard swamp hydra — Algaira offers something mythologically distinct
Encounter Hook:
The caravan went missing three days into the Amber Wastes — but the tracks don't end at a campfire or an ambush site. They end abruptly, mid-stride, in the centre of a vast depression in the sand, surrounded by five parallel furrows, each the width of a barrel, radiating outward like the spokes of a wheel. Someone, or something, rose up from beneath.
Details
Supplied at 32mm scale. The model and base are separate pieces — a small amount of superglue will secure them. The decorative base is strongly recommended, as Algaira's coiled lower body interacts directly with its surface. Supplied unpainted and ready for priming.
Sculpted by DM Stash — visit their page to see more of their work.
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Pairs well with boss encounters — build out your desert campaigns with more from DM Stash.
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