Chimera

Siblings: Orthrus, Cerberus, Colchian, Hydra, and Sphinx

**Chimera** is the offspring of Typhone and Echidna, and is the sister of Cerberus and Orthrus in Greek mythology.

## Appearance

The Chimera is a monstrous beast, having the appearance of multiple animals stitched together. She has the body of a lion, a goats head on her back, a snake as a tail, and two giant black wings. She is described as "a thing of immortal make, not human".

## Personality

The Chimera doesn't have any personality outside of the average beast, similar to describing the personal characteristics of a lion.

## Powers and Abilities

**Caprine Physiology:** Chimera with this ability either is or can mimic/transform into caprines (Goat-antelopes) including domestic and wild goats and sheep, musk ox, ibex, etc.

**Climbing:** Chimera is able to climb and otherwise move effortlessly and smoothly on angled and/or vertical surfaces, able to take advantage of any handholds they find, no matter how small, on trees, rocks, walls, etc. This is mostly done as a type of vertical ascent.

**Enhanced Agility:** Chimera with this ability can go from one motion to another effortlessly, effectively dodge attacks, swing from things easily, sprint, do back-flips, leap across rooftops, and numerous other gymnastic, athletic and martial implements with little to no effort.

**Enhanced Balance:** Chimera has both extremely well developed sense of balance, the positioning of limbs and the center of balance as well as the physical condition to use these facts. This combination makes them almost impossible to being knocked down/imbalanced, falling down and able to recover from momentary imbalances near instantly.

**Enhanced Speed:** Chimera can move faster than the peak members of their species, making it very difficult for one to be able to react to them. Chimera is also very resistant or even outright immune to the side effects of moving at such speeds. These effects include, but are not limited to, g-force, inertia, intense heat build-up, massive kinetic energy build-up, etc. They are capable of running 64-616 km/h (40-383 MPH).

**Lion Physiology:** Chimera with this ability either is or can mimic/transform into lions.

**Fire Breath:** Chimera can generate and manipulate fire within them in a way that allows them to shape the exhaling of the effect. These shapes can include bursts, blasts, streams, beams, spits, spheres, lasers, and even a mist of it from the mouth.

**Peak Durability:** Chimera is immune to any/all forms of physical damage and harm regardless of its type or level of power, unable to feel physical pain, and is immune to bleeding or loss of limb. Chimera is also immune to Damage Manipulation if relating to physical harm of the body. Unless Chimera is Immortal, the only way to kill Chimera would be to affect them on a deeper level than just the material body, such as the mind, emotions or soul.

**Snake Physiology:** Chimera either is or can mimic/transform into snakes, gaining a plethora of special abilities, traits and attributes, such as scales that increase defensive capabilities, extremely dangerous venom, seismic senses and many physical capabilities.

## Myths and Legends

The Chimera is described in Hesiod's *Theogony* as someone who is fast, has a lion head, a dragon head, and a goat head, and breathes fire but was slayed by Bellerophon with the help of Pegasus.

In most, if not all descriptions, the Chimera is said to be a female, despite having a mane, and breathes fire. If the Chimera is spotted, then something bad will happen, most likely storms, shipwrecks, and natural disasters, especially volcano eruptions.