A hyena was a type of pack animal known for its shrewdness and hunting skills and for its disturbing laugh-like call.[3]
Description[]
Hyenas came in different varieties but commonly had stripes on their fur, weighing about 120 pounds (55 kilograms) and measuring a about a yard (meter) in length. Their fur coloration gave them an advantage when hiding within areas of tall grass.[3]
Combat[]
Hyenas fought in packs and were intelligent enough to send some of the members to circle and flank their prey. They were capable of tripping with their sharp jaws.[3]
Reputation[]
A chopped off hyena ear for all your alchemical purposes.
Gnolls, unsurprisingly, had a strong affinity for hyenas, keeping many as pets or guards.[6] The Mulhorandi god Set also favored hyenas, using them as omens for his followers.[7]
Ecology[]
Habitats[]
In the Shining South hyenas were known to be found in and around the Channath Vale, Dambrath, Durpar, Estagund, the Gnollwatch Mountains, the Great Rift, and the Shaar.[8] North of this region, they could be found wandering the Raurin desert.[9]
Usages[]
Hyena ears were valued among alchemists and a single year was valued at 5 gold pieces. Hyena ears were burned into ashes and hyena earwax made the ashes into unpleasant sticky goo. This ash good could be mixed with a special type of alchemical salt to create a potion of speed.[10]
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Appearances[]
- Adventures
- Desert of Desolation • Dungeon #34: "On Wings of Darkness" • Dungeon #63: "Blood and Fire" • Scourge of the Sword Coast • Out of the Abyss
- Novels
- Referenced only
- The Ring of Winter
- Video Games
- Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms • Baldur's Gate III
- Card Games
- AD&D Trading Cards
- Organized Play & Licensed Adventures
- Blades for Daggerdale • Where Secrets Lie
External links[]
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Hyena article at the Baldur's Gate 3 Community Wiki, a community wiki for Baldur's Gate 3.
References[]
- ↑ Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins (2014-09-30). Monster Manual 5th edition. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 331. ISBN 978-0786965614.
- ↑ Mike Mearls, Stephen Schubert, James Wyatt (June 2008). Monster Manual 4th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 166. ISBN 978-0-7869-4852-9.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 274. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
- ↑ David "Zeb" Cook et al. (1989). Monstrous Compendium Volume One. (TSR, Inc), p. 73. ISBN 0-8803-8738-6.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Gary Gygax (December 1977). Monster Manual, 1st edition. (TSR, Inc), p. 54. ISBN 0-935696-00-8.
- ↑ Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 130. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
- ↑ Sean K. Reynolds (2002-05-04). Deity Do's and Don'ts (Zipped PDF). Web Enhancement for Faiths and Pantheons. Wizards of the Coast. p. 14. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2018-09-08.
- ↑ Thomas Reid (October 2004). Shining South. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 82–83, 85, 89. ISBN 0-7869-3492-1.
- ↑ Tracy Hickman, Laura Hickman, Philip Meyers, Peter Rice, William John Wheeler (May 1987). Desert of Desolation. (TSR, Inc.), p. 87. ISBN 978-0880383974.
- ↑ Larian Studios (October 2020). Designed by Swen Vincke, et al. Baldur's Gate III. Larian Studios.