In the harsh Golden mountains at the western edge of Mongolia was said to live a legendary creature that descended from the sky and ripped men and horses to shreds. A massive winged beast with the head of an eagle, razor sharp talons and the body of a massive lion - a beast known as the Griffin. How terrifying would it be to encounter the most fearsome predator of the sky combined with the most terrifying beast of the land? What would it look like and how would it behave? What kind of lion and what kind of eagle would combine to create the most vicious Griffin ever built...