Hell hound

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For a list of all canines, see list of canines.

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HP	18-37
HD	5
XP	146
Speed	15
AC	6
EV	13
Will	20
Attack¹	13 (bite: plain)
Resistances	rF+++ rTorm rMiasma rN+++
Vulnerabilities	Cold Holy
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Animal
Uses	Uses nothing
Holiness	Demonic
Size	Medium
Type	hound, hell hound
Flags	Evil See invisible Unblindable

A huge black dog with glowing red eyes, and smoke pouring from its fanged mouth.

“About her middle round
A cry of Hell-hounds never-ceasing barked
With wide Cerberean mouths full loud, and rung
A hideous peal; yet, when they list, would creep,
If aught disturbed their noise, into her womb,
And kennel there; yet there still barked and howled
Within unseen.”
-John Milton, _Paradise Lost_, Book II, 1667.

Useful Info

Hell hounds are fast and dangerous demonic canines, flaming beasts that arrive in packs and breathe fire (3d10). Fortunately they are almost unheard of outside of the Abyss, Pandemonium, and the Hells, and by the time you get there, they're nearly harmless. However, if you see them outside of those places and they're not guarding the entrance of the Lair, a Lair:6 vault, or some Volcano layout, that's almost always a sign that Azrael is near.

Spells

Tile	Name	Damage	Range	Flags
	Fire Breath	3d10	5	Natural flag, Breath flag

Tips & Tricks

Fire resistance helps. As with many fire-themed monsters, hitting them with cold damage works particularly well.