Oblivion hound

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oblivion hound h
HP	72-147
HD	20
XP	2066
Speed	13
AC	6
EV	13
Will	20
Attack1	45 (bite: plain)
Attack2	30 (claw: plain)
Resistances	rMiasma rN+++ rTorm
Vulnerabilities	Holy
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Animal
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Demonic
Size	Medium
Type	hound, oblivion hound
Flags	See invisible Unblindable Evil

A demon lapdog of the queen of Tartarus, bound to hunt her enemies. The first time a foe hears its howl, it will echo in their mind, calling nightmarish creatures to hunt them. Those who survive have the small consolation of being inoculated against that particular hound's howl. “Standing over Hugo, and plucking at his throat, there stood a foul thing, a great, black beast, shaped like a hound, yet larger than any hound that ever mortal eye has rested upon. And even as they looked the thing tore the throat out of Hugo Baskerville...” -Arthur Conan Doyle, _The Hound of the Baskervilles_. 1902.

Useful Info

Doom hounds are demonic canines that roam the realm of Tartarus. Each doom hound can howl once, which gives you the Howl status condition. For the next several turns, other denizens of Tartarus (such as bone dragons, shadow dragons, tormentors, or even tzitzimimeh) will be called in to near your location. These reinforcements do not count as summons, and are therefore not susceptible to abjuration.

Spells

Tile	Name	Damage	Range	Flags
	Oblivion Howl	—	LOS	Natural flag

Tips & Tricks

• They have very low MR, especially for the Hells. A simple wand of paralysis will shut them down long enough to smash them.
• If you can't kill them before they get a howl off, try to retreat to an area where you can duck out of sight of any particularly nasty summons.

History

Doom hounds were introduced in 0.18.