Not so fast there ... the creature says.
You stare up at him and realize that this must be "the" Gargoyle.
In an effort to make small talk ... you ask him where he is from
and before you can get another word in you are listening to his story.

Before I start, do you remember the tale of Goliath and his clan?
Probably not, so I will remind you Human!

One thousand years ago,
superstition and the sword ruled.
It was a time of darkness,
It was a world of fear,
It was the age of GARGOYLES!
Stone by day, warriors by night.
We were betrayed by the humans we had sworn to protect.
Frozen in stone by a magic spell for a thousand years.
Now here in Manhattan,
the spell is broken, and we live again!
We are defenders of the night!
We are GARGOYLES!

My story is a bit different than Goliath and most of my bretheren.
Some 1,200 years ago, Predator's roamed our lands in search of game.
One day, our clan encountered these intergalactic hunters.
Most gargoyle's escaped the attack successfully, several died.

Since I was but a defenseless hatchling,
the Predator's code of honor prevented them from killing me.
Instead, they took me with them.

They raised me as one of their own and I learned the ways of war and "the hunt."
I grew strong, powerful and a master of the hunt in my own right.
It was then that I exacted my revenge, killing several Predator's in one on one combat.
This also earned me a place of power in the tribe.

Then, my yearning for adventure, and for those of my kind, led me leave their world.
I took a starship and traveled through time and space (that is another story)

My journey finally brought me back to this small and insignificant planet.
Although most of you humans refer to me simply as Gargoyle,
I also go by the name given me by the Predators,

I am a warrior, bounty hunter and adventurer.
Tread carefully human, for I am not pleased with your treatment of my people.

This magnificant old castle you are now exploring is my home.
I have taken an earth women as my bride
and she has given me two offspring, a male and a female.
Strange creatures are these small earthlings.

I am always in search of those of my race.
If you wonder why, check out these beautiful female gargoyles..

I grow tired of you Human. I will tell you more some other day.
Now quickly, away with you!