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Unlike many sentient races, gnolls have no social concept of marriage or love. The strongest male gnoll in the group is the alpha; he selects the choicest females for himself and himself alone, and the remaining males are left to fight over the remaining females, who in turn fight the males they are not interested in.
Gnolls typically view humans as ugly, gangly, hairless parodies of the superior gnollish form, and are, for the most part, disgusted by them. Particularly deviant gnolls, or those gnolls raised by other cultures, may eventually develop an attraction to humans, however.
Gnoll males tend to prefer submissiveness and loyalty in a mate. They expect obedience and subservience, and are easily angered when they do not get it. They are highly selfish, demanding food and other services from their mates, and will not hesitate to take as many suitable mates as they can keep in line. During sex, they are crude and heedless, taking no notice of anything but their own satisfaction.
Gnoll females have little concept of intimacy or romance, though they understand loyalty well enough. They are attracted to strength and ruthlessness, and, while they may occasionally clash with their mates, they do not resent being overshadowed or the involvement of other females (though they will compete with these for position). They derive less enjoyment from sex than most other creatures, though this changes dramatically while they are in heat.
It is theoretically possible for gnolls to crossbreed with humans, though any offspring from such a union would likely be stunted and wretched. |
