Those Who Dwell in the Depths

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