Dark Descent Collection

Anvarri stands as an immovable bulwark clad in the jagged, segmented plate of his fallen lineage. Resting his gauntleted hands upon the crossguard of a massive executioner’s blade, he watches the encroaching gloom of Lowtown with detached, melancholic focus. He is a grim guardian of a forgotten age, bound by blood and iron to defend a subterranean kingdom that has long since rotted into myth.

Highlight

For the Keeper, this Artifact radiates an aura of quiet, menacing authority on the tabletop. Unlike hyper-kinetic models, Anvarri’s stoic, grounded posture creates a dramatic psychological anchor, signaling to players that they are facing an elite combatant who has no need to pursue his prey. The heavy, overlapping crystalline armor plates offer incredibly sharp, defined edges that are a masterpiece for edge-highlighting and dark metallic texturing.

Encounter Insight

Deploy Anvarri as an unyielding “Vanguard Anchor.” Position him at the center of a vital choke point or guarding a narrow vaulted gateway where his immense defensive capabilities can completely halt the party’s forward momentum. In combat, treat him as an impenetrable wall who absorbs punishment before executing slow, crushing counter-attacks against overextended melee fighters. To elevate this model to a display-ready standard, our masters recommend using deep, iridescent midnight blues or oil-slick metallics on the jagged armor, contrasted against stark, pale flesh tones.

Features

• Spired Dralfar Plate: Aggressive, multi-layered armor featuring sharp, overlapping shoulder pauldrons and gauntlets that evoke chiseled obsidian.
• The Sentinel’s Rest: A regal and intimidating posture, with hands clasped over the hilt of a broad executioner’s sword planted firmly into the earth.
• Gothic Coronet: An intricate, crown-like headpiece woven seamlessly into his long, sweeping hair, denoting a noble yet tragic lineage.
• Lowtown Slab Base: Set upon a textured 25mm base representing the cracked, moisture-slicked masonry of the deep city ruins.

Ideal For

• Representing a Death Knight, an Eldritch Knight, or an elite Underdark commander.
• Serving as a stoic boss guardian, a tragic rival NPC, or an unyielding dungeon gatekeeper.
• Hobbyists looking to experiment with deep metallic glazes, sharp edge-highlighting, and pale skin tones.

Size Category

Stands at 37mm Height on a 25mm Base (Medium Humanoid)

Tabletop Lore: The Unbroken Vigil

The Dralfar do not flee when their kingdoms crumble; they calcify. It is said that Anvarri has stood watch at the threshold of the Lower Vaults for over two centuries, his heavy armor slowly fusing with the cold, damp air of Lowtown. He does not breathe, nor does he sleep. To the scavengers of the deep, he is mistaken for just another statue of a bygone era—until someone attempts to touch the sealed gates behind him.