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Gnoll
Gnolls are a savage, hyena-like race of humanoid scavengers and raiders found scattered across both the Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor. Renowned for their vicious infighting, brutal strength, and animal cunning, they survive by pillaging settlements, butchering wildlife, and ambushing unwary travelers. Left unchecked, their sprawling packs and warlords pose a constant threat to frontier hamlets and trade roads alike.
Hyenas of the Wilds
Standing slightly shorter than the average human but possessing explosive physical power, gnolls are bipedal hyena-kin known for their spiky teeth, thick pelts, and distinct barking laugh. While fully capable of walking upright, they often drop to all fours to lope swiftly through brush or track prey by scent. Gnoll culture values raw physical dominance above all else. They organize into fractious packs led by the strongest, cruelest alpha, only yielding when battered into submission by a superior force.
The Gnoll War
Though usually fractured by petty squabbles, united gnolls once waged open war on the kingdom of Stormwind. Stormwind's armies prevailed in that Gnoll War, and the kingdom enjoyed a lasting peace afterward until the orcs came through the Dark Portal.
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