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Long before the dawn of man,
one of Poseidon's great Hippocampus broke free
and plummeted into the sea. Legend has it this beast
still wanders the waters in search his long lost master.


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The hippocampus is the most prized of the marine steeds, a creature that combines features of a horse and a fish. The hippocampus has the head, forelegs, and torso of a horse. The equine section is covered with short hair. The mane is made of long, flexible fins. The front hooves are replaced by webbed fins that fold up as the leg moves forward, then fan out as the leg strokes back. Past the rib cage the body becomes fish-like. The coiling tail tapers 14 feet into a wide horizontal fin. A dorsal fin is located on the rump. Coloration is that of seawater. Typical colors include ivory, pale green, pale blue, aqua, deep blue, and deep green."


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Siren Bio

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Upon hearihg word of the trireme's approach, the Siren flew to her hilltop perch with her lyre. The ship's crew would soon be entranced by her song.

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Trireme
Basic Bird
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Woman
Wings

Griffin - creature with the body of a lion, the head and wings of an eagle, and horse's like ears

more about Griffins by WIKI

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In Greek mythology, the Gorgon was a vicious female monster with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes sometimes depicted as having wings of gold, brazen claws, and the tusks of boars. According to the myths, seeing the face of a Gorgon turned the viewer to stone.