Skull-Crowned Grave-Warden Dwarf

A grim little grave-warden dwarf, bristling with skulls and iron. This is a fantasy tabletop miniature, not the Celtic panel its tags suggest. A stout, hunched figure stands mid-stride in layered banded armour, its face all but hidden behind a monstrous braided beard. The tall conical helm is crowned with a full skull and stamped with a second grinning death's-head across the brow, tiny rivets and arrow motifs running up its ridge. In one gnarled fist it grips a broad crescent-bladed axe or halberd marked with a downward arrow glyph; the other hand rests on a rounded boss or shield at its hip. It is squarely aimed at wargamers and painters: a champion, undead ancestor or dungeon boss for skirmish games, a shelf piece, or a character token for the tabletop. Print notes • Resin is the right call here for the skull faces, beard braids and armour banding; 0.025–0.05mm layers keep them razor sharp. • Print at a slight tilt with supports under the axe blade, the overhanging beard and the crook of the free arm. • Sculpted for roughly 28–32mm heroic scale, but it scales up nicely to a display bust if you want the fine work larger. • Dry-brush the recessed armour and beard, then pick out the skull emblems for instant grimdark menace.