{"product_id":"noble-historian-by-epic-miniatures","title":"Noble Historian by Epic Miniatures","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe has catalogued the fall of three dynasties, survived two coups, and never once spilled ink on his doublet — though tonight, in a torchlit archive that shouldn't exist, his hand is finally trembling.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e✔ 32mm scale resin miniature, printed fresh to order in the UK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e✔ Supplied unpainted and ready to prime\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e✔ Compatible with D\u0026amp;D, Pathfinder, and all tabletop RPGs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e✔ Equally at home on the gaming table or the display shelf\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis rotund, well-dressed historian cuts a quietly authoritative figure — a man of books, bureaucracy, and buried secrets. He stands with one hand resting on a tall walking staff or scholar's rod and the other extended in a gesture somewhere between explanation and deflection, as if he is already two steps ahead of whatever question you're about to ask. His beret, voluminous puffed breeches, heavily layered doublet and scarf mark him as a man of means and perhaps of minor noble rank — or at least someone who has dressed the part long enough that nobody has questioned it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sculpt captures a wonderful sense of weight and presence. He is not a warrior, but he is absolutely not someone to be trifled with. His beard is neat, his belly is considerable, and his bearing suggests he has navigated courts, archives, guildhalls, and at least one politically inconvenient investigation. Whether you read him as a kindly lorekeeper, a self-important city magistrate, a fence for stolen artefacts, or the campaign's most useful contact, the sculpt leaves room for all of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a painting project he rewards a warm, earthy palette — deep burgundies and muted golds for the doublet, sandy or cream tones for the shirt, with worn leather for the belt and boots. His face, with its round cheeks and expressive posture, will take washes and highlights beautifully. He's equally rewarding displayed on a shelf as he is placed across the table from a party of suspicious adventurers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuits adventurers who:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeed a well-realised quest-giver, contact, or information broker NPC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAre running urban intrigue, courtly politics, or scholarly mystery arcs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWant a distinguished miniature that photographs and displays as well as it plays\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAre building out a town, guild hall, or noble household cast of characters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEncounter Hook\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe party has been hired to recover a stolen manuscript from the city's Grand Archive. The curator who meets them — portly, charming, and conspicuously unruffled by the theft — is this man. He knows exactly what was taken, exactly who took it, and exactly why he cannot tell the party the truth. The question is whether they notice the tell in his gesture before he talks his way out of the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32mm scale miniature by Epic Miniatures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSingle sculpt — one character, one pose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultipart assembly — some minor construction required\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable with or without a plain base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupplied in grey resin, unpainted and unprimed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupported and unsupported variants available at checkout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSculpted by \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/epic-miniatures\"\u003eEpic Miniatures\u003c\/a\u003e — visit their collection to explore more of their work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePairs well with \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/npcs-townsfolk\"\u003etownsfolk and NPC miniatures\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/grassland-plains\"\u003egrassland and urban campaigns\u003c\/a\u003e — or browse more from \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/epic-miniatures\"\u003eEpic Miniatures\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMitz \u0026amp; Simz — where the cats roll Insight on every order and always, always know something you don't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReady to add this adventurer to your collection? Order today and we'll print it fresh for you here in the UK.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Epic Miniatures","offers":[{"title":"No Base","offer_id":57978252919166,"sku":"E-6901-NOBLE-HISTORIAN-MEDIUM-NB","price":4.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Plain Base","offer_id":57978252951934,"sku":"E-6901-NOBLE-HISTORIAN-MEDIUM-PB","price":4.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0872\/2520\/5035\/files\/6901_-_Noble_Historian_Medium_1.png?v=1788634861","url":"https:\/\/mitznsimz.com\/products\/noble-historian-by-epic-miniatures","provider":"MitzNSimz ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}