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Gnolls

Hyena-kin soldiers who fought as mercenaries on the enemy side, represented at the end by Corporal Pillbox.

Story so far

Among the surrendered enemy mercenaries filling the tiers of Larracos at the end of the ninth floor, the one closest to Carl was a gnoll mercenary, Corporal Pillbox, who nodded down at him.

Pillbox had been in Empress D'Nadia's employ and had somehow survived. Carl spared him and all the rest, and later met his eyes again and found him crying as the flowers fell.

Appearance

Hyena-featured soldiers in mercenary kit, crowding the upper tiers of the city after the surrender.

Role

One of the mercenary peoples fielded against the crawlers, and spared at the war's end.

Relationships

Corporal Pillbox — The gnoll who nods to Carl from the railing.
Empress D'Nadia — Employed gnoll mercenaries in her forces.
Mercenaries — Fought under mercenary contracts in the Faction Wars.
Sources — 10 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 12
  • Hyena-like people staffing the reopened Desperado Club, including its changeling bartender and its manager.
Chapter 31
  • Hyena-like humanoid soldiers among the mixed host holding the enemy trench line.
Chapter 34
  • Hyena-like off-worlders; one served as a Prism throne room guard and was splattered by the hunter-seekers.
Chapter 35
  • Hyena-like race making up the entire captured mercenary squad, bound to each other by unit loyalty and kinship.
Chapter 40
  • Hyena-kin soldiers present in large numbers among the enemy's northern host.
Chapter 50
  • Hyena-faced guards in power armor running weapons screening on every warlord at the council.
Chapter 51
  • The guards Ferdinand loudly claims to have chased off, his opening boast to a distracted Juice Box.
Chapter 65
  • The species most often hired as hardshells, doing the system's off-camera killing for pay.
Chapter 88
  • Gnoll troops among the thousands frozen, lifted, and pulped beneath Donut's Astral Paw.
Chapter 97
  • Hyena-kin soldiers who fought as mercenaries on the enemy side, represented at the end by Corporal Pillbox.
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