Smiler Brood Pack – Grinning Lurkers

Smiler Brood Pack – Grinning Lurkers

Set (Monstrosity Beast)

Perched across fractured stone and gnarled timber, this trio of densely furred arachnids fixes onlookers with wide, disarming multi-eyed grins. Ringed horn crowns and bristling coats belie the toothy maws concealed beneath their plush frames, capturing creatures adapted for three-dimensional woodland ambush. Summon this Artifact set to the table when Keepers require deceptive cavern stalkers, an unnerving pack of fey-touched lurkers, or opportunistic minions that isolate wayward adventurers from the party perimeter.

Tabletop Lore

Deep within mist-choked woodlands and shadowed sinkholes, seasoned trackers learn to treat a warm smile in the pitch black as an imminent threat. Smilers hunt through hypnotic luminescence, arranging their multiple orb-like eyes into cheerful expressions that draw curious travelers off cleared paths. While cautious and docile when facing coordinated bands in broad daylight, these opportunistic pack hunters coordinate silently from roots and rock ledges, using hooked limbs to drag separated quarry into total darkness before alarms can be raised.

Highlight

The stark juxtaposition of plush, fluffy textures and cheerful circular eyes against sharp curved horns and hidden rows of teeth gives this three-model hunting pack an instantly memorable fairy-tale horror presence.

Encounter Insight

Deploy this pack across varied elevations along cavern walls or tree trunks, using their charm to lure backline spellcasters into isolated corners before using drag maneuvers to haul victims out of line-of-sight.

Features

• Three Environmental Poses: Features an upright climber gripping a vertical tree trunk, a forward-creeping hunter stepping over masonry rubble, and a low-slung lurker flattened against fractured slate slabs.
• Cluster-Eyed Facial Sculpts: Six distinct rounded ocular orbs arranged above toothy crescent grins, sculpted with crisp volumes ideal for luminous paint effects.
• Dense Fur Tufting: Densely layered tufts of arachnid hair covering each rounded carapace and walking limb, providing deep recesses for washes and drybrushing.
• Tiered Carapace Horns: Ridged, sweeping horn pairs crowning each head to reinforce their monstrous physiology.
• Varied Scenic Bases: Integrated display pedestals featuring gnarled bark, fallen roots, broken flagstones, and layered rock shelves.

Designed For

• Opportunistic Pack Encounters: Operates seamlessly as an ambush squad supporting larger arachnid horrors or haunting blighted forest trails.
• Three-Dimensional Terrain Play: Diverse vertical poses allow easy visual placement across cave walls, cliff ledges, and tree stands on 3D battle maps.
• Creature Painters: Thick fur textures, smooth horn ridges, glowing eye lenses, and varied terrain materials provide an expansive palette canvas.

Size Category

Occupies a 1×1 square each (25mm bases, Medium Beast)