Baird's Entry - Griffin
Added 2022-03-22 18:27:50 +0000 UTCGriffin
Such a luscious feast for the eyes to behold! The fabled griffin—with the body and hindquarters of the regal lion, and the head and wings of a majestic eagle—is arguably the most royal of beasts. She is truly a divine representation of animal forms, known as a heraldic symbol of heavenly power.
Blessed with a hypnotic gaze and innate abilities to defend, the lovely griffin has long been known for its power to protect priceless treasures and gifts, acting as the celestial guardian to hidden gold deposits throughout Europe and Asia. These fierce creatures use their massive talons to dig deep below the earth’s surface, embedding lain eggs in nests also containing piles of golden nuggets; their repositories only discovered centuries after burial.
Herein this humble collection of lore, I am regrettably unable to procure a firsthand encounter of this creature, due to its elusive and dangerous nature. While a certain member of distinct nobility reached out to me with his tale of griffin hunting, the evidence proved too phantastic even for this credulous author.
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Comments
A fine, noble creature!
Little Napoleon
2022-04-01 17:01:42 +0000 UTCBoyd is the woyd.
Little Napoleon
2022-04-01 17:01:26 +0000 UTCWhat's the first thing you would do if *you* suddenly found yourself as a griffon-girl?
Little Napoleon
2022-04-01 17:00:47 +0000 UTCYeah, Wat got some good textures going on this one!
Little Napoleon
2022-04-01 16:59:49 +0000 UTCDo you suppose they meow or caw?
Little Napoleon
2022-04-01 16:59:26 +0000 UTCRegal byrd.
Some Foxy
2022-03-24 02:20:24 +0000 UTCBoyd
Zod
2022-03-23 06:46:47 +0000 UTCDamn, Baird has a thing for Griffons. Good taste. This lore also makes the idea of Griffon-Malcolm very interesting. Would she become a defender of the village? Dash to the mountains to start a gold hoard? Who knows!
Woodnote
2022-03-22 20:38:02 +0000 UTCGreat work on the neck feathers.
ComicTF
2022-03-22 20:35:36 +0000 UTCKittybirb! :D
Ngrasta
2022-03-22 20:24:15 +0000 UTCFrom griffinjas, of course! :P
Little Napoleon
2022-03-22 20:11:05 +0000 UTCIf only Baird had wings! (Thanks, I'll pass it on!)
Little Napoleon
2022-03-22 20:04:44 +0000 UTCBaird might have had better luck had he conducted his survey in the Mediterranean world ; )
Little Napoleon
2022-03-22 20:03:40 +0000 UTCThanks! We still have a good few entries to go ^^
Little Napoleon
2022-03-22 20:02:18 +0000 UTCAnd what a beauteous one she is! Of course she won't let herself be found by just any eyes! Proud and mighty, highly formidable, yet someone dare compare her to a common fowl...knave! Just a glimpse is enough...now...a minotaur...those lovely beasties pack a punch....Griffons...where the heck do ya think those bloody ninjas learned their stealth tricks from?!
Scott Wulf
2022-03-22 19:15:20 +0000 UTCWow, everything Baird has seen and he can't find one lousey chicken? Some guide maker he turned out to be! (Good work folks)
Nocturn3
2022-03-22 18:56:22 +0000 UTCThe grandiose seductress who was able to eclipse the consummated endeavour of the tremendous columnist Baird, what a competent and alluring adversary she is!
Awesome Dude
2022-03-22 18:43:40 +0000 UTCWhat a beauty! Looking foward to the full compendium. 👍
Xilryu
2022-03-22 18:30:06 +0000 UTC
