Aesthetic gore & body horror

Although complete hull losses had happened before over the centuries, this was the first record in history of one beast inflicting such damage against another. Saint Gryfon plays a critical role in dragon battles by acting as a platform for the spear of god, a harpoon so powerful that a single shot is enough to tether a dragon in place and winch it to the ground. But while tethering a dragon, Gryfon cannot physically move, and he must be defended from attack. Saint Pantera was a more than capable battle partner and bodyguard, and the dragon was not especially large, so it was expected to last only a few days.

No one could have predicted Pantera turning on his charge. Eyewitnesses and surviving crewmembers of the brawl saw Pantera turn without warning to strike Gryfon, and in the collision the knight rider Sir Glory XIV, his six apprentices, and fifty of Gryfon and Pantera's crewmembers lost their lives. The harpoon came loose and the dragon escaped. In the confusion, Pantera fled the scene.

It was thought that Sir Victory XVI of Pantera was responsible for the carnage, but key eyewitnesses later stated that the knight had in fact fallen from the throne chamber of Pantera prior to the attack. His body was found later, on the ground beside the severely damaged Gryfon. We never found his head.