Sand Strider - Giant Scorpion (Ashqarid) by DM Stash

Beneath the scorched dunes something vast and ancient stirs — eight legs, a barbed tail coiled like a siege weapon, and eyes that have watched caravans disappear for centuries.

• ✔ 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

The Ashqarid Sand Strider is not merely a giant scorpion — it is a desert apex predator with the weight of geological time behind it. This sculpt captures the creature mid-rise from fractured desert rock, its segmented tail arched overhead in a full striking coil, its chelicerae splayed wide and ready. Every plate of chitinous armour is rendered in meticulous detail: layered carapace segments, serrated leg spines, and a stinger large enough to skewer a warhorse. The rocky base integrates beautifully with the creature's pose, giving the impression it has erupted directly from the earth beneath your party's feet.

Whether you're running a desert hex-crawl, a Tomb of Annihilation-style expedition, or a standalone encounter in a sunbaked ruin, the Ashqarid brings genuine threat presence to the table. It works equally well as a wandering monster, a territorial guardian for a buried tomb, or the centrepiece of a lair encounter. Off the table, it's a striking display piece — the dramatic silhouette of that arched tail makes it a centrepiece on any shelf.

Perfect for adventurers who:

• Run desert, arid, or ruin-based D&D campaigns and TTRPG adventures
• Need a large monster that reads as a genuine threat at the table
• Want a sculpt with enough surface texture to reward careful painting
• Collect high-detail creature miniatures for display as well as gaming

Encounter Hook:
The party has been following a trade road through the Ashlands for two days when they find the remains of a merchant convoy — wagons overturned, goods scattered, no bodies. A DC 14 Survival check reveals drag marks leading toward a rocky escarpment to the east. As they approach at dusk, the ground shudders once, twice — and the Ashqarid erupts from the earth directly beneath the rearmost adventurer, tail already descending.

Details

Supplied at 32mm scale. The model and scenic base are separate pieces and fit together cleanly — a small amount of superglue will secure them. The base is integral to the creature's pose and the two work together as a cohesive display. Supplied unprimed and unpainted, ready for your brushwork or great as-is straight out of the box.

Sculpted by DM Stash — visit their page to see more of their work.

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