Umbral Keeper Rook by Great Grimoire

It stands at the threshold of every dark corridor — not a guardian, but a warning, sealed in bone chains and shadow until something foolish enough approaches.

• ✔ 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 Umbral Keeper Rook is one of the most characterful pieces in Great Grimoire's dark chess-inspired range. This listing includes two distinct states of the same piece: the sealed form — a tall, spike-studded ovoid bearing a snarling demonic face, etched with runic scrollwork across its ornate pedestal base — and the unleashed form, where the shell has cracked open to reveal a robed, skeletal figure wreathed in bone chains, flanked by curved bladed petals and surrounded by jagged spines. The contrast between the two states tells a story all on its own, making this a genuinely versatile prop for any Dungeon Master.

Whether you use it as a rook in a cursed chess set, a bound infernal construct guarding a lich's sanctum, or a demonic artifact that your party really shouldn't have touched — the Umbral Keeper earns its place at the table and on the display shelf in equal measure. Both states sit on the same ornate cross-footed pedestal, richly detailed with filigree and arcane markings that reward a careful painter's eye.

Well-suited for adventurers who:

• Run D&D 5e or TTRPG encounters featuring fiends, constructs, or bound infernal entities
• Want a dual-state monster prop to represent a creature shifting between dormant and active modes
• Are building a dark fantasy or infernal-themed chess set
• Enjoy display painting with complex textures — bone chains, rune-etched surfaces, and layered detail throughout
• Need a boss encounter piece or cursed artefact for a dungeon delve

Encounter Hook:
The party enters the inner sanctum of a fallen paladin's tower to find twelve pedestals arranged in two rows — eleven hold sealed Umbral Keepers, chains intact. The twelfth pedestal is empty. As the rogue steps forward to examine the nearest sealed form, the bone chains begin, slowly, to unwind.

Details

What's included: This listing includes both states of the Umbral Keeper Rook — the sealed ovoid form and the unleashed open form with bone chains. Scaled to 35mm. A Rook Guard is included with each Rook. Decorative base options are available in Bricks (55mm), Tiles (55mm), or Pedestal (55mm) — please specify your preference at checkout. Supplied unpainted and ready for priming. Supports are removed as standard; minor print marks are possible and can be tidied with light sanding.

Sculpted by Great Grimoire — visit their page to see more of their work.

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

Works beautifully alongside fiend encounters for complete Underdark delves — or explore more from Great Grimoire.

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