Wyvern Surplice

The Wyvern Surplice is the surplice of Rhadamanthys the Celestial Fierce Star one of 3 Judges of the Dead and one of Hades' 108 Specters.

Notable Features  The wyvern surplice has wings which enables Rhadamanthys to fly at the speed of light.

The surplice's breastplate has a totem of a monster's face emerging, with eyes and teeth, to frighten enemies.

Myth
The wyvern is a creature of legend, and a cousin to the dragon. Wyverns are winged, serpent-like creatures. Unlike dragons, wyverns have only two legs, a barbed tail, and cannot breathe fire. Wyverns are smaller than dragons.

The wyvern appears in some western folklore as a malign and violent predator with a fierce head, bat wings, and a tail. It is said to breathe poison. Other accounts tell that the wyvern's most deadly weapon is its poisonous tail stinger. The wyvern has the head of a serpent and the talons of an eagle.

Wyverns are found often in heraldry. The wyvern represents war, envy, and pestilence, and is a sign of strength to those who bear it.

The origin of the word wyvern comes from thirteenth-century word wyver, which in turn is derived from the French wyvere, which means both "viper" and "life."

The wyvern is also similar to the basilisk and the cockatrice.

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