Archon, Hound [365]

Climat/Terrain Mount Celestia
Organisation Hierarchy
Fréquence Commun
Diète Omnivore
Cycle d'activité Any
Intelligence 8-10 - Intelligence moyenne (humain)
Trésor Nil
Alignement Loyal Bon
Nombres 1-6
Classe d'armure 1
Mouvement Au sol : 15"
Vol : - Classe de vol :
Nage :
Enfouissement :
Web :
Dés de vie 6
Thac0 15
Nbre d'attaques 3 or 1
Dommage / attaques 1-4/1-4/1-8 or by weapon
Attaques spéciales Shapechange
Défenses spéciales +1 or better weapon to hit
Résistance à la magie 10%
Taille M - man-size ( 4+' to 7' )
(6’ tall)
Morale 17-18 - Fanatique
Valeur en XP 2000 xp

Commentaires : Hound archons are powerfully muscled humans who have canine heads. Their broad shoulders and large fists mark them as able hand-to-hand combatants; likewise, their strong legs indicate that fleeing enemies might not get very far before being brought down. The hounds are the guardians of the first and second layers, and they command the lantern archons in the defense of Mount Celestia. They wear simple metal collars.
Combat : Like most other archons, hounds fight only to defend Mount Celestia or themselves. If the cause is just, or the defendant innocent of evil, hound archons will also defend those who are unable to protect themselves against a mightier foe. Regardless of their motivation for battle, hounds fight with a will. When they attack, they can use weapons, though they prefer their natural abilities. The fists cause 1d4 points of damage each, while their fierce bite causes 1d8 points.

Hounds can also shape change into any type of dog or wolf, though they can’t take the form of a lycanthrope. While in their animal form, they can use any of its natural abilities, as well as all of their own. They are immune to nonmagical weapons – regardless of which form they are in.

Each hound archon has a telepathic link to 100 lantern archons. Whenever there’s trouble, a hound can spread the message via its lanterns (which pass the word quickly indeed). If a hound ever enters combat, it can expect 1d10 lanterns to arrive each round until all 100 are gathered.
Habitat / Société : Guardians of the lanterns and of the first and second layers of Mount Celestia, hounds also serve as planar hosts. Much like the helpful lanterns, the hound archons welcome travelers to Mount Celestia. They will gladly direct a planewalker to where he wants to go – though often with a watchful eye.
Ecologie : Hound archons can eat anything set before them, as long as it’s organic. They have no preference for meat or plant matter, and neither affects them adversely. Interestingly, they don’t hunt for meat or harvest vegetation, preferring instead to subsist on gifts of food offered by visitors. Hounds can live indefinitely until the next offering, perhaps subsisting on the remnants of planar essence gleaned as lanterns. They lose this ability once they have metamorphosed to the next station of goodness – that of warden.