{"product_id":"the-scholar-bust-by-witchsong-miniatures-1","title":"The Scholar Bust by Witchsong Miniatures","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThey say he was once a man of letters — before whatever he studied in those forbidden stacks looked back.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e✔ Large-scale display bust — significantly bigger than standard 32mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e✔ Resin printed fresh to order in the UK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e✔ Supplied unpainted — ideal as a centrepiece painting project\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e✔ Designed for display shelves and painting competitions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Scholar is a bust sculpted with remarkable narrative weight. A towering, ragged witch's hat sits atop a face — or what might be a face — shrouded entirely in hanging tendrils of cloth or perhaps something more organic. The figure's chest is clad in layered, rune-carved armour adorned with wing-like protrusions and angular geometric symbols, suggesting a scholar who long ago crossed the line between knowledge and power. This is the kind of piece that rewards a careful painter: the contrast between the coarse woven hat, the flowing drapery, and the sharp-edged armour below offers a genuinely varied palette of textures to work across.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're imagining a lich in an early stage of transformation, a secretive archmage who's sworn off faces, or a patron figure who knows far more than he's letting on, The Scholar has the presence to anchor a display shelf or spark a whole campaign's worth of intrigue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuited to adventurers who:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWant a display bust with dramatic texture variety and strong painting potential\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAre building a collection of dark or arcane fantasy busts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeed a memorable NPC — an unsettling patron, a forgotten sage, or a villain mid-transformation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppreciate character pieces that sit equally well on a hobby shelf and in a DM's notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEncounter Hook:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe party has been summoned to a tower library by a figure known only as The Scholar. He sits with his back turned, hat nearly scraping the raftered ceiling, fingers resting on a tome that hasn't been opened in a century. When he finally speaks, he knows the name of every character — including the ones they haven't told anyone. He has a job for them. He will not take no for an answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a display bust, scaled and proportioned for painting and collection rather than standard tabletop play — though it makes an evocative centrepiece for narrative scenes or an NPC prop at the table. Supplied unpainted in grey resin on a detailed sculpted plinth base. Printed at high resolution with supports removed; minor surface marks are possible on complex sculpts and can be cleaned up with standard hobby tools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSculpted by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.myminifactory.com\/users\/WitchsongMiniatures\"\u003eWitchsong Miniatures\u003c\/a\u003e — visit their page to see more of their work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMitz \u0026amp; Simz — the cats don't play D\u0026amp;D but they support the lifestyle completely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWorks beautifully alongside \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/heroes-villains-player-characters\"\u003eplayer character minis\u003c\/a\u003e for complete \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/npcs-townsfolk\"\u003ecity encounters\u003c\/a\u003e — or explore \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/witchsong-miniatures\"\u003emore from Witchsong\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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":"Witchsong Miniatures","offers":[{"title":"Display Size","offer_id":49386687627563,"sku":"WSM_TheScholarBust","price":9.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0872\/2520\/5035\/files\/ScholarBust.png?v=1750006614","url":"https:\/\/mitznsimz.com\/products\/the-scholar-bust-by-witchsong-miniatures-1","provider":"MitzNSimz ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}