Howler

Howlers were pack predators native to Pandemonium. They were known and feared for their mind-shattering howls.

Description
Howlers had long quills at the back of their necks, which could break off and become lodged in their victims.

Combat
As pack hunters, howlers relied primarily on their numbers and speed. Their primary weapon was a terrifying howl that could be heard from a large distance, even through the loud winds of their home plane, and which caused other creatures to become debilitated by fear and incapable of complex thought.

Its powerful bit could not only rend its opponent's flesh but also its mind.

Ecology
Although native to Pandemonium, howlers could be found in all of the Lower planes, in particular those more defined by chaos and evil.

Howlers could be partially domesticated to be used as war hounds. Fiends in particular favored howlers due to their ability to temporarily neutralize spellcasters with their howl. Commanding a pack of howlers demanded a long and brutal period of training, until the creatures recognized their trainer as the undisputed pack leader. Well trained packs of howlers were most commonly employed in the Blood War, but it was also possible for evil mortals to command a pack.

It was also possible to train howlers as mounts. Creatures such as quasits, orcs, and succubi were known to sometimes ride them.

Notable Howlers

 * Spike, Cressyl Blackbones's pet howler.