History NightmareFuel / GriffinRanger

* After a few of the captives are rescued, the way they talk about their experiences...the shame, being convinced that no-one of the opposite sex would ever want them, the deep depression and the horror of it...is frighteningly similar to RealLife [[spoiler:rape survivors. Having her DarkSecret revealed to her own father just about tears Aera apart, and by the end of the novel she is still unable to admit to her mother Vaniss what happened.]]

* The griffins there are first [[spoiler:artificially brought to heat and forced to rape one another.]] The eggs that come with those almost random pairings are not always compatible: A Prairie Griffin (based on a Prairie Falcon) is forced to try to lay a White Shoulder's egg - imagine a [[BodyHorror human woman trying to give birth to a bowling ball]]. It tears her apart inside and she dies in terrible agony, with all the other captives having to listen to her death screams.

* The griffins there are first [[spoiler:artificially brought to heat and forced to rape one another.]] The eggs that come with those almost random pairings are not always compatible: A Prarie Griffin (based on a Prarie Falcon) is forced to try to lay a White Shoulder's egg - imagine a [[BodyHorror human woman trying to give birth to a bowling ball]]. It tears her apart inside and she dies in terrible agony, with all the other captives having to listen to her death screams.

-->Winter: I had a territory on Volcano Island. The greenies brought some Herders and sheep to graze in my territory. [[BloodKnight I killed the sheep.]] Then I [[AxCrazy killed the herders]]. When the greenies tried to stop me I [[KillEmAll killed them too]]. [[SuddenlyShouting I killed a whole family of them!]] I [[EatenAlive swallowed the chicks whole!]] I could feel them [[NauseaFuel still kicking in my crop]] [[LaughingMad heehhhh heeeeeehh!]]"

* The griffins there are first [[spoiler:artificially brought to heat and forced to rape one another.]] The eggs that come with those almost random pairings are not always compatible: A Prarie Griffin (based on a Prarie Falcon) is forced to try to lay a White Shoulder's egg - imagine a small falcon trying to lay a large eagle's egg. It tears her apart inside and she dies in terrible agony, with all the other captives having to listen to her death screams.

-->'''[[DarkChick Winter]]''': I had a territory on Volcano Island. The greenies brought some Herders and sheep to graze in my territory. [[BloodKnight I killed the sheep.]] Then I [[AxCrazy killed the herders]]. When the greenies tried to stop me I [[KillEmAll killed them too]]. [[SuddenlyShouting I killed a whole family of them!]] I [[EatenAlive swallowed the chicks whole!]] I could feel them [[NauseaFuel still kicking in my crop]] [[LaughingMad heehhhh heeeeeehh!]]"

* Once Harrell joins the captives, one of them, Winter White-Tail, happily chirps this to him when he asked how she got there:

** Even Harrell, the biggest badass in the story and no stranger to shredding greenies, is revolted by that happy little soliloquy and the other captives make a point to tell him to ''never get her started again.''

* Then the captives start to disappear, and it doesn't take long for the remaining ones to suspect they're being euthanized. The truth, however, is far worse - [[spoiler:they're being used as test subjects for the bioengineered griffin plague. If they don't die of that version of the plague, it's tested again and again until they *do* die of it.]]

* The griffins there are first [[spoiler:artificially brought to heat and forced to rape one another. The eggs that come with those almost random pairings are not always compatible: A Prarie Griffin (based on a Prarie Falcon) is forced to try to lay a White Shoulder's egg - imagine a small falcon trying to lay a large eagle's egg. It tears her apart inside and she dies in terrible agony, with all the other captives having to listen to her death screams.]]

* Then [[spoiler: the captives start to disappear, and it doesn't take long for the remaining ones to suspect they're being euthanized. The truth, however, is far worse - they're being used as test subjects for the bioengineered griffin plague. If they don't die of that version of the plague, it's tested again and again until they *do* die of it.]]

** Even Harrell, the biggest BadAss in the story and no stranger to shredding greenies, is revolted by that happy little soliloquy and the other captives make a point to tell him to ''never get her started again.''

-->'''[[DarkChick Winter]]''': I had a territory on Volcano Island. The greenies brought some Herders and sheep to graze in my territory. I killed the sheep. Then I [[AxCrazy killed the herders]]. When the greenies tried to stop me I [[KillEmAll killed them too]]. [[SuddenlyShouting I killed a whole family of them!]] I [[EatenAlive swallowed the chicks whole!]] I could feel them [[NauseaFuel still kicking in my crop]] [[LaughingMad heehhhh heeeeeehh!]]"

** Even Harrell, the biggest BadAss in the story, is revolted by that happy little soliloquy and the other captives make a point to tell him to ''never get her started again.''

The books, especially the second, are chock full of NightmareFuel. The griffins fight by meleeing with their opponents and then promptly reducing them to LudicrousGibs - and some of them get very, very big (see the page image).

* Then [[spoiler: they start to disappear, and it doesn't take long for them to suspect they're being euthanized. The truth, however, is far worse - they're being used as test subjects for the bioengineered griffin plague. If they don't die of that version of the plague, it's tested again and again until they *do* die of it.]]

The books, especially the second, are chock full of NightmareFuel. The griffins fight by meleeing with their opponents and then promptly reducing them to LudicrousGibs - and some of them get very, very big (see the image above).

* Then [[spoiler: they start to disappear, and it doesn't take long for them to realize they're being euthanized. The truth, however, is far worse - they're being used as test subjects for the bioengineered griffin plague. If they don't die of the plague, it's tested again and again until they *do* die of it.]]

* The griffins there are first [[spoiler:artificially brought to heat and forced to rape one another. The eggs that come with those almost random pairings are not always compatible: A Prarie Griffin (based on a prarie falcon) is forced to try to lay a White Shoulder's egg - imagine a small falcon trying to lay a large eagle's egg. It tears her apart inside and she dies in terrible agony, with all the other captives having to listen to her death screams.]]

* The griffins there are first [[spoiler:artificially brought to heat and forced to rape one another. The eggs that come with those almost random pairings are not always compatible: A Prarie Griffin (based on a prarie falcon) is forced to try to lay a White Shoulder's egg - imagine a small falcon trying to lay a Stellar's Sea Eagle's egg. It tears her apart inside and she dies in terrible agony, with all the other captives having to listen to her death screams.]]

** Even Harrell, the biggest BadAss in the story, is revolted by that revelation and the other captives make a point to tell him to ''never get her started again.''

* InUniverse, the greenies' ultimate NightmareFuel is the Newland griffins getting hold of the same DeflectorShield that the Northern Continent griffins possess. Why? Take a good look at the quite above. Winter White-Tail was a Newland griffin...

** Even Harrell, the biggest BadAss in the story, is revolted by that revelation and the other captives make a point to tell him to ''never get her started again.''

The books, especially the second, are chock full of NightmareFuel. The griffins fight by meleeing with their opponents and then promptly reducing them to Ludicrous Gibs - and some of them get very, very big (see the image above).

Even Harrell, the biggest BadAss in the story, is revolted by that revelation and the other captives make a point to tell him to ''never get her started again.''