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'''Hyenas''' are a type of [[List_of_Creature_Types#Beast|Beast]] [[List of Creature Types|creature]] who can be found travelling with [[Gnoll]]s and the [[Cult of the Absolute]]. | '''Hyenas''' are a type of [[List_of_Creature_Types#Beast|Beast]] [[List of Creature Types|creature]] who can be found travelling with [[Gnoll]]s and the [[Cult of the Absolute]]. | ||
== About | == About hyenas == | ||
Hyenas are pack scavengers who will often serve as hunting companions or pets to gnolls. The corpsed wombs of hyenas also regularly serve as the birthing place for new gnolls. | {{quote|Of all the subspecies of hyena, only the spotted ones emit that strange cackling giggle that raises the hairs on the neck of a savannah hunter.}} | ||
Hyenas are pack hunters and scavengers, who will often serve as hunting companions or pets to gnolls. The corpsed wombs of hyenas also regularly serve as the birthing place for new gnolls. | |||
They can be found near a wrecked caravan on the [[The Risen Road]] during [[Act One]], and with members of the Cult of the Absolute in the [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]] during [[Act Two]]. | They can be found near a wrecked caravan on the [[The Risen Road]] during [[Act One]], and with members of the Cult of the Absolute in the [[Shadow-Cursed Lands]] during [[Act Two]]. | ||
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A [[Bloated Hyena]], stuffed with the spoils of fresh slaughter, will violently erupt and give birth to a [[Newborn Gnoll]] if not killed first. | A [[Bloated Hyena]], stuffed with the spoils of fresh slaughter, will violently erupt and give birth to a [[Newborn Gnoll]] if not killed first. | ||
==Attacks and | === Notable hyenas=== | ||
* [[Bloated Hyena]] | |||
* [[Hyena (Shadow-Cursed Lands)]] | |||
==Attacks and abilities== | |||
{{Feature box | {{Feature box | ||
|name = Bite (General) | |name = Bite (General) | ||
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==Notable | ==Notable drops== | ||
*{{MdRarityItem|Hyena Ear}} | *{{MdRarityItem|Hyena Ear}} | ||
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** This Hyena will dash to alert a nearby group of [[Gnoll|Gnolls]] at {{Coords|-3|546}}to the party's presence, and the boosts to initiative and Wisdom make it much more difficult to catch and restrain. | ** This Hyena will dash to alert a nearby group of [[Gnoll|Gnolls]] at {{Coords|-3|546}}to the party's presence, and the boosts to initiative and Wisdom make it much more difficult to catch and restrain. | ||
** The total +11 bonus to Initiative is the single highest bonus on any character in the game. | ** The total +11 bonus to Initiative is the single highest bonus on any character in the game. | ||
* The in-game tool-tip text for the hyena Race implies that they are modelled off of the spotted hyena, a very social and matriarchal species of hyena. | |||
==External | ==External links== | ||
*{{Wikipedia|Spotted hyena|long}} | |||
*{{FRWiki|Hyena|long}} | *{{FRWiki|Hyena|long}} | ||
*{{FRWiki|Gnoll|long}} | *{{FRWiki|Gnoll|long}} | ||