Gryffon

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The gryffon is a majestic creature with the head, forelegs, and wings of the noble eagle and the body of the regal lion. They are a very rare creature in the world, found mostly in the Resurgent Dream where they are the national animal.

Gryffons are very intelligent, though not sentient. Gryffons have been known to use limit problem solving skills, very primitive tool use, and to possess excellent abilities for evading pursuit and for seeking hiding prey.

A carnivore, the gryffon enjoys eating horses, cows, and other large animals. Because they eat many domesticated livestock, gryffons are often viewed as pests by Danaan farmers who attempt to hunt them or drive them off from agricultural states such as Shieldcrest. Gryffons are more popular in mountainous Fireforge or naturalistic Farinor.

The gryffon is sometimes domesticated as a pet but a pet gryffon is very expensive to keep. Thus, the habit is largely limited to the wealthiest segments of the population. Gryffons are also sometimes raised for food, though most gryffons that wind up on the dinner table are hunted in the wild.

Recently, the gryffon population was facing serious danger. However, rational conservation efforts have given the population a boost. Today, the gryffon population in the Resurgent Dream is thriving.