This image is a combination of 2 fantasies of mine. When I first read Anne McCraffey's DragonRider series I wanted soooo much to impress a dragon. Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar series also drew me into that world and with the Mage Wars books introduced me to Gryphons. In the Valdemar books, gryphons can only carry a human companion by means of magic. A spell was put on a large basket to make whatever was put into it lighter. However, if a gryphon was large (the size of a drafthorse, say) it may be possible for a human to ride one. Being a Gryphonrider would not be all fun and games, you would have to work for you supper. An aerial scout would cover more ground and be a lot quicker than a squad on foot or even horseback.
I call this image "Back from Patrol"

Micheal4 (x8)
FableM4 (x8)
Red Guardian for Fable (x7)
Norman Sword and Scabbard from Questor's Sword pack
ADP's HelmetV4 (x5)1
Apollo Maximus(links are neat the bottom of the page)
Apollo Maximus Clothing pack2(links are neat the bottom of the page)
Kozaburo's Messy Hair(Click on downloads, sixth down)
Messy Hair++
Aviator Helmet (on Gryphon rider)
Mapps Materials (on Gryphon rider clothes)2
Barrel (x3)
Porsimo Morphing Ground 2(V.2 at the bottom)
Dystopia City Block (sky dome)
M4Battle poses (sparring guards)
M4/V4 Standard Poses 2 (conversing guards)
M4/V4 Standard Poses (Guard Captain)

Paid For Items:
Guardhouse (came with Poser7)
Gryphon

Notes:
1 - this has Poser dynamic hair. I had to modify the PP2 to allow me to load the prop in without crashing Poser.
2 - these materials are Poser only (material nodes).
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FYI, I was able to render the entire scene in one session. The only postwork done was to resize for the forum.

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