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Armor Class: 5 [15]

Hit Dice: 2+3

Attacks: 1 bite (1d8+1) + paralysis, 2 hind legs (1d6 each; see below)

Saving Throw: 16

Special: Immunities, paralysis

Move: 12

Challenge Level/XP: 3/60 XP

A ghoul hound is a war or wild dog which has been killed and partially eaten by either ghouls or other ghoul hounds. It is now undead, and may be found with as part of a pack of ghoul hounds either alone (65%), or accompanying ghouls (30%) or ghasts (5%). Its attack is a vicious bite.

On an attack roll of 20 the ghoul hound has latched on to its victim’s throat and will rake with its back legs for 1d6/1d6 damage if hits are scored.

It has all of the abilities and weaknesses of a ghoul, and is turned as a ghoul. The animal mind the beast had while living has been replaced with undead cunning, although ghoul hounds have no language save that they understand the speech (such as it is) of ghouls, and a smattering of those common commands they knew in life.

Ghoul dogs hate druids and elves (perhaps because the latter are immune to paralysis) and will attack them in preference to other foes.

Dogs (and possibly wolves) killed by a ghoul hound will rise as ghoul hounds if not properly interred.

There are dark whispers of “Ghoul Wargs”, but none has ever been reported (at least by any witness who lived to tell the tale).

(Submitted by John Middleton; art by Carl Nash)