Sentinel of the University (Proctor Synthelia) by DM Stash

The University does not leave its secrets unguarded — and Proctor Synthelia has never once failed her watch.

• ✔ 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

Proctor Synthelia is the Sentinel of the Arcane University — a figure of composed authority and barely-contained power. This sculpt captures her in a commanding standing pose, an open tome held in one hand as a serpent coils around her narrow spellblade, the two elements winding together in an unmistakable caduceus-like motif. She wears a long, diamond-quilted academic coat over fitted armour, and her hair is drawn into a long braid that falls down her back — the detail of which is clearly rendered even from behind. Her expression is measured and cool: the look of someone who has already calculated how this encounter ends.

The sculpt rewards painters looking for a character study. The open spellbook shows individual page textures, the quilted coat has crisp geometric pattern work across its full length, and the coiling serpent brings a dynamic vertical element to an otherwise composed silhouette. The base features engraved runic lettering and a snowflake-like arcane sigil — tying her firmly to a specific academic tradition within your world. From the front or the back, there is no weak angle here.

She works equally well as an NPC authority figure — the proctor who bars the party's access to the restricted archives, or who calls in a favour the players really cannot refuse — or as a player character miniature for a Wizard, Arcane Trickster, or Eldritch Knight who carries knowledge as a weapon alongside steel.

Particularly well suited to adventurers who are:

• Running an academic or mage-school campaign arc with layered institutional politics
• Looking for an elven spellcaster NPC with genuine presence and authority
• Playing a Wizard, Fighter (Eldritch Knight), or Rogue (Arcane Trickster) seeking a scholar-warrior sculpt
• Painting collectors who want a character with strong front-and-back detail and an expressive pose

Encounter Hook: The party has broken into the Restricted Annex to retrieve a stolen deed — only to find Proctor Synthelia already waiting for them, tome open, spellblade drawn, and serpent coiling restlessly around the blade. She does not ask what they are doing here. She simply turns to the marked page and begins to read aloud the statute governing trespass. The penalty, she notes without looking up, is at the University's discretion.

Details

Proctor Synthelia is a 32mm scale miniature sculpted by DM Stash as part of their Arcane University collection. She is supplied as a single piece, unpainted, and ready to prime with your preferred undercoat. The textured base is included as shown. Both front and rear detail are sculpted to a high standard — this is a miniature built for display as much as play.

Sculpted by DM Stash — visit their collection to explore more from the Arcane University and beyond.

Pairs well with arcane NPCs and scholars and Steampunk & Arcane Technology settings — or explore the full range from DM Stash.

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