Leskylor

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Leskylors were winged tiger-like creatures native to Eronia, the second layer of Elysium. They are 10 ft. long with white fur patterned with pale blue stripes and have large, 30 ft. wings of white feathers. Being Good-aligned creatures, they sometimes form bonds with Good-aligned adventurers and act as faithful mounts or companions. Leskylor prefer cold environments and hibernate during the summer months.

Description
A leskylor's fur was snow white with stripes of light blue. Its wings had white feathers and could reach a span of. Its razor-sharp, pearly-white teeth and claws belied a cool intelligence shining from its icy-blue eyes. Leskylors were sizable creatures that could reach a length of and a weight of.

The three-headed variety of leskylor was generally tougher in most respects. They could even survive decapitation; although the individual head would die, its neck would seal shut to prevent blood loss.

Personality
Leskylors favored the dramatic and mountainous landscape of Eronia, as well as its extreme cold weather and frequent windstorms. They generally hibernated in chilly caves during the warm summers and emerged to hunt during the winters.

Although generally solitary creatures, they were sometimes encountered in pairs. Leskylors were also occasionally known to team up with champions of good, serving as mounts or companions.

Leskylors spoke Celestial, Draconic, and the Leskylor language.

Combat
They were fiercely protective of their guarded territories. Leskylors would fly out to ward off evil-minded intruders on sight, but would usually perform a warning pass before attacking. In combat, leskylors tended to swoop in on an opponent from above, blasting it with their frost breath before moving in to attack with their claws and teeth.

Three-headed leskylors could unleash three frost breaths simultaneously, blanketing a huge area in deadly frost.

All leskylors could innately cast blessed sight, cause fear, cure moderate wounds, eyes of the avoral, hold person, obscuring mist, and vision of heaven. Some leskylors could inflict their opponents with golden ice, ravaging them with icy crystals.