Terradon

Terradons are creatures which appear in Games Workshop’s Warhammer Fantasy and Age of Sigmar settings.

Description
Enormous avian predators resembling nothing so much as terrestrial pterodactyls, Terradons sport a wingspan many metres across, and a vicious temperament. Terradons are capable of staying aloft for days on end without tiring, utilising the updraughts of warm air given off by the steaming Lustrian jungle which forms their natural hunting ground.

Making their nests high in the mountain ranges which stitch Lustria, they possess an extremely well-developed sense of sight, which they use when searching for prey. Once a Terradon has spotted a potential victim, it will then fold its wings back and drop like an arrow upon it, in much the same manner as an eagle, spearing the creature on its sharp talons before carrying it off to be consumed at leisure.

In the Service of Lizardmen
Long ago, brave Skinks stole eggs from the high eyries of the Terradons, and reared the hatchlings from birth. As a result, many Terradons can now be found as somewhat-tame beasts in the employ of the Lizardmen. Used for a variety of purposes, such as scouting and courier duty, when the Lizardmen go to war, these Skink riders will take to the skies on their monstrous mounts, using them not only as monstrous combatants, but also as platforms from which to rain down a hail of poisoned missiles upon their foes. In addition, many of these riders have trained their mounts to carry great boulders in their claws, which they will release upon the heads of any troops unlucky enough to be caught beneath them.