Hello there!
I believe it could be relevant, to open up some build possibilities and to provide further adherence to certain archetypes that appear in source material and/or Arelith. Just as Ogres and Minotaurs, Gnolls could benefit from a Bloodline for the sake of granting them ease of access to the Warlock and Blackguard Classes.
The Blackguard of Yeenoghu appears as a monster in the server, creating narrative precedent for the existance of a functioning Blackguard Gnoll.
The Warlock appears specifically in the 3.5 Monster Manual IV (specifically as a Half-Fiend) - which mentions Gnolls that receive special gifts from Yeenoghu and then further propagate their bloodline by creating creatures blessed in a similar way (reference on page 68 of the handbook).
Given that the normal Gnoll's stat adjustement is +2 STR, +2 CON, -2 INT, -2 CHA, a "Bloodline of the Blackguard" would be something that added a +2 CHA to allow for a non-negative Charisma bonus, perhaps to the cost of a -2 CON? I am sure some way to adapt it can be found!
Thanks for reading!
Gnoll Bloodlines
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