manticores
Tail-stinging mythical beasts
Manticores are mythical beasts with a human head, lion's body, and scorpion tail—sometimes depicted with wings.
The creature originated in Persian legend and entered Western tradition through Greek sources.
In fantasy games and fiction, manticores appear as fearsome monsters, often capable of shooting venomous spines from their tails: The party encountered a manticore guarding the mountain pass.
Unrealistic fantasy or hybrid
- sphinxMysterious, unreadable person
- griffinLegendary eagle-lion hybrid
- basiliskReptile that kills by looking
- hydraFreshwater cnidarian polyp
phoenix · dragon · Persia · legendary · hybrid · creature · beast · lion
Fantasy tabletop roleplaying game
- bestiaryMedieval animal treatise
- encounterUnexpected meeting or confrontation
- cryptidUnproven legendary animal
- RPGExplosive launcher or fantasy genre
dungeon · quest · creature · boss · spellcaster · lore · campaign · miniature
Highest point or tuft
- coat of armsHereditary symbolic emblem
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
- chargeCost or accusation
- supporterOne who backs another
rampant · blazon · escutcheon · armorial · badge · insignia · herald · nobility
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
- symbolismRepresenting concepts through images
- illuminatedMade visible by light
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
marginalia · woodcut · engraving · fable · morality · Dante · natural history · illustration
chimera
Unrealistic fantasy or hybrid
- sphinxMysterious, unreadable person
- griffinLegendary eagle-lion hybrid
- basiliskReptile that kills by looking
hydra · phoenix · dragon · Persia · legendary · hybrid · creature · beast · lion · scorpion
Dungeons & Dragons
Fantasy tabletop roleplaying game
- bestiaryMedieval animal treatise
- encounterUnexpected meeting or confrontation
- cryptidUnproven legendary animal
RPG · dungeon · quest · creature · boss · spellcaster · lore · campaign · miniature · homebrew
crest
Highest point or tuft
- coat of armsHereditary symbolic emblem
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
- chargeCost or accusation
supporter · rampant · blazon · escutcheon · armorial · badge · insignia · herald · nobility · medieval
Borges
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
- symbolismRepresenting concepts through images
- illuminatedMade visible by light
manuscript · marginalia · woodcut · engraving · fable · morality · Dante · natural history · illustration · curiosity
- mythical beingsdragons, dragon, unicorns, unicorn, phoenix
- grotesquesgargoyles, grotesques, demons, chimeras, hybrid creatures