Griffin

beast/bird/chimera creature

*Tier 4 Difficulty*

## Stats

Health: 200

Mana: 100

Stamina: 200

Attack 12

Defense 12

Speed 12

Magic Attack 6

Magic Defense 6

Athletics 5

Charisma 4

Intelligence 6

Intimidation 7

Nature 5

Perception 9

Stealth 2

## Description

Half **lion**, Half **eagle**, a **griffin** is a ferocious avian carnivore with the muscular body of a **lion** and the head, forelegs, and wings of an **eagle**. When they attack, **griffins** are as swift and deadly as eagles, even as they strike with a lion’s savage might and grace.

**Griffins** hunt in small prides, flying high over plains and forests near their rocky cliff-side aeries. Herd animals and horses are the prey they crave above all others, though they also hunt and kill **hippogriffs**. When it spots **horses**, a **griffin** screeches to alert its pride mates, which descend quickly toward their prey.

Those riding or herding **horses** dread the **griffin’s** piercing cry, preparing themselves for the bloody fight that inevitably follows. A **griffin** ignores a **horse’s** rider when possible, and a rider that abandons its mount, or a herder that releases one or two **horses**, can escape unharmed while the **griffin** targets its chosen prey. Riders who attempt to protect their **horses** attract the full fury of an attacking **griffin**.

**Griffins** lair in high rocky clifftop aeries, building their nests from sticks, leaves, and the **bones** of their prey. Once **griffins** establish a territory, they remain in that area until the food supply has been exhausted.

Aggressive and territorial, **griffins** engage in brutal aerial combat to defend their aeries, tearing and shredding the wings of flying intruders to send them spiraling to the ground. Creatures that climb to a **griffin’s** lair are plucked from the cliffs and eaten, or are knocked from the heights to go tumbling to their deaths.

A **griffin** raised from an **egg** can be trained to serve as a **mount**. However, such training is time consuming, expensive (mostly for the ample food the creature requires), and dangerous. Expert trainers well versed in the **griffin’s** legendary ferocity are typically the only ones able to raise these creatures safely.

Once trained, a **griffin** is a fierce and loyal steed. It bonds with one master for life, fighting to the death to protect that rider. A **griffin** **mount** retains its ravenous appetite for horseflesh, and a wise master ensures that a **griffin** remains satiated with other prey when passing through civilized lands.

### Subspecies:

Standard **Griffin**: White head, brown wings, tan body.

**Arctic** **Griffin**: White, the **lion** part is spotted and the head is **falcon**-like.

**Swampland** **Griffin**: Black, **lion** part is fur-less and the head is **vulture**-like.

## Biomes

* **Arctic**
* **Mountain**
* **Plains**
* **Swamp**
* **Desert**

## Loot

### Alchemy

* **Fur**
* **Egg**
* **Bone-Meal**
* **Eye**
* **Toe**
* **Claw**
* **Feather**
* **Beak**
* **Heart**
* **Meat**
* **Tail**
* **Fat**
* **Blood**

### Cooking

* **Raw Chicken**
* **Bones**
* **Egg**

## Extra Info

The female only **class** **Griffin Rider** specialize in riding **Griffins**. Their special **skill** is being able to summon one.