We're about two weeks from the official release date of the Wrath of the Righteous set of Pathfinder Battles prepainted plastic figures, which means our previews for this set will soon come to an end. This week we focus on the final six figures in the 55-mini set, leaving next week for a final, triumphant look at the demon lord Deskari, the case-incentive limited edition promotional figure for this set.
Following that, we'll begin to clear away the snow covering our NEXT set, Reign of Winter, but let's not get too far ahead of ourselves for today. Instead, let's take one last look at some of the evil creatures and antagonists in store for you in those Wrath of the Righteous booster packs!
Here we have an Apocalypse Locust, a great-looking figure that actually snuck its way into this set thanks to a mistake we made here at Paizo. You may recognize the locust from the pages of the Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 4, making it one of the fastest creatures to make the leap from a bestiary to a miniature in the whole time we've been doing this. That's because the Apocalypse Locust was actually supposed to be a different locust demon, the equally hideous Derakni Demon from page 43 of Pathfinder Campaign Setting: The Worldwound. The Derakni, as servants of the locust demon lord Deskari, arch-demon of the Wrath of the Rightous campaign, are prevalent monsters throughout the Adventure Path. Somewhere behind the scenes (I blame myself), we mixed up our locust demons, and the wrong one made it into the set. Happily, both the Apocalypse Locust and the Derakni Demon are the same size, and look quite similar (hence our mistake), so the error resulted in a more or less perfect proxy (I personally think the Apocalypse Locust looks cooler). There will not be a Derakni Demon figure in this set—an oversight I hope to fix as soon as I can slip one into a future set. Until then, we've got this guy, who really is all kinds of cool. The Apocalypse Demon is a Large, uncommon figure.
Speaking of Pathfinder Campaign Setting: The Worldwound, our friend the Grimslake here comes from that very same reference book! Grimslakes are nauseating creatures that dwell on Abyssal battlefields, feeding from the demonic dead. Those suckers on its tail can suck the bone marrow from your body, so you really don't want to get too close to these things. This is up there on the list of the most disturbing figures we've made to date, and it makes a perfect proxy for any kind of gross worm monster you might need. The Grimslake is a Large, uncommon figure.
This former paladin now serves the dark powers of the Abyss and plays a critical role in the campaign's second adventure, Sword of Valor. And I honestly can't tell you much more than that without including major spoilers, so I'll leave it at saying he is probably the best dwarf figure we've done to date, and his armor and paint scheme make him great to pair with the Deskari Cultist we previewed many many weeks ago. Staunton Vhane is a rare, Medium figure.
Not all demons are enormous monsters with giant claws and huge fangs. Some of them, in fact, are rather alluring. Such is the case with Nocticula, demon lord of assassins, darkness, and lust. She was the first succubus and a full-on demigoddess in her own right, and the bad news is that the player characters may have to fight her. The good news is, you'll have the perfect mini for the job. Nocticula stands about a head higher than most Medium figures, giving her a sense of gravitas on the battlefield. WizKids did a great job on the fine details of this figure, from the intricate hand crossbow to the magical runes etched into her wings. She also has three tails and feet made of red-hot magma. Nocticula is a Medium figure slated at the rare rarity.
We probably won't do another demonic familiar after this set (or all that many demons in general—at least for a while), but when we saw Wayne Reynolds's art for this little bastard on the cover of Pathfinder #78 we couldn't resist bringing him to prepainted plastic to faithfully serve his master, whom we'll get to in a moment. Gimcrak here is more than an ordinary demonic familiar, for he's also a witch's familiar, granting him (and his master) extraordinary powers. He also has an adorable leather mask and some great sculpting for such a small figure. Gimcrak is a Small (really Tiny, but on a Small base for stability) creature slated at the rare rarity.
The last regular-sized figure in the Wrath of the Righteous set is Areelu Vorlesh, the creator of the Worldwound and the demon lord Deskari's most powerful servitor. Arguably, this half-succubus witch/demoniac/archmage (CR 27!) is the "big bad" of the entire Wrath of the Righteous Adventure Path, and WizKids has delivered with a great-looking figure. From her metal gauntlet to her looming wings, this figure has a ton of dimensionality to it that makes it a true stand-out. Areelu Vorlesh is a rare, Medium figure, and is very likely the last succubus-type figure we'll make in a long time. Having done about a half-dozen, I'd say we've covered this niche effectively (or uncovered it, if you're in a particularly succubussy mood).
And that's it for the regular figures in the Wrath of the Righteous set! Next week we'll take one last, lingering look at the absolutely enormous Deskari, and then it's off to a set that perfectly matches our cold weather this week.
I hope you all had a great New Year's Eve, and that your holiday celebrations were full of festivity, gaming, and lots of cool miniatures!
We'll see you next week!
Erik Mona
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