Nessian Warhound

Name	Nessian Warhound
Sorted Name	Nessian Warhound
Family	Hell Hound
Size and Type	Large Outsider (Evil, Extraplanar, Fire, Lawful)
Hit Dice Count	12
Hit Dice	12d8+60 (114 hp)
Random Hit Points	12d8+60 - 60
Initiative	+6
Speed	40 ft. (8 squares)
Armor Class	24 (-1 size, +2 Dex, +7 natural, +6 +2 chain shirt barding), touch 11, flat-footed 22
Base Attack/Grapple	+12/+24
Attack	Bite +20 melee (2d6+12/19-20 plus 1d8 fire)
Full Attack	Bite +20 melee (2d6+12/19-20 plus 1d8 fire)
Space/Reach	10 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks	Breath weapon, fiery bite
Special Qualities	Darkvision 60 ft., immunity to fire, scent, vulnerability to cold
Saves	Fort +13, Ref +10, Will +9
Abilities	Str 26, Dex 14, Con 20, Int 4, Wis 12, Cha 6
Skills	Hide +17, Jump +19, Listen +18, Move Silently +21, Spot +18, Survival +8*, Tumble +3
Feats	Alertness, Improved Critical (bite), Improved Initiative, Track, Weapon Focus (bite)
Environment	A lawful evil plane
Challenge Rating	9
Organization	Solitary, pair, or pack (1-2 Nessian warhounds and 5-12 hell hounds)
Treasure	+2 chain shirt barding
Alignment	Always lawful evil
Advancement	13-17 HD (Large); 18-24 HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment	+4 (cohort)
Version	SRD
Sources	System Reference Document
Stat_Block	Nessian warhound; CR 9; Large outsider (evil, extraplanar, fire, lawful); HD 12d8+60; hp 114; Init +6; Spd 40 ft. (8 squares); AC 24 (-1 size, +2 dex, +7 natural, +6 +2 chain shirt barding), touch 11, flat-footed 22; Base Atk +12; Grp +24; Atk +20 melee (2d6+12/19-20 plus 1d8 fire, bite); Full Atk +20 melee (2d6+12/19-20 plus 1d8 fire, bite); Space/Reach 10 ft./10 ft.; SA Breath weapon, fiery bite; SQ Darkvision 60 ft., immunity to fire, scent, vulnerability to cold; AL LE; SV Fort +13, Ref +10, Will +9; Str 26, Dex 14, Con 20, Int 4, Wis 12, Cha 6 Skills and Feats: Hide +17, Jump +19, Listen +18, Move Silently +21, Spot +18, Survival +8*, Tumble +3; Alertness, Improved Critical (bite), Improved Initiative, Track, Weapon Focus (bite)

Hell Hound

	Nessian Warhound
	Large Outsider (Evil, Extraplanar, Fire, Lawful)
Hit Dice:	12d8+60 (114 hp)
Initiative:	+6
Speed:	40 ft. (8 squares)
Armor Class:	24 (-1 size, +2 Dex, +7 natural, +6 +2 chain shirt barding), touch 11, flat-footed 22
Base Attack/Grapple:	+12/+24
Attack:	Bite +20 melee (2d6+12/19-20 plus 1d8 fire)
Full Attack:	Bite +20 melee (2d6+12/19-20 plus 1d8 fire)
Space/Reach:	10 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks:	Breath weapon, fiery bite
Special Qualities:	Darkvision 60 ft., immunity to fire, scent, vulnerability to cold
Saves:	Fort +13, Ref +10, Will +9
Abilities:	Str 26, Dex 14, Con 20, Int 4, Wis 12, Cha 6
Skills:	Hide +17, Jump +19, Listen +18, Move Silently +21, Spot +18, Survival +8*, Tumble +3
Feats:	Alertness, Improved Critical (bite), Improved Initiative, Track, Weapon Focus (bite)
Environment:	A lawful evil plane
Organization:	Solitary, pair, or pack (1-2 Nessian warhounds and 5-12 hell hounds)
Challenge Rating:	9
Treasure:	+2 chain shirt barding
Alignment:	Always lawful evil
Advancement:	13-17 HD (Large); 18-24 HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment:	+4 (cohort)

A typical hell hound stands 4-1/2 feet high at the shoulder and weighs 120 pounds.

Hell hounds do not speak but understand Infernal.

Combat

Hell hounds are efficient hunters. A favorite pack tactic is to surround prey quietly, then attack with one or two hounds, driving it toward the rest with their fiery breath. If the prey doesn't run, the pack closes in. Hell hounds track fleeing prey relentlessly.

A hell hound's natural weapons, as well as any weapons it wields, are treated as evil-aligned and lawful-aligned for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.

Breath Weapon (Su): 10-foot cone, once every 2d4 rounds, damage 2d6 fire, Reflex DC 13 half. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Fiery Bite (Su): A hell hound deals an extra 1d6 points of fire damage every time it bites an opponent, as if its bite were a flaming weapon.

Skills: Hell hounds have a +5 racial bonus on Hide and Move Silently checks.

*They also receive a +8 racial bonus on Survival checks when tracking by scent, due to their keen sense of smell.

Nessian Warhound

Nessian warhounds are coalblack mastiffs the size of draft horses, often fitted with shirts of infernal chainmail.

Nessian warhounds resemble hell hounds, except as otherwise noted.

Breath Weapon (Su): 10-foot cone, once every 2d4 rounds, damage 3d6 fire, Reflex DC 21 half. The save DC is Constitution- based.

Fiery Bite (Su): A Nessian warhound deals an extra 1d8 points of fire d a m a g e every time it bites an opponent, as if its bite were a flaming weapon.