Grimalkin, The Grinning Stray – Leercat Puffball

Grimalkin, The Grinning Stray – Leercat Puffball

Monstrosity, Fey (NPC, Monster)

Emerging from swirling mist with a massive plume tail curled defensively around its base, Grimalkin sits with an oversized paw raised in an eerie wave. Huge unblinking eyes peer out from beneath a wild tufted crest, crowned by an impossibly wide crescent maw packed with needle-sharp predatory fangs. Keepers weaving capricious planar journeys, twisted hedge mazes, or surreal woodland trials will find this Artifact immediately commands both nervous amusement and cautious dread across the grid.

Tabletop Lore

Native to shifting labyrinthine realms where logic fractures and pathways loop upon themselves, the Leercat thrives on misdirection and psychological disorientation. Neither wholly benevolent nor explicitly predatory, this enigmatic fey stalker materialized along forgotten border trails, offering riddles that conceal fatal traps or whispered shortcuts through planar fog. Those who encounter its toothy grin rarely know whether they have met an eccentric planar guide or an ambush predator waiting for its prey to let down their guard.

Highlight

A delightfully unsettling silhouette defined by a razor-toothed crescent grin, colossal bulbous eyes, a waving paw with visible pads, and a thick, cloud-like tail wrapping the base.

Encounter Insight

Deploy Grimalkin as an ambiguous riddle merchant, planar scout, or erratic labyrinth stalker who fades into shadows the moment steel is drawn. In combat, Keepers can run the Leercat as an elusive harasser using teleportation, psychic disorientation, or hypnotic toothy displays to distract martial frontliners while shifting battlefield positioning.

Features

• Predatory Crescent Grin: Sculpted with an exaggerated ear-to-ear smile revealing dozens of interlocking pointed teeth.
• Tufted Feline Anatomy: Dense, layered fur textures covering the torso, pointed tufted ears, and a shaggy mane framing the face.
• Raised Waving Paw: Poised mid-greeting with articulated claws and detailed paw pads exposed to the viewer.
• Voluminous Plume Tail: A massive sweeping tail billowing forward like dense smoke to wrap around the seated body and integral plinth.

Designed For

• Labyrinth & Maze Trials: Serves as an unpredictable guide, riddling obstacle, or trickster contact in shifting border domains.
• Witch & Archfey Familiars: Represents an eccentric warlock pact familiar, planar companion, or enigmatic court mascot.
• Expression & Texture Painting: An exceptional canvas for painting glowing Cheshire-style eyes, wet mouth enamel, and airbrushed fur gradients.

Size Category

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