Sphinx

Sphinxes typically dwell in island sanctums, especially in the far reaches of the Dakra Isles. Many develop schools of philosophy or academic methods that they share with students they deem worthy, their ideas remarkable enough to seem akin to magic. Their age and Wisdom also often allows them to predict what's to come as effectively as any Oracle. Riddles of the Sphinx
A sphinx might ask riddles to explore the cleverness, thought processes, and humility of those who seek to learn from them. These inquiries help the sphinx gauge a would-be student's mettle before allowing them access to its Secrets. The following are just a few riddles (along with their answers) that a sphinx might use to test a visitor's wit:
The more of these you take, the more you leave behind. (Steps) What has six faces, but no mouth, has twenty-one eyes, but cannot see? (A die) What turns everything but does not move? (A mirror) The more there is, the less you see. (Darkness) What is stronger than the gods, more terrifying than the Demons, the poor have it, the rich need it, and if you eat it, you die? (Nothing)