"The Hippogryph is an amazing creature rarely seen outside, the tricky thing about Hippogryphs is that their incredible jaws string, one terrible clang at their beaks can rip a huge beast apart a second, lets see when I stick my hand - (Hippogryph kills the Archer)" In the heat of battle, Night Elf Archers can call upon the mighty Hippogryphs to carry them into the air. The Archers mount the flying beasts and are capable of firing their arrows from the Hippogryphs' backs. The brave creatures respond to the female riders as if they shared an empathic bond.