Equestrian Lore: Ancient Lands

                The Griffon Empire was known to be a fierce empire before "The War of the Mighty". This empire was built in 25,000 B.B. by a strong group of griffon warriors. The empire held a might force that even rivaled the soldiers and guards of the Celestial Kingdom. The army was the second best of the land. Their ruler of the time was Emperor Rak Tarnos, the most powerful griffon of the time. He was a very wise and thoughtful king, but over the years became only a foolish one.

The empire had the heads of four giant hydras around its corners. It was located in the Mountains of Rak. This race however is currently located today in the Mountains of Elypsis. Most other races rarely travel there in fear of never returning. At one time the empire used to be allied with the leaders of Myloria, but they couldn't however controlled the carnivorous habits. So the alicorns banished them to the Mountains of Rak in fear of their fellow inhabitants being anymore prey to the griffons.

They also created some of the most deadly ballistas known to all the races of the world. It has been known to have killed an alicorn once, also being another main cause to their banishment. All the races of the world wanted the head of King Rak Tarnos, but couldn't get near with all of his guards fortifying the empire.

Unfortunately the alicorns started war with the griffons, and only great casualties on the griffons side. The war lasted for months. The griffons didn't want to fight anymore, but the laws of their emperor prohibited them from fleeing for whoever did faced death by the emperor himself. The griffons only grew tired of fighting a hopeless battle, and eventually turned against their king. No griffon however was able to slay the King, the strongest warrior.

But one day, when the war was nearing its end, a great and powerful gladiator griffon came before the the emperor and challenged him to a duel to the death. The battle ended with her sword plunged into emperor's chest ending his mighty rein over the griffon empire. And she brung about a new reign in the griffon empire, but the empress and the rest of her kind eventually migrated to a far away land after "The War of the Mighty"...