This majestic beast has the body of a lion, the head and forelegs of a great eagle, and a massive pair of feathered wings. With a body as large as a horse, vicious talons that have been known to slice through plate armor like butter, and an 8-meter wide wingspan, those farmers who share territy with a griffon will soon learn to run like hell and hide when they hear its terrifying shriek. Griffons are known to be fierce predators who hunt much like a bird of prey, swooping down from their nests that are nearly always at a high elevation and a place hard to reach. To anyone that manages to earn it's trust, it's just as fiercely protective of as its children or mate; but this is no easy endeavour. While it is entirely possible for a griffon to be trained as a mount, they have no inherent disposition that makes them easy to tame, and more often than not wild griffons are simply seen as enormous pests, always trying to get at cattle and disappearing into the skies as quickly as it came. When a griffon has picked its mate it forges a connection for life, and much of the direct conflict between griffons and humans comes when one of the pair is slain and the other takes to Vengeance. It is safe to assume this innate and fiercy loyalty is what first made someone try to tame them. Despite the inherent danger, trade in Griffons and eggs is quite a lucrative endeavor. The creatures however are more often than not more intelligent than their handlers assume, so spending a few thousand gold on a live captured griffon is probably never the smartest idea.
Instinct: to Avenge

• Slice them to pieces with Beak and Claw
• Swoop down to slice and quickly fly back up again
• Carry them into the air
• Smash them with giant wings