I wanted to come up with my own monstrous humanoid “war machine” after hearing about the Triton War Basin on Discern…

I wanted to come up with my own monstrous humanoid “war machine” after hearing about the Triton War Basin on Discern Realities. I came up with this quick and dirty idea.

Gnoll War Kennel

The gnolls of the Blasted Plain have little in the way of magic, but they make up for it in cunning and ingenuity. The War Kennel is a giant, imposing sight. It is composed of wood, bone and scavenged metal held together by crude workmanship and the most powerful bonding agent known to man or monster, the saliva of the giant Canyon Wasp. It is propelled by six massive drakes, three crest-horns in front with only their heavily armored heads revealed and three stonehides in the back showing only their deadly tails that resemble large spiked clubs. The sides of the War Kennel are covered in spikes coated with Canyon Wasp venom and built up high like walls. These walls form a pit in which the gnolls keep their prized Hyenadons. When any warriors unfortunate enough to confront the War Kennel get too close, teams of gnolls deploy long grappling poles that snatch them off the ground only to drop them into the pit. The sheer size and mass of the War Kennel makes short work of any city gates it comes across. When it has penetrated a city’s defenses, the walls are dropped and the horde of ravenous Hyenadons and their gnoll masters ride out to pillage and slaughter.

Perhaps not as impressive as a War Basin, but gnolls have to make due with what they have 🙂