Savannah Leone Haast

**Savannah Leone Haast,** often referred to simply as **Savannah**, is the daughter of **Anton Haast** and a member of the Griffin Clan, and a student at Erebus. As a member of the once proud **Griffin Clan**, Savannah grew up hearing stories of her clan's glory and adventures. Enamored by stories of heroes and quests, journeys and adventures, Savannah dreams of being a hero of her own.

## Appearance

Savannah has dark tan skin, a lion's tail, off-white hair and yellow, eagle-like eyes that are covered by her glasses. Due to her being descended from a warrior race, she is built significantly muscular and stands at a tall 6'5.

## Personality

Savannah is extremely proud of her clan's heritage, proclaiming that "Griffins are the most noble of all creatures", and her clan is "the strongest in all the realms". Despite this, due to being too young to remember the atrocities her clan is responsible for, she retains a very idealized and naive idea of her clan's history, derived mostly from stories she was told as a child.

Savannah is very passionate about reading historical literature and stories, and has a fascination with the idea of a "hero", as is commonly seen in epics. She has a tendency to see tasks as "quests" that she must overcome to reach her goals.

Of all her friends, Savannah is the most knowledgeable of historical subjects, and is physically the strongest of the group.

## Biography

### Early Life

Savannah was born to the proud Griffin clan, historically esteemed warriors and the first Chimera race ever created. She was raised being told stories of her clan's greatness, and how her people are superior to all others. In her free time, between pegasus hunts and combat training, she had a passion for reading stories of heroes and knights who used their power to do good, and began to feel that if she was one of the most powerful beings in the worlf it was her duty to use that power to defend others. She asked her father, Anton Haast, if it was possible if instead of exterminating rival demon clans, if it were possible to simply teach them how to do better. Her father disliked this idea, leaving her with the words,

"Does the exterminator teach the vermin how to behave properly in the kitchen? No. The vermin is an infestation. It pollutes the house and threatens the well being of the family. Remember this when you deal with the lower life forms."

Some time after this, the Griffon city of Lyonesse falls, and Anton is convicted of treason and imprisoned for life. Savannah, her mother, and the last remnants of the Griffon clan retreated to Ibna. As punishment for treason, the Griffons were cursed to have their connection with the sun severed, so that they never could control mana again. Savannah decides that her life's quest is to restore her clan's former glory by breaking the curse.

### Erebus

Savannah, against the wishes of her parents, enrolls into Erebus University in the hopes of training to become a Vanguard.

## Demonic Power

Savannah possesses superhuman strength, telescopic vision, and the ability to fly. This is the extent of her power, as she is almost completely unable to conduct mana due to being unable to absorb the sun's rays.

## Trivia

* Savannah claims that she was named after the savanna, where her ancestors, the lions, once roamed.
* In earlier concepts of ***Erebus***, she was inspired by the culture of the Southern United States, specifically, she was meant to be a twist on the Southern Belle archetype. However, because Griffons as a cultural idea traces back to Egypt, she was given a more Egyptian inspired appearance.
* Pegasus Stew is Savannah's favorite food, which comes from a European idea of Griffons being the mortal enemy of the horse.