Name: Anjushree

Species: Himalayan Crag Gryphon. A far rarer relation of normal gryphon. See the picture.

Looks: See the picture. Crag Gryphons all look fairly similar to each other to human eyes to the point where you can€™t readily tell the difference between their genders, and while the Gryphons can tell by through subtle scents, it is considered incredibly rude for a human to ask.

Personality: Generally good-natured, but a bit haughty, aloof and incredibly intellectually arrogant, though tries to remain polite about it.

Back-story: Born into the Gryphon colonies on India-Nepal border and descended into the world, Anjushree grew up to become one of the worlds greatest Magi-diagnosticians, which is essentially someone who comes in and solves magical problems that no one else can. Think House if rather than cure diseases he broke unexplained curses.

Inventory: A bag hung around the neck to store items.
Anjushree€™s journal and notes containing extensive research on obscure spells, including just about everything Anjushree has ever come across during their studies, even if only in rumours.
A pouch of filled with £2000 worth of money in £, $, and rupees, and a selection of small rubies that the gryphons use as currency.
A vial of mixed herbs brewed especially to heal gryphons, contains about 3 doses worth.
A selection of pigments that can be mixed with water and then used to temporarily dye Anjushree a different colour (comes off in warm water) contains black, copper, gold, silver, blue-grey and scarlet.

Abilities:
Gryphon Abilities:
Due to thick downy fur and feathers, Himalayan Crag Gryphons are incredibly resistant to cold to the point where they can pretty much shrug off any naturally occurring temperature on earth.
Griffons are also if nothing else, massive strong predators with talons capable of piercing and crushing armour and bone and a massive beak sharp and powerful enough to bite an arm off. With the huge wings, their most obvious ability though is that they can fly, and are strong enough that they can lift up to about the weight of a human for in the region of up to an hour if necessary.

Magical Abilities
In addition to the powers Anjushree has from just being a gryphon, the Gryphon is one of the world€™s premier experts in the specific field of counter-magic.
This includes things like
- Undoing spells, including breaking curses, opening mage-locks, closing mage portals, banishing summoned creatures and illusions, curing magical poisons, enemies buffing themselves and diseases and so on.
- Detecting and hiding from scrying or other magical surveillance.
- Putting up very tough magical shields that can deflect magical and non magical attacks. This requires total concentration to do so to the point of having to stand still and concentrate on nothing else. Shields can take the form of a wall or a dome.

Skills
Very good with languages, especially various ancient mystical languages.
Is also a passable amateur classical singer.

Weaknesses:
Can€™t move particularly fast on the ground, at best the speed of a human jogging. Doesn€™t have hands and while claws are more dextrous than normal birds, most things humans can do in their hands are more difficult or require specific custom versions. Stairs aren€™t too fun.