Gryphons value and respect magic. Though not as prone to enchantments as dragons, they understand the powers they can draw from nature and use them for everything from healing to defending their cliffs. Lieutenant Tiabal is shown here with a powerful cluster of crystals, one of many carried to remote corners of the gryphon eyries to serve to ward off dark, hungry beasts who fear such pure stones.

_{Acrylic on board, 8X10 inches}

See a step-by-step of this painting here - http://featherseeds.blogspot.com/2014/08/tiabal-acrylic-gryphon-process.html