Tekeli-li

Tekeli-li was a gnoll vampire that lurked in Icewind Dale in the late 15 century DR.

Description
Instead of looking like a typical gnoll, Tekeli-li resembled a striped hyena more than a typical spotted one. As such, the vampire had raised hair stemming from his back and was far skinnier. He also had earrings made from whale bones, and was often covered in blood.

History
At some point, Tekeli-li became a vampire in Icewind Dale, eventually getting trapped in the Caves of Hunger in the Reghed Glacier after the passageway out froze over. He remained trapped there for decades until a group of adventurers re-opened the passageway.

Trivia
The name "Tekeli-li" comes from the cry of a shoggoth, a creature in Antarctica from At the Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft. This was in turn taken from "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket" by Edgar Allen Poe, where it is an exclamation of woe and suffering by a people of Antarctica.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden