Size:
Type:
± Outsider
Form:
Temper:
# App:
± 1, Wild 1d2, Lair 1d6
Lair:
Diet:
Combat Dice:
± 0
Hit Points:
± 0
Attack Rank:
± 0
Passive Defense:
± 0
Active Defense:
Damage Reduction:
± 0
Role:
Ground:
± 40'
Climb/Arboreal:
Flight:
Swim:
Benthic:
Burrow:
Ethereal:
Actions/Abilities/Traits: Basic Fantasy
Actions/Abilities/Traits: Basic Fantasy
Offense
1 weapon
Circumstance: Combat
1 weapon
Special
Death Strike
Whenever the twilight hound is mortally wounded, the snake tail will bite the nearest creature viciously; the victim must save vs. Poison or die, after which the hound will dissolve into nothing as it returns to its native plane.
Special
Two-Headed Vision
One of the heads can see invisible objects and beings, while the other head can never be blinded.
Special
Planar Nature
While in this world, a twilight hound requires no nourishment and never sleeps, as if unaffected by the passage of time.
Environments
any
A large two-headed canine from another plane with a serpentine tail
A Twilight Hound, also known as Orthrus, is a large two-headed canine from another plane of existence brought over to act as guardian of a place or a treasure. It has a serpentine tail that might not be noticed at first. Whenever the twilight hound is mortally wounded, the snake tail will bite the nearest creature viciously; the victim must save vs. Poison or die, after which the hound will dissolve into nothing as it returns to its native plane.
It is said that one of the heads can see invisible objects and beings, while the other head can never be blinded. While in this world, a twilight hound requires no nourishment and never sleeps, as if unaffected by the passage of time.
Basic Fantasy Field Guide Omnibus
Actions/Abilities/Traits: Basic Fantasy
A large two-headed canine from another plane with a serpentine tail
A Twilight Hound, also known as Orthrus, is a large two-headed canine from another plane of existence brought over to act as guardian of a place or a treasure. It has a serpentine tail that might not be noticed at first. Whenever the twilight hound is mortally wounded, the snake tail will bite the nearest creature viciously; the victim must save vs. Poison or die, after which the hound will dissolve into nothing as it returns to its native plane.
It is said that one of the heads can see invisible objects and beings, while the other head can never be blinded. While in this world, a twilight hound requires no nourishment and never sleeps, as if unaffected by the passage of time.
Basic Fantasy Field Guide Omnibus