Manes 01 by Novaminis

At the very bottom of the Abyss, where the screams of the damned dissolve into mindless hunger, the manes shuffles forward — claw-tipped fingers spread wide, a face twisted into a permanent, hollow-eyed snarl.

• ✔ 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

The manes is the lowest rung of demonic existence — wretched souls that have descended so far into corruption that nothing human remains. Novaminis have captured that rot brilliantly in this sculpt: a bloated, hunched body covered in glistening pustules, arms stretched forward with elongated claws that look built for raking rather than grasping, and a wide, toothy grimace that suggests hunger without intelligence. The pose is mid-lurch, conveying the relentless, shambling advance that makes manes so oppressive in numbers.

The surface texture is where this sculpt truly earns its keep. Bubbled skin clusters across the torso, thighs, and forearms, contrasting with smoother patches that carry a faint sheen — perfect for layering washes of bruised purples, sickly greens, or the pallid grey of something dredged from the Abyss. The oversized hands and raking claws offer satisfying focal points for edge highlighting, and the bared teeth invite some careful cavity shading to bring the grimace to life.

This is variation 01 of the Manes range from Novaminis — a forward-lurching pose that works equally well leading a demonic mob, scattered across a blighted battleground, or displayed as a grim trophy of a hard-fought Abyssal delve.

Well-suited for adventurers who:

• Run Abyssal campaign arcs where demon encounters build from weak mobs to horrifying elites
• Want cheap, characterful monsters to fill out a demonic horde without breaking the hobby budget
• Enjoy painting diseased and corrupted flesh — washes, stippling, and OSL all shine on this sculpt
• Are building a display diorama of the lower planes and need recognisable cannon-fodder fiends

Encounter Hook: The party descends into a ritual chamber where a summoning circle still crackles with Abyssal energy. Around its edge, seven manes pace in a slow, mindless orbit — drawn by the residual magic but not yet directed. Then the warlock's patron whispers three words, and the circling stops.

Details

• Variant 01 sculpt — forward-lurching pose with arms spread and claws extended
• Available with a plain round base (SKU N-MANES-01-PB) or without a base (SKU N-MANES-01-NB)
• Both supported and unsupported files are included — choose whichever suits your setup
• Supplied unpainted and unassembled — primer recommended before painting

Sculpted by Novaminis — a studio that specialises in monsters with genuine character, bringing a sculptor's eye for surface detail and dynamic weight to every creature in their range.

Pairs well with the wider fiends collection and campaigns set in the demon-haunted Abyss — or explore more grotesque horrors from Novaminis.

Mitz & Simz — the cats rolled History to remember every time we got something wrong. Nat 20. Both of them.

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