Back in 2004, I think it was, I saw some very cool minis in Orc’s Nest – they were giant wolf-men called wolfen made by a company called Rackham for a French miniatures skirmish game called Confrontation. I bought a couple, painted them, and ended up liking them so much I bought quite a few more. Having gone to all the trouble of buying and painting these miniatures, I knew I had to put them into one of my campaigns so the wolfen appeared in the Lands of Intrigue campaign, prowling the Wealdath in Tethyr. Later still, I managed to sneak a wolfen Lone Wolf called Rhorlief from this campaign into 
monkeyking’s Wrath of the River King adventure for 4e D&D which I ran for the Black Horse Parsantium group.
Last weekend I added a pack of wolfen to the Garden of Graves adventure I am running for the Juma Gang. Their 4e stats are below, unfortunately saved as images as I can’t figure out how to get the Monster Builder to produce stat blocks as text.
The intro text below is adapted from the Confrontation/Rackham website, now sadly defunct. They don’t seem to be producing their miniatures any more which is a real shame.
In the Feywild, one can hear howls like no other. Like those of the other wolves, they greet the appearance of the moon, but it is impossible to confuse them: those howling in this way are not mere animals. Behind these bloodcurdling cries one senses a conscience, a frightening and formidable presence. Who has awakened the old fears buried deep in the heart of men? Who has given a face and a soul to their most terrifying legends?
The Wolfen are the children of Yllia, the goddess of the Moon, a goddess as cold as the celestial body she symbolises, as dark as the night, and terribly demanding. A curse or a blessing? She gave the Wolfen the force and the instinct of a predator. But she also gave them an incredible thirst for blood and carnage. Ever since, they tirelessly track down their prey, pushed by a hunger that is never satisfied and an uncontrollable need to kill. Every night they offer their goddess her due, the precious fluid of life. But to find grace in Yllia’s eyes is an almost insurmountable challenge, so every day the hunt continues…
EDIT: see comments for added v3.5 stats!
monkeyking’s Wrath of the River King adventure for 4e D&D which I ran for the Black Horse Parsantium group.Last weekend I added a pack of wolfen to the Garden of Graves adventure I am running for the Juma Gang. Their 4e stats are below, unfortunately saved as images as I can’t figure out how to get the Monster Builder to produce stat blocks as text.
The intro text below is adapted from the Confrontation/Rackham website, now sadly defunct. They don’t seem to be producing their miniatures any more which is a real shame.
In the Feywild, one can hear howls like no other. Like those of the other wolves, they greet the appearance of the moon, but it is impossible to confuse them: those howling in this way are not mere animals. Behind these bloodcurdling cries one senses a conscience, a frightening and formidable presence. Who has awakened the old fears buried deep in the heart of men? Who has given a face and a soul to their most terrifying legends?
The Wolfen are the children of Yllia, the goddess of the Moon, a goddess as cold as the celestial body she symbolises, as dark as the night, and terribly demanding. A curse or a blessing? She gave the Wolfen the force and the instinct of a predator. But she also gave them an incredible thirst for blood and carnage. Ever since, they tirelessly track down their prey, pushed by a hunger that is never satisfied and an uncontrollable need to kill. Every night they offer their goddess her due, the precious fluid of life. But to find grace in Yllia’s eyes is an almost insurmountable challenge, so every day the hunt continues…
EDIT: see comments for added v3.5 stats!
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Wolfen Devourer
Large Monstrous Humanoid
Hit Dice: 4d8+16 (36 hp)
Initiative: +1
Speed: 40 ft.
Armor Class: 18 (–1 size, +1 Dex, +8 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 16
Base Attack/Grapple: +3/+14
Attack: Reaper +12 melee (2d6+7/19-20/x2) or bite +11 melee (2d6+7 plus 2 pts vile damage) or crossbow +6 ranged (2d8/19-20/x2)
Full Attack: Reaper +12 melee (2d6+7/19-20/x2) or bite +11 melee (2d6+7 plus 2 pts vile damage) or crossbow +6 ranged (2d8/19-20/x2)
Space/Reach: 10 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks: --
Special Qualities: Low-light vision, DR 5/silver and magic, scent, disruptive attack, enhanced power, fast healing 2
Saves: Fort +5, Ref +5, Will +3
Abilities: Str 25, Dex 13, Con 19, Int 10, Wis 9, Cha 6
Skills: Listen +3, Move Silently +3, Spot +3, Survival +1*
Feats: Alertness, Weapon Focus (reaper), TrackB
Environment: Temperate forests
Organization: Solitary, pair or pack (6-10)
Challenge Rating: 5
Treasure: Standard
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Advancement: By character class
Level Adjustment: +3
[Added corrupted template from Book of Vile Darkness]
*Wolfens have a +4 racial bonus on Survival checks when tracking by scent.
Devourers worship the Dark Plea as Vile-Tis, the Beast. Their priests have access to the Death, Psychic* and Nightmare* domains.
Devourer names: Bysra, Ellis, Kalyar the Awakened, Nekhar the Ecstatic, Nemetis, Managarm the Traitoress, Zeiren.
Edited at 2012-02-29 10:43 pm (UTC)