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“The swamp breathes again.” What vanished into the darkness has returned hungry. Den of Imagination - miniature painting studio Commissions - service@denofimagination.com

While I haven’t been posting much of anything for some time. I have still been doing stuff, more drawing than painting. Anyway here is one of things and did put together. The Blushing Owl from #kingdomdeath yes he is a big boy too. #kingdom_death #kingdomdeathmonster #miniaturespainting #miniatures #gexodrom #paintingminis #paintingminiatures #gothic #horror #fantasyart #wip #sharethehobby #sharethehobbylove https://www.instagram.com/p/CSpu1mWBEvE/?utm_medium=tumblr

When you crinkle your pet’s food bag The People of the Stars Lantern Year 14 for Draco Vita: Orson’s body was too heavily damaged, and Cassie would not journey into the dark. Undomiel couldn’t fathom taking an amatuer into the insanity of the beasts they’ve been dealing with. So it seemed May would get her chance to go on one last hunt. That only left one slot for a new hunter. Alta had been eager to see more of the forest, and she had been taught some basics with a spear. Undomiel thought this would be a good lesson. Hunt Phase: A path between two cliffs narrow until they are forced to walk single file. Undomiel leading the way begins to make his way across. When they get to the other side they realize, Alta has disappeared. The news is disturbing but there is nothing they can do on the path. Undomiel pushes forward. Once across they spy the signs of their quarry. Undomiel had little doubt it had Alta. They hurried, following after the clues that would bring them to the monster’s nest. A great battle for dominance between two enormous antelopes. Their fighting has left the stone-faced ground gouged with crisscrossing scars. The survivors have to be careful lest they be cut by the ridges and edges of the stone-faced floors. They pass slowly, and carefully but unharmed. Battle With the Quarry:(Spidicules level 1) It was by Alta’s good luck that they found her. The Spidicules had begun to spin its webs and prepare her for some no doubt, terrible fate. This creature was younger, barely an adult by Spidicules standard. It would soon learn the mistake it had made. The ire it had brought upon itself by taking one of the Draco Vita. This beast was used as a lesson. It never had any real chance against the Draco Vita. Instead Undomiel took the opportunity to show Alta what being one of their hunters was like, and to give May one last hunt. Alta had been taken but seemed unphased by her abduction, or at least rallied from any sense of despair. As Undomiel put it, they wouldn’t leave her if it could be helped. Settlement: The survivors find themselves overcome with a bittersweet mix of affection and loss that haunts them in different moments and places around the settlement. They can’t really describe it, but something keeps knocking their gear about. Items fall without provocation. Perhaps… Cassie was right. From the dark the Bone Witch returns. Her wailing chants disturbing the still darkness about her. Charade is drawn to her in curiosity and seeks to hear the tales the Bone Witch would offer. She whispers to him of the horrors and wonders she has seen. She takes her leave in the dead of night. May has been effectively retired from hunting. The harrowing trials she has endured and fighting with the Hunters in the dark lands just was no longer for her. The last hunt she had insisted on had left her feeling sure about her choice. She would stay here, keep the people safe and only hunt smaller game near the Obsidian Throne. Undomiel was troubled though. He too would soon be too broken to continue hunting. The life of a Hunter was difficult and soon he believed he would be needed to lead the settlement on a more day-to-day basis. He had originally chosen Cassie to be the inheritor of the Black Sword. Now there was no time to take a new ward. He wondered who if any would become worthy to wield the Black Sword. ~~Kind of a boring Lantern Year but that’s just as well. Orson needed to sit out and May got her last go in. Next year should be another round of hunting and I am excited to see how the Hunters handle their foes. I’m thinking we might try our first level 3 monster. Either way, until then, good luck Draco Vita.~~

Last night was #kingdomdeathmonster game night with a couple of friends. This was the first attack of the White Lion fight. • BREAKDOWN: Attacked in the Blind spot using the Scrap Sword and Butchers Cleaver paired using Blood Paint. 7 hits. 6 wounds, including 1 critical. With the dead monster on the field, we were able to attack first and ended up killing it before it got the chance to attack! 😀 • #iamjaenelle #jaenelle #jaenellehilligas #kingdomdeath #kdm #mn #minnesota #roseau #roseaumn #projectintersect #funwithfriends #boardgames #boardgamenight https://www.instagram.com/p/B-DKrnvpc-p/?igshid=1fe0rjwi217t4

This week’s project in my studio. I am putting together minis for the Kingdom Death Monster game I am running. Way harder than it looks for this newbie.⠀ •⠀ #kdm #kingdomdeathmonster #currentproject #thisweekinthestudio #gamingminiatures https://www.instagram.com/p/B5laZgVBVr2/?igshid=1aybbgvwao4ds

“Death doesn’t arrive here – it waits. It’s always been here.” And even within such a dark palette, the details make the difference – the finish on the cloak, the metallic sheen of the armor, the subtle nuances hidden in the shadows. Want a project in this style? Write → service@denofimagination.com

The luscious transitions alone 🤯🔥 on @sergiocalvominiatures ’ model from #kingdomdeathmonster “Super tiny model. 😅 ” . . . #kingdomdeath #boardgames #tabletop #tabletopgames #painting #miniatures #paintedminiatures #dnd #pathfinder #dungeonsanddragons #fantasyminiatures #fantasyart #art #3dprint #3dprinted #handmade #handpainted #rpg #ttrpg #kickstarter #warhammer #ageofsigmar #wotc #mtg #etsyshopowner #patreoncreator #supportsmallbusiness #supportartists #familyowned (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPi9pWnHfpZ/?utm_medium=tumblr

Earworms are just the worst. The People of the Stars Lantern Year 13 for Draco Vita: The Survivors were enjoying the evening, their bellies were full and the conversation was excited and well-meaning. Then, it was as if all the warmth had been robbed out of the very air. The Survivors shivered and looked around in heightened panic. Something wasn’t right. Then, a tear formed and from the dark emerged a creature. All of Altera Lumina could hear the scream, prompting its defenders to act. When Undomiel arrived on the scene he simply could not believe his eyes. The Slenderman had returned. It did not speak, it simply stood there and beckoned the Hunters to it. Undomiel grit his teeth, very well. Showdown (Slenderman Level 2): As if knowing the threat the Survivors posed when working together, it sought to cripple them one by one. The first was Cassie, it appeared behind her, its tendrils lashing her body and squeezing till an audible pop could be heard. To her credit she didn’t scream, but her face was twisted from the pain. It vanished, appearing behind Orson and made another attack. The blow landed, but Orson’s crystalline hide held and it pushed the creature from him. Ready to counterattack. It vanished before Orson could even strike. With the time they had, the Survivors gathered at the center, facing outward back-to-back. They anticipated it to come from anywhere. The Slenderman emerged from the shadows of their mind and they turned on it. Charade missed entirely, but Undomiel’s axe bit it’s twisted flesh and spilled the black ichor of its blood. Undomiel drove the haft of his weapon into its abdomen and it doubled over in silent pain. It seemed the leader of Draco Vita was a match for the terror of the void. Cassie tried to fight it, her blade came down but it seemed prepared for her. Before she knew what was happening, the floor beneath her seemed to liquefy. As she slipped into the Ink Ocean her mind was assaulted, her body wrapped by the wicked branches of that horrible world. The pain this time was unbearable and she screamed, releasing the air of her lungs in bubbles that drifted off into empty expanse of black waters. Undomiel enraged moved in, another brutal strike bit deep into its pale flesh. He fought to protect Cassie, to save his champion from the clutches of this monster. Yet to no avail. The Slenderman appeared behind Charade, and while Charade managed to dodge the mass of tendrils that lunged for him he didn’t notice what was happening. Orson and Undomiel vanished to the Ink Ocean. Leaving only the katar wielder alone against the monster. Charade held on, and before he knew it Undomiel and Cassie had escaped the Ink Ocean. Rushing to reunite with their fellow Hunter. Knowing they were far more effective fighting together than alone. Gathered, they moved to take the monster. Charade’s weapons finally landed a blow. Cassie came over top her sword lopping tendrils off. Undomiel smashed his axe into its side sending the monster reeling momentarily. Charade vanished, but Cassie did not have time to look for her comrade. She used the opening and stabbed the Slenderman. It lurched forward, and the last thing Cassie saw was its nothing face before she vanished back into the Ink Ocean. Undomiel had enough. He moved in on the demon, and swung with his axe over and over rending flesh with every blow. It appeared behind him but Undomiel had fought enemies with this tactic over and over. He ducked under the blow and plunged the haft behind him. This could not have been the same creature they fought before, for this one had not learned. Undomiel’s haft smashed into the creature’s face and its strange body crumpled into the ground. It was over. Though, when he looked up he found his fellow Hunters with him, sopping wet and confused. He gazed over the settlement he wasn’t sure why they were there. What had just happened? Settlement: Cassie believes there is a powerful presence nearby. Despite the convincing of others she retreats fearfully to her home, muttering of an unseen presence. A few days later, they find Cassie passed out. She has painted patterns all over Altera Lumina in her blood. She mutters in a tremendous fear of the dark. She will not go near it, she will not brave the darkness anymore. Undomiel, not wanting to distress her further, agrees to let her stay home. One day, an exile emerges from the darkness. Altera Lumina was worried at the sound of her bizarre wailing chants. Everyone feared what mystery kept her alive in the darkness all these years. Some could not resist asking. The Hunters, puzzled at what they had lost, each speak with her at length. A dream, buried deep in memory suddenly surfaces for Cassie. She can feel the hot breath against her ear, the hissing whispers. The White Speaker, she had come bearing secrets of the world and Cassie had just forgotten, until now. ~~So many problems. Cassie won’t go out and hunt until I can get rid of a disorder and Orson has to skip this next hunt thanks to the wounds he endured fighting the Slenderman. That guy nearly destroyed Cassie, the fact that she hung on at all was nothing short of a RNG miracle. Well next year looks like another hunt so I will have to make due with what I have. Until then good luck Draco Vita.~~

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Gold Smoke Knight from Kingdom Death . I’m nowhere near facing this guy, but I’ve been wanting to work on my NMM more… so what the hell! . Different approach to NMM, trying new things, and even braving a little OSL in my non-metal too. Lots of lessons learned… and I found this strangely more difficult and easier at the same time… not sure how to explain it, lol. . #miniatures #miniaturepainting #boardgames #kingdomdeath #kingdomdeathmonster #goldsmokeknight #nmm https://www.instagram.com/p/B62WqLBHbtl/?igshid=1wpz9a5wbjnvc

Woo! All ready to lead my players though Kingdom Death Lantern Year 4. • #kdm #kingdomdeath #kingdomdeathmonster #game #gamenight #funwithfriends #projectintersect #roseau #roseaumn #mn #minnesota (at Project Intersect Community Gaming) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5jHmCDBTzy/?igshid=1p5nh856y3f43

So been a long time since I posted. Haven’t done any painting really till today. Anyway I calling The King from kingdom death done, or as I’m calling him the King in Yellow. #kingdom_death #kingdomdeath #kingdomdeathmonster #kinginyellow #miniaturespainting #paintingminis #paintingminiatures #horror #gothic #lovecraftian #kingdomdeathminiatures https://www.instagram.com/p/CcUU6V1u8KE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Ok call it done on the Green knights here. I could do more but don’t feel like I need to. #paintingminis #painting #paintingminiatures #kingdomdeath #kingdomdeathmonster #kdm #greenknight #greenman #artwork #armor #knights #miniatureswargaming #tabletopgaming #miniatures #miniaturespainting #minipainting #minis #gexodrom #sharethehobbylove https://www.instagram.com/p/CEPZ1OmnTBS/?igshid=2bnc8u0dtzs2

A little more work on the green knights. It’s a little to hot to paint where I live, so I haven’t been painting much. #paintingminis #painting #paintingminiatures #kingdomdeath #kingdomdeathmonster #knights #greenknight #gexodrom #sharethehobby #artwork #art #armor #armorkit #miniatureswargaming #tabletopgaming #minis #miniatures #miniaturespainting #minipainting https://www.instagram.com/p/CCZhbgVHicp/?igshid=1eam3rkg0gv6

Kdm last night at #projectintersect was AWESOME! Two White lion fights, hands of heat, Hooded Knight, and Armored strangers with only 2 losses. And bonus, at the end if the night we rolled and 3 sets of twins were born! • #kdm #kingdomdeath #kingdomdeathmonster #game #gamenight #funwithfriends (at Project Intersect Community Gaming) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6I9qeeJ2QY/?igshid=1k6ima92ny7a7

Wip of some of my Kingdom Death minis. #kingdom_death #kingdomdeath #kingdomdeathmonster #kingdomdeathminiatures #kinginyellow #paintingminis #paintingminiatures #painting #minis #miniaturespainting #minipainting #miniatureswargaming #tabletopgaming #gexodrom #sharethehobby #sharethehobbylove #horror #wipupdate #wip #lovecraftian https://www.instagram.com/p/CVE2Kn0r7mM/?utm_medium=tumblr

Roll, roll, roll on ze plains The People of the Stars Lantern Year 15 for Draco Vita: Undomiel was getting nervous. Without Cassie, the team was weakened, and it was not that he didn’t mind taking a new hunter out to face the dangers. It was more a concern that he was running out of time. There was no ideal candidate to wield the Black Sword. The Hunters gathered, they needed to destroy another Spidicules. The creatures were starting to return in greater numbers and Draco Vita would not allow their bitter enemy to grow too strong. Undomiel gathered the others and they set out. There was sightings of a large Spidicules stalking the denizens of Alter Lumina. This simply would not stand. Hunt Phase: A small copse of trees rise over an otherwise lifeless plain. Enticing red fruit hangs from the branches. The group stops and began to gorge themselves on fruit. Undomiel was the first to realize that they won’t stop eating willingly. With a call, he rallied his hunters and they slowly managed to leave the trees and their dangerous fruit behind. The glow of the survivors’ lanterns blur, forming trails of light behind them. Suddenly they stop. They’re standing in the nest of their quarry. Undomiel blinks, confused, and quietly signals to the hunters. They get into position. Showdown Quarry (Spidicules level 3) This creature was ancient, but needed dealt with. A Spidicules allowed to age, allowed to gain the height of their power couldn’t be tolerated, not so close to the Settlement. They were ready, Alta was young and inexperienced but she had three veteran hunters beside her. The battle would be chaos, but they came as conquerors not prey. They soon learned that they couldn’t be heroes with bravery alone. The Spidicules was cunning, powerful, it fought with an uncanny intelligence. Using its incredible speed to stay away, catching the hunters only when they were vulnerable or isolated. The Survivors fought to keep the spawning Spiderlings at bay but just as soon as they dispatched them, more would emerge. Charade turned and found himself buried beneath the sharp unrelenting teeth of Spiderlings. His armor was broken in seconds, his blades resisted, striking back until one managed to leap onto his arm. The weight of the creature pulled his arm out of socket, its teeth biting deep into his hand. Charade cried out, killing the creature but he was surrounded now. Undomiel rushed to his aid, cutting down the infant monsters, from the side Orson charged smashing them against his shield. Charade had been spared a grisly fate, but his wounds were deep. Alta was caught between the Spidicules and its offspring. She jammed her spear through the tiny beasts but was caught by their Broodmother. It’s claws tore through her, disemboweling her as she fell to the ground. She screamed out, hoping her fellow hunters were nearby. By luck she was spared the maws of hungry beasts. Undomiel and Charade swept in clearing the monsters out one by one. Undomiel huffed, already two of his Hunters were seriously wounded, and Orson’s strength was waning. He needed to act fast. Undomiel looked up to discover he was in the shadow of the monster. It’s strange stalk attempted to impale him, yet he narrowly dodged. This monster recognized his strength. Undomiel was the last thing holding their team together. His grip tightened on his weapon. He would not give up, he would not give in. He stepped in under the shadow of the beast, screaming with fury. His axe bit deep into its twisted body, lopping one of its hideous limbs off. The Monster gave a horrific pained cry and shuddered, the blow had staggered it. Undomiel stepped closer, anger kept his hands tight on the haft of his weapon. A tremendous hand-like appendage swiped and sent Undomiel rolling over the forest floor. He gasped hard, the wind was knocked from him. He rolled, trying to pull himself to his feet but couldn’t. Spiderlings hurled themselves upon the already weakened Charade and Alta. A stray swipe broke Alta’s jaw and a headbutt smashed into Charade’s pelvis, breaking his hip. The two fell and the Spiderlings swarmed. Undomiel got to his feet. He needed to distract the creatures. He leapt into the fray, drawing the Spiderlings attention as he bounded for their mother. The Spidicules screeched, calling out to her soldier children for their protection. Undomiel’s axe morphed that screech into a pained scream as he smashed the Spidicule’s eyes, popping and blinding several of them in the process. The Spiderlings hurried to save their mother, and their wicked little teeth stripped armor and bent metal, but none managed to wound Undomiel. It wore them down. Fighting wave after wave of Spiderlings, their armor was cracking. Charade and Alta were leaning on the other, far too wounded to engage the Spidicules in any meaningful way. Terrified of another attack coming from an unseen angle. Charade had his good arm out, weapon ready frantically keeping an eye out for their quarry. Orson’s shield was all he had left of his armor. His crystalline skin was broken, shattered, blood leaking from every break. Undomiel was still standing, wheezing from exhaustion and exertion. He had fought the hardest of them all. No price was too high for the safety of his hunters and he knew this. The Spidicules was hiding. By now it had only one leg left to move around, but that didn’t mean it wasn’t dangerous. Undomiel was waiting patiently, looking for an opening. For a weak point. There! Undomiel’s axe swept down and the creature dodged, but too slowly. What came tumbling down from the trees resembled something of a pathetic creature. A large bulbous body bereft of limps. It hissed and sputtered in anger and pain, but Undomiel took no pity. Instead he saw opportunity. Settlement: The survivors bound and muzzle the creature, keeping it from biting and begin to roll its rotund body back towards their encampment. The Spidicules who preyed upon Draco Vita, would soon wind up a prisoner o fits former prey. Undomiel hoped to harness its silk spinning. He was sure some of his more innovative survivors could figure something out. After the hunters return home with the captive Spidicules its decided Draco Vita will create a reenactment of their glorious hunt. A terrible accident occurs when the actor portraying the monster accidentally gouges the actor portraying the hunter. The survivor died of their wounds in the night. ~~ Oh man, that was a lot tougher battle than I expected it to be. In the end I got it, but I had to pull out a few too many lucky rolls. Charade is all kinds of busted up and Orson was barely hanging on. Looks like next year we have the return of another nemesis monster. Good luck Draco Vita!~~

Got some painting done today. Started on @kingdomdeath Green knight armor kit. Not bad for a half day painting. #kingdomdeath #kingdomdeathmonster #greenknight #kdm #miniatureswargaming #tabletopgaming #gexodrom #wip #paintingminis #painting #paintingminiatures #miniatures #minis #minipainting #miniaturespainting #knights #artwork #armor #warrior #sharethehobbylove https://www.instagram.com/p/CCE8l4vHL1_/?igshid=1hkxjse6yjiw8

☆Project update☆ Phoenix mini from the @kingdom_death game. Finally assembled and obviously unpainted.⠀ •⠀ #kdm #kingdomdeathmonster #kingdomdeath #game #boardgame #gaming #gamingminiatures #gamingmini #phoenix https://www.instagram.com/p/B5vqjKzBsn3/?igshid=rsarj7kr66ht

2 white speakers are done. Late on the Halloween speaker, but she finish now. Better pictures later. #kdm #kingdomdeathhigh #kingdomdeathpinups #kingdomdeath #kingdomdeathmonster #kingdomdeathminiatures #miniatureswargaming #minis #miniatures #miniaturespainting #minipainting #gexodrom #sharethehobbylove #paintingminis #painting #paintingminiatures #gothgirl #pinup #gothic #goth #halloween #pumpkin https://www.instagram.com/p/B5DSKmwnRuo/?igshid=1f1iqck45dod7