Falcon grifflet by peregyr on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

Before I talk about this design, I should probably explain why I haven't done much with grifflets in a long time. A big part of the reason is that I've been really tired because of university, but another part of that is that I haven't felt very certain about my grifflets. I just don't feel satisfied with them. I've tried to redesign them, but unfortunately I haven't had much success. The hard part is that I haven't been able to make any significant changes without fundamentally changing what grifflets are. One idea I had was to make them more gryphon-like rather than bird-like, but I'm not sure how significant a change that is, and anyone I've shown the redesigned grifflets to seems to like the older grifflets more. Another thought I had was to make them an open species, I feel really bad about always needing to turn people down, especially since I haven't been able to sell any designs or customs in a long time. But I'm not sure that would be fair to people who've already purchased designs. And then, if I did come up with a new design that I like, I'd have to redesign every grifflet that I've made so far for it to be fair. It's a dilemma I haven't been able to sort out.

This design is one potential redesigned grifflet, specifically based off a Saker falcon and a tabby cat.

Let me know what you think, if you like!