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Gnolls are a race of vicious but simple-minded hyena-like humanoids who dwell in many areas of the Eastern Kingdoms. Though highly aggressive, gnolls are notorious for being extremely unintelligent and often fight amongst themselves.

Gnolls are one of the younger races of Lordaeron. Indigenous to both the Alterac Mountains and the Redridge Range far to the south, these hyena-like humanoids are extremely aggressive and are often found quarreling amongst themselves. Though relatively intelligent compared to most beasts, they are not very bright by human standards. They have been known to manipulate each other into fights over ridiculous things like "whose shadow is larger". It has often been stated that the gnolls would be quite a fearsome race, if they ever stopped tearing each other to pieces long enough to organize themselves into an army. The cunning gnoll packs of the Redridge Mountains have notoriously plagued both human and dwarven kingdoms alike.

Gnolls are brutish and belligerent creatures who value strength over everything else and are fierce and formidable in battle, but are not the most intelligent of races. Gnolls have been employed as mercenaries, but their penchant for vicious fighting and their limited intelligence requires constant supervision. Gnolls are unfortunately as resilient as they are brutish and stupid.

Gnolls may seem like simple brutes, but there's animal cunning even among them. The gnolls run as a pack, and every pack has alphas: The biggest, strongest, and most ruthless members that claw their way to dominance; they're the ones giving orders.