Flind

This powerfully built, hyena-like humanoid is larger than the average gnoll and has a cunning, cruel gaze.

Flind (CR 3)

Medium Humanoid (gnoll)
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Initiative: +6
Senses: Darkvision 60 feet; Perception +6

Speed: 30 feet
Space: 5 feet

Defense

Armor Class: 17, touch 12, flat-footed 15 (+3 armor, +2 Dex, +2 natural)
Hit Points: 30 (4d8+12)
Saving Throws: Fort +7, Ref +3, Will +3

Offense

Melee: flindbar +6 (1d8+6/x2 plus Disarm, Trip)
Reach: 5 feet
Ranged: composite longbow +5 (1d8+4/x3)

Statistics

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
18 (+4)	15 (+2)	16 (+3)	12 (+1)	15 (+2)	13 (+1)

Base Attack Bonus: +3
CMB +7
CMD 19

Feats: Improved Initiative

Skills: Handle Animal +8, Intimidate +5, Perception +6

Languages: Common, Gnoll

Special Qualities: weapon familiarity

Special Abilities

Weapon Familiarity

: Flinds are always proficient with flindbars.

Ecology

Environment: Warm Plains or Deserts
Organization: solitary, pair, hunting party (1 flind, 1-4 gnolls and 1-2 hyenas), band (10-100 gnolls [30% flinds and 50% noncombatant children], 1 sergeant of 3rd level per 20 adults, 1 leader of 4th-6th level, and 5-8 hyenas), or tribe (20-200 gnolls [30% flinds and 50% noncombatant children] plus 1 sergeant of 3rd level per 20 gnolls, 1 or 2 lieutenants of 4th or 5th level, 1 leader of 6th-8th level, 7-12 hyenas, and 4-7 hyaenodons)
Treasure: standard (studded leather, composite longbow [Str +4] with 20 arrows, flindbar*, other treasure)


Flinds are slightly larger, more intelligent, and of a stockier build than gnolls, and it's a common misconception that flinds are an entirely separate race. Though interbreeding may one day make them so, flinds are actually the product of controlled breeding practices by the dominant females of gnoll packs. The slyest and largest female gnolls sanctified by the chosen of Lamashtu are paired with the most savage males, and a little more than half the time, the resulting litter includes at least one flind. The flind pup is often female. A breeding female flind produces only flinds, though flinds' litters tend to be smaller than those of normal gnolls. Male flinds who breed with female gnolls produce a litter with a flind about three quarters of the time.

More capable of focus, cunning, and planning than gnolls, flinds are typically found in leadership roles within gnoll bands and tribes, and frequently lead hunting parties. Like gnolls, flinds use ambush tactics and often make slaves of surviving foes, yet a flind is more likely to go on the offensive when the odds are closer to even. Flinds still prefer the advantage of attacking in numbers-they just don't need the advantage to be overwhelming. In addition to using intimidation against enemies, flinds embrace flanking tactics and specialized uses of their unusual weapon, the flindbar.

Flinds assign gnolls lower in the pack hierarchy the task of crafting flindbars (see page 93). Flinds are very particular about these weapons, and a gnoll who fails to properly weight and polish a flindbar can expect a savage mauling from the flind who demanded the weapon. A flind is roughly 7 feet tall and weighs between 280 and 315 pounds. Flinds have brindled or spotted fur, and are primarily russet in color with patches of black.