Canoloth

Canoloths were the loyal hounds of the yugoloths, serving both as guardians and trackers for their masters. Although technically of lower status and less populous than the mezzoloths, they were treated far more favorably and regarded as valued parts in any yugoloth mercenary legion.

Description
Canoloths stood tall and were  in length, resembling giant canines somewhere between mastiffs and bulldogs and that hosted various insectile traits, such as their chitinous armor plating. They were hulking, beasts with four clawed feet that they dragged along the ground with their short, stubby forelegs.

Within their mouths were two sets of teeth, with the first horizontal and the pair behind it being vertical. Carelessly lolling out of both their massive maws was a barbed, several inch thick, tongue that could flick outwards somewhere between at any moment. Their gaping nostrils laid at the front of their skulls, sniffing and snorting the ground as they moved. This was because canoloths lacked eyes, navigating by their powerful olfactory and auditory senses.

Combat
Canoloths are never surprised. Only powerful stenches or very loud noises can "blind" them.

They attack with their front claws and bite their opponents with their horrifying jaws. They can entangle their opponents with their tongue.

They suffer double damage from cold-based attacks. They can be struck only by weapons magically enchanted.

Habitat
Their lack of intelligence made the canoloths the most loyal of their race. Therefore, the yugoloth leaders use them as personal servants. They make excellent guards, assassins or retrievers.

When canoloths are not with a mercenary company, they spend their time bounding through the foul wastes of lower planes in search of lesser creatures to torment.

Some spells of binding and entrapment use canoloth tongue as a reagent. The organ will bring about 1,000 gold in the right market.

Notable canoloths
The ultroloth Inthracis had two canoloth pets named Carnage and Slaughter.

Appearances

 * Novels:
 * The Last Mythal trilogy
 * Resurrection