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{{Infobox Mob Family | image = Gnolecat.jpg | imagesize = 200px | infoboxwidth = 26 | System = Beasts | Subspecies = | Behavior = A, S, L | Uncommon Behavior = H | Weak = {{Resist Ice}} {{Resist Lightning}} | Strong = | Immunities = {{Resist Dark}} | Healed = | Common Job = [[Monk]] | Uncommon Job = | Traits = Increased attack speed (full moon) and higher accuracy (new moon) | Charmable = {{Mob Icon|x}} | Pankration = {{Mob Icon|x}} | Drain = {{Mob Icon|drain}} | Aspir = {{Mob Icon|aspir}} | XP Bonus = | Notes = Detects by sound (H) as well as sight (S) while in standing position. | Description = It was the [[Shadow Lord]] himself that first unleashed these fearsome wolfmen upon the continent of [[Quon]]. Though gnoles are able to speak the common tongue, albeit in broken form, they have no unique customs or culture of their own. Never taking up weaponry, these ferocious beasts rely solely upon tooth and claw guided by animalistic savagery to render their enemies bloodied and lifeless heaps. Some have gone so far as to speculate that the gnoles are the former vikings of the northlands, their bodies controlled by dark sorcery. At night these ferocious beasts grow stronger, automatically regenerating their health. Nevertheless, they are hunted by brave adventurers at all hours, in order to obtain the gnole's coveted [[Gnole Claw|claw]], which can be worth up to 10,000 gil if used [[Better Part of Valor|in the right situations]]. <br clear=all /> }} ==Special Attacks== {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" BGCOLOR="#e3e6ff" width="100%" |- |BGCOLOR="#FFE4E1" width="40%" align="center" colspan="1" |<big>'''Special Abilities'''</big> |BGCOLOR="#E3E6FF" width="15%" align="center"|[[:category:areas|Wings of the Goddess Areas]] |- |BGCOLOR="#FFE4E1" |'''[[Cacophony]]:''' - Grants the user Magic Attack and Magic Defense bonuses. NMs only. {{verification}}, Grants target Counterstance effect |BGCOLOR="#E3E6FF" align="center"|{{Check}} |- |BGCOLOR="#FFE4E1" |'''[[Fevered Pitch]]:''' - Physical damage, [[Defense Down]] and [[Stun (Status Effect)|Stun]] effect. |BGCOLOR="#E3E6FF" align="center"|{{Check}} |- |BGCOLOR="#FFE4E1" |'''[[Plenilune Embrace]]:''' - Large HP Recovery, increased [[attack|attack power]], [[Magic Attack Bonus|Magic Attack]], [[erase]]s and sometimes erase negative status effects. Healing erase effect increases closer to the [[Moon Phase|Full Moon]]. |BGCOLOR="#E3E6FF" align="center"|{{Check}} |- |BGCOLOR="#FFE4E1" |'''[[Call of the Moon]]:''' - Gnole gains the effect of [[intimidate|intimidation]]. |BGCOLOR="#E3E6FF" align="center"|{{Check}} |- |BGCOLOR="#FFE4E1" |'''[[Nox Blast]]:''' - Cone-effect that does knockback, minor damage, and sets TP to 0; only used while standing. |BGCOLOR="#E3E6FF" align="center"|{{Check}} |- |BGCOLOR="#66CCFF" |'''[[Asuran Claws]]:''' - Multi-hit melee attack; only used while standing. |BGCOLOR="#E3E6FF" align="center"|{{Check}} |- |BGCOLOR="#FFE8C6" align="center" colspan="5"|<small>'''Note: [[:category:Notorious Monsters|Notorious Monsters]] in this family may use all of the above and/or additional unique special abilities.'''</small> |} ==Notorious Monsters in Family== {| border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" |- style="background:#BDB76B;" ! width="20%"|Name ! width="30%"|Spawn Information ! width="10%"|Level ! width="15%"|Zone ! width="25%"|Notable Drop(s) |- style="background:#EEE8AA;" valign="top" |[[Rugaroo]] |[[Timed Spawn]] every 2 to 6 hours at (H-10). | align="center" | 83 |[[La Vaule (S)]] |[[Danzo Tekko]] <br>[[Vendetta]] <br> [[Willow Strongbox]] |- style="background:#EEE8AA;" valign="top" |[[Vulkodlac]] |[[Forced Spawn]] by trading [[Gnole Pellets]] to the ??? at (H-11) | align="center" | {{question}} |[[Jugner Forest (S)]] |[[Sothic Rope]] |- style="background:#EEE8AA;" valign="top" |- |BGCOLOR="#EEE8AA" align="left" colspan="5"|<small> '''Quest NMs:''' ''None'' '''Mission NMs:''' ''None'' '''Battlefield NMs:''' [[Zmag Ognjeni Vuk]] ([[ANNM]]), [[Greater Gnole]] ([[ANNM]]) '''Campaign NMs:''' [[Alpha Gnole Anders]], [[Anders's Guard]], [[Moonfang Warrior]] '''Other NMs:''' ''None'' </small> |} ==Monsters in Family== {| border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" |- style="background:#ffdead;" ! width="25%"|Name ! width="25%"|Level ! width="50%"|Zone |- style="background:#e3e6ff" valign="top" |rowspan="2"|[[Gnole]] | align="center" | 65-67 |[[Batallia Downs (S)]] |- style="background:#e3e6ff" |align="center"| 68-72 | [[Vunkerl Inlet (S)]] |- style="background:#e3e6ff" valign="top" |[[Decrepit Gnole]] | align="center" | 73-75 |[[Jugner Forest (S)]] |- style="background:#e3e6ff" valign="top" |rowspan="2"|[[Lobison]] | align="center" | 80-82 |[[Jugner Forest (S)]] |- style="background:#e3e6ff" |align="center"| 80-82 |[[La Vaule (S)]] |- style="background:#e3e6ff" valign="top" |[[Fusty Gnole]] | align="center" | 81-82 |[[Xarcabard (S)]] |} ==Historical Background== Gnoles (more commonly written as: gnolls) share many similarities to the were-hyenas of African bushman folklore. As well as the tall dog men (known as cynocephales) catorgoized by early European explorers. Their association with hyenas was more then likely due because of a hyenas tendency to dig up and eat human corpses. The Gnole originates from modern fantasy literature, specifically in the short story “How Nuth Would Have Practiced His Art Upon the Gnoles”, found in the collection of short stories: <u>The Book of Wonder</u> (1912) by Lord Dunsany (Edward Plunkett). These creatures were evil, cunning inhumans that were not described in much detail outside of collecting emerald and living in a house of some kind; the art accompanying the work portrayed them as giant ape-like creatures. The term gnole more then likely comes from the Middle English word ''noll'' meaning a troublemaker or hooligan. Gnoles in other representations are shown to usually be a half-man, half-wolf species of humanoid, with savage and aggressive tendencies. These creatures were the likely inspiration for the Gnoll in the Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy RPG game. Gnoll may be a typo of Gnole, intentional or unintentional, which first appeared in Dungeons & Dragons- original edition (1974). These Gnolls were bipedal hyenas that were savage and wore gear made from horn, leather, and metal. This version's name origin was meant to be a merging of Gnome & [[Troll]]. Regardless gnoles have become a staple in many fantasy rpgs and MMORPGs. As far as Final Fantasy goes they were first used in Final Fantasy IX and recently introduced in Final Fantasy XI in the Wings of the Goddess expansion.

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