I wouldn't call my collection of miniatures extensive by any means (it certainly isn't as sprawling as the one owned by a friend of mine). But one collects minis from enough places over the years and one ends up with a hodge podge of subjects to paint. These are my favorites.
"Mirole Soma" was used in a series of campaigns I ran for my friends at home and at KantCon for several years. He's a noble-born rising master of the Guild of Userers and leader of the vigilante group know as the Noble Knives. Trained from a young age in the art of sword-play, he's also a pacifist. He'd rather disarm you and force you to question your goals in life. The name and look is based on a character portrait from a card game called Arcana, by AEG and Dust Games.
"Salias Yesod" is a Noble Knife and was used in the same campaign as Mirole. He's a changeling assassin who only takes contracts on people who really deserve it, essentially using his clientele to help him filter out the worst of the worst in the city. I added a large skull at the edge to suggest his notorious reputation. Based on a character portrait from Arcana.
"Alizarine" is a Noble Knife and was used in the same campaign as Mirole and Salias. She is a sorceress with psychic powers who occasionally recieves messages from an ancient race of elves. She operates in the city undercover as a card reader and fortune teller. Based on a character portrait from Arcana.
"Ambassador S'Herran" is the liaison between the duke and the good dragons of Mount Oreas, especially the gold dragons. Secretly half red-dragon, S'Herran eschews his evil nature and seeks diplomacy whenever possible. When angered, however, he transforms into a fearsome opponent. Based on a character portrait from Arcana.
"Ariane Redderfin" is a seasoned mercenary and the leader of the Blue Basilisks. The name and character concept come from Paizo's Thornkeep module for Pathfinder.
Good human antagonist for any campaign. I used him for Ariane Redderfin's second-in-command. I figured the Blue Basilisks were a rag-tag group of mercenaries, so each member would have a slightly different blue color to their armor.
"Ablamar" is a blackguard (or what they now call an anti-paladin) and the lord regent of Farhaven. He was the uncle of one of the PCs and stood to entice them over to the cause of evil. He was also the mastermind behind all of the nefarious plots that resulted in the city pretty much hating the PCs.
I haven't used this one in a campaign yet, but it was one of the first miniatures I ever owned, so it didn't feel right not bringing it to life with a good paint job. Either this female druid also works out, or this male druid throws in some extra chest padding for good measure. Maybe both, who knows?
This one came to me from a friend, who had already started the paint job with pale skin and gray torso—an elf vampire, I decided. I picked up where they left off, adding brown to the spear and purple to the dress, really getting the fingers of the hand to pop out as individual digits. Great sculpt.
A classic knight that's good for any captain of the guard or paladin character.
A spunky warrior with equal parts metal and skin. Seems like she doesn't expect to get attacked from behind, for sure.
This was an interesting case: much larger than a human, but not quite as big as the standard "large" creature. I finally decided it was a planetar angel that had made itself appear smaller so it would be more approachable. Or perhaps a cloud giant using reduce person. Or...
