The Critical Role Wildemount campaign, (AKA The Might Nein) had no shortage of very memorable characters, especially the NPCs (non-player characters). Wizkid’s range of NPCs serves two purposes; not only are these cool merch, they’re also useful for various tabletop games. The pre-painted, D&D scale models are ready to go on the table, are pretty resilient to repeated use and though specific to Critical Role, can easily be added into other fantasy games.
The smallest model in the set is Kiri, the tiny little kenku child adopted by The Mighty Nein, who communicates through clics and mimcry. It’s a tiny yet adorable model. Less adorable is The Traveler.
This set features the mysterious god-like being as a humanoid figure with pink skin, mostly covered in a green cloak. (And in case you’re wondering, the closely related entity Artagan can be found in another set.)
Marion Lavorre and The Gentleman are also key characters in Campaign Two. Lavorre, aka The Ruby of The Sea, is a famed Courtesan and mother of Jester, one of the Mighty Nein. It’s tricky to pull of ‘legendary beauty’ at a 28mm scale, especially when the character is a red-skinned devil in a lacy purple dress. It’s very identifiable as Lavorre. Similarly The Gentleman, aka Babenon Dosal, is a prominent patron of the Mighty Nein with a story closely tied to Jester. The pre-painted model is impeccably dressed, and the face (with it’s beard) is very well done.
The elderly elven mage Yussa Errenis is perhaps one of the slightest models in the set, but he’s posed exactly as you would imagine the shy introvert to be. It’s a sensitively done piece for a very interesting character. It compare nicely to Trent Ikithon, a similarly powerful archmage who is a lot more outgoing and just as mysterious, as you’d expect from someone who is a spymaster of sorts. He’s sculpted with his arms open with a greying beard. Another wizard for the collection.
Handsome triple-threat drow magus Essek Thelyss is represent here with his arms crossed and a stern look on his face. He looks a bit Vulcan to be honest, and the robe hides most of the figure. It’s nice to have though. And he is floating.
Orly Skiffback is a Tortle, a turtle person. Orly’s bard and a sailor, and the sculpt features his bagpipes, which are built into his shell. His magical tattoos feature neatly, the whole model is just a joy. Finally we get Olomon, the minotaur leader of the Urzin and Kryn army. Reincarnate many times, Olomon is meant to be an eternal warror of sorts. The mini does show this off quite well, it’s a cool looking model.
Over all, one for fans of the Mighty Nein.
