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

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.