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Griffin
GriffinEpic
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Art by Aurél Lázár

Griffin

Epic
9
Cost
9
Health
9
Threat

The griffin has the body of a lion and the head, wings, and talons of an eagle, joining the king of beasts to the king of birds. It appears in the art of the ancient Near East going back more than five thousand years, and Greek writers such as Herodotus described griffins guarding hoards of gold in the mountains of Central Asia. They wage a constant war against the one-eyed Arimaspians, who keep trying to steal that gold. Above all, the griffin is a guardian, and nothing it watches over is ever taken.

Abilities

Strikes an enemy with a bolt of lighting for 7 damage when dice sum is 8 or higher

Trigger
When the dice sum is greater than 7.
Effect
  • deal 7 damage to the highest-threat enemy

Damage all enemies for 2 damage when dice sum is 8 or higher

Trigger
When the dice sum is greater than 7.
Effect
  • deal 2 damage to all enemies