Gnole

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Job: Monk
Family: Gnoles
Crystal: Dark
Weak to: Lightning, Ice
Strong to: Dark

Gnole
Zone Level Drops Steal Spawns

Notes

Batallia Downs (S)

63 - 67

13

A, S, L
~6,000 HP

Vunkerl Inlet (S)

68 - 72

6

A, S, L
??? HP
A = Aggressive; NA = Non-Aggresive; L = Links; S = Detects by Sight; H = Detects by Sound;
HP = Detects Low HP; M = Detects Magic; Sc = Follows by Scent; T(S) = True-sight; T(H) = True-hearing
JA = Detects job abilities; WS = Detects weaponskills; Z(D) = Asleep in Daytime; Z(N) = Asleep at Nighttime; A(R) = Aggressive to Reive participants

Notes:

  • Auto-regen at night-time.
  • Counter attacks.
  • Attributes vary with moon phase.
    • Closer to full moon causes higher attack speed.
    • Closer to new moon causes higher accuracy. Verification Needed
  • Special Attacks:
    • Call of the Moon: Increases attack speed by one moon phase and causes low rate intimidation. (Intimidation is confirmed. Effect not dispellable)
    • Fevered Pitch: Causes stun and Defense Down.
    • Plenilune Embrace: Heals HP, cures status ailments. Amount healed varies with moon phase.
      • New Moon: Cures 250-290HP
      • Crescent: Cures 460-490HP
      • Half Moon: Cures 710-750HP
      • Gibbous Moon: Cures 1200-1240HP
      • Full Moon: Cures 1900-1998
    • Plenilune Embrace also gives Attack Bonus and Magic Attack Bonus that can be dispelled. (Confirmed)
  • Killing 400 exp lvl gnoles are required for Trial 81 for Pugilists augmentation weapon. Being in a party/alliance with a member that kills it also counts (within exp range).


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: The Book of Wonder (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.

This article uses material from the "Gnole" article on FFXIclopedia and is licensed under the CC-BY-SA License.