Creature Name: Dai'Wadeeyan Griffon

General Description:
Their origins are unknown, they suspect they were magically created. These griffons are combinations of different birds of prey and either lions, tigers or leopards. The heads and wings are the only parts of the griffon that belong to the bird of prey, the body legs and tail all belong to the big cat. These griffons live in various regions on Dai'Wadeeya but are most commonly found where there are cliffs available for their Aeries. All griffons are superb hunters but very few make their living that way, fewer still are warriors. The Dai'Wadeeyan griffons are a peacefull race for the most part and the majority of them are scholars and mages with a few elementals thrown in. The only known enemies of the griffons are the Rathnaiti and most wouldn't even qualify them as enemies, just annoyances and abominations of the griffon species. (read more on Rathnait and Dai'Wadeeyan Sphinx for details.)

Originally Created by:
Maira

Special Abilities
Can your creatures teleport, or perhaps enhance magic? : Yes, many of the griffons are mages of various magics, there are even some elemental mages. And like all Dai'Wadeeyan creatures they are telepathic with other creatures from their planet, their bondmates and their bondmate's other bonds.

Oddities
Does this creature need to bond? Y/N: If candidates are offered when they hatch, yes the griffons will bond. If there are no candidates then as they mature they will bond with their mate. If yes, when? (Immediately after hatching/birth; a few days/weeks after hatching/birth): upon hatching to any human or creature or at maturity to a mate of griffon kind (can be from any planet)



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Specific Physical Statistics
Size at birth: the size of their respective big cat
Size at maturity: up to 5 feet at shoulders for males, up to 4 feet at shoulders for females
Time to maturity: same as their big cat
Number of wings/arms/legs if a peculiar number: 4 legs, 2 wings
Scales? Hide? Feathers? fur on body, feathers on wings and head
Anything else you can think of.
Occaisionally the birds color will dominate the big cat color. One example is a Gyrfalcon-tiger and the tiger's body will be white instead of the reddish orange but it will still have the stripes.


Mental Abilities
How smart are they? Use some kind of comparison: most griffons are scholars or mages so they need above average human intelligence. hunters and warriors are of average human intelligence.

Breeding
How often can the creature get pregnant? once every 18 months
How long between pregnancies? 15 months
How long is it pregnant? 3 months
Are all females fertile (barring accidents)? yes
Are all males fertile (barring accidents)? yes
Is there sex linked traits (like color)? no
How many offspring can the creature have at once? up to 6 but rarely more than 2 or 3