Rat King 2 by MZ4250

Beneath the city's foundations, where the sewers run black and the rats grow bold, a king holds court — skull in hand, bone crown upon his brow, and a blade long enough to end any challenger's ambitions.

• ✔ 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 sculpt presents the Rat King as a figure of genuine menace — a broad-shouldered ratfolk sovereign who has clawed his way to dominance and wants everyone to know it. A bone-spiked crown sits atop his rodent head, lending him the authority of something ancient and self-appointed. He clutches a human skull in one clawed hand, holding it with the casual confidence of someone who has collected several. His other hand rests on the pommel of a massive two-handed sword, its intricate blade planted at his side like a sceptre of violence.

A heavy cloak sweeps dramatically behind him, and his armour is functional rather than ornamental — riveted leather and reinforced bracers worn by a creature that fights as often as it schemes. His stance is relaxed but deliberate, one leg stepped forward, as though he's just descended from a throne of refuse and rusted iron to personally inspect whoever dared disturb his domain.

The skull belt buckle is a small but telling detail — this is a king who catalogues his victories. Whether you paint him in verminous browns and sewer greens or render him in dark regal purples to emphasise his self-proclaimed nobility, there's tremendous scope for a painter to tell a story on this sculpt.

Well suited to adventurers who want to:

• Field a charismatic and physically imposing ratfolk BBEG
• Build an Underdark or sewer-district encounter with a memorable villain at its centre
• Add a warlord-type leader to a ratfolk warband or skaven-inspired faction
• Collect a display-worthy figure that rewards careful painting and layered detail

Encounter Hook: The party has been hired to investigate a string of disappearances in the merchant quarter — bodies found stripped of valuables, wounds consistent with blades rather than teeth. Following the trail into the city's underbelly, they descend through collapsed cellars and flooded tunnels until they reach a vast vaulted chamber lit by stolen lanterns. At the far end, seated atop a throne of stolen goods and bones, is the Rat King — holding up a skull the party's contact will recognise immediately. He already knows why they've come. He's been expecting them.

Details

• Single resin miniature — the Rat King sculpt
• Supplied unpainted and unassembled (no assembly required)
• Compatible with standard miniature bases

Sculpted by MZ4250, whose expansive catalogue brings an extraordinary breadth of D&D creatures and characters to the tabletop.

Pairs well with undead warbands and Underdark delves — or explore more from MZ4250.

Mitz & Simz — the cats failed their Dexterity saving throw against the pile of packaging and we are all pretending it didn't happen.

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