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*[[Steelfur Tribe]] | *[[Steelfur Tribe]] | ||
*[[Stone Spears Tribe]] (''Extinct'') | *[[Stone Spears Tribe]] (''Extinct'') | ||
*Vaskia Skyhunter Tribe<ref name=":29" /> | *Vaskia Skyhunter Tribe<ref name=":29" /> | ||
*Wallbreaker Tribe<ref name=":8.30" /> | *Wallbreaker Tribe<ref name=":8.30" /> | ||
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Gnolls are among the oldest species in Innworld. They predate recorded history - not just their own, but ''anyone’s'' recorded history.<ref name=":6" /> As the Gnolls recall it, they were present during all of history’s major eras and ages, which they have given names: the Time of Hiding (Gnollkind is forced underground), the Sunset of Flame (presumably the end of the reign of [[Dragons]] on Izril, though not specifically explained), the Faded Times (when magic died), the Rain of Scales (details unknown), the Age of Theft (the [[Selphid]] slave empire), the Twilight of Magic (the fall of the [[Half-Elves]]), Skyfall's Memory (the last war of the [[Giants]]), and many others.<ref name=":6" /> The current age has also been named by the Gnolls: the Waning World.<ref name=":6" /> This is based on the fact that, while Gnolls have historically been a world power, they have declined immensely since the Human invasion of Izril, and have not been able to return to their former strength.<ref name=":6" /> | Gnolls are among the oldest species in Innworld. They predate recorded history - not just their own, but ''anyone’s'' recorded history.<ref name=":6" /> As the Gnolls recall it, they were present during all of history’s major eras and ages, which they have given names: the Time of Hiding (Gnollkind is forced underground), the Sunset of Flame (presumably the end of the reign of [[Dragons]] on Izril, though not specifically explained), the Faded Times (when magic died), the Rain of Scales (details unknown), the Age of Theft (the [[Selphid]] slave empire), the Twilight of Magic (the fall of the [[Half-Elves]]), Skyfall's Memory (the last war of the [[Giants]]), and many others.<ref name=":6" /> The current age has also been named by the Gnolls: the Waning World.<ref name=":6" /> This is based on the fact that, while Gnolls have historically been a world power, they have declined immensely since the Human invasion of Izril, and have not been able to return to their former strength.<ref name=":6" /> | ||
Gnolls have historically been found on all continents,<ref name=":6" /> but it is implied that they originated on Izril<ref name=":18" />. Both Gnolls and Drakes lived on the whole continent,<ref name=":18" /> but Gnolls were always more numerous in the north<ref name=":18" />. This could mean that the forested rolling hills of the north are the cradle of Gnollkind, while the Drakes originated in the swampy prairies of the south. | Gnolls have historically been found on all continents,<ref name=":6" /> but it is implied that they originated on Izril<ref name=":18" />. Both Gnolls and Drakes lived on the whole continent,<ref name=":18" /> but Gnolls were always more numerous in the north<ref name=":18" />. This could mean that the forested rolling hills of the north are the cradle of Gnollkind, while the Drakes originated in the swampy prairies of the south. | ||
At some point in the past, Dragons ruled Izril, and kept their descendants, the Drakes, as slaves.<ref name=":25" /> The Gnolls, meanwhile, were hunted as food by Dragons and Drakes alike,<ref name=":18" /> and skinned for their pelts.<ref name=":65">[[Chapter 6.30]]</ref> To escape this predation, the Gnolls fled and hid wherever they could - ultimately, even underground.<ref name=":18" /> First in caves, then ever deeper. But Gnolls are outdoor creatures,<ref name=":26" /> and the darkness and confinement did not sit well with them. A number of Gnolls lost their minds, and eventually changed - they gave up their levels and their sentience, becoming a semi-feral, subterranean offshoot of the race that the Gnolls dubbed the Raskghar.<ref name=":18" /> They began to hunt the Gnolls, and the Gnolls fought back, declaring a total extermination war that is still in effect today.<ref name=":18" /> | At some point in the past, Dragons ruled Izril, and kept their descendants, the Drakes, as slaves.<ref name=":25" /> The Gnolls, meanwhile, were hunted as food by Dragons and Drakes alike,<ref name=":18" /> and skinned for their pelts.<ref name=":65">[[Chapter 6.30]]</ref> To escape this predation, the Gnolls fled and hid wherever they could - ultimately, even underground.<ref name=":18" /> First in caves, then ever deeper. But Gnolls are outdoor creatures,<ref name=":26" /> and the darkness and confinement did not sit well with them. A number of Gnolls lost their minds, and eventually changed - they gave up their levels and their sentience, becoming a semi-feral, subterranean offshoot of the race that the Gnolls dubbed the Raskghar.<ref name=":18" /> They began to hunt the Gnolls, and the Gnolls fought back, declaring a total extermination war that is still in effect today.<ref name=":18" /> | ||
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Afterwards, what little remained of the Gnolls made grudging peace with both Humans and Drakes,<ref name=":18" /> and retreated into the wilds, focusing entirely on themselves and their survival. It marked the end of Gnolls as a world power - as anything other than a footnote to the Drakes, really. Even today, the Gnoll tribes are still not back up to the strength they had before the invasion,<ref name=":18" /> and the world has largely forgotten that they were ever relevant.<ref name=":6" /> | Afterwards, what little remained of the Gnolls made grudging peace with both Humans and Drakes,<ref name=":18" /> and retreated into the wilds, focusing entirely on themselves and their survival. It marked the end of Gnolls as a world power - as anything other than a footnote to the Drakes, really. Even today, the Gnoll tribes are still not back up to the strength they had before the invasion,<ref name=":18" /> and the world has largely forgotten that they were ever relevant.<ref name=":6" /> | ||
Around four hundred years ago, their last great library was destroyed by the Plain's Eye tribe, with the accidental aid of the Wyrm [[Rhisveri Zessoprical|Rhisveri]].<ref name=":74" /> They lost more of their knowledge and history as a result, which allowed Plain's Eye to start vilifying Doombearers in the eyes of the other tribes. | Around four hundred years ago, their last great library was destroyed by the Plain's Eye tribe, with the accidental aid of the Wyrm [[Rhisveri Zessoprical|Rhisveri]]. <ref name=":74" /> They lost more of their knowledge and history as a result, which allowed Plain's Eye to start vilifying Doombearers in the eyes of the other tribes. | ||
=== Resurgence === | === Resurgence === | ||
Recent generations have seen the Gnolls finally start making strides to re-establish themselves.<ref name=":18" /> However, there have also been setbacks, such as the death of the famous warrior-chieftain Kerash at the hands of [[Az’kerash|the Necromancer]] a hundred years ago;<ref name=":27">[[S02 – The Antinium Wars (Pt.3)]]</ref> | Recent generations have seen the Gnolls finally start making strides to re-establish themselves.<ref name=":18" /> However, there have also been setbacks, such as the death of the famous warrior-chieftain Kerash at the hands of [[Az’kerash|the Necromancer]] a hundred years ago;<ref name=":27">[[S02 – The Antinium Wars (Pt.3)]]</ref> their current inability to obtain most casting classes and the subsequent falling out with Wistram;<ref name=":6" /> and of course the two Antinium Wars and all the chaos and destruction they wrought across the last decades. | ||
== Relations == | == Relations == |