you step into the edge of the rainforest, large trees towering over you, tropical birds singing as they dart invisibly above you. flowers bloom, splashes of color and scent in the humid air. you peer around you, above you, and step inward once more. the whisper of feathers ruffling comes from around you, and you pause. a pair of eyes peer out at you from amongst the trees, then a large gryphon steps out. a long tail swishes behind her calmly, as she watches you with curiosity. her wings are folded against her coat, a jaguars color. her face and forehead are decorated with bright feathers, apparently her other half is a parrot of some sort. she parts her beak in greeting, then speaks, her words slightly slurred, but understandable. "Welcome to the Rainforest...." She falls silent again, then motions to a path, so you may continue on your way.