Sculptor
Jes Goodwin
Painter
Richard Scott and Sascha Herm
Source
Unknown
Released
Unknown
This set of figures represents a trio of Gnolls, brutal hyena-headed humanoids renowned for their cruel natures. The set of 3 figures comprised an archer firing a greatbow, a gnoll warrior armed with a variety of polearms (Gary Gygax must surely have approved of these!), and a Gnoll armed with a handaxe and shield. It seems likely that 5 variant figures were made of the archer and polearm poses, but only 4 of the hand-weapon variant, with the variations in head and facial features as well as the polearm- and axe-heads. It is uncertain why an uneven number of variants were made, but it is possible that the 5th hand-weapon variant was damaged during the mould-making process, and simply discarded.
Pose 1, variant A. This Gnoll warrior wears a skirt made of studded leather strips and a scalemail tunic adorned with tatty furs. He carries a sheathed shortsword on his back and is armed with a hand axe in his left hand and a shield in his right. This variant wears a studded leather cap with long earflaps and his axe has a notched single blade and rear spike. He has a dog-like face with a short muzzle, and a part-open mouth revealing upper fangs and a small tongue. He looks to his left and has a fancy earring in each ear.
Pose 1, variant B. This variant wears a studded leather hat with horn-like protrusions and short earflaps and nasal, and his axe has a notched double blade secured by string. He has a dog-like face with a short muzzle, and a closed mouth with upper fangs protruding. he is looking forwards, and has no earrings.
Pose 1, variant C. This variant is bareheaded revealing short mohican-style hair with 2 ponytails. His axe has a notched single blade and top spike. He has a dog-like face with a short muzzle, and a snarling mouth with protruding long upper fangs. He is looking slightly left and has no earrings.
Pose 1, variant D. This Gnoll wears a fine scalemail coif and has a short beard under his chin. His axe is cruelly serrated, with a long, down-curving single blade. He has a dog-like face with a short muzzle, and a closed mouth with protruding long upper fangs. He is looking slightly left and no earrings can be seen.
Pose 2, variant A. This Gnoll archer wears a skirt made of leather and fur and a tunic of banded and studded leather adorned with tatty furs. He carries a sheathed scimitar and a quiver of arrows strapped to his back and is aiming a mighty longbow in his left hand. This variant wears a fur-trimmed hood with a single square patch on the top. He has a dog-like face with a short muzzle, and a snarling mouth revealing upper fangs and a set of teeth. His head is tilted back and he looks along the line of his bow. He has no visible earrings.
Pose 2, variant B. This variant is bare-headed and has a tall mohican-style haircut. He has a dog-like face with a short muzzle, and a snarling mouth revealing upper fangs and a set of teeth. His head looks along the line of his bow. He has 3 plain earrings in his right ear and 2 in his left.
Pose 2, variant C. This variant wears a tatty leather hat with long cheekflaps and a scalloped neck. He has a dog-like face with a short muzzle, and a partly-open mouth revealing upper fangs and a set of teeth. His head is level and he looks along the line of his bow. He has no visible earrings
Pose 2, variant D. This variant is bare-headed and has short tufty hair. He has a dog-like face with a short muzzle, and a snarling mouth revealing upper fangs and a set of teeth. His head looks along the line of his bow. He has no earrings.
Pose 2, variant E. This variant wears a tatty hood with no patches. He has a dog-like face with a short muzzle, and a closed mouth with protruding fangs. His head is level and he looks along the line of his bow. He has no visible earrings.
Pose 3, variant A. This Gnoll wears a skirt made of studded leather strips, a tunic of small overlapping steel plates, and a ratty old fur waistcoat. He carries a scabbarded broadsword strapped to his back, he protects himself with a shield on his left arm and holds an upright pole-weapon in his right hand. This variant is bare-headed, revealing a short mohican-style haircut. His polearm is a halberd, with a broad, notched axe-blade on the far side (in relation to the Gnoll) and a short spike on the nearside. The Gnoll has a dog-like face with a short muzzle, and a snarling mouth revealing upper fangs and a set of teeth. His head is tilted slightly back and he looks over his left shoulder. He has an earring with a hanging disc (a dog-tag?) in his right ear and 2 plain rings in his left.
Pose 3, variant B. This variant is bare-headed, revealing a short tufty haircut. His polearm is a bill-guisarme, with a hooked blade on the far side, and a short spike on the nearside, and a long top spike. The Gnoll has a narrow dog-like face with a short muzzle, and a slightly snarling mouth revealing upper fangs. His head is level and he looks straight forwards. He has a plain earring in each ear
Pose 3, variant C. This variant is bare-headed, revealing a short topknot, and a long beard gathered in a braid. His polearm is a lucerne hammer, with a pair of extra 'unsaddling' hooks below a spike hammer head. The Gnoll has a narrow dog-like face with a short muzzle, and a closed mouth with protruding upper fangs. His head is level and he looks straight forwards and he has no earrings.
Pose 3, variant D. This variant is again bare-headed, with a ragged haircut with a straggly ponytail. His polearm is a guisarme, with a hooked axe-blade on the far side, a short spike on the nearside, and a curved top hook. The Gnoll has a wide dog-like face with a short muzzle, and a closed mouth with protruding upper fangs and his tongue sticking out on the left side. His head is level and he looks slightly right. He wears no earrings.
Pose 3, variant E. This variant wears a tatty leather cap with studs and long cheekflaps. His polearm is a glaive-guisarme, with a hooked blade on the far side and a short spike on the nearside. The Gnoll has a broad dog-like face with a short muzzle, and a closed mouth with protruding upper fangs. His head is slightly raised and he looks over his right shoulder. He has no earrings.