Waterdeep

The walking statue called the Griffon is shaped like the beast for which it is named. Though it stands on all four legs, its back is fully twenty feet off the ground, making it a mount fit for a storm giant. Although it has shown itself to be capable of flight, with the granite feathers of its wings spreading like a bird's, the Griffon now merely stands in a regal pose near Peaktop Aerie atop Mount Waterdeep, looking to the southeast over the Dock Ward. Newcomers sometimes assume it to be a monument to Waterdeep's Griffon Cavalry, but Waterdavians know better. The Walking Statue of Waterdeep known as the Griffon materialized in Waterdeep in 1479 DR in response to an attempted intrusion into Ahghairon's Tower. After flying over the city, it came to rest facing southeast toward the Dock Ward on Mount Waterdeep near Peaktop Aerie. The statue itself appeared as its name implies—a griffon standing on all four legs, although it was approximately twenty feet tall and made of granite.