Campaign Miniatures for the Player Characters

Finding appropriate miniatures for the player characters can prove to be challenging, but what great satisfaction when you succeed.

Derek's character, João Afonso Villalobos, is a chaotic good Ranger, of poor, landed yeoman status. His name is, to quote the player "an unholy combination of Spanish and Portuguese..." 

Figure by Ral Partha Miniatures

João Afonso's miniature is a Ral Partha Forgotten Realms Hero "Tristan" with the bow removed (and with a shield scheduled for addition in the not-too-distant future). The miniature is currently OOP - mine was had from eBay.

His jupon, sewn by his mother, carries his house "colours", since, while not of noble birth, his father, Senior Tinian D'Lanni Villalobos, maintains the family is impoverished nobility, and insists João Afonso wear his colours with pride. In keeping with the spirit of the character, his colours are an unholy combination of the coats of arms of Spain and Portugal.

Finding a miniature for Megan's character, Esperalda Ragosa, the Cranky Gnome, was harder. There's not a lot of demand for Female Rogue Gnomes, and my first purchase, a New School piece of plastic, proved to be an error (more on that, anon).

Figure by Reaper Miniatures

However, a proper metal miniature was found. Reaper Miniatures "Ingrid" which fit the bill nicely. My only wish is that the sculptor made the miniature to look more "Gnome-y" (with a bigger, pointier nose and less "Halfling-y". Still, I'm grateful for the figure.

Finally, there had been plans for a half-elven third player, but scheduling and a reluctance to engage in simple "Dungeon Crawling" (lulz) resulted in them being dropped from the campaign. Instead, a half-elven cleric was inserted as a primary NPC.

Figure by Reaper Miniatures

Once again, I found what I was looking for at Reaper Miniatures**: Christina the Devout. I had to file off the holy symbol, but this cleric obviously means business. The miniature now represents Osondria D'Esserain of Waterdeep, Acolyte of Helm.

**Really, I should learn - check Reaper Miniatures first.

Finally the two Hirelings; Diego Garcia and Ferdinand Po. These are part of the two Outlands Miniatures "Brigands" pack. I thought they fit the "Desperate Hirelings" description pretty well.

Figures by Outlands Miniatures

And so, having hired some muscle, the Party prepares to REenter the sewers beneath Athkatlos...What Excitement Awaits Them?...