The Three Hunters have been gaining ground all night, their pace unbroken across the plains. The Pale Hand warband's captain, Ugrot, feels the pressure closing in behind him — and the White Regent’s command weighs heavier still: bring the halflings to me; they carry the Broken Crown. The Hunters have silenced all the delaying forces, discerned all tricks and deception. Horseflesh is also strong upon the winds. With the Horselords forced south toward the Fords by the Regent’s wider design, Ugrot knows they’ll be caught in the open if they stay on the grasslands. So they break west, abandoning the plains and plunging into the shadowed borders of Thornhollow, where even mounted scouts hesitate to ride. Inside the treeline, discipline cracks despite his admonitions. Fires are lit for warmth and visibility. Roots are trampled. Branches broken. Blood spilled for food. The warband doesn’t know what they’ve stepped into — only that the Hunters are closing and the Regent’s wrath is worse than any forest. But Thornhollow is older than fear. And when the smoke rises through its canopy, something ancient stirs beneath the moss. The desecration has begun.
Smoke from the orc‑fires drifts into Lumenreach, and the glen feels it like a wound. The golden haze dims. The mirror‑pool clouds. The stone monoliths hum with a low, ancient resonance — the sound Thornhollow makes when something sacred has been broken. Across the forest, roots tighten beneath the soil. Leaves tremble without wind. The old trees lean toward the glen, listening. Far to the north, the Elven Captain halts mid‑stride. He feels the shift ripple through the undergrowth — a pressure in the air, a held breath released. Birds flee. The ground murmurs. Something vast is waking. He turns toward it. Not running. Not rushing. Simply following the movement of Thornhollow itself, as the forest’s guardians begin to gather beneath the boughs. The Hunters still chase the orcs. The Horselords still ride toward the Fords. But here, in the deep places of Thornhollow, the forest is rising. And it will not rise gently.
The Pale Hand doesn’t hear the forest move. One heartbeat, Thornhollow is still. The next, the trees themselves are stepping into the firelight. From the golden haze above Lumenreach, the Wardens of the Heart‑Root emerge — towering shapes of bark and stone, their eyes lit with the slow, patient fury of ages. Moss falls from their shoulders as they rise, each step sinking deep into the soil they were born to protect. The orcs freeze. They have fought men. They have fought riders. They have never fought the forest. The largest Warden advances, and the fires gutter under his shadow. His voice rolls through the glen like shifting earth — not a roar, but a verdict. Roots coil. Branches descend. The ground itself rises to answer the desecration. In that rising storm, the Elven Captain moves. He cuts the halflings free and pulls them clear just as the roots surge across the ground where they lay. The Wardens do not turn toward him. They know their own. They know who is guilty. Moments later, the glen falls silent again. The fires are gone. The Wardens stand motionless, their judgment delivered. Thornhollow is awake now. And the WORLD will feel it.
Thornhollow Tactics — Thornhollow is a high‑risk forest engagement zone where traditional pursuit tactics collapse. Hunters gain early momentum on the plains, but once the Pale Hand Dominion breaks west into the treeline, the battlefield shifts into low‑visibility, high‑punishment terrain. Fires, trampling, and noise trigger Thornhollow’s ancient defenses, turning the forest itself into an active combatant. Armies relying on speed or formation discipline lose efficiency; units with stealth, woodland mastery, or root‑sense abilities become essential.
Dominion Weaknesses — The Pale Hand warband suffers severe penalties in Thornhollow. Orcs in blackened mail struggle with root‑snare hazards, line‑of‑sight breaks, and terrain‑triggered morale shocks. Berserkers lose their charge bonuses when forced to navigate uneven ground. Fires lit for visibility create smoke beacons that alert forest guardians and reduce Dominion stealth to zero. Their greatest vulnerability is desecration behavior — any action that harms the forest accelerates Warden emergence.
Hunter Strategy — The Three Hunters excel in tracking, pressure, and precision pursuit, but Thornhollow demands restraint. Over‑committing risks triggering the same forest defenses aimed at the Dominion. Hunters should maintain distance pressure, using ranged harassment and scent‑tracking to keep the warband moving without crossing into Warden territory. Their best role is containment, not direct engagement.
Elven Captain Synergy — The Elven Captain’s woodland instincts make him the most effective hero in Thornhollow. His root‑sense, hazard prediction, and forest‑bond reactions allow him to move safely through zones that immobilize other units. He excels at precision rescues, flank insertion, and guardian‑aligned movement, enabling him to extract halflings or vulnerable heroes before Warden judgment falls. His presence reduces forest hostility toward allied units.
Warden Intervention — The Wardens of the Heart‑Root are not enemies or allies — they are environmental apex units. Their emergence is triggered by smoke, fire, bloodshed, and root damage. Once active, they deliver area‑wide control effects, including root‑surge immobilization, branch‑fall suppression, and ground‑rise displacement. Wardens ignore non‑desecrators, allowing skilled players to maneuver heroes through the chaos while the Dominion is neutralized.
Scenario Optimization — Thornhollow rewards armies with terrain mastery, stealth, forest‑bond abilities, and high‑mobility heroes. Units with anti‑orc, anti‑berserker, or anti‑discipline disruption traits shine here. Avoid heavy cavalry — Thornhollow punishes mounted units with root hazards and visibility penalties. Prioritize lightfoot skirmishers, rangers, wardens, and heroes with rescue mechanics.
Winning Thornhollow — Victory comes from controlling the forest’s reaction. Force the Dominion to desecrate. Maintain pressure without triggering Warden hostility. Use smoke trails and noise to predict warband movement. Position heroes to capitalize on Warden judgment windows. Thornhollow is a timing scenario — the player who manages the forest’s awakening wins the engagement.
Options & Scale Selection
Choose your preferred scale using the dropdown menus above. All FilamentResinHunter kits follow the standardized multi‑scale system.
Available Scales: 15mm True | 15mm Heroic | 20mm | 25mm | 28mm
Native Sculpt Scale: 10mm True
Scaling Method: Band B professional scaling
Pose Consistency: Identical silhouettes across all scales
Material: Photoreactive resin, print‑to‑order
Price Adjustment: Fixed
Box Contents (Varies by Scale)
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1 Tree Man Model
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9 Greater Tree folk Spirits
- 15 Tree folk Spirits
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1 Tree Man Model
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5 Greater Tree folk Spirits
- 12 Tree folk Spirits
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1 Tree Man Model
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3 Greater Tree folk Spirits
- 8 Tree folk Spirits
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1 Tree Man Model
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3 Greater Tree folk Spirits
- 6 Tree folk Spirits
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1 Pale Hand Archer Champion
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2 Pale Hand Berserkers
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4 Pale Hand Archers
