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<blockquote data-quote="Kalendraf" data-source="post: 224715" data-attributes="member: 3433">Nail, thanks for the questions.&nbsp; I'll take a stab at answering them:* How did the Yeth hound get to that neck o' the woods? (Isn't it an &quot;outsider&quot;?)Alas, this is part that got removed in my process of reducing to 3 pages.&nbsp; The history is of this yeth hound is rather simple.&nbsp; A planar traveller found it as a pup, and brought it to this world, however, it escaped soon after gaining its ability to fly.&nbsp; It was driven out of a few past locations, but came to reside in this area mostly unchecked since there were no large settlements or other predators in this area.&nbsp; It's been decimating the local wildlife ever since.* Why couldn't the gnolls get their silver some place else? After all, they do have real armor and weapons -- where'd they get those from?Where do you find silver in the woods?&nbsp; These gnolls tend to avoid contact with other races.&nbsp; They received weapons and armor from their original tribe, and have been crafting arrows and makeshift weapons and armor to replace them as needed.&nbsp; * Why don't the gnolls attack us? Why are they different from other gnolls? (Chaotic evil, remember?)This is a function of Gurnar's alignment and leadership.&nbsp; He attracted some of the gnolls that were less Chaotic and Evil than most (note the alignments of the small band are all partly neutral).&nbsp; Gurnar's own alignment is due to how he was raised.&nbsp; The &quot;quest&quot; they see themselves on along with Gurnar's own teachings have given these gnolls enough to think about to prevent them from instantly attacking anyone they come across, including the party.* These four Gnolls are out there, living all by themselves? Why? Where's the rest of the pack?Gurnar's ideals were too radical for most gnolls.&nbsp; He and his followers have left the original tribe to seek out a new life for themselves.&nbsp; Even now, there is some discontent among his followers (specifically from the neutral evil gnoll), but the quest to hunt these unnatural creatures has become almost like a religion to them.&nbsp; Gurnar's druidic views are somewhat skewed as he actively tries to achieve balance in nature.&nbsp; His quest has lead him to become the roaming hunter he now is.So my problem appears to be that I just couldn't seem to squeeze enough details into the 3 page limit.&nbsp; It's tough.&nbsp; I'm having a really hard time with the 1 page limit for the WotC world submission too.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kalendraf, post: 224715, member: 3433"] Nail, thanks for the questions. I'll take a stab at answering them: [I]* How did the Yeth hound get to that neck o' the woods? (Isn't it an "outsider"?)[/I] Alas, this is part that got removed in my process of reducing to 3 pages. The history is of this yeth hound is rather simple. A planar traveller found it as a pup, and brought it to this world, however, it escaped soon after gaining its ability to fly. It was driven out of a few past locations, but came to reside in this area mostly unchecked since there were no large settlements or other predators in this area. It's been decimating the local wildlife ever since. [I]* Why couldn't the gnolls get their silver some place else? After all, they do have real armor and weapons -- where'd they get those from?[/I] Where do you find silver in the woods? These gnolls tend to avoid contact with other races. They received weapons and armor from their original tribe, and have been crafting arrows and makeshift weapons and armor to replace them as needed. [I]* Why don't the gnolls attack us? Why are they different from other gnolls? (Chaotic evil, remember?)[/I] This is a function of Gurnar's alignment and leadership. He attracted some of the gnolls that were less Chaotic and Evil than most (note the alignments of the small band are all partly neutral). Gurnar's own alignment is due to how he was raised. The "quest" they see themselves on along with Gurnar's own teachings have given these gnolls enough to think about to prevent them from instantly attacking anyone they come across, including the party. [I]* These four Gnolls are out there, living all by themselves? Why? Where's the rest of the pack?[/I] Gurnar's ideals were too radical for most gnolls. He and his followers have left the original tribe to seek out a new life for themselves. Even now, there is some discontent among his followers (specifically from the neutral evil gnoll), but the quest to hunt these unnatural creatures has become almost like a religion to them. Gurnar's druidic views are somewhat skewed as he actively tries to achieve balance in nature. His quest has lead him to become the roaming hunter he now is. So my problem appears to be that I just couldn't seem to squeeze enough details into the 3 page limit. It's tough. I'm having a really hard time with the 1 page limit for the WotC world submission too. [/QUOTE]

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