A gryphon is a magical creature with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion. It is not entirely clear what magical abilities gryphons possess, other than flight and the gift of speech. The gryphon you are going to meet works for the King and Queen of Shadowland, otherwise known as King Penumbra and Queen Silhouette of the Island of Shadows. The gryphon is in charge of all of the activities of the hawks that work on the island. He supervises their training and the hawks’ delivery operations, which involve uniting specific human shadows with newborn children all over the world. Gryphon may be spelled four different ways: g-r-y-p-h-o-n, g-r-i-f-f-o-n, g-r-i-f-f-e-n, and g-r-i-f-f-i-n.