Griffin

A Griffin is a fierce and majestic beast who has the hybrid appearance of and eagle and a lion.
== Description==
===Physical Appearance===
The Griffin is a large creature, and has the head, wings and forelegs of an eagle and has a lion body and a tufted furry tail. It’s head, wings, and neck are covered in white feathers that fade into the fur of a lion. It also possesses horse-like, fluffy ears.
===Behavior===
Griffins reside in places with plentiful gold and built their nest there, guarding their treasure from any travelers who wish to claim their gold. Griffins are monogamous; when they find a mate, they stay with them forever. If one of the partners dies, the other Griffin will never mate again.
Female Griffins who are expecting offspring search for caves with a small and narrow entrance, but plenty of room inside. She would then lay her 3 ostrich-sized eggs when the time comes and stand guard over them.
==History==
The Griffin has been a symbol of courage, boldness, and leadership, and is considered a majestic beast as much as the animals it is a fusion of; the lion, the king of the beasts, and the eagle, the king of the air. They are known to watch over gold mines and hidden treasures. According to Greek mythology, they also guarded the gold that lay near the lands of the Hyperboreans and the Arimaspians. A Griffin pulls the chariot of the sun god, Apollo, due to its connection to the Sun.
Their image has been used as gargoyles in many places, watching over their respective estates.
==Powers & Abilities==
*Flight: The eagle part of it’s physiology grants the hybrid the ability to fly.
*Enhanced Eyesight: Due to it's superior eyesight, Griffins were set to guard valuable treasures and their own nests.
*Healing Feathers: Griffin feathers have the ability to give sight to the blind.
==Trivia==
*Maxwell Williams, One of the students at Lefebvre School of the Arcane, has a strong connection with one of the Griffins in the school barn and named him Edmund.
*Though rare in nature, due to the natural animosity between Griffins and horses, the offspring of a Griffin and a horse is the Hippogriff.
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