The dreaded hieracosphinx is an eminently evil being. A hawk-headed, winged lion, it prowls desolate places and preys on unsuspecting lone travellers or weak parties of people. Its appetite for warm flesh is nearly insatiable and it is utterly merciless in its pursuit. The creature will often toy with opponents, chasing them for league upon league through the desert under the blazing sun, and when they think they have reached relative safety, the beast will swoop down and attack with its razor sharp beak and talons, rending and slicing flesh like a long sword.

Even the non-good aligned sphinx types hate these beasts and will not normally hesitate to attack them and slay them. Unfortunately they are often hatched, and it is rumoured that they have recently begun to appear in cold climes.