Tarasque

The tarasque presented the unique challenge of combining many different (and conflicting) biological features into a cohesive design. A creature of French legend, the tarasque was said to be a cross-breed from the Leviathan, the biblical sea serpent, and the Onachus, which was a scaly, bison-like beast. The 12th century Pseudo-Marcella describes the tarasque as a half-animal, half-fish dragon, with the face and head of a lion, sharp teeth, the mane of a horse, a turtle’s shell covered in spikes, and six feet with bear-like claws.