I'm A Gnoll?!

Well everybody's heard this story at least once. Somebody from our world dies a tragic or heroic death after a regretful life of either tragedy or mediocrity, and gets lucky enough to reincarnate in another world and end up OP and surrounded by pretty ladies.

That's not how this goes. James wasn't someone with a bad life. He had a bit of a dull life, but a nice one. Loving family, good grades, about to finish college, even going out with his childhood friend. But then he takes a head injury when a playful push from his girlfriend made him trip and hit his noggin on the sidewalk. At first it seemed minor, but he began to experience frequent headaches. A doctor visit confirmed, he had actually taken major damage and his brain was slowly dying, bit by bit. He rushed to knock off his bucket list. He proposed and got married to the woman he loved and made his peace with his friends and family. They were overjoyed when his wife sported a baby bump. He lived just long enough to see his twin children's faces and leave some recorded videos for when they grew up before he passed in his sleep, sad but satisfied. The end. Or not.

After his death, James is given a request by a god from another world. For a small part of his soul to be attached to one of the god's followers in an experiment, to see if it would allow the young one and his people to surpass their currently rather disappointing way of life. James agreed, and a small piece of him was placed within a gnoll, giving the creature a few scattered fragments of knowledge and memories. Now we watch and see if it will be a blessing, or a failure.