| Gnoles | |
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Real Name |
Gnoles |
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First Appearance |
How Nuth Would Have Practiced His Art upon the Gnoles (1912) |
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Created by |
Lord Dunsany |
Origin[]
Gnoles are a race of enigmatic, monstrous creatures known to live on the edge of a sinister wood, observing any trespassers through holes bored in trees. They are hoarders of treasure, with a particular affinity for enormous emeralds which they use as ornaments in their abodes.
Public Domain Appearances[]
- The Book of Wonder (1912)
- How Nuth Would Have Practiced His Art upon the Gnoles
Notes[]
- The Gnoles are given no physical description in Dunsany's original tale, though Sydney Sime's original book illustrations depict them looking relatively mammalian and humanoid.
- The Gnoles likely served as the basis for the Gnolls in the Dungeons and Dragons RPG series, where they were depicted originally as a cross between a gnome and a troll before being reimagined as a race of anthropomorphic hyenas in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.