{"product_id":"obsidian-guard-drake-by-epic-miniatures","title":"Obsidian Guard Drake by Epic Miniatures","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt prowls the vaults of ancient dragon lords — a scaled sentinel whose armoured hide turns blades like stone, bred not for conquest but for keeping what is already won.\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\u003eThe Obsidian Guard Drake is a compact but formidable creature — a quadrupedal draconic beast built entirely for endurance and threat. Its overlapping scale plates stack across the neck, back and flanks in dense, interlocking rows, and the swept-back crown of horns gives it a silhouette that reads immediately as dangerous. This is not a dragon of soaring grandeur; it is a guardian, low-slung and purposeful, the kind of creature a cunning dragon overlord breeds to patrol corridors and watch over hoards while the master sleeps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sculpt from Epic Miniatures captures that guardian archetype with real physical weight. Layered dorsal scales run the full length of the spine down to a bladed, segmented tail. The musculature of the haunches is distinct beneath the plating, suggesting a creature capable of sudden, explosive bursts of speed. The horned crest fans upward in five sharp points, adding height and menace to a body that otherwise stays low and coiled. One variant of the sculpt adds a fitted saddle and flanking armour panels — useful if your campaign features a dragonnel-riding cavalry unit, a drake-mounted officer, or a beast that has been claimed and broken by a more powerful warlord.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you paint it in obsidian black with deep shadow washes to emphasise those overlapping scales, or choose a more unexpected palette — dark jade, volcanic orange, deep grey — the surface detail rewards careful brushwork. The scale texture, in particular, takes layered highlights exceptionally well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWell suited for adventurers who:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeed a mid-tier draconic threat that sits between a dragonnel and a full wyrmling on the encounter ladder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAre running a dragon-centric campaign arc and want varied guardians for the lair encounter tables\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWant a drake that doubles convincingly as a mount or companion creature for a dragon-adjacent faction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAre building a display piece that shows off layered scale painting techniques\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEncounter Hook:\u003c\/strong\u003e The party reaches the lower vault of the Red Duchess's stronghold only to find the iron gate already open — and a low, rhythmic scraping coming from the dark beyond. The Obsidian Guard Drake is already awake, circling its patrol route, waiting for someone to step past the threshold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale: 32mm (medium base, 25.5mm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSculptor: Epic Miniatures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupplied unpainted and unassembled where applicable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable with or without a decorative base — choose your preferred variant at checkout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupported and unsupported print files reflected in our production process\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 creatures and characters from this artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePairs well with \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/dragons\"\u003edragon lairs and draconic encounters\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mountain-highland\"\u003emountain highland campaigns\u003c\/a\u003e — or explore more from \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/epic-miniatures\"\u003eEpic Miniatures\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMitz \u0026amp; Simz — the cats rolled History to remember every time we got something wrong. Nat 20. Both of them.\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":57997406241150,"sku":"E-7064-OBSIDIAN-GUARD-DRAKE-2-VARIATIONS-MEDIUM-NB","price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Plain Base","offer_id":57997406273918,"sku":"E-7064-OBSIDIAN-GUARD-DRAKE-2-VARIATIONS-MEDIUM-PB","price":5.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0872\/2520\/5035\/files\/7064_-_Obsidian_Guard_Drake_Medium_v1_1.png?v=1788989489","url":"https:\/\/mitznsimz.com\/products\/obsidian-guard-drake-by-epic-miniatures","provider":"MitzNSimz ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}