Gray Griffon Clan

Description
The Gray Griffon Clan is one of the last clans of the Klah'hin that retained their ability to perform the Joining. The people are fiercely loyal to those they trust and are the most honorable and trustworthy of all clans. Despite being duped into fighting a war on the wrong side, the clan, as a whole, defected and did everything they could to regain the honor and integrity they lost as puppets of the Rune Magi.

The clan today is still pure, never having intermingled sexually with the human population of Atheon, since the ending of the Clan War. They still teach the Storm Seer's Prophecy in the hopes that, one day, the brothers will bring back the glory days of the Klah'hin.

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The Gray Griffon was a large beast with the head, forelegs and wings of an eagle and the hind legs and tail of a lion. The entire creature is covered in dark gray feathers. A griffon can move at speeds of sixty miles per hour on the ground with aid from its wings or can fly at speeds well above eighty miles per hour in a dive. Their eyesight is unmatched, giving them the ability to see movement at ranges up to two miles and minute details at more than a half mile. Their eyes are also protected from harsh winds, sand and bright lights by a series of inner eyelids that guard their eyes instinctively during flight.

History
Gray Griffons were beasts that were abundant on the Great Western Plains for thousands of years until hunted to near extinction by the Mountain Troll Klah'hin, who prized them on their succulent meat. Legend has it that the last of the Gray Griffons made a pact with a small plains tribe to use the souls of its kin to create the first of the Gray Griffon Klah'hin warriors. The Gray Griffons have always had a burning hatred for the Mountain Trolls and it is believed that the extinction of the animal species was the cause. Despite this hatred, they tolerated the Mountain Trolls during the Clan War because they valued honor over malice and hatred. For years, they fought the war as reconnaissance and acted as mounts for the Rune Magi.

Gray Griffons are fiercely loyal but that loyalty can be tested in the face of lies. Lies told by Ashler Skelrad to bring them into the war against the Storm Dragons caused the entire Klah'hin to defect and warn Corus of the impending Dark Sacrament. Treated as backstabbers and murderers by their new allies on the battlefield, the Gray Griffons stood their ground and vowed to regain their honor and integrity. By the end of the war, the fierce loyalty of the Gray Griffon warriors earned even the most doubting skeptic's respect.