Gnoll
Gnolls are fictional creatures that are mostly described as human-like hyenas .
Originally created in the spelling Gnole by Lord Dunsany , the gnolls first appeared in this spelling through the pen & paper role-playing games of the Dungeons & Dragons series, which is actually one of the many printing errors in the first edition of Dungeons - & - Dragons set of rules (Lord Dunsany was mentioned as Lord Sunsany ), but nevertheless prevailed.
The name Gnole or Gnoll alludes to a cross between gnomes and trolls . The current dominant representation of the gnolls as humanoid hyena-like creatures was only created with the publication of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual in 1977. They are mostly described as barbaric and aggressive, but gifted with a certain intelligence and even language skills (for example Terry Pratchett).
They appear in various variants, mainly in various role and computer games . In the area of role-playing games, they are primarily described in the various versions of the Dungeons & Dragons series and in the d20 Pathfinder system based on them . In computer games they appear in D&D adaptations such as Baldur's Gate as well as in Warcraft 3 , World of Warcraft , Metin2 , Heroes of Might & Magic 3 , EverQuest , Tales of Phantasia and Orcs Must Die! on. In literature, for example, they can be found in individual Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett .
literature
- David Zeb Cook among others: Advanced Dungeons & Dragons - Monstrous Compendium Advanced Dungeons & Dragons - Monstrous Compendium. Volume 1. TSR , Lake Geneva WI 1989.
- Gary Gygax , Dave Arneson : Dungeons & Dragons. 3 volumes. TSR, Lake Geneva WI 1974.
- Gary Gygax: Monster Manual . TSR, Lake Geneva WI 1977.
- Skip Williams , Jonathan Tweet , Monte Cook : Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual. Wizards of the Coast et al., Renton WA 2000, ISBN 0-7869-1552-8 ( Core Rulebook 3, Dungeons & Dragons 11552).