In the middle of the savannah lives a tribe of hyaenids, men half hyena, and what some humans of the Seasonal Continent call gnolls. A small cub, victim of constant mistreatment, sleeps amidst nightmares and lives without desire. Until he meets the young daughter of the most powerful matriarch.
Meanwhile, behind the Great Wall, the humans of the Iurio Empire live their lives at the expense of the non-human slaves.
Rumors of the emperor's death spread across the savannah. This news accelerates the Solar Kingdom's plans to invade the Empire.
The species and philosophies of each are about to collide in an unprecedented conflict that will transform all living creatures, trolls, orcs, gnomes, avians, hyaenids, and humans. What will emerge from this confrontation?

Fleas - Songs of the Gnolls I

The soft winter breeze swirled through her fur, tickling her. The scent was subtle, floral, and conveyed an irreplaceable peace. The five of them walked without saying a word. What was there to say? Fizkwik did not regret her decision. She no longer wanted to fight, and was therefore unfit to be a matriarch. Maybe she would see them again some day. Or maybe not. With her were Handless, who had barely survived the orc poison, her mate, Ewik, and another unnamed female cub. 


"Mother, look," he pointed to a small village on a hill. 


"There must be food," Handless chuckled. 


"There could be humans," Fizkwik explained suspiciously. 


"The rebel trolls killed them all, remember? I'm starving. I haven't eaten since the orcs attacked us." 


WHAT MANY HANDS PAINT 9.2