The Lords of Madness

The Lords of Madness was a multi-volume collection of lore dedicated to demon lords, published sometime before 1492 DR.

"Some might envy the gnolls for such a tangible connection to their creator god, but that envy would melt to utter terror as soon as the beasts rotting breath and wicked cackles make their way through the dark of night."

- An excerpt from The Lords of Madness, Vol 4: Yeenoghu

Description
The fourth volume of the book dedicated to Yeenoghu was a tome wrapped in red leather and lacked any signs of age and wear. When opened, the book wafted a smell of rotting flesh.

Contents
The Lords of Madness, Vol 4: Yeenoghu was an aptly named tome as it talked about demon lord Yeenoghu. It agreed that the Lord of Savagery left a firm mark on the Prime Material plane. The Gnoll Lord created compulsive mindless ravenous hunger that affected his creations - gnolls above all other creatures. The book then went on to describe the process of the creation of a gnoll. The book claimed that gnolls were born of hyenas chosen by Yeenoghu. The beasts needed to kill and then feast on the recently dead flesh. Then a gnoll was born out of a hyena's belly, ripping its way out or being cut free. The tome talked about how gnolls were the personification of hunger and how they ripped apart and devoured anything on their paths, leaving nothing more than bones behind. It also claimed that gnolls did not care for money, wealth, or treasure, and their only goal in life was sating their ravenous hunger. Each kill, each consumed creature, was an offering to the demon lord, funneled directly to him from the gnolls. Lastly, the author advised the reader to burn corpses and cover the scent if they ever became targets of a gnoll's attention.