[quote=@Willy Vereb]
As for giant birds, my elves have the tradition of riding griffins almost like what horses are for other races. Griffins aren't really that amazing in battle, though. Griffins can't carry much weight and if you match them against a typical WW2 fighter you get a massacre of big birds. They were quite terrifying back in the middle ages, though, albeit shooting ground targets from the skies was far from the most effective method. Basically they were used mostly for the psychological effect and because they could get anywhere faster than other means.
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-prepares the grill-

hmm... chicken...