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Bloodbeast

Bloodbeasts roam destroyed forests and barren plains, searching
for signs of life that signal the presence of their prey. These
savage creatures scour the landscape for small towns and dens,
snatching and devouring any residents that they find. Their
victims are often found days later, drained of all their blood.
Bloodbeasts take the form of thin, decrepit dire wolves, with
crimson-hued fur and pale pink skin. Although these beasts look
to be in ill health at first glance, the magic that runs through their
veins makes them a powerful foe to face.
Beasts of Yeenoghu. When a hyena feasts on a creature slain
by a gnoll fang of Yeenoghu, that hyena undergoes a horrid
transformation into a gnoll. However, there is also another lesser
known, unintended transformation: the creation of bloodbeasts.
When a dire wolf eats a creature that has been slain in that
manner, it instead undergoes a transformation into a bloodbeast, a
creature imbued with the savagery and insatiable hunger of
Yeenoghu himself. This process is extremely rare, since the
territories of gnolls and dire wolves rarely intersect. But when
they do, these powerful beasts can wreak havoc among the small
packs of gnolls that dot the barren landscapes these beasts call
home.
Lone Hunters. When a bloodbeast is created, it quickly
disappears from the scene of its creation and hides from the gnolls
that accidentally brought it into existence. It is only after a few
days that the beast is ready to venture out and search for its prey.
Bloodbeasts stalk the landscape in the dead of night, searching for
weak creatures that they can easily ambush and quickly kill. After
becoming a blood beast, these creatures no longer have any desire
to procreate or work in packs.
Enemy of the Gnolls. Larger groups of gnolls that see a
bloodbeast will kill it on sight, knowing that these creatures can
easily pick off all but the most powerful gnolls in one-on-one
combat.