Gungnir of House Jernbark – Centaur Noble

Gungnir of House Jernbark – Centaur Noble

Male Beastfolk (Fighter, Paladin)

Rearing proudly upon a fractured stone incline with a massive executioner’s axe held aloft, this armored sylvan vanguard commands an immediate, striking presence on the tactical grid. Outfitted in layered plate mail, a reinforced great-helm adorned with branching antlers, and heavy barding across his equine torso, he embodies a rare blend of noble status and unyielding physical power. Keepers can seamlessly deploy this Artifact to introduce an authoritative regional defender, a fierce knightly champion, or a formidable faction leader into any high-stakes campaign layout.

Tabletop Lore

As the resolute Head of House Jernbark, Gungnir’s bloodline has called the deep, sprawling Steinved Forest their home for generations. Though the rolling cataclysms of war have left the ancient woodland scarred and reduced to a fragile shell of its former glory, his dedication to his territory has never wavered. With the recent destruction has come an influx of unwanted interlopers delving into the woods out of curiosity, a desire to heal the land, or a search for illustrious fame buried in the forest’s magical anomalies. To all who cross his borders uninvited, Gungnir will personally ensure they find nothing but a sudden death.

Highlight

This Artifact distinguishes itself through the exceptional structural synergy of its dynamic, rearing equine anatomy paired with a beautifully sculpted set of branching sylvan antlers cresting his closed knightly helm.

Encounter Insight

Deploy Gungnir to anchor a high-mobility vanguard encounter or serve as a devastating territorial boss. Tactically, Keepers can utilize his broad equine footprint to clog critical pathways or command open woodland layouts, using his heavy plate barding to absorb punishing frontline blows while retaliating with wide, sweeping axe maneuvers that break an adventuring party’s defensive lines.

Features

• Branching Antler Crest: Features an expansive, wide-sweeping horn layout integrated directly into a heavy vizored plate helm for a dramatic battlefield silhouette.
• Layered Knightly Barding: Meticulously sculpted with segmented chest plates, scalloped pauldrons, quilted scale-mail caparisons, and thick hoof wraps optimized for high-contrast metallic layering.
• Executioner Crescent Axe: Holds a heavy, broad-headed poleaxe with textured leather grip detailing and an ornate pommel spike that establishes immediate table presence.

Designed For

• Woodland Chronicles: Ideally suited to populate ancestral forest kingdoms, sacred grove boundaries, or heavily fortified sylvan outposts.
• Territorial Guardians: The perfect visual anchor to portray an uncompromising knight-commander NPC, an aggressive faction leader, or a powerful martial boss.
• Advanced Metal Techniques: Offers hobby painters a rewarding variety of contrasting surfaces, combining polished plate armor, repeating scale textiles, and natural equine textures.

Size Category

Occupies a 2×2 square (50mm base, Large Beastfolk)