“For most griffins, Greed is a Fatal Flaw almost to literal levels; we see that, if not receiving a payment, the griffins won’t help anyone, even in life or death situations. Which also explains, at least partially, why all the griffins demand a payment for everything they do; besides their own natural greed, the griffins know that they’ll be left to die by their own species if they can’t pay for their assistance in emergency cases. Carrying at least a few bits at all times can be a literal life saver.”