Gnoll
Gnolls are the hyena-folk of Vitaea, a Landborn heritage organized into competitive, warlike bands. Their settlements are temporary and move with the band, and leadership falls to the fittest and strongest among them. Gnolls descend from the True Sylvari and gained sapience in the Great Awakening, about 40,000 years ago.
Appearance
Section titled “Appearance”A gnoll stands about seven feet tall and weighs around 250 pounds. Fur runs grey, white, brown or black, their senses are sharp, and their eyes are suited to low light.
Society and Culture
Section titled “Society and Culture”Rank in a band is rarely settled for long. Strength and a keen survival instinct earn respect, and a gnoll on a rampage is a frightening thing on the battlefield.
Homeland
Section titled “Homeland”Gnolls roam Terkon, the steppe country of Xodai, where the Terkon Clans contend for territory.
Life Cycle
Section titled “Life Cycle”A gnoll lives around 50 years, a short span lived at a hard pace.
Relations
Section titled “Relations”Most speak Aethyrian Common, Gnollish and Tarkin, a tongue shared by many steppe peoples. That puts them in constant contact, and frequent rivalry, with the Loxodon, the Minos and the other heritages of Terkon.
Among the Aethyrsparked
Section titled “Among the Aethyrsparked”When a gnoll’s Aethyr Knot ignites, the drive to prove themselves goes with them into a life bound to the Aethyrweave.
Heritage Facts
Section titled “Heritage Facts”- Home Plane
- Vitaea
- Category
- Landborn
- Ancestor Race(s)
- Sylvari-Vitae (True Sylvari)
- Home Region
- Terkon
- Racial Abilities
- Dexterity, Constitution
- Racial Features
- Bite, Keen Senses, Survival Instinct, Rampage, Agile Combatant
- Years of Existence
- 40,000 years
- Average Lifespan
- 50 years
- Average Weight
- 250 lbs
- Average Height
- 7 ft
- Skin Tones
- Greys, Whites, Blacks, Browns
- Playable?
- Yes
- Extinct?
- No
- Size Category
- Medium
- Speed
- 35
- Movement Types
- Walking
- Hair
- Furred
- Body Features
- Hyena-folk Humanoid
- Divergence Cause
- Great Awakening
- Average Generation
- 10 years
- Vision Type
- Low-light Vision
- Vision Distance
- Unlimited
- Short Description
- Highly competitive, war-like bands of humanoid hyena-folk with roaming temporary settlements lead by the fittest and strongest among them
- Languages
- Aethyrian Common, Tarkin, Gnollish
- Default Upbringing
- Communal: Raised by a village, order, or organization
The compendium entry lists the heritage’s features in full.