We have a new release date from WizKids for their Pathfinder Battles: Bestiary Unleashed pre-painted plastic miniatures—October 6. You can find them at your favorite local game store and the Paizo Store soon!

We haven’t received them in our warehouse quite yet, so look to our Customer Service Forum for subscriber guidance and timing.

Flashback to Mark Moreland’s Pathfinder Battles: Bestiary Unleashed Set List blog for a deeper look at the set!

The next set of Pathfinder Battles pre-painted plastic miniatures from our partners at WizKids is just a few weeks away, and that means that we’ll be generating orders for our Pathfinder Battles case subscribers sometime early next month. It’s not too late to sign up for a subscription if you’d like a full case (or two!) sent straight to you from our warehouse. Keep on the lookout for previews of individual figures and unboxings of boosters and bricks in the coming weeks (which we’ll make sure to post about on our various social media channels).

Check out the full set list for Pathfinder Battles: Bestiary Unleashed:

Common

1. orc warrior (necksplitter)
2. goblin war chanter (dogslicer)
3. cacodaemon
4. cinder rat
5. sod hound
6. zephyr hawk
7. brine shark
8. goblin pyro
9. celestial guardian
10. giant gecko
11. warg
12. mummy guardian
13. plague zombie

Uncommon

14. orc warrior (javelin)
15. goblin war chanter (shortbow)
16. arbiter aeon
17. cassisian angel
18. animated armor
19. janni
20. cauthooj
21. caligni dancer
22. medusa
23. sewer ooze
1. hobgoblin arbalist
2. hobgoblin swordsman
25. djinni
26. efreeti
27. marid
28. shaitan
29. ceustodaemon
30. celestial defender
31. giant mantis
1. ettin (flails)
2. ettin (unarmed attack)

Rare

33. astral deva
34. grim reaper
35. enforcer aeon
36. lich
37. mummy pharaoh
38. succubus
39. celestial legionnaire
40. merfolk warrior
41. pleroma aeon
42. quelaunt
43. adult copper dragon
44. adult white dragon

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This week, we conclude our preview of the forthcoming Pathfinder Battles: Darklands Rising set of prepainted plastic miniatures from our partners at WizKids. Before we get into looking at the final figures in the set, I wanted to provide an update on Darklands Rising’s release. Due to a number of logistical issues, some game distributors have not received their orders of Darklands Rising, so WizKids has pushed the release date back 2 weeks to February 3, 2021. This should give the remaining product time to make it to distributors and then to retail stores in time for everyone to have the same street date. We hope this won’t cause anyone any problems, and thank the community for your understanding.

And now, we delve back into the bowels of the earth to reveal the final batch of figures in this amazing set! We’ve shown off the many Darklands denizens like drow, deep gnomes, and urdefhans in the set, but none of the fey, so let’s remedy that, shall we? Here’s we’ve got the Leprechaun, Grodair, Lurker in Light, and Norn. Of these, none is really linked heavily to the Darklands, but they can nevertheless serve as potential foes or allies of adventurers in just about any campaign, including those set beneath Golarion’s surface. The Leprechaun is a Small common figure, the Grodair a Medium common, Lurker in Light a Small uncommon, and the Norn is a Large rare.

Fey are generally represented as the guardians or custodians of the natural world, so it’s fitting that we also included the Arboreal Regent in this set to accompany them. This Huge uncommon figure can serve both as a treefolk character as well as an animated or awakened tree (which isn’t the same thing!) Similarly, the Wood Giant, also a Huge uncommon figure, can serve as friend or foe depending on what the party wants to do with the forests it calls home. The decidedly less amiable Cavern Troll, a Large uncommon figure, serves a less foliated, more crystalline foil to his fellow giants, and fits right in among the Darklands’ many threats.

Rounding things out in Darklands Rising are two rather frightening animals, two classic fantasy beasts, and a weird aquatic aberration. They are the Emperor Cobra (Large uncommon), Giant Toad (Large uncommon), Leucrotta (Large uncommon), Peryton (Medium common), and Quoppopak (Large uncommon).

And that, as they say in show business, is a wrap! Pathfinder Battles: Darklands Rising is available for preorder now and will be available everywhere miniatures are sold on February 3. Next week, we’ll take off for the far horizons of distant worlds as we take our first look at Starfinder Battles: Planets of Peril, the first full set of prepainted plastic miniatures based on the Starfinder game and setting. See you then!

Mark Moreland
Director of Brand Strategy

The Paizo offices (or our home offices, I guess) may be closed for the holidays, but that doesn’t mean we can’t show off some of the great new minis coming next month in WizKids’s Pathfinder Battles: Darklands Rising set of prepainted plastic miniatures.

Last week, I hinted that maybe, if you were good, Santa would stuff your stockings with some figures representing many of the ancestries available to Pathfinder Second Edition players. Well, it looks like you were either good enough or critically succeeded in your Stealth checks while being bad, because he left quite the haul hanging from the mantle. Let’s dig in, shall we?

One of the goals of this set, apart from getting 3-D plastic versions of some of the Darklands’ most iconic creatures, was to get more minis into the hands of players whose characters aren’t found in the Pathfinder Core Rulebook. Heck, I wanted to make sure that we were offering something to folks whose characters weren’t even based on the Lost Omens Character Guide, which introduced the lizardfolk, hobgoblin, and leshey ancestries to the game. That meant I needed to look even further ahead—this set was designed around this time last year—to the Advanced Player’s Guide.

Let’s change things up and look at these by rarity. First, the common figures. Here we have the Hellspawn Monk, Hollowborn Rogue, and Tengu Bard, all Medium figures. Not to be ignored in a Darklands-themed set, the Deep Gnome Scout and Deep Gnome Warrior are also present at this rarity (both Small, of course).

At the uncommon rarity, we’ve got the Deep Gnome Rockwarden, Gnome Scout, and Gnome Warrior, both repaints of the common deep gnome counterparts of the same name.

In rare slots, we’ve got the Tengu Jinx Eater and Siora Quinndove, Pathfinder , both Medium figures.

Finally, all of this set’s promo figures are repainted versions of Darklands ancestries. Hopefully we’ll see a return of in-person conventions in 2021 so we can start handing these (as well as promos from a few other recent sets) to attendees who visit our booths or participate in our events. Until then, here is a glimpse at the Gnome Hook Hammer Lurker, Aiudeen Elf Rogue, Ekujau Elf Swashbuckler, and the Gateborn Rogue.

Next week, we’ll usher in the new year with a look at a miniature of life-size proportions coming out the first week in January, and then wrap up Darklands Rising previews with a look at some of fantasy’s finest foes. Until then, Pathfinders, stay safe and have a happy new year!

Mark Moreland
Director of Brand Strategy

We’re just a few days from the most magical day of the year, but for Pathfinder players, every day is filled with magic, be it a healing potion, consecrated ground around a Pharasmin temple keeping the restless dead at bay, or a tactically cast wall of fire spell. As we delve deeper into the Pathfinder Battles: Darklands Rising set of prepainted plastic miniatures from our partners at WizKids, it’s hard to think about all that right now. I’m downright terrified of some of the creatures that lurk below. So, of course, I’m going to share some of them with you now!

First among them is the vampiric Vrykolakas, a Medium common figure, representing one of the Darklands’ many undead denizens. It’s far from the only undead creature in the set, however (thus the nightmares). Take, for instance, the Attic Whisperer and Blood Mist, Small and Medium uncommon figures, respectively. Who doesn’t love a creepy skeletal child with an animal skull instead of a human one, or a sentient cloud of aerosol blood? I know I do!

Some of the horrors of the Darklands Rising are more traditional, representing deep-seated fears shared by all sane surface dwellers. I mean, everyone I know is afraid of a Scarecrow (and not just because of Jonathan Crane’s fear-inducing gas), so this Medium uncommon figure is sure to scare the straw out of them when they find it in one of their boosters. But that’s nothing compared to the Animate Dream which is literally a nightmare made manifest. As a Medium rare figure, however, you probably won’t have to worry about it popping up too many times when digging into your pre-ordered brick or case.

For fans of more cosmic horror, Darklands Rising presents a few creatures drawn from the ever-popular Lovecraftian mythos, including the Leng Spider(Huge uncommon) and a Shoggoth(Huge rare), both Huge monsters at the uncommon and rare rarities, respectively. If you’re looking for even more alien additions in the set, look no further than the D’ziriak (Medium rare), Fungus Leshy (Small common), or Witchwyrd (Medium uncommon), three of the strangest creatures we’ve yet put into plastic.

Finally, we would be remiss not to include one of the gods of the Age of Lost Omens in a set like this. I’m happy to inform you that we weren’t remiss. We put the body-horror mastermind Zon-Kuthon (Medium rare) in the set to give you sweet dreams of exquisite pain, torturous vivisection, and impenetrable shadows. You’re welcome!

That’s it for this week, kids, but if you’re real good and you stop bothering your sister, maybe Santa will bring you a brand new preview next week. You can fit a bunch of Pathfinder Second Edition ancestries into a stocking, right? Maybe if we go light on the coal? I’ll see what I can do. In the meantime, have a safe and happy holiday, and I’ll see you on the flipside.

Mark Moreland
Director of Brand Strategy

Last week we got our first glimpse into the myriad creatures included in the forthcoming Darklands Rising set of Pathfinder Battles prepainted plastic miniatures from our partners at WizKids. But there are still such wonders to explore in these unplumbed depths! There’s no rest for the wicked—especially among demon-worshiping drow and daemon-loving urdefhans—so let’s dive in!

What do you call a group of drow? Bad news.

Dad jokes aside, we have a bunch of drow in this set, and that’s good news for Pathfinder players, who have had to look elsewhere (or else paint their elf miniatures purple) for drow thus far. We’re more than making up for their long absence from Pathfinder Battles, though, with five of them. Darklands Rising includes: Drow Rogue (Medium common), Drow Priestess (Medium uncommon), Drow Fighter (rapier and crossbow variants; Medium uncommon), and Allevrah Azrinae (Medium rare).

Long-time collectors may be confused by that last one, since Allevrah, Elf General was included in the Rusty Dragon Inn set, but I assure you that the two are unrelated. Totally a coincidence.

So there are the demon-worshiping drow. They’ll be tough to defeat, but at least they aren’t accompanied by those daemon-loving urdefhans I mentioned alongside them. Right? Again, bad news. We’ve got urdhefans too. The race of transparent-skinned bloodsuckers from deepest Orv are represented by the Urdefhan Warrior (Medium common) and Urdefhan Tormentor (Medium rare), but also a giant undead bat the urdefhans use as mounts, called a Skaveling (Large uncommon).

Surely not every creature in Darklands Rising is quite so evil. Let’s take a look at a few that don’t really have much in the way of sentience (so not evil!) that your players definitely will never have to worry about. Take, for example, the Giant Stag Beetle (Large uncommon)—a perfectly harmless, mindless insect that would never hurt anyone. Or the Giant Amoeba (Small common)—it has “giant” in its name, but it’s still just a benign blob of cell-stuff. Or! Or the Dig-Widget (Medium uncommon), which is just a machine that digs so you don’t have to. Not only won’t it hurt anyone, it actively helps them!

That’s all for this week, folks! I’ll be back next Monday to ask you the most important question to consider before opening a pack (or brick, or case, even) of Darklands Rising: “Are you afraid of the dark?” Until then, Pathfinders, stay safe, and have a happy holiday season.

Mark Moreland
Director of Brand Strategy

It’s been a while since I last previewed a set of Pathfinder Battles pre-painted plastic miniatures from WizKids, but I’m back for a year-end surprise. A few weeks ago, I got an email from one of our primary contacts at WizKids that Pathfinder Battles: Darklands Rising, originally announced for an April 2021 release, was actually going to be in and ready for release in January. “Would that be a problem for you?” he asked. No. No it wouldn’t. The more minis we can get, the sooner we can get them, the better!

But the set’s early release isn’t the only thing I’m happy to announce today; for the first time ever, in addition to the expected three Small or Medium figures that make up the bulk of the set, each Darklands Rising booster will contain either a Huge figure or two Large figures. You read that right. Two Larges or a Huge per booster box.

How did this happen? Well, it all started with this guy, who I wanted to see in plastic since he debuted years ago in the first edition of the Pathfinder RPG. The Adamantine Golem is a giant mass of plastic, and when WizKids started getting in production samples, they were surprised at how much it weighed. They couldn’t figure out how to make it work within the randomized distribution of the set without it being obvious that a given booster contained this piece. So instead of cutting it, they came back to me and said they wanted to add another six figures to the set. Rather than fill non-Adamantine Golem boosters with weights to hide the disparity, they figured they might as well fill them with another Large mini. The Adamantine Golem is an uncommon Huge figure.

Heck, while we’re showing off some of the big figures you can get in this set, let’s just rip the bandage off, shall we? My absolute favorite piece in the entire set is the Jabberwock, a rare Huge figure that is sure to find use in any campaign running the Kingmaker Adventure Path. Oh frabjous day!

When putting together the set list for Darklands Rising, I wanted to make sure that some of the iconic denizens of the expansive underground layers of Golarion that have never appeared in a Pathfinder Battles set made their debut. While that includes some of our first drow, it also means we get to make some truly horrific plastic representations of the fleshwarped mutants they create in their demonic alchemy labs. Behold, the Fleshwarp, Irnakurse (a fleshwarped elf); the Fleshwarp, Ghonatine (a fleshwarped xulgath); the Fleshwarp, Grothlut (a fleshwarped human); and the Fleshwarp, Drow Abomination (in this case, a male fleshwarped drow. The females still have spider bodies, but they maintain their elven upper bodies and heads without further mutation.) They are Huge rare, Large uncommon, and Large uncommon figures, respectively.

One of the best-known entrances to the Darklands from the surface of Golarion is the Earthnavel, a great spiraling pit into the depths in the primal Realm of the Mammoth Lords. So it should come as little surprise that we are including mammoths in this set. In this case, there are two versions of the mammoth, one bearing a barbarian rider and decorated in warpaint, and the other in its natural form. The rider is, of course, removable, increasing the possible configurations of these Huge uncommon figures.

Finally, I am thrilled to announce the largest miniature in the set, the premium Mengkare, Great Wyrm Gold Dragon. This is, without a doubt, the most impressive single figure we’ve seen in the Pathfinder Battles line across more than 20 sets. It’s truly awe-inspiring. No campaign of the Age of Ashes Adventure Path would be complete without one, nor would any collection of gigantic dragons. It’s no wonder Mengkare is so revered on his island nation of Hermea. Just look at him!

Next week, I’ll show off some of the smaller figures in the set, including a whole bunch of drow. Until then, stay safe, Pathfinders.

Mark Moreland
Director of Brand Strategy

This week, our partners at WizKids released the thirteenth wave of Pathfinder Battles Deep Cuts unpainted plastic miniatures. Thirteen! I can’t believe our little baby is a teenager already. As we approach the darkest, coldest (and likely most socially distanced) part of winter, I imagine a lot of folks are going to have some free time to paint minis, and we’ve got you covered!

This time around we have two Huge figures, the Huge Air Elemental Lord and Huge Fire Elemental Lord that first appeared in painted form as premium figures accompanying the Maze of Death set. While both air and fire are clear, these nevertheless offer a lot of texture for you to put your own little touches on when painting.

We’ve also got three goblins, perfect for either a warband of enemies or as player characters. We’ve got male and female goblin rogues and a male goblin fighter, each presented with both a “low-“ and “high-level” loadout, giving you either an evolving character miniature as you level up, or twice as many variant figures for a warband.

There are a few longshanks in this wave as well, don’t worry. The human rogue male and elf fighter male are fantasy staples, and are also provided with two variants each.

Make sure you check out our complete line of officially licensed Master Series paints from our other partners at Reaper Miniatures, available now in two handy 28-color Pathfinder: Colors of Golarion collections: Paint Set #1 and Paint Set #2.

Previews for the next set of Pathfinder Battles prepainted plastic miniatures from WizKids start next week, so I guess I’ll see ya’ soon! Until then, Pathfinders, stay safe.

Mark Moreland
Director of Brand Strategy

Fans of prepainted plastic gaming miniatures are no doubt familiar with the high-quality premium figures from our partners at WizKids, most notably the various Iconic Heroes sets we’ve released over the years. With the finest attention to detail of any mini in the Pathfinder Battles line, these figures raised the bar of what a prepainted miniature could be.

And in just a few weeks, WizKids will be releasing the first wave of Pathfinder Battles Premium Painted Figures. Sold individually, these six miniatures were designed for use as player characters, and present a variety of combinations of ancestry, class, and gender. In this debut wave, we’ve got the Half-Elf Ranger Male, Human Cleric Male, Half-Orc Barbarian Male, Elf Fighter Male, Human Rogue Female, and Human Rogue Male. Check out these previews of the figures below, available for preorder now and in stores everywhere on September 16.

Mark Moreland
Director of Brand Strategy

The Pathfinder Battles: City of Lost Omens, Pathfinder Battles: City of Lost Omens Premium Figure Adult Red & Black Dragons, and Pathfinder Battles: Thieves Guild Premium Set, prepainted plastic miniatures from our partners at WizKids, are now available!

In the core set, you can find Chief Zusgut—the most influential goblin in Absalom, the hippocampus-riding Wave Riders, and the amphibious humanoids known as the Low Azlant. You can also go on a quest for duergar, xulgath, dinosaurs, centaurs, minotaurs, harpies, and much more by the Brick, Booster, and Case. Collect all 44 miniatures!

Unlike a normal set, which comes with a single premium figure (or scene set) that’s directly tied to the purchase of an entire case of minis, this set features not one, but two different premium products. The first is a double offering of Huge dragons in the form of an Adult Black and Adult Red Dragon. These two beautiful display pieces stand several inches tall and dwarf the other miniatures in the Pathfinder Battles: City of Lost Omens set.

The second premium offering is the Thieves’ Guild Premium Set, which includes over 15 pieces to decorate the Thieves Guild, and Thief Guildmaster herself!

Learn more about them in our Pathfinder Battles: City of Lost Omens preview blogs:

• Minis at the Center of the World
• The City Below The City
• More Premiumer Than Ever Before!
• These Are The People In Your Neighborhood
• Don't Go Beyond The Wall

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Adventures Ahead!

Aaron Shanks
Marketing and Media Manager

Well, Pathfinders, we did it. We’ve made it to the final preview blog of the forthcoming Pathfinder Battles: City of Lost Omens set of prepainted plastic miniatures from our friends at WizKids. As each of our previews thus far have featured a theme, I couldn’t resist finishing out the series with a look at some of the monstrous inhabitants of the Isle of Kortos who can challenge parties venturing beyond Absalom’s impenetrable walls.

Illustration by Dmitry Prosvirnin

Three major groups of mythological creatures make their homes on the planes and mountains of the Isle of Kortos, so it seemed only fitting to ensure they were each represented in this set. First among them are the centaurs, who are not as openly hostile as the other two but who nevertheless keep a wide berth between themselves and the humanoids of Absalom. Taking advantage of our final “weapon swap” slot in the set, the Centaur Outrider, comes in both sword- and spear-wielding varieties, each taking up one of the Large uncommon rarity spots in the set.

Next are the minotaurs, brought to the Isle of Kortos by the legendary general, Voradni Voon, in the 23 AR when he started the first siege on the newly founded Absalom. While Voon doesn’t appear in this set (though now that I’ve mentioned it, I’m sure Erik will mandate that he appear in a future release), we nevertheless couldn’t do the Starstone Isle without at least one. This is far from the first minotaur we’ve included in Pathfinder Battles sets, but is the first since the release of Pathfinder Second Edition. The Minotaur is a Large uncommon figure.

Last among the creatures historically said to live among the Kortos Mounts are the sinister harpies, whose songs mean death to any who venture too close to their aeries. The Pathfinder Bestiary presented a male harpy as its featured illustration, so we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to represent that for the first time in glorious plastic. The Harpy is a Medium common figure. We also requested WizKids make us a “tropical” version of the same figure, with darker skin and more colorful plumage. To my knowledge, we’ve never explicitly said that harpies living in the jungle or on the rocky shores of tropical islands don’t take after the local humanoid and avian populations in their coloration, so why not? These variant harpies will be released as a promotional figure at a future date that is yet to be determined.

Not all threats on the Isle of Kortos have their own societies like the centaurs, minotaurs, and harpies do. Some are just mindless beasts created in ages past from the corpses of soldiers felled in failed sieges upon the City at the Center of the World. One such menace is the Zombie Brute, a Large uncommon figure. This gross guy features perhaps my favorite take on zombies in any medium because it has apparently ripped its arm out of its socket and now wields the appendage as a club.

The next two figures are decidedly less person-shaped. One is a staple of fantasy gaming since the turn of the millennia, and the other is a new creation in Pathfinder Second Editon. Here is the Chu’ulothi, a Large uncommon figure, perfect for challenging parties sailing the seas or exploring the coastline of the Starstone Isle, and the Krooth, also a Large uncommon offering, also known as a crocodile eater. Since none of the players at your table are playing crocodile characters, they’ll be fine, I’m sure.

Okay, I’ll admit it. I couldn’t quite find a fit in these themed blogs for every figure in the set. Four figures and one piece of dungeon dressing just didn’t make sense anywhere else. So here they are, to round out our previews of the set. First is the Glimmerling, an urban fey creature that looks an awful lot like a street urchin. He’s a Small common. Next is the Knight of the Aeon Star, a Medium uncommon figure. Note her crystalline sword. That’s a replica of the sword Aroden wielded. Maybe we’ll do an adventure featuring that soon! If you look closely at the cover of said adventure, you’ll note a statue of a famous (not to mention dead) founder of the city. Now you can include this statue in your games, especially that forthcoming adventure I mentioned before.

Our last two figures are among the most impressive in the set, both Medium rare offerings. Behold the Naiad Queen and Balisse Angel. While not likely enemies to a band of good-intentioned adventurers, neither is a creature you particularly want to cross.

And that wraps up our figure-by-figure look at Pathfinder Battles: City of Lost Omens, coming later this month! Next week, we’ll jump right into our very first look at the debut figures in the Starfinder Battles line, launching in July! Until then, Pathfinders, stay safe, roll high, and don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.

Mark Moreland
Director of Brand Strategy

We’re more than halfway through our blog series previewing the forthcoming [Pathfinder Battles: City of Lost Omens set of pre-painted plastic miniatures from our partners at WizKids, and I think players are going to love this particular batch of minis especially (though GMs should find plenty here to use from their side of the screen as well). This week we look at the humanoid figures in the set, featuring a variety of ancestries perfect for any urban campaign!

Illustration by Will O’Brien

Since we revealed last week at PaizoCon Online what new ancestries and versatile heritages would be debuting in Pathfinder Second Edition in July’s Pathfinder Advanced Player’s Guide, I have no qualms in spoiling anything by revealing these next few figures, which represent potential player character options included in that book. Here we have the Hellspawn Adept to represent characters with the tiefling versatile heritage. As a spellcaster, this figure seemed a good fit for variant sculpts, so we have the common Medium version wielding a staff and the uncommon Medium version with an additional spell effect in her outstretched hand.

Tieflings are far from the only versatile heritage in the book, though, so we couldn’t stop there. Here are the Angelkin Redeemer, Changling Exile, Dhampir Wizard, and Duskwalker Ghost Hunter—all Medium uncommon figures except the angelkin, who is common—representing humanoids with angelic, hag, vampire, and monitor bloodlines.

The Advanced Player’s Guide also features the catfolk, ratfolk, and tengu ancestries, so naturally we included a member of each in this minis set as well! Here are the Catfolk Pouncer, Tengu Rogue (both Medium uncommon figures), and Ratfolk Grenadier (a Small common figure), ready to populate Absalom or your fantasy metropolis of choice.

The ancestries in the Advanced Player’s Guide aren’t the first to be added to Pathfinder Second Edition since the Core Rulebook came out last summer. That honor goes to the three new ancestries featured in last fall’s Lost Omens Character Guide: hobgoblin, leshy, and lizardfolk (called Iruxi on Golarion). We included a fair number of hobgoblins in last year’s Pathfinder Battles: Legendary Adventures set, but didn’t have reference art for the other two when that set was finalized. Naturally, we’re including them here; behold the Leaf Leshy (Small common), Iruxi Defender (Medium common), and Iruxi Stargazer (Medium uncommon).

As with the Absalom Watch Cadet promo I shared in our first look at City of Lost Omens, I also want to take this opportunity to share two more promo repaints that fit this blog’s theme. I don’t know when or how we’ll be distributing these (we still have the figures that were supposed to be swag at PaizoCon and Gen Con from the last set to find new homes for) but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy them now and relish in the anticipation of their eventual release. First among them is an autumn-themed leaf leshy, appropriate for when the seasons change and your little plant person prepares for the coming winter. Next is a dwarf sharpshooter, a repaint of the duergar sharpshooter from two weeks ago.

That’s it for this week! Next week we’ll wrap the series up with a look at the remaining creatures, all of which call the Isle of Kortos home and are the perfect fit for Game Masters running campaigns set in the lands beyond Absalom’s impenetrable walls. Until then, Pathfinders, stay safe and may your rolls all be critical successes.

Mark Moreland
Director of Brand Strategy

Last week I promised that we’d have a blog showing off the premium figures coming out in next month’s Pathfinder Battles: City of Lost Omens set of prepainted plastic miniatures from WizKids. Unlike a normal set, which comes with a single premium figure (or scene set) that’s directly tied to the purchase of an entire case of minis, this set features not one, but two different premium products.

First we have a double offering of Huge dragons in the form of an Adult Black and Adult Red Dragon. These figures are massive for their bases and really push the limits of what a Huge miniature (what a glorious oxymoron) can be. Check these puppies out!

They’re not even the only dragons in the set! We couldn’t stop with just these two Huges, so we threw in a Large Green Dragon as well, in the rare category.

The second premium offering coming with this set is the Thieves’ Guild Premium Set, a standalone premium set that was originally supposed to be the sole premium this summer. We’ve heard fans’ feedback that some prefer scenery over monsters as well as the folks who said the opposite. The only way, it seemed, to make everyone happy was to do both. So we did.

Illustration by Richard Suwono

The Thieves’ Guild is full of dungeon dressing befitting any secret guildhall of a city’s most notorious criminals. The set includes such pieces as a trapdoor with removable ladder; a weapon rack; two training dummies (one for picking pockets covered in tiny bells and the other a more traditional sparring dummy); a door and chest both covered in various types of locks to perfect one’s lockpicking skills; a satchel of thieves’ tools to lay on any table or floor where a rogue is hard at work; a loot sorting table and loot sack’ a card table with chairs (note the Harrow suits on the cards!); and a corpse-covered shrine to Father Skinsaw, the aspect of Norgorber focused on murder. My favorite part of the altar setpiece isn’t the eerie, translucent purple flames rising from the braziers but rather the fact that the wall behind the altar is removable, allowing for it to hide a secret passage or cache filled with even more gruesome and terrible things!

Because we couldn’t release a thieves’ guild without putting at least one thief out to populate it, we also included the Thief Guildmaster in the City of Lost Omens set as a rare Medium figure.

Even the most secure and secret thieves guild needs someone or something to guard it, though. And for that, we present the Skinstitch, a Large rare figure based on the creature from the Pathfinder Bestiary!

That’s it for this week’s previews, folks! I’ll be participating in PaizoCon Online beginning tomorrow morning, so if you’ve got additional questions feel free to stop by the convention’s Discord server and seek out my AMA thread. I’ll do my best to address mini-related queries there. Also, make sure to catch a few seminars or live-play streams on twitch.tv/officialpaizo or get a “seat” at one of the hundreds of virtual tables running Pathfinder and Starfinder games through Sunday.

Until next week—when I’ll show off the many potential player character figures in the set (one for every ancestry in the Advanced Player’s Guide!)—stay safe, enjoy PaizoCon Online, and roll high.

Mark Moreland
Director of Brand Strategy

Last week we started our look at the myriad figures in the City of Lost Omens set of prepainted plastic miniatures from our partners at WizKids, and I left you with the promise of divulging the denizens of the many layers of man-made, monster-made, and natural caverns below Absalom this week. Let’s dig in, shall we?

Illustration by Daniel Lopez

Those familiar with the Extinction Curse Adventure Path know that it features a few reptilian foes from the deep Darklands, and we made sure to include a number of figures to help GMs of the campaign build out their warbands. Below are the Xulgath Skulker and Xulgath Warrior, both Medium common figures, and the Xulgath Chief, a Medium rare figure.

The xulgaths don’t fight alone, however. No, we didn’t name one of the volumes of the adventure path Siege of the Dinosaurs for nothing! I knew we couldn’t do the set without at least one thunder lizard included, but it turns out those are some big mothers, so I had to work closely with AP developer Ron Lundeen to find one from the adventure that we could make in a non-Huge set. Enter the Pinacosaurus, a Large uncommon figure that could easily stand in for a young ankylosaurus.

The inhabitants of the Darklands aren’t restricted to just the Starstone Isle, though, and we made sure to include another potential warband’s worth of figures found not far below the city of Absalom itself. Here are the Duergar Bombardier, Duergar Sharpshooter, and Duergar Taskmaster. All Medium figures at the common, common, and uncommon rarity, respectively.

One of the key abilities that marks duergar from their dwarven kin is their ability to magically double in size. We’d hardly be doing these gray dwarves any favors to include them in the set and not include a large version of them as well. A Large uncommon figure, the Enlarged Duergar is sure to make a big scene when she hits the table.

Much nearer the surface, in the sewers of Absalom, dwell even more awful beasts that I can’t wait to show you! Here’s the Offalth, a new monster created for the Pathfinder Bestiary and appearing in plastic for the first time. This Large rare miniature can also stand in for any number of sewer monsters or mounds of shambling refuse.

Another new addition to the game in the Bestiary was the nightmare-inspiring Gogiteth, a spidery abomination with multiple heads and too-human teeth is pretty squicky, so it’ll make a great encounter for your unsuspecting players!

While you’re exploring the depths beneath Absalom, it’s not just creatures you need to look out for. There are countless traps and other hazards present throughout, and four of the set’s six pieces of dungeon dressing represent those same traps! These bonus figures are distributed in random booster boxes and don’t take up one of their four figure slots, and don’t have bases so they incorporate seamlessly into any number of 3D terrain options. Taking our art inspiration from the Pathfinder Core Rulebook, we included the following traps in City of Lost Omens: armageddon orb, darkside mirror, swinging scythe blades, and wheel of misery (with functionally spinning wheel!)

That’s it for this week’s previews. Next week, we’ll look at upcoming premium figures, including the two included in City of Lost Omens and the thieves’ guild releasing alongside them, plus a few other figures for good measure. Until then, stay safe, Pathfinders.

Mark Moreland
Director of Brand Strategy

It seems like it’s been forever since I made one of these preview posts, and I guess it has (and not just because every day seems like a month since everyone started working from home). There’s been a long wait for the next set of Pathfinder Battles prepainted plastic miniatures from our partners at WizKids, but the wait is soon over. Pathfinder Battles: City of Lost Omensis slated for late June, and every indication I’ve heard so far points to it releasing on time. So without further ado, let’s get into it, shall we?

Docks: Illustration by Kent Hamilton

In July, we’ll be launching our third Pathfinder Adventure Path for Pathfinder second edition, the fantasy cops-and-robbers Agents of Edgewatch, in which the players all take on the roles of members of Absalom’s city watch coming together to address a city-wide threat. It is fitting, then, that we include some members of said watch in this set. We put as many of these figures in the set’s variable slots as we could, allowing the same sculpts to be altered slightly to increase the total number of players who might find just the right one to represent their character. We had our concept artists design a series of uniforms for the watch so that we could maintain visual consistency between the forthcoming books set in Absalom and these minis, so be sure to let us know what you think of the new watch uniforms! Here we have two versions of the Absalom Watch Cadet, two Medium figures at the common and uncommon rarity, respectively.

We don’t yet know when or how we’ll be distributing it, but we’ve also got a promo repaint of the human version of this figure coming later, with a darker skin tone (perhaps of Keleshite ancestry).

Slightly higher in rank, the Absalom Watch Officer comes in two varieties at the uncommon rarity, both Medium (human) figures.

Rounding out this series of city watch members, we have the Absalom Watch Captain, a Medium rare figure.

While city watch members can really bring any campaign world to life, we didn’t just infuse Pathfinder Battles: City of Lost Omens with one flavor of Absalom. After all, it’s the world’s largest city. We pulled out all the stops to ensure the setting’s cosmopolitan nature was reflected in this set.

Take Chief Zusgut, for example. This Small rare figure represents the most influential goblin in Absalom, whose dominion over the Puddles is (mostly) absolute.

Absalom’s naval supremacy in the Inner Sea is undisputed, in large part due to two forces working to protect the city’s harbor and nearby waters. The first are the hippocampus-riding Wave Riders, while the second are the amphibious humanoids known as the Low Azlanti. Depicted here are the Large uncommon and Medium common figures for each of these two iconic Absalom natives.

Finally, in keeping with our tradition of including relevant deities from the Pathfinder pantheon in Pathfinder Battles sets, we knew we couldn’t do a set based on Absalom without including the remaining ascended gods. Thus, we have Aroden, founder of Absalom and currently very dead, and Norgorber. Check back over the next few weeks to see a few figures themed to the faiths of both of these gods! Both rare Medium figures, Aroden and Norgorber are sure to add a touch of the divine to any campaign.

And, if you’re looking to let your player characters potentially become gods, you’ll definitely want to pick up our first piece of set dressing: the Starstone! Based on the illustration from the cover of Lost Omens Gods & Magic, this Medium bonus figure promises apotheosis to all who touch it and survive the ensuing ordeal.

We’ll be back next week with a look at some of the figures based upon Absalom’s surroundings, including natives of the Isle of Kortos and subterranean dwellers to support both the Extinction Cure Adventure Path and the forthcoming standalone adventure, The Dead God’s Hand. Until then, stay safe and roll 20s!

Adventures Ahead!

Mark Moreland
Director of Brand Strategy

Whether haunted, fumbling, flooded, subterranean, consumed, flaming, or maniacal—we have concocted some goodies for you this month!

Pathfinder Lost Omens Character Guide

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Fires of the Haunted City (Age of Ashes 4 of 6)

Age of Ashes is the first Adventure Path using the brand new rules for the Pathfinder RPG. This fourth adventure is for 12th-level characters, and also includes a gazetteer of the dwarven city of Kovlar, a discussion of the evil dwarven god of toil—Droskar, and a wealth of new rules options for player characters to discover, along with more than half a dozen new monsters!

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Pathfinder Critical Fumble Deck

Make that natural 1 mean something! Why limit yourself to mild disappointment when you can screw up in a truly royal fashion?

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Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Bigger Flooded Dungeon

Each side of this Flip-Mat features a different flooded dungeon. One side features a sunken complex in the middle of a swamp, while the other is an ancient structure flooded by a powerful spring.

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Pathfinder Flip-Tiles: Darklands Starter Set

This new and useful set features 42 full-color 6 x 6-inch map tiles, with twisted caverns, dank chambers, and other subterranean Darklands features, both sides stunningly crafted by cartographer Jason A. Engle.

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Starfinder Adventure Path #21: Huskworld (Attack of the Swarm! 3 of 6)

Hoping to find a way to fight back against the Swarm, the heroes travel to a distant world already consumed by the deadly invaders.

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Starfinder Pawns: Dawn of Flame Pawn Collection

The characters, villains, and starships of the Dawn of Flame Adventure Path come alive on your tabletop with this collection of more than 100 creature and starship pawns, designed for use with the Starfinder Roleplaying Game or any tabletop science fantasy RPG.

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Collect all 44 figures from Legendary Adventures, the newest set of Pathfinder Battles miniatures including classic monsters and heroes from new concept art for the Pathfinder RPG!

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Adventures Ahead!

Aaron Shanks
PR Manager

Here we are at the last preview of the forthcoming Pathfinder Battles: Legendary Adventures set of pre-painted plastic miniatures from our partners at WizKids. Over the last few weeks, we’ve seen all the Huge creatures and the player character- and NPC-appropriate figures in the set, but we’ve still got some of the set’s most menacing foes to show off today!

First, let’s look at the Orc Brawler and Orc Warlord, rounding out Legendary Adventures’s five orc figures. The brawler, the third common orc in the set, will round out many GM’s warbands, and shows off the new orc knuckle dagger weapon that debuted in Pathfinder Second Edition earlier this month. The warlord, for his part, occupies a rare slot in the set, and features a blasting horn to rally the orc hordes against their foes—perhaps against the undead armies of the Whispering Tyrant.

If you didn’t get enough undead in previous Pathfinder Battles sets, like the undead-heavy Ruins of Lastwall set that came out this spring, we’ve got a few more to collect next month! Among the many monsters in the Pathfinder Bestiary that got a makeover between editions were the shadow, wraith, and wight, which all appear in this set as Uncommon medium figures. We really wanted to accentuate the spectral nature of the shadow and wraith, and you’ll notice the miniatures use translucent plastic to give them an eerie sense of not being fully there. The wight, with its bright red eyes and imposing pose, can also serve as a unique skeletal champion among a party of lower-level, mindless undead.

Now that I’ve got that nightmare fuel firmly planted in your subconscious, how about an actual, literal nightmare? This Large rare figure is more than just the black horse with flaming hooves of past editions—it’s a horse corpse with a burning core of infernal flame. Whether that flame burns hotter than the hatred the beast feels for its rider’s enemies is something you’ll have to find out on your own, I just don’t recommend you find out the hard way.

Finally, we have the lonesome Yeti, a Large uncommon figure based on the new art in the Pathfinder Bestiary (which was itself based on the actual appearance of yetis in the real world). Don’t let this guy’s conehead fool you, though—he’s not from France, but he’d sure wreak havoc if let loose there!

And with that, we’ve now seen all 44 figures (and variants) in the set. Pathfinder Battles: Legendary Adventures releases next month, and pre-orders and subscriptions are available right now. Secure your booster, brick, or case now and prepare for a life of legendary adventure!

Mark Moreland
Franchise Manager

Over the last few weeks, we’ve looked at a number of monsters featured in the upcoming Pathfinder Battles: Legendary Adventures set of pre-painted plastic miniatures from our partners at WizKids, but we haven’t yet jumped into the many player-character options the set supports. Luckily, when we were gearing up for the launch of Pathfinder Second Edition, we asked iconic Pathfinder artist Wayne Reynolds to produce some concept art of what the various ancestries of the game would look like if designed from the ground up. This resulted in some slight changes in proportions among halflings and dwarves, for example, that we wanted to make sure were reflected in the earliest set released after Second Edition’s launch.

First, let’s look at dwarves! The set features three dwarves to cover a variety of character rolls: the uncommon Dwarf Champion and Dwarf Rogue and the rare Dwarf Sorcerer. These figures can, respectively, easily double for a Toragdan cleric or fighter, a knife-wielding monk or spellcaster, and a bard, cleric, or wizard.

Next alphabetically we have elves, whose first figure in the set appeared in the Legendary Adventures Preview Pack earlier this month. A variant version of the same sculpt is included in the full set as a common figure we showed off two weeks ago. The second elf in the series is actually two different figures based on the same mold, one wielding two swords and the other drawing a bow. Elf Ranger is a Medium uncommon figure with an a/b designation to its collector’s number.

Gnext come the gnomes! Legendary Adventures features two gnomes, both Small: the common Gnome Rogue and rare Gnome Fighter. The rogue can double as just about any lightly-armored gnome character, though her brightly colored hair and outfit might make her stand out a bit. The polearm-wielding fighter can likewise serve as a champion or barbarian, so long as you’re fine with his colorful and mismatched armor.

Ever in the shadow of their taller kin, halflings round out the PC options in today’s preview. The Preview Pack included the Halfling Slinger, whose alternative paint scheme we showed off previously, but we’ve also got two rare halflings in the set that I believe are the coolest halfling minis ever produced. The Halfling Druid exhibits the multifunctional nature of many halfling items with her staff holding a teapot that also probably has magic spell components or healing herbs in it. Meanwhile, the aged Halfling Wizard makes up for his diminutive size with a stern look and a fiery spell effect.

Not all roughly human-shaped figures in the set are appropriate for PCs, or even restricted to Medium or Small sizes. The Ashen Man, for example, who first appeared in the Pathfinder Playtest adventure Doomsday Dawn, has the potential to be a recurring villain in the Age of Lost Omens, and his plans and influence extend far beyond the constraints of that module. A Large rare figure, the mysterious foe can stand in for any enlarged spellcaster or mist-shrouded undead.

But why stop at Large figures when the Legendary Adventures set allows the chance to do some of the Huge giants we’ve been unable to produce in plastic form thus far? Check out the Storm Giant and both versions of the Cloud Giant (all Huge uncommon figures) to complete your core Bestiary giant collection!

Next week we’ll wrap up our previews of Legendary Adventures with a look at the remaining beasties lurking in the shadows, sure to challenge player characters everywhere!

Mark Moreland
Franchise Manager

Last week we started looking at the forthcoming Pathfinder Battles: Legendary Adventures set of pre-painted plastic miniatures from our partners at WizKids. This week we’ll explore the Goblin Village premium set that releases alongside the Huge booster-based set.

Longtime goblin fans will notice a lot of nods to past goblin adventures in this premium set. When we first started designing this set, I knew we needed to include iconic goblin elements from Pathfinder’s long history, and we plumbed not just our past adventures like Burnt Offerings and We Be Goblins!, but also the “Goblins!” comics from Dynamite Entertainment.

Included in the set are the following components:

• Large Tent x1 • Small Tent x2 • Barricade x3 • Baby Goblin Gate x1 • Palisade Walls x3 • Pigpen Gate x1 • Goblin Babies x1 • Palisade Gate x1

• Pigpen Fence x4 • Magic Pig x1 • Bonfire x2 • Junk Statue x1 • Junk Pile x2 • Pickle Barrel x2 • Throne x1 • Chief Goblin x1

With one Goblin Village premium set, a GM will get enough components to set up a full 360° palisade wall, large enough to hold most of the other components based on the needs of their campaign. That might be a series of tents and the tribe’s magic pig in its pen, or a clutch of goblin babies, ready to present adventurers with a moral quandary about what to do with these innocent balls of destruction. It might be a bonfire to honor the junk effigy worshiped by the superstitious tribe, or a war council overseen by the presiding chief. The possibilities are endless!

The Chief Goblin is presented in a sitting position and is removable from the throne, and is the same figure as the Goblin Chieftain (Small rare) in the main set.

In addition to the goblin babies (unbased) and both versions of the goblin chief, Legendary Adventures also includes a number of goblinoid figures appropriate for both player characters and adversaries. The only goblin that has yet to be revealed is the goblin ankle-slasher (Small uncommon), as both the preview and standard versions of the goblin dog-slicer and goblin guard appeared in previous blogs, and we looked at the goblin horse-chopper “sculpt-share” last week.

Goblins aren’t the only goblinoids in Legendary Adventures, though. Both hobgoblins and bugbears got conceptual makeovers by Wayne Reynolds during our early days of developing Pathfinder Second Edition, and we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to include some figures based on Wayne’s designs in this set. In this set, you will find the bugbear mauler (Medium common), hobgoblin sharpshooter (Medium common), hobgoblin commander (Medium rare), and bugbear butcher (Medium rare) as well as those goblinoids already released in the Legendary Adventures Preview Pack.

And while they’re not particularly thematically linked to the goblinoids of this blog, but because I’d be remiss not to show off a Large or Huge figure from the set at every opportunity, here are the pteranodon (Large uncommon) and boar demon (Huge rare).

Next week we’ll look at the many player character ancestries represented in this set and some of the giant foes the Huge booster format allows GMs to add to their games.

Mark Moreland
Franchise Manager

Back in February, we announced the next set of Pathfinder Battles pre-painted plastic miniatures from our partners at WizKids—Legendary Adventures—and showed off a handful of the figures in the set, including the Huge dragon turtle and some of the pieces of the Goblin Village premium set releasing at the same time.

It’s been a while, but now that Pathfinder Second Edition is out and we’ve got a bit of time to catch our breath, it’s time to look at the rest of the set, which comes out in September.

Since we first announced that Legendary Adventures would include Huge miniatures, one of the figures we heard the most hope for was the aquatic alghollthu, whose meddling in the affairs of humans in ancient times had an incredibly devastating effect on the fate of Golarion. Well, I’m happy to report that the alghollthu is in fact in the set! With an uncommon rarity, this staple of tabletop fantasy is sure to make a splash in campaigns across the world.

One of the challenges of assembling this set was that we knew it would be coming out after the release of Pathfinder Second Edition, but the production lead times meant that we had to have art references to WizKids long before the final art for the Core Rulebook and Bestiary were in from our many artists. Breaking from our normal operating procedures, we used concept art and character sketches—many of which came from none other than iconic Pathfinder artist Wayne Reynolds—to make many of the figures. Take, as an example, the kobold soldier, kobold scout, and kobold scalecaster figures below. While we showed off kobolds’ new look back in the spring with the formal announcement of the Pathfinder Bestiary, we worked with WizKids to sculpt and color these figures from black-and-white sketches from Wayne last summer. The trio of Small figures are common and uncommon in rarity and should combine to make a memorable warband of what are sure to be a new fan favorite ancestry.

Kobolds aren’t the only draconic creatures in Legendary Adventures, though. Check out the Huge blue dragon, a rare figure who really dominates the battlefield with its size and intimidating features.

Along with the announcement of Legendary Adventures, we also showed off all 8 figures in the Legendary Adventures Preview Pack, available this month. Each of these figures appears in the full set as a common figure with a new color scheme, giving collectors twice as many options when using them in play. Here are the final versions of the goblin dog-slicer, goblin guard, halfling slinger (all Small), orc charger, bugbear skulker, orc battler, hobgoblin soldier, and armored elf soldier (all Medium).

And since you’ve all been so patient, here are previews of two of the "weapon swap" versions of figures above, which both appear in the uncommon rarity: the goblin horse-chopper and orc rampager (Small and Medium, respectively).

Just this weekend, Vice-President of Marketing & Licensing Jim Butler and Licensing Manager Glenn Elliott showed off some stunning pictures of the Goblin Camp premium set, which you should be able to find on Paizo’s official Twitch channel now, and on our YouTube channel soon. For those who don’t want to dig through all our Gen Com seminar coverage to find them, I’ll show off the premium set along with more character figures from Legendary Adventures next week.

Mark Moreland
Franchise Manager

Now that we've shown off all the figures in the standard Ruins of Lastwall set of prepainted plastic miniatures over the past few weeks, that leaves just the premium set for today's blog. Over the history of the line, we've switched between extra-large figures like dragons and giants and hydras and themed dungeon dressing like the Rusty Dragon Inn and the Court of the Crimson Throne. For Ruins of Lastwall, we suggested a cemetery set to WizKids, who at first seemed hesitant to do it (we later learned that they were doing a similar set in their Icons of the Realms product line). When they heard the pieces we wanted to include, however, they got really excited. The end result is one of the most impressive sets of dungeon dressing I think I've ever seen.

Illustration by Joel Holtzman

Each Cemetery of the Fallen Setincludes a working cemetery gate, two 2" fence segments, four 4" fence segments, a mausoleum with removable roof, a mausoleum coffin, four each of two varieties of tombstone, and two each of two stone coffins.

Cemetery of the Fallen is also the first premium set to use new packaging that displays the content inside. You can see both the packaging and a sample set all laid out together at New York Toy Fair a few weeks ago.

Photos: Erik Mona

That wraps up our previews for the Ruins of Lastwall release, due out later this spring from WizKids. When I next grace the blog with another preview, it'll likely be about the forthcoming Iconic Heroes Evolved set, also due out later this spring. Until then, don't split the party!

Mark Moreland
Franchise Manager

Yes, yes, I know. That's not the right version of "horde." But hear me out! No army of undead is complete without a veritable dragon's trove of minion figures to inundate the battlefield with. So while the minis represent a horde of undead, you, dear reader, are going to amass a hoard of these phenomenal figures from the forthcoming Pathfinder Battles: Ruins of Lastwall set from WizKids (now due out in May).

Illustration by Vlada Hladkova

We've already looked at the Skeletal Speaker figure, but it's not the only skeleton in the set. No, there are two more to form the backbone of your undead army. Here we have the Skeletal Samurai and Skeletal Soldier, Medium uncommon and common figures, respectively.

Dry bones, dry bones, so many dry bones. Often missing from the armies of undeath are aquatic creatures, the drowned dead. Well, not anymore! The Draugr, a Medium common figure, can also serve as a blue-skinned zombie or other walking dead, but is particularly useful when you need the living dead to threaten a ship or coastal community.

While all undead threaten to haunt the dreams of the living, only some are native to the Dreamlands themselves. One such example is the Lovecraftian horror known as a Leng Ghoul, represented here as a Medium common figure.

Last week I promised one final deity in the series, and none seemed more fitting for this set than Arazni, whose history is intertwined with the Knights of Ozem and the Whispering Tyrant. It was the dread lich who killed her when she was Aroden's herald, known as the Red Crusader, after all. Now, she rules the undead nation of Geb in the absence of its ghostly namesake. A Medium rare figure, Arazni will be particularly useful to GMs running the Tyrant's Grasp Adventure Path, the first adventure of which should be hitting store shelves before the end of the month.

Among the many artifacts linked to Arazni, none are more infamous than the Bloodstones of Arazni, a set of canopic jars holding her innards. Thus, when deciding on our final piece of set dressing, we used the image of these jars to make a pair of Canopic Jars suitable for any undead tomb. In practice, they came back smaller than I would have preferred, even if they are at the correct scale. In retrospect, we probably should have cheated their size up a bit and grouped them together into a bunch instead of being individual urns.

Reference illustration by Kate Maximovich

Finally, we end our preview series with one of the most requested figures in Pathfinder lore. A figure originally made way back in 2005 in metal form in Compleat Encounter: The Vault of the Whispering Tyrant (the first appearance of the iconic lich, long before Pathfinder or Golarion were even a thing), the Whispering Tyrant has never had a prepainted plastic iteration. That ends now, however, with this Medium rare figure based on the Wayne Reynolds cover of Pathfinder Campaign Setting: The Inner Sea World Guide.

Next week, we'll look at the contents of the set's premium piece, the Cemetery of the Fallen, with pictures of the final pieces on display at New York Toy Fair earlier in the month.

Mark Moreland
Franchise Manager

This week's preview of Pathfinder Battles: Ruins of Lastwall examines the faith of one of Golarion's newest deities. Fewer than 50 years ago, the masked man known as Razmir appeared in the River Kingdom of Melcat, and declared himself a god after having passed the Test of the Starstone. Since that fateful day, he has raised a nation in Melcat's place that bears his name—Razmiran—and stretches all the way to the shores of Lake Encarthan. All who live there are required to worship him and pay harsh tithes to his church. Because PCs are likely lining up to join his growing cult, we thought we'd give them some minis to use!

Illustration by Craig J. Spearing

First on the list is the Razmir Cultist, a Medium common figure representing the rank and file members of Razmir's church. These are the laity of the faith and can often be found serving an influential priest or operating as enforcers of the church's will among the common folk of Razmiran. For such service, the depicted cultist has been elevated to the church rank of Herald of the Eighth Step, as indicated by their black robe and iron mask.

The aforementioned Razmir Priest is the second in the series, in elegant purple robes. They wield no weapons but can cast spells like any other priest, and thus present as much a threat as an entire team of acolytes. Rarer than the common acolyte, the Razmir Priest is a Medium uncommon figure.

Since the Ruins of Lastwall set already features so many deities, it seemed wrong not to put the setting's newest god in a rare slot. Thus, I present to you one of the most impressive figures we've ever done, in my opinion: Razmir, Living God. The intricate gold detail on his cloak is awe-inspiring, and his commanding pose demands reverence. While he'd probably have you executed for the heresy, Razmir also makes for a more generic evil spellcaster in a homebrew campaign.

Though it's not the most flattering comparison, I can't help but think of Scar and his hyena lackeys in Disney's The Lion King whenever the topic of Razmir comes up around the office. So despite being far from the deserts of Qadira or Osirion, it seems fitting to show off this set's Hyena, a Medium common figure. There's not much to say about hyenas beyond that I find their "laughs" to be among the creepiest sounds made by any animal in the real world. Now I'm going to have that sounds stuck in my head just from thinking about it. The sacrifices I make for you all!

That's it for this week. Next time we'll look at the final six figures in the set and the last piece of set dressing, including one of the most requested minis since Pathfinder Battles started, and the final deity of the set. Until then, "row like you believe."

Mark Moreland
Franchise Manager

Paizo is closed today due to inclement weather (better safe than sorry), but that won't keep me from showing off a few new figures from the forthcoming Pathfinder Battles: Ruins of Lastwall set, due out in April. I'll keep the commentary short, however, since almost everyone is working from home.

Illustration by Diego de Almeida

Here we have three of the bug-people you'll find in Ruins of Lastwall: the Formian Worker (Small common), Formian Warrior (Medium uncommon), and Formian Queen (Large rare). Together, they should form quite the hive for Game Masters using them as either foes or allies of the party.

Formians aren't Pathfinder's only race of anthropomorphic bugs. Ruins of Lastwall also features the prepainted plastic miniatures debut of the Scorpionfolk (Large uncommon), a desert-dwelling race of centaur-like arachnids who guard ancient ruins and other places of power with religious zeal.

While not technically a bug, the Warmonger Devil certainly has features resembling an arthropod. A Large uncommon figure, these denizens of Hell are sure to strike fear into any army they march to battle against.

Our last two previews for the week aren't bugs, per se, but they are certainly bug-adjacent. The first is the Roiling Oil, a Large uncommon ooze designed to fit a Medium or smaller figure at its center, engulfing the poor creature with its suffocating slime.

And finally, we have the Wormswarm Sorcerer (Medium rare), a sinister spellcaster whose body is composed entirely of a mass of wriggling worms.

That's it from snow-covered Seattle this week. Check in next time to be converted to one of Lake Encarthan's most ambitious faiths, the cult of the Living God, Razmir.

Mark Moreland
Franchise Manager

This week, WizKids—our longtime partner for prepainted plastic Pathfinder miniatures—announced the first set to be released after the launch of Pathfinder Second Edition in August of this year. Pathfinder Battles: Legendary Adventures features 44 figures ranging in size from Small to Huge based on all new concept art for the next evolution of Pathfinder, much of it by iconic artist Wayne Reynolds himself!

Yes, you read that right. For the first time since 2012's Pathfinder Battles: Rise of the Runelords set, non-premium Huge figures will be included among the randomized figures in the set. Unlike the 2012 set, however, you won't need to buy a Huge booster, but rather will get either a Huge or Large figure in every four-figure booster.

Illustration by Subroto Bhaumik

While it's still early to begin previewing this set (we're still looking at April's Pathfinder Battles: Ruins of Lastwall, after all), it would hardly be an announcement befitting such huge news not to show off at least a few of the new figures in the set. Check out the Dragon Turtle (Huge uncommon), Chimera (Large uncommon), Fire Giant (Large uncommon), and Dwarf Sorcerer (Medium rare) for a sample of what's coming in September!

The premium set releasing alongside these and 40 other figures is Pathfinder Battles: Legendary Adventures Goblin Village, which features tents, wooden palisades, and a number of other accoutrements and decorations befitting the game's most recognizable little trouble-makers. While I don't want to give away too many of the village's features in favor of a later reveal full of all the Easter eggs and continuity callbacks they represent, here are a few samples, including the palisade gate, a large tent, a pickle barrel, and a junk pile.

But you don't have to wait until September to get your mitts on minis from Legendary Adventures! A non-randomized set of eight alternative paint figures will be available in the Pathfinder Battles: Legendary Adventures Preview Pack a month earlier to coincide with the official launch of Pathfinder Second Edition. These figures are the Goblin Dog-Slicer, Orc Charger, Bugbear Skulker, Orc Battler, Goblin Guard, Hobgoblin Soldier, Armored Elf Soldier, and Halfling Slinger. Notice the redesigned orcs and hobgoblins, and killer goblin and elf armor, all courtesy of Wayne's second edition concept sketches!

We'll have a lot more about all three of these products in a few months, so stay tuned. WizKids has some truly legendary adventures in store for you this summer!

Mark Moreland
Franchise Manager

Well, we're at the halfway point of our series of blogs previewing the contents of the forthcoming Pathfinder Battles: Ruins of Lastwall prepainted plastic miniature set from WizKids. I've shown off the crusaders of Lastwall and their celestial allies, the agents of the lich lord known as the Whispering Tyrant, and the extraplanar exemplars of balance. Today we take a look at a handful of creatures that aren't necessarily involved in the conflict between the tyrant and the people of Lastwall but who nevertheless have embraced the forces of darkness.

Illustration by Valeria Lutfullina

Prime among these are the calligni, also known as dark folk, who reside in the depths of the Darklands beneath Golarion's surface. Ruins of Lastwall features three calligni figures who can make for a variety of challenging encounters for parties of low- to mid-level. The Small common Calligni Creeper showed itself way back in September and today its companions, the Small common Calligni Slayer and Medium common Calligni Stalker. While this leaves a few callignis out of the mix (dancers and callers, mostly), it should allow GMs running the newly released Pathfinder Module: Cradle of Night to represent some of the allies and enemies in the adventure with more accurate miniatures.

Rounding out our Darklands inhabitants for Ruins of Lastwall is the Tomb Giant, a Large uncommon figure representing a member of this race of subterranean necromancers. It's a good thing they aren't big on cooperating with other races, because they would be a terror on the battlefields of Lastwall on the side of the Whispering Tyrant!

All three of the most recent previews of the set have shown off at least one outsider, so I guess I won't break that trend. Who better to appear in a blog about darkness than a creature from the Plane of Shadow? Here we have the Velstrac Evangelist, the most common type of kyton in the setting. A Medium common figure, collectors should be able to build quite a squad of these chain-bound (called, appropriately a link and a chain, depending on their exact number).

Finally, a piece of dungeon dressing befitting a kyton: a torture rack. Whether you're putting a PC on it to raise the stakes for your players or simply setting one in a deungeon to set the mood and show what sort of inhabitants might live there.

That's it for this week, but tune back in next time for an infestation of bugs, bug people, and other squirmy wormies you'll find in Ruins of Lastwall. Until then, beware of the dark!

Mark Moreland
Franchise Manager

So far in our look into the forthcoming Ruins of Lastwall set of prepainted plastic miniatures from our partners at WizKids, we've seen the agents of undeath working to tighten the Whispering Tyrant's grasp on the Inner Sea region and the noble defenders of Lastwall who dedicate their lives to keeping the lich and his forces at bay. Today we look at the forces of balance caught in the middle of the conflict between good and evil.

Just as angels and daemons are the embodiment of good and evil, respectively, so too are psychopomps the extraplanar manifestation of neutrality. Working out of the Boneyard, these macabre outsiders work to maintain balance in the universe, specifically around the journey of souls through life, death, and the Great Beyond.

Illustration by Jose Parodi

Back when the set was announced, we showed off the Morrigna Psychopomp, a Medium rare figure. Two other psychopomps make their Pathfinder Battles debuts in this set, presenting a range of challenge ratings for Game Masters. The tiny uncommon Nosoi Psychopomp can be taken as an advanced familiar or serve as a guide through the Boneyard, as it did for Valeros in the Spiral of Bones comic series. The masked, birdlike figure can also stand in for a myriad of small avians (if you can overlook its four wings and haunting funeral mask).

At CR 7, the Vanth Psychopomp serves as the Boneyard's foot soldiers, ensuring that nothing disturbs the natural cycle of souls—including an army of undeath attempting to spread their foulness across an entire world. Though they have no bias toward good or against evil, these Medium winged skeletons are likely to side with the forces of Lastwall in the conflict against the Whispering Tyrant. At an uncommon rarity, collectors are likely to get a handful of them to fill out their armies.

Similarly opposed to one another are the denizens of the Negative and Positive Energy Planes, the forces of which play a pivotal role in the creation and destruction of undead. From the Positive Energy Plane come the avian Jyoti, while the Sceaduinar hail from the Negative. Like psychopomps, the jyoti and sceaduinar have no moral bias toward good or evil, but they may serve either side in the conflict nonetheless due to their affinity for positive and negative energy. Both the Jyoti and Sceaduinar are Medium uncommon figures in this set.

But it's not just outsiders holding steadfastly to their neutrality! Among the strongest forces of balance on the Material Plane are the protectors of the natural world, and one of the most disturbing of these guardians are the equine fey known as Nuckelavees. A Large uncommon figure, this aquatic monstrosity exacts vengeance on those who despoil nature, especially wetlands.

Decidedly more amenable to discussion than their fey counterparts, the enigmatic sphinxes of the deserts of northern Garund often serve as wise arbiters in disputes or quizzical guardians of ancient treasures. Ruins of Lastwall features an Androsphinx to compliment the Gynopshinx released in Pathfinder Battles: Deadly Foes a few years back. A Large uncommon figure, this regal magical beast is sure to inspire awe and respect among players and GMs alike.

While we're talking about the deserts of Osirion and its former vassal states, it's the perfect time to show off two more pieces of dungeon dressing from the set. The Afterlife Scale and Funerary Bed are both taken from real-world Egyptian concepts, the former from the scale upon which Anubis weighs the heart of the deceased to judge its worth and the latter from the actual funerary bed found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun. Both make stunning set pieces in an ancient tomb and could have any number of magical properties to meet a GM's storytelling needs.

Ruins of Lastwall features more figures of Pathfinder deities than any previous set, and it would hardly be fair to include Iomedae and Urgathoa without someone to represent the neutral planes. As such, Pharasma, Goddess of Death makes her debut here, sitting regally upon her throne. The oldest god in the current iteration of reality, Pharasma judges all souls upon their deaths, including fellow deities, and she makes an imposing figure, worthy of her important role in the setting. A Large rare figure, Pharasma, Goddess of Death is probably my favorite figure in the entire set.

That's it for this week's previews! Next time, we'll look at the set's offering of creatures and people who aren't necessarily involved in the conflict between the Whispering Tyrant and the knights of Lastwall but have nevertheless embraced darkness in their own ways.

Mark Moreland
Franchise Manager

Last time we looked at previews of April's Pathfinder Battles: Ruins of Lastwall set from WizKids, we saw the amassed forces of good defending the world from the Whispering Tyrant's minions. Those are all well and good (pun intended) for PCs and their allies, but what fun toys does the set hold for GMs?

Illustration by Ekaterina Burmak

The lich's primary agents are the Whispering Way Cultists, depicted here as a Medium common figure. The most nefarious aspect of the Whispering Way is that its cultists can be hidden among any population, secretly advancing the Whispering Tyrants' goals. When discovered, however, the vassals of undeath fight viciously to see their plans through to fruition.

As numerous and threatening as Whispering Way cultists are, they pale in comparison to the Tyrant's undead minions. While many of these are mindless skeletons and zombies, often raised from the fallen legions of his vanquished enemies, these hordes need leaders. One powerful undead creature often serving in this role is the Murderous Undead, a Medium uncommon figure.

Not all skeletons are mindless, however, and despite their lack of vocal cords, lips, and lungs, they often speak for their lich lord, proclaiming the tyrant's edicts in conquered lands or acting as envoys to potential allies. The Skeletal Speaker, a Medium uncommon figure, makes a great skeletal diplomat or even a spellcasting skeletal champion.

While the remains of mortals make excellent potential servitors, sometimes the agents of undeath need more powerful help from beyond the borders of this reality, in which case they might summon or make a deal with an outsider like a thanadaemon. These deacons of the Horseman of Death, Charon, ply the waters of the River Styx, ferrying souls through Abaddon. Thanadaemon is a Medium rare figure.

Last, we have the ultimate undead, or rather the premier undead, for she was the very first soul to escape the River of Souls and extend her existence outside the normal cycle of death and rebirth. Yes, Urgathoa, Goddess of Undeath makes her Pathfinder Battles debut in this set as a Medium rare figure. Wielding her imposing scythe and exemplifying both the decay of undeath and the debauchery of gluttony, it is to her glory the Whispering Tyrant and all his undead minions do their sinister work. All hail Urgathoa! All hail the Pallid Princess!

Game Masters looking to add some scenery to their undead encounters should be excited by another piece of dungeon dressing from Ruins of Lastwall, the Stone Cairn, a remnant of a culture now as dead as the corpse or corpses buried beneath it. When the gravestones or burial markers from the Cemetery of the Fallen don't quite fit your needs, consider using a Stone Cairn instead.

That's it for this week's preview. Check back next time for a look at the champions of balance stuck in the middle of the war for the souls of the Inner Sea. I'm pompously psyched to show them off!

Mark Moreland
Franchise Manager

Welcome to 4719, Pathfinders! We in the Paizo word mines are hard at work putting together a huge slate of new products for the year but that doesn't mean that I can't take a few minutes to show off some of the new figures coming out this April in the next set of Pathfinder Battles prepainted plastic miniatures from our partners at WizKids.

The Ruins of Lastwall set features lots of figures useful in playing out the conflict between the knights of Lastwall and the forces of the lich lord known as the Whispering Tyrant. For nearly 900 years the stalwart Knights of Ozem have stood watch over the lich's prison from their fortified capital of Vigil, the last remnant of the forces of good whose victory in the Shining Crusade saved the world from the tyrant's grasp. And now players and GMs will have all the figures they need to amass their own army of paladins, knights, and regimented soldiers of light.

Illustration by Craig J. Spearing

The first two figures were drawn from the same inspiring piece of art from the Pathfinder library, this stunning half-page illustration of Lastwall's forces preparing for battle by Craig J. Spearing. In the foreground, we have the Lastwall Soldier, a rank-and-file soldier in the crusader army. Wearing a simple cloak of the purest white, emblazoned with the holy symbol of Iomedae, this Medium common figure is one you'll be glad to have multiples of.

Towering over the soldiers is the Lastwall General atop his rearing charger. His polished gold plate and raised standard serve as inspiration to his subordinates and paint an intimidating picture for the forces of undeath rallied against them. A Large uncommon figure, the Lastwall General can also serve as a PC cavalier or paladin when mounted.

I showed off the Lastwall Knight (Medium uncommon) back in September when the set was announced, but she's not the only elite figure in the set. Check out the Lastwall Paladin with his banner and longsword issuing a challenge to the forces of evil. He's a Medium uncommon figure, so collectors should end up with a few of him to add variety to their Lastwall army or to serve as PCs, cohorts, or prominent NPCs from the ranks of the Knights of Ozem.

When these noble warriors fall in battle, they deserve a fitting final rest. In the catacombs of Vigil lie the remains of countless paladins and soldiers who dedicated themselves to keeping the Whispering Tyrant contained in his prison. The Crypt Wall set dressing depicts one of these catacomb niches, complete with four removable shelves and three decaying corpses so you can customize your use of it.

The Knights of Lastwall don't stand alone against the forces of evil, though. No, the Great Beytond is full of powerful beings who want to see the Whispering Tyrant's forces turned back from their ambitions of conquest. Among them are the noble gold dragons who call Golarion's plains home. The Large Gold Dragon here (Large uncommon) is just one of the mortal beings who may come to the knights' aid (or serve as wise advisors or “quest-givers” for PCs).

From beyond the borders of our realities, the celestial hosts of the upper planes may be summoned or called by powerful clerics or arcane spellcasters, the most formidable of which is the Empyrean Angel. First appearing in Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 5 and coming in at a whopping CR 20, this Large rare figure is sure to awe all who see it when it appears on the battlefield.

No celestial force is more interested in the outcome of the long war with the Whispering Tyrant than the goddess, Iomedae, who was herself a knight of Ozem before ascending to godhood. The first of five gods making their Pathfinder Battles debut in this set, Iomedae, Goddess of Valor is a Medium rare figure, perfect for GMs running the Wrath of the Righteous Adventure Path or for players of paladins or clerics of the goddess who might attempt to emulate her appearance beyond simply wearing her holy symbol.

That's it for this preview, but it's far from the last you'll see of Lastwall. Check back next time for a look at the agents of undeath working to undermine the knights' efforts and spread their cold, evil will across the Inner Sea region.

Mark Moreland
Franchise Manager