Vana'diel Bestiary: Hippogryph

you can run behind them with sneak, but they are true site and will aggro if they turn and see you. Basically they are the same as Taurus, and empty (promy) mobs

Edited, Tue Jun 13 12:22:52 2006

These are sight aggro and true sight. In other words, they aggro you on sight and can see through invisible.

- Magico

It doesn't matter what level they are; no matter what level YOU are, they will always con the same (what they can; if you are 40, they may con Tough, if you are 75, they may con Tough). The reason is that these are in Riverne - Site #A01, which is capped at level 40.

Griffons According to Mythology had the Head of an Eagle, the Body of a Lion, and from time to time the tails of either a serpent(dragon or snake) or a scorpion! It is reputed to have its origins somewhere in the middle-east, probably in proto-babylon. It is probably a Griffon that was the true animal that inspired the Greek Myth of Heracles' Labor in which he fought the Nemian(sp?) Lion. In more recent times Griffons have inspired the concept of the Gargoyle in Christian Architecture!

"Griffin." Encyclopedia Mythica from Encyclopedia Mythica Online.
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/g/griffin.html
[Accessed January 04, 2006].

Hippogriff These magnificient mounts are very much like the Pegasus. only instead of being the product of a Medusa's death, the Hippogriff is the product of a sexual union between a Male Griffon and a Female Horse. This is always how a Hippogriff is produced no questions asked! These beasts feature prominently in Greek Myths, and are a symbol for love. They are depicted as being half Griffon (typically the front half), and half horse (typically the rear half).

"Hippogriff." Encyclopedia Mythica from Encyclopedia Mythica Online.
[url= http://www.pantheon.org/articles/h/hippogriff.html]http://www.pantheon.org/articles/h/hippogriff.html[/url]
[Accessed January 04, 2006].

Finally we come to the Cockatrice This animal is known by another name. The Basilisk... This abomination is always born from a yolkless egg on one of the days of the Dog Star of Sirius. Further this Egg can only be laid by a seven year old Rooster (yes that means it has to be laid by a male Bird ~.~ ). Finally this egg has to be hatched by a Toad! In other-words the Cockatrice has 1,000 % impossible birthing standards!

According to myth there are 2 main types of Cockatrice. The first burns everything that catches its glance (i.e. you have to look it in the eyes not the other way around!)... the second kills anything that looks it in the eyes instantly! Worse both species have breath so terrible that it instantly wilts vegetation and shatters stone! Most terrible of all, is that if you try to spear it to death the monsters poison will backlash through the spear and kill not just you but any living thing you happen to be touching in addition to the monster! Ultimately the only real way to kill this obomination without any repricusions is to get the thing to look at itself in a mirror, or mirror-like substance! This monster is very much related to the Medusa!

Fortunatelly the Weasel, and Cock (another term for Rooster) are the Cockatrices two worst natural enemies! A weasel can inflict near fatal wounds to a Cockatrice, and is immune to the beasts poison! And a Cocks Crow can instantly kill the abomination as long as it is within hearing distance of the bird!

"Basilisk." Encyclopedia Mythica from Encyclopedia Mythica Online.
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/b/basilisk.html
[Accessed January 04, 2006].

I believe Griff is also Latin for Eagle..

Edited, Tue Jan 25 13:58:59 2005

Sure dont look like a cockatrice.