Player Character: Lafisar the Druid
The party’s druid is Lafisar the wood elf, a druid of the land circle. This is a druid who focuses on casting spells, so the miniature should look like a caster. It didn’t take long to find the perfect miniature in Elquin, High Elf Adventurer (77092).
Here is the group of adventureres from the 5e Tyranny of Dragons campaign:
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Asgrim Fuxfell (cleric/paladin)
Reaper (14052) – Azarphan, Necropolis Captain -
Vinaya (assassin rogue)
Reaper Bones (77033) – Callie, Female Rogue -
Elena von Greifenfels (battlemaster fighter)
Reaper (02725) – Alaine, Female Paladin -
The Red Raven (great old one warlock)
Reaper (02028) – Elquin the Daring -
Hakran Steamhammer (archfey warlock)
Reaper (60122) – Cheiton, Dwarf Hero -
Lafisar (circle of the land druid)
Reaper Bones (77092) – Elquin, High Elf Adventurer -
Alester the Distant Light (light cleric)
Reaper Bones (89013) – Ezren, Iconic Wizard
The miniature was sculpted by Werner Klocke. As part of the Reaper Bones kickstarter, I already had the plastic version of the miniature, so it was ready to be painted at once 🙂 Lafisar’s player wanted his druid to focus on the magic and the mystique of the wood elves. It is such a great miniature for that!
The miniature seems to be quite popular, as there are multiple really cool painted versions on the internets:
Seriously, look at the version from Vhaidra. It is outstanding. My version is heavily inspired by their color scheme.
Preparation/Priming
I cut off the plastic base from Reaper and created a wilderness base with some stones, sand and a little twig. Then, I used my usual method and primed the mini black and then white with the airbrush.
Painting
As usual, I started with the skin (i.e. the face) and the base. Then, from the inner layers of clothing to the outer layers.
The whole mini took me about 4 hours to paint, mostly for the layering of the cloak. But overall, a very cool miniature and enjoyable experience.
After varnishing the mini, I had a lot of fun with the vegetation on the base!
