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Rock Gnoll Trinkets
e following items might be carried by a rock gnoll:
d10 Trinket
1 A pouch of drow coins stamped with a spider
2 A broken spring-loaded trap
3 A branding iron
4 A ledger written in elven script with rough pictograms and tally marks
5 A delicate chain strung with several rings
6 10d6 feet of knotted, spliced, repurposed rope
7 A leather belt attached to a length of chain
8 A set of mismatched keys and one tuning fork
9 A skin full of heady, mixed spirits
10 A ritual bloodletting knife

Rock Gnoll Lair Details
An area controlled by rock gnolls might display the following:

d10 Lair Detail
1 A corral of wooden stakes forming a slave pen
2 A collection of empty crates and carts set up to resemble a meeting of traders not far from the road
3 A pile of metal trap components with several sets of footprints leading to and from
4 Ropes of varying lengths and qualities hung on iron hooks in an unorganized fashion
5 A cage large enough to hold three humanoids, suspended over a deep chasm by a great length of coiled rope and chain
6 e rough walls have collected a large amount of snagged, striped fur
7 e rank, sharp musk of gnoll and hyena cuts through all other smells, trapped by air currents and fermenting in this area
8 e acoustics of this area’s rock walls allow even the quietest whisper to be heard clearly
9 A trader’s wagon, brightly proclaiming their wares, is overturned and built upon to form a cell
10 A large pile of boots and shoes of various sizes and states of wear

Gnoll Clans

Eetik’ti

Criminal enterprises o en exploit the local gutter gnoll population, Both parties uphold their side of the bargain; the Eetik’ti hide and
using them as cheap labor, spies, or for the disposal of evidence guard the Jackdaws’ treasure (or at least, the more obvious pieces
(a meal’s a meal to the gnolls). Gutter gnolls are cheaper than which are awaiting a buyer), observe the goings on of the city
other criminals, as they only require food and are easy to keep from their hidden lairs, even accompany gang members on larger,
in line due to their cowardly nature. While most gutter gnolls riskier jobs where extra hands are needed. e Jackdaws, for their
are accepting of living, quite literally, under the feet of those part, reward the Eetik’ti with ner and more plentiful food than
who inhabit the settlements they scavenge, below even the worst they have ever sampled before. However, like any wild animal
criminal scum, some long for greater things. grown accustomed to receiving food from humans, the gnolls are
e Eetik’ti (‘ ose Underneath’)’s arrangement with the local becoming more demanding and, unknown to the crooks, their
branch of the Jackdaws criminal enterprise started o as a typical numbers have grown in the darkness.
one; a gang member was looking for somewhere to hide a body, e alpha pair, Ootakar and Kraaoh, have grown accustomed to
happened into the sewers, and noticed that corpses le there their rich lifestyle (for gutter gnolls at least) and, recently, their
disappeared almost as soon as they turned their backs to leave. demands for their services have grown greater and greater; not
It was only a matter of time before the gang’s leader, Mathius, only food, but luxuries. e pair swagger about in silks and think
ventured below the city and found himself surrounded by stinking themselves the epitome of high-society, even as they brush sewage
fur and gnashing teeth, and a deal was struck – “Work for me, and from their nery. Cracks have begun to form in their relationship
you’ll be full for the rest of your lives.” with the Jackdaws, who grow ever more uneasy on each job the

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