Gnoll

A Gnoll standing over their human victim

Gnolls are non-playable humanoid creatures in Baldur's Gate 3. They closely resemble hyenas and are consumed with a primal bloodlust and hunger. Oftentimes, gnolls worship the demon lord Yeenoghu.

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Feral, hyena-like humanoids that slaughter indiscriminately in an attempt to quell the insatiable hunger of their demonic creator, Yeenoghu.

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— In-game racial description

About gnolls

Gnolls are a race of carnivorous humanoids, tall and lean with a craving for the hunt. They have a strong affinity for family and blood ties, though this comradery is not always extended to separate packs. Gnolls are fond of hyenas, viewing them as brethren and keeping them as pets or hunting companions. Gnolls can be born from bloated hyenas that are fat off the spoils of a massacre.

Flinds

Flinds are a stronger and more vicious cousin to gnolls who have become part fiend. They often command war bands of gnolls but are otherwise solitary hunters. A gnoll who vanquishes a flind is said to transform into a flind themselves; however, Baldur's Gate 3 has no such mechanic.

Racial features

Base Racial Speed

9m / 30ft

Size

Medium

 Darkvision

Can see in the dark up to 12 m / 40 ft.

 Rampage

When a Gnoll  Downs a creature with a melee attack, the gnoll can use a Bonus Action to move up to half its Movement Speed and make a bite attack.

Gnoll characters

• 'Barnabus'
• Flind
• 'Timothy'
• 'Tomelia'

Gnoll enemy variants

• Gnoll Fang of Yeenoghu
• Gnoll Flesh Gnawer
• Gnoll Hunter
• Newborn Gnoll

Gallery

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  Render by Nikolai Chugunov

Notes

• Prior to Patch 6, gnolls were categorized as monstrosities rather than humanoids. This change makes Baldur's Gate 3 more similar to 5th Edition D&D (which also categorizes gnolls as humanoids).

External links

• Flind on the Forgotten Realms Wiki
• Gnoll on the Forgotten Realms Wiki
• Yeenoghu on the Forgotten Realms Wiki