Big Iron – Soulforged Gunslinger

Big Iron – Soulforged Gunslinger

Warforged Automaton (Fighter, Gunslinger, Ranger)

Striding through dust and ash with a heavy flintlock pistol held low and a wind-whipped mantle draped over cracked stone plating, Big Iron commands immediate table presence on the grid. Clad in layered desert drapes, bandoliers bristling with shot, and a ominous cowl covering his mechanical visor, his resolute posture captures a hardened mechanical bounty hunter. Keepers can deploy this Artifact as a deadly automaton gunslinger player character, a mercenary exile NPC, or an unyielding desert marksman tracking high-value targets across arid wastes.

Tabletop Lore

Among the sands of Automatia resides an order of Soulforged Rangers that have walked the wastes of Anhsan since the fall of their empire. Big Iron was once numbered among their finest marksmen, though he now walks in bitter exile, living the aimless life of a mercenary. Collecting heads for gold with cold precision, he simply awaits the day his kin might forgive his past transgressions, or until a rival bounty hunter comes to collect his own head first.

Highlight

The purposeful, forward-marching stance paired with an ornate pistol, bullet-laden bandoliers, and frayed desert cloaks establishes a distinct, western-gothic silhouette.

Encounter Insight

Deploy Big Iron as a lone bounty hunter or persistent rival who stalks party members through desert reaches or ruined border towns, using his long-range firearm pressure to force tactical use of cover.

Features

• Relentless March Stance: Sculpted stepping forward deliberately with a carved pistol held ready in one hand while adjusting his cowl with the other.
• Soulforged Desert Panoply: Features cracked stone-textured limb plates, a cloth face hood with glowing mechanical optical lenses, and woven waist sashes.
• Gunslinger Equipment: Outfitted with multiple cross-body bandolier belts carrying ammunition pouches, powder flasks, and spare cartridges.

Designed For

• Player Characters: Ideal representation for automaton gunslingers, renegade rangers, spellshot fighters, or rogue bounty hunters.
• Wasteland NPCs: Functions as an enigmatic mercenary, desert tracker, ruthless assassin, or high-bounty rival.
• Display Painting: Offers exceptional canvas depth across weathered stone chassis textures, woven cloth folds, leather belting, and metallic firearm filigree.

Size Category

Occupies a 1×1 square (25mm base, Medium Humanoid)