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 Though it is born by the mare, a mammal, there is an egg, which weighs around 54 lbs. From this, with care, the hippogriff emerges with soft talons and a beak. The young filly is meek and mild for the first few weeks, enabling a husbandman who comes across the [[Animal|animal]] in the wild to secure the beast in a cage before its mood changes, usually late in the fourth week of life. At that time the talons and beak harden and the beast turns extremely vicious; training the beast to accept a rider usually takes a year. Attempts to breed hippogriffs in domestic menageries have failed.
-Mares of a distinctive type are led into the wild in mid-April, into known breeding areas. Griffons will often sense if the mare is not truly alone, so the mares are usually abandoned. These mares are searched for during the month of May, by which time pregnancy can be determined and the mares led home to give birth. Hippogriff cots will sometimes obtain four or five offspring each season. The typical lifespan of a hippogriff is 40 years. Hippogriffs, like mules, are barren.
+Mares of a distinctive type are led into the wild in mid-April, into known breeding areas that have been observed to attract griffons year after year. The selection of these mares is deliberate, favouring strong hindquarters, deep lungs and a steady temperament, as lesser stock rarely survives the process. Griffons will often sense if the mare is not truly alone, so the mares are usually abandoned outright, with handlers withdrawing well beyond scent and sight. Many of these mares are never seen again, either taken by the griffon or lost to the hazards of the wild.
 == Advantages ==
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 The wild beast will tend to fly skyward before beginning its attack, dropping from a height of 60 to 80 feet in a single round, diving at a single victim on the ground with both talons and beak with a +2 chance to hit (THAC0 14). Hippogriffs do not carry victims off; they prefer to kill and then eat the carcass on the ground. If stunned, there is a 50% chance a wild hippogriff will break off the fight and seek a meal elsewhere.
 Hippogriffs are able to fly continuously for 6 to 9 days at a time. They are curiously able to fly through [[Ether (substance)|spatial ether]], so that they have been known to break the Earth's atmosphere, with a natural ability to plane shift. This is not fully understood. Hippogriffs have been known to fly as far as the Moon, though there is no known example of the beasts flying further into space.
 Hippogriffs can be trained and ridden if the character possesses the necessary sage ability.

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 [[File:Hippogriff.jpg|left|385px|thumb]]
-It is difficult to encourage a griffon to mate with a mare, requiring considerable knowledge in animal husbandry. Death occurs often. Though writers often make the mistake of depicting the resulting hippogriff as male, as described in Ludovico Ariosto's poem [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Furioso Orlando furioso], the resultant hippogriff is always a filly. Though it is born by the mare, a mammal, there is an egg, which weighs around 54 lbs. From this, with care, the hippogriff emerges with soft talons and a beak. The young filly is meek and mild for the first few weeks, enabling a husbandman who comes across the [[Animal|animal]] in the wild to secure the beast in a cage before its mood changes, usually late in the fourth week of life. At that time the talons and beak harden and the beast turns extremely vicious; training the beast to accept a rider usually takes a year. Attempts to breed hippogriffs in domestic menageries have failed.
+It is difficult to encourage a griffon to mate with a mare, requiring considerable knowledge in animal husbandry. Death occurs often. Though writers often make the mistake of depicting the resulting hippogriff as male, as described in Ludovico Ariosto's poem [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Furioso Orlando furioso], the resultant hippogriff is always a filly.
 Mares of a distinctive type are led into the wild in mid-April, into known breeding areas. Griffons will often sense if the mare is not truly alone, so the mares are usually abandoned. These mares are searched for during the month of May, by which time pregnancy can be determined and the mares led home to give birth. Hippogriff cots will sometimes obtain four or five offspring each season. The typical lifespan of a hippogriff is 40 years. Hippogriffs, like mules, are barren.

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 '''Hippogriffs''' are steeds born of a mare and a griffon, noted for their speed and their furious demeanour when wild, as well as their remarkable ability to remain in flight for long periods. The beast is infamous for its part in the myth of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruggiero_(character) Bradamante and Ruggiero]Bradamante and Ruggiero], lovers who were adventurers in the 9th century.
-[[File:Hippogriff.jpg|left|350px|thumb]]
+[[File:Hippogriff.jpg|left|385px|thumb]]
 It is difficult to encourage a griffon to mate with a mare, requiring considerable knowledge in animal husbandry. Death occurs often. Though writers often make the mistake of depicting the resulting hippogriff as male, as described in Ludovico Ariosto's poem [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Furioso Orlando furioso], the resultant hippogriff is always a filly. Though it is born by the mare, a mammal, there is an egg, which weighs around 54 lbs. From this, with care, the hippogriff emerges with soft talons and a beak. The young filly is meek and mild for the first few weeks, enabling a husbandman who comes across the [[Animal|animal]] in the wild to secure the beast in a cage before its mood changes, usually late in the fourth week of life. At that time the talons and beak harden and the beast turns extremely vicious; training the beast to accept a rider usually takes a year. Attempts to breed hippogriffs in domestic menageries have failed.

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	Mares of a distinctive type are led into the wild in mid-April, into known breeding areas. Griffons will often sense if the mare is not truly alone, so the mares are usually abandoned. These mares are searched for during the month of May, by which time pregnancy can be determined and the mares led home to give birth. Hippogriff cots will sometimes obtain four or five offspring each season. The typical lifespan of a hippogriff is 40 years. Hippogriffs, like mules, are barren.		Mares of a distinctive type are led into the wild in mid-April, into known breeding areas. Griffons will often sense if the mare is not truly alone, so the mares are usually abandoned. These mares are searched for during the month of May, by which time pregnancy can be determined and the mares led home to give birth. Hippogriff cots will sometimes obtain four or five offspring each season. The typical lifespan of a hippogriff is 40 years. Hippogriffs, like mules, are barren.

		+	== Advantages ==
	The hippogriff's front feet are heavy talons with sharp edges. The hooked beak is more powerful, catching its prey in a dropping, side-tearing motion that will throw [[Stun Lock\|stunned]] victims to the left or right. If approached from the rear, a hippogriff will kick with its '''back hooves''' together, causing 2–20 damage on a single hit. If using this attack, it will still fight with its beak but the talons will not be employed that round.		The hippogriff's front feet are heavy talons with sharp edges. The hooked beak is more powerful, catching its prey in a dropping, side-tearing motion that will throw [[Stun Lock\|stunned]] victims to the left or right. If approached from the rear, a hippogriff will kick with its '''back hooves''' together, causing 2–20 damage on a single hit. If using this attack, it will still fight with its beak but the talons will not be employed that round.

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 | special = [[Back Kick (attack)|back kick]], +2 [[Roll to Hit|to hit]] while<br>[[Diving (attack)|diving]], [[Ethereal Flight|ethereal flight]]
 }}
-A steed born of a mare and a griffon, noted for its speed, its furious demeanor when wild and its fantastical ability to remain in flight for long periods.  The beast is infamous for its part in the myth of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruggiero_(character) Bradamante and Ruggiero], lovers who were adventurers in the 9th century.
+'''Hippogriffs''' are steeds born of a mare and a griffon, noted for their speed and their furious demeanour when wild, as well as their remarkable ability to remain in flight for long periods. The beast is infamous for its part in the myth of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruggiero_(character) Bradamante and Ruggiero]Bradamante and Ruggiero], lovers who were adventurers in the 9th century.
 [[File:Hippogriff.jpg|left|350px|thumb]]
-It is said that griffons are known to naturally mate with mares, though rarely.  Though writers often make the mistake of depicting the hippogriff as a male, as described in Ludovico's Ariosto's poem, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Furioso Orlando furioso], the resultant hippogriff is always a filly.  Though it is born by the mare, a mammal, there is an egg, which weighs around 54 lbs.  From this, with care, the hippogriff emerges with soft talons and beak.  The young filly is meek and mild for the first few weeks, enabling a husbandman who comes across the [[Animal|animal]] in the wild to secure the beast in a cage before the animal's mood changes, usually late in the fourth week of life.  At that time the talons and beak harden and the beast turns extremely vicious; training the beast to accept a rider usually takes a year.  Attempts to breed hippogriffs in domestic menageries have failed.
+It is difficult to encourage a griffon to mate with a mare, requiring considerable knowledge in animal husbandry. Death occurs often. Though writers often make the mistake of depicting the resulting hippogriff as male, as described in Ludovico Ariosto's poem [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Furioso Orlando furioso], the resultant hippogriff is always a filly. Though it is born by the mare, a mammal, there is an egg, which weighs around 54 lbs. From this, with care, the hippogriff emerges with soft talons and a beak. The young filly is meek and mild for the first few weeks, enabling a husbandman who comes across the [[Animal|animal]] in the wild to secure the beast in a cage before its mood changes, usually late in the fourth week of life. At that time the talons and beak harden and the beast turns extremely vicious; training the beast to accept a rider usually takes a year. Attempts to breed hippogriffs in domestic menageries have failed.
-Typically, mares of a distinctive type are led into the wild in mid-April into known wild breeding areas.  Griffons will often sense if the mare is truly alone, so the mares are usually abandoned.  These mares are searched for during the month of May, by which time pregnancy can be determined and the mares led home to give birth.  Hippogriff cots will sometimes obtain four or five offspring each season.  The typical lifespan of a hippogriff is 40 years.  Hippogriffs, like mules, are barren.
+Mares of a distinctive type are led into the wild in mid-April, into known breeding areas. Griffons will often sense if the mare is not truly alone, so the mares are usually abandoned. These mares are searched for during the month of May, by which time pregnancy can be determined and the mares led home to give birth. Hippogriff cots will sometimes obtain four or five offspring each season. The typical lifespan of a hippogriff is 40 years. Hippogriffs, like mules, are barren.
-The hippogriff's front feet are heavy talons with edges equal to a slightly dulled axe.  The hooked beak is more powerful, catching its prey in a dropping, side-tearing motion that will throw [[Stun Lock|stunned]] victims to the left or right.  If approached from the rear, a hippogriff will kick with its back hooves together, causing 2–20 damage on a single hit.  If using this attack, it will still fight with its beak but the talons will not be employed that round.
+The hippogriff's front feet are heavy talons with sharp edges. The hooked beak is more powerful, catching its prey in a dropping, side-tearing motion that will throw [[Stun Lock|stunned]] victims to the left or right. If approached from the rear, a hippogriff will kick with its '''back hooves''' together, causing 2–20 damage on a single hit. If using this attack, it will still fight with its beak but the talons will not be employed that round.
-The wild beast will tend to fly skyward before beginning its attack, dropping from a height of 60 to 80 feet in a single round, diving at a single victim on the ground with both talons and beak with a +2 chance to hit (THAC0 14).  Hippogriffs do not carry victims off; they prefer to kill and then eat the carcass on the ground.  If stunned, there is a 50% chance a wild hippogriff will break off the fight and seek a meal elsewhere.
+The wild beast will tend to fly skyward before beginning its attack, dropping from a height of 60 to 80 feet in a single round, diving at a single victim on the ground with both talons and beak with a +2 chance to hit (THAC0 14). Hippogriffs do not carry victims off; they prefer to kill and then eat the carcass on the ground. If stunned, there is a 50% chance a wild hippogriff will break off the fight and seek a meal elsewhere.
-Hippogriffs are able to fly continuously for 6 to 9 days at a time.  They are curiously able to fly through [[Ether (substance)|spatial ether]], so that they have been known to break the Earth's atmosphere, with a natural ability to plane shift.  This is not fully understood.  Hippogriffs have been known to fly as far as the Moon, though there is no known example of the beasts flying further into space.
+Hippogriffs are able to fly continuously for 6 to 9 days at a time. They are curiously able to fly through [[Ether (substance)|spatial ether]], so that they have been known to break the Earth's atmosphere, with a natural ability to plane shift. This is not fully understood. Hippogriffs have been known to fly as far as the Moon, though there is no known example of the beasts flying further into space.
-Hippogriffs can be trained and ridden.
+Hippogriffs can be trained and ridden if the character possesses the necessary sage ability.
 See [[Bestiary]]
-[[Category: Cooperative Intelligence]]
+[[Category: Reviewed]]

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	A steed born of a mare and a griffon, noted for its speed, its furious demeanor when wild and its fantastical ability to remain in flight for long periods. The beast is infamous for its part in the myth of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruggiero_(character) Bradamante and Ruggiero], lovers who were adventurers in the 9th century.		A steed born of a mare and a griffon, noted for its speed, its furious demeanor when wild and its fantastical ability to remain in flight for long periods. The beast is infamous for its part in the myth of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruggiero_(character) Bradamante and Ruggiero], lovers who were adventurers in the 9th century.

		+	[[File:Hippogriff.jpg\|left\|350px\|thumb]]
	It is said that griffons are known to naturally mate with mares, though rarely. Though writers often make the mistake of depicting the hippogriff as a male, as described in Ludovico's Ariosto's poem, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Furioso Orlando furioso], the resultant hippogriff is always a filly. Though it is born by the mare, a mammal, there is an egg, which weighs around 54 lbs. From this, with care, the hippogriff emerges with soft talons and beak. The young filly is meek and mild for the first few weeks, enabling a husbandman who comes across the [[Animal\|animal]] in the wild to secure the beast in a cage before the animal's mood changes, usually late in the fourth week of life. At that time the talons and beak harden and the beast turns extremely vicious; training the beast to accept a rider usually takes a year. Attempts to breed hippogriffs in domestic menageries have failed.		It is said that griffons are known to naturally mate with mares, though rarely. Though writers often make the mistake of depicting the hippogriff as a male, as described in Ludovico's Ariosto's poem, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Furioso Orlando furioso], the resultant hippogriff is always a filly. Though it is born by the mare, a mammal, there is an egg, which weighs around 54 lbs. From this, with care, the hippogriff emerges with soft talons and beak. The young filly is meek and mild for the first few weeks, enabling a husbandman who comes across the [[Animal\|animal]] in the wild to secure the beast in a cage before the animal's mood changes, usually late in the fourth week of life. At that time the talons and beak harden and the beast turns extremely vicious; training the beast to accept a rider usually takes a year. Attempts to breed hippogriffs in domestic menageries have failed.

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 | THAC0 = 18
 | hpdie = d4+d6
-| attack = '''3:''' two [[Talon (attack)|talons]]; [[Beak (attack)|beak]]
+| attack = '''3:''' [[Beak (attack)|beak]]; two [[Talon (attack)|talons]]
-| dmg = talon (2–12); beak (2–16)
+| dmg = beak (2–16); talon (2–12)
 | special = [[Back Kick (attack)|back kick]], +2 [[Roll to Hit|to hit]] while<br>[[Diving (attack)|diving]], [[Ethereal Flight|ethereal flight]]
 }}

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 | HD = 5+5
 | AP = 8
 | THAC0 = 18
 | hpdie = d4+d6
 | attack = [[Talon (attack)|talons]], fang
 | dmg = 2–16, 2–12
-| special = [[Back Kick (attack)|back kick]], +2 [[Roll to Hit|to hit]] while [[Diving (attack)|diving]], [[Ethereal Flight|ethereal flight]]
+| special = [[Back Kick (attack)|back kick]], +2 [[Roll to Hit|to hit]] while<br>[[Diving (attack)|diving]], [[Ethereal Flight|ethereal flight]]
 }}
 A steed born of a mare and a griffon, noted for its speed, its furious demeanor when wild and its fantastical ability to remain in flight for long periods.  The beast is infamous for its part in the myth of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruggiero_(character) Bradamante and Ruggiero], lovers who were adventurers in the 9th century.