Discussion of the Necropolis faction.

They showed the Sphinxes, but these aren't Sphinxes, they're Lamassu. According to the description, they are an unsuccessful creation of mages (one of the beastmen), but nevertheless, the Lamassu proved useful to Necropolis. The description also states that, in addition to a normal attack, the Lamassu has a plague attack.
They look cool, but they are clearly beyond the scope of weak Necromancers (probably their only tank). And I must say that the Overlord was right about the fleshy/bony Sphinxes. Honestly, it's hard to believe that these creatures were created by mages (unless the Necromancers contributed to their creation).