D. Gray Warrior
Sage
So, I have this setting idea I keep coming back too:
Like most fantasy settings, it's low tech. Idk if it's quite Medieval in its tech level, but not really that European, imo.
The basic premise is that the main nation of the setting domesticated gryphons and use them as mounts, much in the same way we used horses IRL. They are used both for travel and in warfare.
I imagine the known world being a place of high elevation, with plateaus and mountain ranges, to make the most use of flight in this setting.
I never fully extrapolated how this would affect the nation's infrastructure, such as how cities would deal with aerial assaults from gryphon riders, for instance.
As for the Gryphon riders themselves, I have them split into sub groups that specialize in particular tasks such as reconnaissance, rescues/medical assistance, couriers, interceptors and assault.
Whistling is actually a required skill for riders and a part of their training. This is so they can communicate with each other over long distances, also acting as a form of code that the enemy cannot understand.
The main thing I need to figure out is how to work the gryphons themselves into society. Presumably, they are carnivores, and thus wouldn't be as efficient to use compared to á grazing animal like horses.
There's also the question of where do riders put their gryphons when they aren't using them? Are there special stables for them, or do they let them fly off a small distance away and then summon them through whistling?
Is there a way to make the existence of gryphons as aerial mounts not seem to outlandish?
Like most fantasy settings, it's low tech. Idk if it's quite Medieval in its tech level, but not really that European, imo.
The basic premise is that the main nation of the setting domesticated gryphons and use them as mounts, much in the same way we used horses IRL. They are used both for travel and in warfare.
I imagine the known world being a place of high elevation, with plateaus and mountain ranges, to make the most use of flight in this setting.
I never fully extrapolated how this would affect the nation's infrastructure, such as how cities would deal with aerial assaults from gryphon riders, for instance.
As for the Gryphon riders themselves, I have them split into sub groups that specialize in particular tasks such as reconnaissance, rescues/medical assistance, couriers, interceptors and assault.
Whistling is actually a required skill for riders and a part of their training. This is so they can communicate with each other over long distances, also acting as a form of code that the enemy cannot understand.
The main thing I need to figure out is how to work the gryphons themselves into society. Presumably, they are carnivores, and thus wouldn't be as efficient to use compared to á grazing animal like horses.
There's also the question of where do riders put their gryphons when they aren't using them? Are there special stables for them, or do they let them fly off a small distance away and then summon them through whistling?
Is there a way to make the existence of gryphons as aerial mounts not seem to outlandish?
Myth Weaver
Auror
Maester
