Sphinx

Update needed This article should be updated to reflect canon changes noted in Monster Core. Please help improve it if you can; the talk page might contain suggestions.

Sphinx

(Creature)

2E1E

Common

N

Large

Beast

Level

8

Alignment

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Images of sphinxes

Source: Bestiary, pg(s). 305

Type

Magical beast

CR

Varies

Environment

Warm deserts and hills

Alignment

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Images of sphinxes

Source: Bestiary, pg(s). 257

Sphinxes are enigmatic creatures with great, feathery wings like a falcon, leonine lower bodies, and the upper bodies of various humanoid creatures and animals. They are known for their love of knowledge and riddles in particular. All sphinxes are territorial, but generally give intruders plenty of warning before attacking.

Sphinx species

There are eight known races of sphinx that inhabit Golarion, although the gynosphinx is the most well-known. Other species of sphinxes include the powerful male androsphinx, the ram-headed criosphinx, the evil, jackal-headed cynosphinx, the vulture-headed gypsosphinx, the falcon-headed hieracosphinx, the tiny pseudosphinx, and the elder sphinx, the most powerful of the sphinx race.

Habitat and society

Sphinxes are the divinely-appointed guardians of Osirion. They are said to have created the first living monoliths, and knowledge of their language is necessary to become a living monolith.

On Golarion

Sphinxes live across the desert region of the Alavah Peninsula and the Meraz Desert in Qadira.

References

For additional as-yet unincorporated sources about this subject, see the Meta page.