Priestess of the Swamp (Saratha the Watchful) by DM Stash

She has watched the bog roads for three centuries, and nothing moves through the mire without her knowing — not the herons, not the merchants, and certainly not the party.

• ✔ 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

Saratha the Watchful is a commanding presence — a drow priestess rooted not in the Underdark's cold stone halls but in the living, breathing rot of the swamp. She stands tall with a long twisted staff crowned by a branching, trident-like finial, its organic shape suggesting something between a dead tree and a ritual weapon. In her other hand she cradles a smooth, rounded object — an egg or orb — held aloft as though communing with it. Her heavy fur-collared cloak sweeps behind her, and layered wrappings at her waist speak to a figure who moves through wetlands on her own terms. The base is dense with gnarled roots and broken terrain, placing her firmly in the marshland she commands.

The sculpt rewards close attention from the painter. The cloak offers broad, sweeping surfaces for blending and freehand, while the staff and its intricate twisted form invite detail work in bark tones or darkened metal. The fur collar across her shoulders and the textured cloth at her waist are distinct material zones, giving painters a clear compositional roadmap. Whether you lean into deep jewel tones for a drow aesthetic or earthy swamp greens and blacks, Saratha carries either direction with authority.

Saratha works equally well as a named character miniature for an ongoing campaign — a morally ambiguous ally, a rival, or the orchestrating mind behind a bog cult — or as a display piece in her own right. She is one of those sculpts that earns a permanent spot on the shelf, painted or not.

Adventurers who'll want Saratha on their table:

• Dungeon Masters building a swamp encounter with a memorable named villain or ambiguous guide
• Players running a drow cleric, druid, or warlock who has left the Underdark behind
• Painters who enjoy sculpts with strong silhouettes and distinct material variety
• Collectors drawn to morally complex female character sculpts

Encounter Hook

The party has been following the lantern-lights across the fen for two hours when the path simply ends at a flooded clearing. A woman stands at the far edge, water to her knees, staff planted in the mud, holding a pale egg up toward the moonless sky. She does not look at them. She says, without turning: "You are three minutes late. The agreement has already changed."

Details

• Single sculpt — one character, one pose
• Multipart model — assembles from separate pieces
• Includes both a decorative scenic base and a plain round base
• Supported and unsupported file variants available at point of print
• Supplied unpainted and unassembled

Sculpted by DM Stash as part of their Schism of the Drow release — visit their collection to explore more of their work.

Pairs well with Underdark campaigns and swamp encounters — or explore more from DM Stash.

A passion project that got slightly out of hand — in the best possible way.

Ready to add this adventurer to your collection? Order today and we'll print it fresh for you here in the UK.