A haraknin was a type of canomorph whose original form was a hell hound.[1]
Description[]
Haraknins resembled "ordinary" hell hounds in their original form, and typically took on the appearance of a human or half-orc with flame-colored hair and red eyes, with wiry, rust-red hair on their body. Haraknins always smelled faintly of brimstone.[1]
Personality[]
Haraknins were violent and ill-tempered.[1]
Abilities[]
Haraknins, like all canomorphs, could shift between their natural hound forms and humanoid forms at will. Additionally, they had a breath weapon in the form of a 30‑foot (9.1‑meter) cone of fire that they could use in either form.[1]
Haraknins could use greater command at will against hell hounds, and a hell hound would never willingly attack a haraknin.[1]
Combat[]
Haraknins were simple and aggressive combatants, favoring charging out of an ambush and simply attacking.[1]
Society[]
Haraknins were created by archfiends to serve as more intelligent tracking and guard dogs, a role that could also be filled by the two other canomorphs, leading to intense competition between the three types. Haraknins were the most tenacious and common, but were also the physically weakest of the three.[1]
Haraknin preferred to train as rangers or barbarians.[1]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Eric Cagle, Jesse Decker, James Jacobs, Erik Mona, Matthew Sernett, Chris Thomasson, and James Wyatt (April 2003). Fiend Folio. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 25–27. ISBN 0-7869-2780-1.
- ↑ Thomas M. Reid (May 2007). The Gossamer Plain. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 115. ISBN 978-0786940240.
Connections[]
| Devil (lawful evil) |
Yugoloth (Daemon) (neutral evil) | Gehreleth (Demodand) (neutral evil) | Demon (chaotic evil) |
Other Fiends
Achaierai • Barghest • Canomorph (Haraknin • Shadurakul) • Hell hound • Hordling • Howler • Imp of ill-humor (Choleric • Melancholic • Phlegmatic • Sanguine) • Larva • Maelephant • Marrashi • Night hag • Nightmare • Rakshasa (Ak'chazar • Naztharune) • Succubus • Vargouille • Yeth hound
Fiendish creature • Half-fiend (Alu-fiend • Cambion • Draegloth • Durzagon) • Tiefling (Fey'ri • Maeluth • Tanarukk)