Hell hound (Dungeons & Dragons)

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In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the hell hound is an outsider from the Elemental Plane of fire, and the lower planes. It resembles a mangy, skinny, somewhat demonic hyena-like creature with red eyes and draconic ears. It has the ability to breathe fire.

The hell hound, being an evil creature from hellish planes, enjoys causing pain and suffering and it hunts accordingly. A favorite pack tactic is to silently surround prey, and then cause two hell hounds to close in and make the victim back into another hell hound's fiery breath. They will attack with their claws and teeth if they have to. If prey manages to escape, the Hell hounds will pursue it relentlessly. Hell hounds are also quick and agile.

Another type of hell hound is the Nessian Warhound. Nessian Warhounds are coal black mastiffs the size of draft horses, and are often fitted shirts of infernal chainmail.

Hell hounds cannot speak, but understand Infernal.

They are lawful evil in alignment.