Heliodromos

Job: 
Family: Hippogryph
Crystal: 
Weak to:	
Zone	
Level	
Drops	
Steal	
Spawns	
Notes
Riverne - Site #A01		
*Mountain Gaiters		
3	
A, L, T(S)
					
Notes:
:*Spawns on the island at L-11 to M-11 approximately every 12-15 hours, if the Hippogryph on that island are not aggroed, attacked, or killed during that time. 
:*Three copies of the NM spawn at once, and they will all link if any of them are attacked. 
:*These NMs must be fought and killed together within a short period of time. They will despawn if one of them is killed and the two others aren't killed within around 10 minutes; if one is killed and the party killing the others leaves the island or dies, the other copies of the NM will immediately despawn. 
:*Item Drops: Mountain Gaiters can drop from each NM, although it is not a 100% drop. 
=== Historical Background ===
Heliodromos (also spelled Heliodromus) means "sun runner" in Greek. It was one of 7 grades in the cult of Mithra. It was the 6th grade out of 7 (the 2nd highest). The 7th grade was reserved for the priests of the cult, thus Heliodromos was the highest rank of a non-priest member of the Mithraic cult. It seemed to refer to a runner protected by the Sun. In murals, it was depicted as a man holding a torch running (it is possibly analogous to the Olympic torch-bearer). Sometimes it is translated as "solar messenger", though dromos pertains to running. 
The grades were as follows: 
:
Grade 	Planet 	Emblem
Corax (Raven) 	Mercury	Wand, beaker
Nymphus (Bride) 	Venus 	Crown, lamp, veil
Miles (Soldier) 	Mars 	Spear, helmet
Leo (Lion) 	Jupiter	Thunderbolt
Perses (Persian)	Moon 	Scimitar, scythe
Heliodromos 	Sun 	Crown, torch, whip
Pater (Father) 	Saturn 	Ring, staff, cap
The next level was impossible to achieve in life, but was the goal of everyone in the cult:
:
Grade 	Planet	Emblem
Aeternitas (Eternity)	Stars 	N/A
Category:BestiaryCategory:Notorious Monsterscategory:Hippogryphs