| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Alignment | Neutral Evil |
| Type | Outsider |
| Image | Wizards.com image |
| Stats | Open Game License stats |
| Publication history | |
| Source books | Monster Manual 3rd edition |
| Mythological origins | Yeth hound |
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the yeth hound is a sinister flying canine inhabiting evil aligned planes. Long and skinny, it is described as resembling as a dog crossed with a lynx, and is deep black in color with yellow eyes. Although lacking wings, the creature is inexplicably capable of flight. Within the game, packs of yeth hounds only hunt during the night and never venture out during the day. If abroad during the day, the sunlight causes them to quickly fade away to the ethereal plane where they cannot return.[1] Yeth hounds understand the language "Infernal", but can't speak.[2][3]
The yeth hound originally appeared in Monster Manual II (1983) for the first edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.[4]
In Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition, the yeth hound appeared for the Greyhawk campaign setting in the Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Appendix (1990).[5] The yeth hound is detailed for the Planescape setting in the first Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix (1994).[1]
In 3rd edition the yeth hound is in the Monster Manual for this edition (2000).[6]
In v3.5 the yeth hound appears again in the revised Monster Manual for this edition (2003).[7]
According to Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, yeth-hounds are dogs without heads, said to be the spirits of un-baptized children, which ramble among the woods at night, making wailing noises, probably from Devonshire's folklore.[8] Yeth-hounds are also mentioned in The Denham Tracts.[9]
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