| Death Hound (lore page) |
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| Location | Mzark Cavern, Palace of Kings, Riften Ratway Grayhome Blackreach Camp, Greymoor Caverns, Greymoor Keep, Greymoor Keep: West Wing, Kilkreath Temple, Lightless Hollow, Tzinghalis's Tower  Halls of Arkthzand, Lost Valley Redoubt, Nchuand-Zel, The Reach, Reachwind Depths, Valthume  Harrowstorms West of Steadfast Manor  |
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| Species | Death Hound | ||
| Health | 31,364 | ||
| Reaction | Hostile | ||
| Other Information | |||
| Condition | Undead | ||
Death Hounds are undead canines that can often be found accompanying vampires. They can also be summoned by vampiric pet rangers.
Related QuestsEdit
The Awakening Darkness
: Learn more about the prophecy the Gray Host seeks to fulfill.- By Love Betrayed : Help Adusa-daro recruit a lost friend for House Ravenwatch.
- The Coven Conundrum: Investigate the Icereach Coven further.
- The Despot of Markarth : Secure an alliance with the Despot of Markarth.
Halt the Harrowstorms : Aid Reachfolk in stopping the Gray Host's machinations by disrupting Harrowstorms.- The Study of Souls : Search for Lady Belain and the Ashen Lord in a Dwarven ruin.
- Vesper Valente
: Help Fennorian investigate a suspicious wine auction at the Valente Vineyards.
Skills and AbilitiesEdit
- Gnash
- Two weak bites that deal minor physical damage.
- Harry
- A weak attack that deam minor physical damage and snares.
- Nip
- A weak bite that deal minor physical damage and bleeding.
- Lunge
- The death hound rushes forward with a fang-packed jaw, aiming for a weak point, dealing moderate physical damage and bleeding. This can be blocked to set the death hound off balance.
- Baleful Call
- The death hound howls, increasing its health.
- Backstab
- The death hound has a passive ability that causes it to deal 20% more damage when attacking the target's back.
Unique Death HoundsEdit
- Dread Tindulra, the first boss of Castle Thorn
VariantsEdit
- Volatile Hounds, death hounds summoned by Talfyg in battle at Castle Thorn
Generic Death HoundsEdit
Generic, unnamed death hounds can be encountered in various places across Tamriel, including delves, dungeons, and DLC content. These death hounds have varying stats, namely health. Below is a list of death hounds, categorized by location, difficulty and health.
| Zone / Dungeon | Specific Location | Difficulty | Condition | Health |
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| Tamriel | Summoned by vampire pet rangers | 10,350 | ||
| Kagnthamz Grayhaven |
Location occupants On most of the main path |
31,364 | ||
| Summoned by Pentarch Khorb With a Gray Host Bloodknight at the end of the main path, Summoned by Rada al-Saran |
13,846 | |||
| Western Skyrim | Summoned by Sister Armbritt northwest of Kilkreath Temple | 13,846 | ||
Castle Thorn |
Castle Thorn Exterior |  78,586 225,562 |
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Rectory Network |
Summoned during the Daggerfall Devil fight | Projection | 37,637 |
NotesEdit
- A Death Hound pet and mount could originally be acquired by purchasing the Greymoor Collector's Edition. It is now available in the Crown Store for 2,100
as part of the Greymoor Collector's Pack..Another Death Hound Pet—the Volkihar Death Hound—resembles the Death Hounds from in Skyrim's Dawnguard expansion. The Infernal Trickster Death Hound is another Death Hound mount. - The book Ecology of the Death Hound describes their impact on the environment around them.
- During the quest By Love Betrayed, death hounds act as sentry-type enemies, and will see through the disguise when standing near them long enough.
GalleryEdit
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A Death Hound
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A death hound being summoned from the corpse of a dead snow wolf by a vampire.
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A representation of a memory manifesting as a death hound in Apocrypha's Rectory Network
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Featured in a promotional render
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Featured in a promotional render
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