Gnoll Guardpost (#4/365)

 Gnoll Guardpost (#4/365)

"This large square chamber has another exit directly opposite you, leading away deeper into the tombs. The floor is covered in rubble, bones, and what look like dried bloodstains. There is another exit to the east, but it is barricaded behind two high piles of rubble. You are not sure, but you think you hear a sniggering sound coming from behind one of the piles."

Contents:  Behind the piles are two GNOLL guards ready to fire arrows at the Heroes when they enter the chamber. The Gnolls will aim for the lightest-armoured Hero first. If needed, one Gnoll will flee to alert the rest of the tribe.

The Gnolls are part of the Tusk-Gnasher tribe and have been perturbed by the presence of the recently-arrived Orc mercenaries. Their main interests are getting rid of the Orcs, and food, especially meat and how to prepare it. All Gnolls are cannibals and anyone slain by them will be eaten.

Stats:

2 GNOLLS: SKILL 8, STAMINA 5, Short Bow and Club, Light Armour (leather scraps) 

Both Gnolls have  1-6 SP; one has a joint of roast Aardwolf wrapped in greasy paper (+1-3 STAMINA points if eaten); the other has a patch of Anaesthetic Moss in a pouch (+4 STAMINA when applied to a wound; see The Titan Herbal, p. 17).