Online:Death Hound

Death Hound (lore page)
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
Species	Death Hound
Health	31,364
Reaction	Hostile
Other Information
Condition	Undead

Death Hound

Death Hounds are undead canines that can often be found accompanying vampires. They can also be summoned by vampiric pet rangers.

Related Quests

• 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 Abilities

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 Hounds

• Dread Tindulra, the first boss of Castle Thorn

Variants

• Volatile Hounds, death hounds summoned by Talfyg in battle at Castle Thorn

Generic Death Hounds

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
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			78,586225,562
Rectory Network	Summoned during the Daggerfall Devil fight		Projection	37,637

Notes

• 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 021002,100  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.

Gallery

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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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  Featured in a promotional render