Bloated Hyena

Bloated Hyena is a hyena variant found along the Risen Road in Act One.

Overview

Bloated Hyenas serve as incubators to newborn gnolls and give birth in a grisly eruption if not dispatched quickly.

Involvement

Act One

One of the Bloated Hyena can be spoken to by using  Speak with Animals, allowing the party to eliminate it before it gives birth by passing a  DC 12 Dexterity Check. Alternatively, a successful Arcana save allows a paladin to attempt a  DC 10 Charisma Check to bless the hyena to prevent the gnoll birth.

Failing to gnoll birth results in the party being  Surprised at the start of the subsequent combat, and a  gnoll being added to the opponents.

Notable loot

• Hyena Ear

Notes

• If the hyena is under the effect of  Dominate Beast, then  Yeenoghu's Hunger has no effect and no gnoll spawns.^[verify]

External links

• ⁠Hyena on the Forgotten Realms Wiki
• ⁠Gnoll on the Forgotten Realms Wiki