Gnoll Player

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Gnoll (6 RP)

Gnolls are a race of hulking, humanoids that resemble hyenas in more than mere appearance; they show a striking affinity with the scavenging animals, to the point of keeping them as pets, and reflect many of the lesser creatures’ behaviors.

Gnolls are capable hunters, but are far happier to scavenge or steal a kill than to go out and track down prey. This laziness impels them to acquire slaves of whatever type is available, whom they force to dig warrens, gather supplies and water, and even hunt for their gnoll masters.

Creatures other than hyenas and other gnolls are either meat or slaves, depending upon the temperament of the tribe. Even a dead or fallen comrade is a fresh meal for a gnoll, who might honor a distinguished tribe member with a brief prayer, or thoroughly cook one that has died of a wasting disease, but otherwise view a dead gnoll as little different from any other creature. The more “civilized” gnolls do not eat their prisoners, but instead keep them as slaves, either to defend or improve their lair or to trade with other tribes or slaver bands.

Gnolls relish combat, but only when they have the obvious advantage of numbers. In other situations, they prefer to avoid combat except as a means of winning a kill from another hunter, or as a clever ambush to bring down a large meal. These hyena-men see no value in courage or valor, instead preferring to flee once it becomes clear that victory is not possible, noting that it is better to run with tail tucked away than to lose one’s tail entirely.

During combat, gnolls use a strange mixture of pack tactics and individual standoffs. If a gnoll feels that it is winning, it attempts to take down a weaker being rather than aiding its fellows. If the gnolls are struggling, they gang up on a powerful leader and try to take that creature down, in the hopes of forcing its allies to flee.

Gnoll leaders are typically rangers, although clerics are highly regarded as well. Most gnolls find arcane magic difficult to master.

Racial Traits

• Ability Score Modifiers: Flexible (+2 Str, +2 Con) (2 RP)
• Type: Humanoid (gnoll) (0 RP)
• Size: Medium (0 RP)
• Base Speed: Normal (0 RP)
• Languages: Xenophobic (0 RP) Gnolls start knowing their racial language only.
• Natural Armor: Gnoll hides are remarkably tough, granting them a +2 natural armor bonus.
• Darkvision: Gnolls have darkvision and so can see perfectly in the dark up to 60 feet. (2 RP)

Flind Characters

Flind leaders are always fighters. Flind clerics usually worship Crocotta, the Demon King of Gnolls, and can choose two of the following domains: Chaos, Evil, and Trickery. All flinds have the following racial traits

• +8 Strength, +4 Dexterity, +6 Constitution, +2 Intelligence, +4 Wisdom, +2 Charisma
• Darkvision: Flinds cans see in the dark out to 60 feet.
• Armor:: Flinds have a +1 natural armor bonus.
• Racial Hit Dice:: A flind begins with two levels of humanoid, which provide 2d8 Hit Dice, a base attack bonus of +1, and base saving throw bonuses of Fort +3, Ref +0, and Will +0.
• Racial Skills:: A flind’s humanoid levels give it skill rank equal to 2 x (2 + Int modifier).
• Racial Feats: A flind’s humanoid levels give it one feat.
• Automatic Languages: Gnoll. Bonus Languages: Common, Draconic, Goblin, Orc.
• Weapon Proficiency:: Flinds are automatically proficient with the flindbar.