Rook

was going through some unpainted Wizkids D&D miniatures and
realized i had gotten a pack of kenku characters and totally forgot.

one was a melee and the other is a spellcaster.
so me being me i wrote up a character that i wanted to run with
for some time now...
a death domain cleric.


one of the reasons why i really love Dungeons and Dragons is
that i can create characters i want to see.
and who doesn't love a walking raven with an ability to raise the dead.

now i did not realized until i wrote the character sheet that the kenku
does not have a spoken language so when role-playing,
i have to make cackle and bird like sounds to communicate with others.
(LOL 😂)


Rook strolls through a graveyard looking and curious who will answer his call..


few of the recent dead comes to life as zombies.


Rook is confronted by a rival necromancer.
the zombies begin to advance towards the dark wizard.


as i did the cleric's sheet, i also decided on what spells to use.
i picked Spiritual Weapon and being able to create a weapon to use to fight with,
i figured it would be fun to actually have it and represented on the table.

i used a scythe from an old Games Workshop skeleton plastic set.
trimmed down the skeleton hand that was on it and pinned it to a cut paper clip,
onto a 1.5 base.
painted it just like i did with the ghosts i painted last month.
white base coat and watered down light blue,
then dry brushed very lightly with white again.

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    1. thanks, i tried my best to paint the miniature with a diverse selection of dark colors and yet still make it pop.

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  2. Kenku are great fun. In my world they act as very reliable messengers, transmitting the message exactly as they heard it, and in the sender's voice.
    I wonder how the summoned undead follow a series of whistles and meeps??

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    1. haha, "I wonder how the summoned undead follow a series of whistles and meeps?"
      didn't think that far, was just too into the whole imagery of a kenku "necromancer."
      i would assumed he was an apprentice of a cleric, or even studied such dark arts from afar.
      they can mimic sounds so i guess he can mimic commands the kenku has heard over time.
      now you got me thinking...

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    2. Or how about mime? "What are those zombies doing?" "I'm not sure sir, but they appear to be trapped in a glass box"

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