Manticore
Manticores are huge, leonine beasts that soar on leathery wings. They are amongst the most powerful of all the predators that live in the north's mountain ranges. The mutating power of Chaos ensures that no two Manticores are truly alike. However, all Manticores are berserk killers saturated with primal fury.
Like many of the world's monsters, Manticores are borne amid the swirling energies of the Chaos Wastes. Some still roam the changing lands, although most Manticores fly south to less ruinous climes. So it is that the northern mountain ranges of the world have become the hunting grounds for Manticores beyond counting.
Even for creatures of Chaos, Manticores are particularly ferocious, possessed of an innate stubbornness that propels them to fight for their territory against even the most overpowering odds. Be the interloper a Great Eagle, Griffon or even an Emperor Dragon, the Manticore's response is always the same: to launch itself roaring into a bloody and brutal conflict from which there can be but a single victor. The fact that this victor is almost always the Manticore(providing the enemy isn't too much larger) stands as harrowing testament to its savagery and determination.
The common description of a Manticore depicts them with the body of a large lion, surmounted by a pair of leathery bat wings and a whip-like tail. But they are a Chaos breed, mutable and terrible with uncountable variations. Some have barbed tails like a scorpion’s that bear bitter poison. Others are armoured in scales and covered in thorny projections that bleed ceaselessly. Manticores are cunning fighters. They are swift to retreat to the relative safety of the air when a battle goes against them.
Manticores are ferocious beasts that dwell high in the mountains, usually far from the habitations of Humanity. Few have ever been seen in Borinth, which is doubtless a blessing, for they are voracious predators who constantly hunt not only for sustenance, but also for the pleasure of the kill.
Oddly perhaps, for such a vicious and ill-tempered beast, the Manticore has become a common heraldic device in Aiandell. This is not to say that a great many Manticores are encountered in the lands of Amar, Tilea and Estalia - nor that a great many are slain there. Its prevalence upon shield and banner is merely an indication that many nobles, having heard tales of the beast's legendary battle-prowess and resolve, simply wish to be associated with it. That most such men would run screaming in terror should they encounter a real life Manticore is normally left unspoken.
Overview
Like many of the world's monsters, Manticores are borne amid the swirling energies of the Chaos Wastes. Some still roam the changing lands, although most Manticores fly south to less ruinous climes. So it is that the northern mountain ranges of the world have become the hunting grounds for Manticores beyond counting.
Even for creatures of Chaos, Manticores are particularly ferocious, possessed of an innate stubbornness that propels them to fight for their territory against even the most overpowering odds. Be the interloper a Great Eagle, Griffon or even an Emperor Dragon, the Manticore's response is always the same: to launch itself roaring into a bloody and brutal conflict from which there can be but a single victor. The fact that this victor is almost always the Manticore(providing the enemy isn't too much larger) stands as harrowing testament to its savagery and determination.
The common description of a Manticore depicts them with the body of a large lion, surmounted by a pair of leathery bat wings and a whip-like tail. But they are a Chaos breed, mutable and terrible with uncountable variations. Some have barbed tails like a scorpion’s that bear bitter poison. Others are armoured in scales and covered in thorny projections that bleed ceaselessly. Manticores are cunning fighters. They are swift to retreat to the relative safety of the air when a battle goes against them.
Manticores in Aiandell
Manticores are ferocious beasts that dwell high in the mountains, usually far from the habitations of Humanity. Few have ever been seen in Borinth, which is doubtless a blessing, for they are voracious predators who constantly hunt not only for sustenance, but also for the pleasure of the kill.
Oddly perhaps, for such a vicious and ill-tempered beast, the Manticore has become a common heraldic device in Aiandell. This is not to say that a great many Manticores are encountered in the lands of Amar, Tilea and Estalia - nor that a great many are slain there. Its prevalence upon shield and banner is merely an indication that many nobles, having heard tales of the beast's legendary battle-prowess and resolve, simply wish to be associated with it. That most such men would run screaming in terror should they encounter a real life Manticore is normally left unspoken.
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