#axex

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The Axex is a Griffon-like creature found in Egyptian mythology. The Axex is described as a Griffon-like creature with the body of a lion and the wings and head of a hawk and it also has three protrusions on its head similar to that of a rooster’s comb.

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Few hours late, I was super duper tired last night when I got home, but nonetheless, day 5, the Axex, is here!

Griffons are a specie of mystic with the head of an Ave and the body of a Felidae that comes in so many subspecies, breeds, and strains, both wild and domestic, that trying to talk about each and every one would take many different books. Something that is made even harder thanks to the fact griffons of all types have no problem living together and inbreeding. Lucky however all griffons share certain traits in common with one another and can easily be categorization into one of six and half classes that share even more of those traits. So, it will those traits that we will talk about. Share Traits Most of all griffon types are omnivore folklore mystics with general magic, this means they can do any kind of magic but being animals on higher level of dog intelligence this greatly limits the spells they know. All griffons also eat to some degree and love equidae meat above all else, they will ignore easier to get food for a chance at equidae meat. This is why equidae races hate and fear griffons and go out of their way to kill them at all costs. Griffons love shiny things, especially things that shine like gold, and collect them to line the burrows they lay their eggs in. Which brings us to griffon flocks, griffons live in flocks that normally number about a dozen or adults and few eggs and hatchlings, while free to mate which any of the adults in the flock most griffons normally only pair off with into couples to help take care of the eggs and hatchling. When it is time to hunt the females with eggs and young stays behind with a few of the stronger adults with offspring to guard the nesting grounds as well as the any sick, injure, or elderly griffons, the others will bring them back food. The hatchlings will often leave the flock when they become adults to either join another flock or found a new one, in other join a flock a griffon must get another griffon in one to let him into the nesting grounds normally by bringing them shiny things and equidae meat. Finely the last thing all griffons have in common is that they are surprisingly easy to tame for predators which has led them to be very common domestic mystics, as to the best way to tame them varies per type of griffon but normally involves equidae meat and things that look like gold. Gryphus The most common class of griffons they have the body of a large Felidae and have the head, wings, and talons on their front legs of a Ave. They are normally about 210cm (6.8ft) and the domestic ones normally serve as mounts/hunting animals. Lion Roar: Gryphus can let loose a strong sonic blast that stun creatures. Eagle Eye: Gryphus has eye sight that is about 8 times stronger then human. Flight: Gryphus can fly. Fire Breath: Gryphus has a line of fire as a breath weapon. Keythong With the head of an Ave as well as the talons of one on its front legs and a body of a Felidae a keythong looks a lot like a gryphus without wings, except they are cover with spikes, spines, bards, quills, and often have horns as well. They are also normally about 3.33 yd (10ft) in size, and the domestic ones are used for war beasts and guard animals sense their many pointy parts makes them impossible to ride. In mix flocks keythong are left at the nesting grounds as guards while the griffons do the hunting. Fire Breath: Keythongs can breathe a line of fire. Throwing Quills: Keythongs can throw venomous quills at prey and attackers. Venom: Keythongs’ spikes, spines, barbs, quills, talons, claws, horns, and beaks are all venomous. Lion Strength: Keythongs can lift three times their own body weight. Heart Of The Lion: It takes a lot to scare a keythong, they have been known to fight on even after taking wounds that would send any other animal running. They are also highly resistance to fear effects. Alce An alce looks just like a gryphus except they don’t have wings and are normally about 111.8cm (44in) tall. Because they are too small to ride for most races the domestic ones are normally use for hunting, familiars, guard beasts, and treasure hunters. In mix flocks alces normally go out and gather the plants griffons eat, as well as help find any gold around. Treasure Sense: Alces can smell metals and minerals as easily as they can smell animals. They mostly use this to find gold and gems but can be train to find any kind of metal and mineral. Nose Of A Buzzard: Alces can smell prey up to 1.6 km (1 mile) away. Eagle Eye: Alce has eye sight that is about 8 times stronger then human. Fire Breath: Alce has a line of fire as a breath weapon. Sharp Hearing: Alces can hear in the 64 kilohertz range. Axex Axexs look just like gryphus but they have paws instead of talons on their front legs and Felidae ears on the side of their heads, they are also around 90cm (35in) in height. Domestic ones are normally use as hunting beasts, familiars, and sometimes by smaller beings as mounts. Cheetah Speed: Axexs can run at speeds about 120.7kmh (75mph). Night Vision: All types of axexs can see in the dark as easily as they can see in the light. Cat Grace: Axexs are very graceful creatures, with sharp reflexes, and great sense of balance. Falcon Speed: Axexs can fly about 386.2kmh (240mph). Flight: Axexs can fly. Fire Breath: Axexs has a line of fire as a breath weapon. Opinicus In many ways an opinicus looks like an axex, except that they have a tail like a Camelus, a long neck like one to no matter what their head is, they don’t have ears like an axexs, and they are 2.72 m (8ft) tall. Because opinicus normally live in hostile environments in the wild they make great mounts and beasts of burden in the same areas. Iron Stomach: Opinicus can eat almost any form of organic matter with not trouble. Wasteland Survivor: Opinicus can go about seven months without food and water, of course they will eat and drink there whole body weight afterwards and they don’t like going that long without food and water. Heat And Cold Resistance: Opinicus can easily hander extremes in temperatures and the sudden chances in it. Strong Immune System: Opinicus are resistance to all forms of pestilences and toxics. Flight: Opinicus can fly. Fire Breath: Opinicus has a line of fire as a breath weapon Demigryh Demigryhs look like brightly color gryphus but smaller as they are normally about 123.19cm (48.5 in). Because of how small they are, as well as their great singing voices domestic ones are kept as house pets and familiars. Flight: Demigryhs can fly. Fire Breath: Demigryhs have a line of fire as a breath weapon Hover: Demigryhs can hover in place while flying. Singing Trance: Demigryths can at will do a magical song that can put creatures that hear it into a trance, making them want to do nothing but stop and listen. As soon as the song stops or the creature gets injure the trance ends, and any being with a strong enough will can easily fight it off, in fact most sapient beings are immune to it. Mocking: Demigryths can mimic almost any sound they hear and repent it back, and sometimes can even learn what certain words and sounds even mean. Glow: Demigryhs can produce a glow at will, it normally used to find mates. Hippogriff The biggest problem with griffons is there hunger for equidae meat, so in the hopes of having griffons and equidae living together in the same farm breeders develop the crossbreed known as the hippogriff. And it work, for hippogriffs don’t eat equidae meat and others griffons treat them like any other griffon type. From the waist up, they can look like any kind of griffon and from the waist below they can look like any kind of equidae, but as a purely domestic class of creature they normally only look like domestic equidae and griffons. They also normally have different fur types for the different parts of their bodies but some type of hippogriffs that are many generations remove from their griffon and equidae ancestors don’t have this trait. Hippogriffs have all of the abilities of the griffon types they look like and are uses in the same ways, excerpt they can be used to guard herds of equidae which is something no griffon could ever be used for.