Marid 01 by Novaminis

From the depths of the Elemental Plane of Water, the Marid rises — ancient, imperious, and deeply unimpressed by mortals who fail to phrase their wishes correctly.

• ✔ 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 Marid sculpt by Novaminis captures the genie of water in full elemental authority. The figure surges upward from a churning mass of tentacles and scaled sea-creature limbs — the kind of base that tells you exactly what this being commands. Clad in scalloped shell-plate pauldrons and diamond-patterned scale armour across the torso, the Marid holds a large shell aloft in one outstretched hand, the gesture hovering somewhere between an offering and a threat. The other arm spreads wide, balanced and imperious.

The face is broad and expressive — heavy-browed, self-assured, with a wild crest of flame-like hair that licks upward above pointed ears. There is nothing submissive about this creature. This is a noble of the deep, accustomed to being petitioned rather than commanded. The layered tentacular base gives the whole figure a sense of rising motion, as though the Marid is mid-manifestation — called forth from still water and very much in charge of the encounter.

The sculpt comes as a multipart model and includes both a plain base and a no-base option, giving you flexibility whether you are mounting it on a custom scenic base or integrating it into terrain of your own design.

Brilliant for adventurers who want to:

• Bring an Elemental Plane of Water encounter to life with a commanding, characterful centrepiece
• Add a genie NPC or BBEG to a nautical or seafaring campaign arc
• Field a Marid in the classic wish-granting scenario — with all the peril that entails
• Challenge a party venturing into aquatic ruins or sunken palaces
• Display a genuinely striking piece of elemental fantasy sculpture on a hobby shelf

Encounter Hook

The party dives into the flooded lower chambers of the Sunken Citadel, only to find the treasure vault guarded not by a lock, but by a Marid who was sealed here three hundred years ago and has had a great deal of time to cultivate grievances. It will grant passage — for a price. Whether that price is fair depends entirely on how carefully the adventurers word their offer.

Details

Sculpted by Novaminis — visit their collection to explore more monsters with character.
Miniature is supplied unpainted. Multipart model — some assembly required. Includes plain base and no-base options.

Pairs well with aberrations and sea creatures and aquatic and nautical encounters — or explore more from Novaminis.

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