Trash Gryphon

Tiny monstrosity, unaligned

Armor Class 12
Hit Points 2 (1d4)
Speed 40 ft., fly 60 ft.

STR	DEX	CON	INT	WIS	CHA
3 (-4)	15 (+2)	10 (+0)	3 (-4)	12 (+1)	7 (-2)

Skills Perception +3, Stealth +4
Senses darkvision 60 ft, passive Perception 13
Languages —
Challenge 0 (10 XP)

SPECIAL Traits

• Keen Sight. The trash gryphon has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on vision.

ACTIONS

• Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 slashing damage.

ABOUT

Trash gryphons is a general term used to classify a collection of chimera-like creatures. These creatures all tend to be the size of a small dog or housecat. The largest can be as big as a halfling.

All trash gryphons combine the elements of an avian and a mammal, but the combination therein can vary widely. The most commonly known trash gryphons combine the elements of crows and raccoons. Other common pairings include pigeonrats, jay-squirrels, starling-cats, and sparrow-mice.

The more rare breeds of pairings include vultureopossums, ibis-beavers, and magpie-skunks. The combinations of different avian-mammal pairing can be startling to those unprepared to encounter these monstrous vermin.

Despite their namesake, trash gryphons can be helpful to control vermin populations. That is, as long as the breeding trash gryphons themselves are kept in check; lest they become the local vermin.

The “cute” varieties of trash gryphons are often kept as pets by families. And some wizards enjoy making use of trash gryphons as the odd familiar.

Variants

Some trash gryphons mimic the hind-quarters of a skunk. Those with such a feature have the following additional Action:

• Musk Spray. The trash gryphon sprays a 15-foot cone of foul-smelling fluid from its hind-end. Any creature caught in the area must make a DC 10 Constitution saving throw against poison or be incapacitated for 1d3 rounds as it chokes and retches. Creatures that don’t need to breathe or are immune to poison automatically succeed on this saving throw.