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. Often 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 also have a fondness for hyenas, seeing 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 the gnoll who have become part fiend. They are often found commanding war bands of gnolls, or otherwise as 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

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

Gnoll enemy variants

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

Notes

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

Gallery

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  Render by Nikolai Chugunov

External links

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