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"Peryton were twisted and depraved magical creatures that appeared to be a cross between a giant eagle and a demonic-looking, fang-toothed stag. They were known and feared for tearing the beating hearts from their victims' chests.

A peryton's feathered and winged body was about 7 feet (2 meters) long and 5 feet (1.5 meters) tall and was similar to that of a giant eagle with dark green or gray-green feathers. Its head, however, was covered in blue-black or purple hair and was roughly the shape of a deer's. Its maw was full of jagged fangs and its claw were as sharp as razors. On the top of its head were a set of extremely sharp and strong antlers, which were as hard as steel and jet black in color. A male had light blue chest feathers, while a female's were pale brown. A peryton's eyes glowed or glittered and were an orange-red color.
Whatever fell magic created perytons granted them a deceptively strong hide that was nearly impervious to anything but magical weapons.
Perytons reportedly smelled like humans, although others said the smell was indescribable and immediately triggered a sense of dread.
Perhaps the strangest feature of a peryton was its shadow. The shadow did not usually resemble the shape of the beast; instead, it was said to appear as the outline of whatever creature whose heart the peryton last ate, usually an adult human. Other reports suggested that the peryton's shadow was always that of a human, and a legend told that they had once been humans themselves, hence the human shadow. There was some controversy as to when and what shadow would be cast by a peryton. Some argued that the only time a peryton cast its own shadow was immediately after killing a victim but before consuming it. Others said that a peryton's shadow reverted to its own only after eating a heart and for a brief period afterwards. Some attributed this phenomenon specifically to the female. In any case, the matter of the peryton's shadow was a longstanding mystery by the 14th century."

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Description

"Peryton were twisted and depraved magical creatures that appeared to be a cross between a giant eagle and a demonic-looking, fang-toothed stag. They were known and feared for tearing the beating hearts from their victims' chests.

A peryton's feathered and winged body was about 7 feet (2 meters) long and 5 feet (1.5 meters) tall and was similar to that of a giant eagle with dark green or gray-green feathers. Its head, however, was covered in blue-black or purple hair and was roughly the shape of a deer's. Its maw was full of jagged fangs and its claw were as sharp as razors. On the top of its head were a set of extremely sharp and strong antlers, which were as hard as steel and jet black in color. A male had light blue chest feathers, while a female's were pale brown. A peryton's eyes glowed or glittered and were an orange-red color.
Whatever fell magic created perytons granted them a deceptively strong hide that was nearly impervious to anything but magical weapons.
Perytons reportedly smelled like humans, although others said the smell was indescribable and immediately triggered a sense of dread.
Perhaps the strangest feature of a peryton was its shadow. The shadow did not usually resemble the shape of the beast; instead, it was said to appear as the outline of whatever creature whose heart the peryton last ate, usually an adult human. Other reports suggested that the peryton's shadow was always that of a human, and a legend told that they had once been humans themselves, hence the human shadow. There was some controversy as to when and what shadow would be cast by a peryton. Some argued that the only time a peryton cast its own shadow was immediately after killing a victim but before consuming it. Others said that a peryton's shadow reverted to its own only after eating a heart and for a brief period afterwards. Some attributed this phenomenon specifically to the female. In any case, the matter of the peryton's shadow was a longstanding mystery by the 14th century."

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