Gnoll and Gnoll Marauder

Fortress creatures
Level 1
Gnoll
Gnoll Marauder
Level 2
Lizardman
Lizard Warrior
Level 3
Serpent Fly
Dragon Fly
Level 4
Basilisk
Greater Basilisk
Level 5
Gorgon
Mighty Gorgon
Level 6
Wyvern
Wyvern Monarch
Level 7
Hydra
Chaos Hydra
Towns

Statistics
Gnoll
Cost per troop  50
	Attack 3 Defense 5 Damage 2–3 Health 6 Speed 4 Movement Ground Size 1 Growth 12 (+6) AI Value 56
Gnoll Marauder
Cost per troop  70
	Attack 4 Defense 6 Damage 2–3 Health 6 Speed 5 Movement Ground Size 1 Growth 12 (+6) AI Value 90
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Gnolls and Gnoll Marauders are the level 1 creatures of Fortress. They are recruited from the Gnoll Hut.

"Armed with morning stars, gnolls and gnoll marauders are above average foot soldier units." ^{RoE manual}

Building the Captain's Quarters increases gnolls' growth by 6 per week.

Heroes with a specialty

• Drakon the Beastmaster has gnolls as a specialty, which increases the attack and defense skills of any gnolls or gnoll marauders for each level attained after 1st level, and gives them a speed bonus of 1.

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Their defense is higher than most level 1 units. Gnolls and Gnoll Marauders are more than decent fighter in the early stages of the game, being able to easily clear wandering monsters with little help. However, they should also be used in such a way to not take too much damage, since their numbers can drop very fast if they're continuously attacked. Even if it's stated in the game manual that they're armed with morning stars, they are in fact armed with flails. This is probably because the developers forgot to correct their description when launching the game.

See also:

• List of creatures

• Comparison of Level 1 Creatures