Dogs of the Desert

== Lore ==
 - Razma of Shem
== Description ==
The Dogs of the Desert are a tribe of Werehyenas with human followers/thralls. They are clad in Hyena Pelt and Bones or wear simple clothes. Their savage rituals are inspired by and in honor of Jhebbal Sag, the god of the hunt. Their rites are barbaric, albeit providing limited protection or even ailments for the rotten corruption of Acherus.
== Headquarters ==
* The Den
== Camps/Outposts ==
* Bonepicker Camp
* Claw Outcrop
* Howler's Lode
* Hunter's View
* N'batu's Pack
* Ruins of al-Merayah
* Sharptooth Passage
* The Den
* Waterhole Outlook
* Weeping Ruin
==Notes==
Dogs of the Desert control an area north of the Unamed City and around the eastern Savanna, but also have camps bordering on Black Hand territory in the north-eastern desert area and a big camp at Hand of the Maker, overlooking the central river of the desert. They tend to populate several bigger to medium-sized and a few smaller camps. 
* This faction provides the Jhebbal Sag priests (usually found at The Den). 
* Dogs of the desert generally have 315 HP, making them middle of the pack. Named NPCs have 420 HP, which is an unusually large gap (typically it's a 75 HP difference).
* Their damage is average, and they usually attack alone or in duos, sometimes groups up to four. They usually present a threat when first met, but due to their relative lack of health and their lackluster damage can be killed fairly quickly and with low risk as soon as the player's equipment gets stronger. 
* They are however, stronger than Black Hand, Lemurians or Darfari Cannibals.
* Their Werehyenas are relatively strong in terms of damage dealt, and have much higher health than their human companions, but only reside at The Den.
* Followers of Jhebbal Sag can be considered a sub-faction which much lower health and slightly higher damage output, populating The Midnight Grove.
==Thralls==
Dogs of the desert thralls have high training difficulty.
They start with the following HP:
Tier	Fighters	Archers	Performers
1 	630 	630 	690
2 	693 	693 	773
3 	756 	2057 	816
4 	1092 	1092 	1152
Special cases:
* Some T1, T3, T4 Performers have 20 additional HP
* Claw of Jhebbal Sag starts with 1008 HP
* Followers of Jhebbal Sag have T4 attributes but T1/T2 HP: 507 for Archers, 468 for Fighters.
They specialize in Agility and Grit. Their base stats are as follows:
Tier	Strength	Agility	Vitality	Grit
1 	0 	3 	0 	2
2 	0 	7 	0 	3
3 	0 	15 	0 	7
4 	0 	30 	0 	15
==Strategy==
* due to their pack-like nature, it is often difficult to pull single enemies, making an exit strategy necessary
* their high amount of archers make the use of shields, reach and natural cover almost mandatory
* killing power works better than survivability, especially outside of The Den: their damage is above average, their health and armor is not
* Werehyenas are dangerous enemies, even up until later in the game and should be pulled solo
==Notable NPCs==
Child of Jhebbal Sag - Teaches Midnight Alchemist and access to The Midnight Grove
Alchemist 	Immis of Zamora 	 	 	 	
Archer 	Du'neman the Dragoon 	Kol True-Strike 	 	 	
Armorer 	Barks-At-Moon 	Llarn Steeltoe 	Arron of Kush 	Bira of Zamoria 	Deyn of Kush
Blacksmith 	Talitha Goldfingers 	Migor the Reliable 	Heker the Henpecked 	Apra, Master Blaksmith 	Phalia the Blacksmith
Carpenter 	Poris Master Carpenter	Master Carpenter Gira 	Hana of Kush 	Djira the Steady 	
Cook 	Vitel Stovebound 	 	 	 	
Performer 	Ionna the Seductress 	Sadeh the Lithe 	 	 	
Fighter 	N'batu 	Claw of Jhebbal Sag 	 	 	
Priest Jhebbal Sag	Koros the Feral 	Parin of the Blood-Moon	 	 	
Smelter 	Yael of Shem 	 	 	 	
Sorcerer 	Yndra of Zamoria 	 	 	 	
Taskmaster 	Bit-Tarkin the Whip 	Shevatas the Merciless 	Karis the Terror of Kush	Aster, Taskmaster Master	
==The Purge only: Notable NPCs==
Alchemist 	Bold Agra 	Master Alchemist Harth 	 	
Archer 	Hunter Dennu 	Hunter Maro 	Tera the Prowler 	Touras the Predator
Armorer 	Harkin the Fleecer 	Woolly 	 	
Blacksmith	Bernard the Artisan 	Wright Fortis 	 	
Carpenter 	Master Carpenter Hamar 	Ultic the Woodsman 	 	
Cook 	Dook the Cook 	Gnashteeth Burning-Meat	 	
Fighter 	Aran the Howler 	Ezkiel the Mad 	Palu the Bloodletter	Sael the Fierce
Smelter 	Black Markel1 	Brengel Coalstoker1 	Khorim of the Sands1	Strai Ember-eye
Tanner 	Kaud the Leatherworker1	Master Tanner Ryi1 	 	
Taskmaster	The Mongrel 	The Martyr-maker1 	 	
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==Common Loot==
					
					
					
					
					
					
== Signature Weapons ==
				
				
==Signature Armor==
				
==Gallery==
File:Bonepicker Camp.jpg|Bonepicker Camp
File:Claw Outcrop.jpg|Claw Outcrop
File:Howler's Lode.jpg|Howler's Lode
File:HuntersView.jpg|Hunter's View
File:N'batu's Pack.jpg|N'batu's Pack
File:Ruins of al-Merayah.jpg|Ruins of al-Merayah before Age of War - Chapter 1(before June 22, 2023)
File:Ruins_of_al-Merayah_persp.jpg|Ruins of al-Merayah since Age of War - Chapter 1(since June 22, 2023)
File:Ruins of al-Merayah - 01.jpg|Ruins of al-Merayah since Age of War - Chapter 1(since June 22, 2023)
File:ArenaPanorama.jpg|The Den
File:Waterhole Outlook.jpg|Waterhole Outlook
File:Weeping Ruin.jpg|Weeping Ruin
Category:Dogs of the Desert
Category:Factions