Wyvern (Dungeons & Dragons) Wyvern (Dungeons & Dragons) In the "Dungeons and Dragons" fantasy roleplaying game, the wyvern (pronounced WIH-vern (as in "did learn") or WHY-vern) is a species of dragon. The wyvern was based upon the wyverns of legend. The wyvern was one of the first monsters introduced in the earliest edition of the game, in the "Dungeons & Dragons" "white box" set (1974), where they were described as smaller relatives of dragons with a poisonous sting in their tails. The wyvern appears in the first edition "Monster Manual" (1977), where it is described as being distantly related to dragons, stupid but very
Lion (heraldry) to Heraldry" (1829): English heraldist Charles Boutell wrote in 1890 that the lions of England were generally termed "leopards" until the end of the 14th century, including in the roll of arms of Henry III of England, and in a statute of Edward I of England, dating to 1300, which made reference to ""signée de une teste de leopart"—marked with the King's lion." In "English Heraldry" (1867), Boutell explained: In "Heraldry: Sources, Symbols and Meaning" (1976), German heraldist Ottfried Neubecker explained: According to Neubecker, what in Old French is termed a "léopard" is always "guardant" (head turned toward the observer),