Jheleck

The Jheleck were a race of Soletaken closely related to the Jheck. Some time in the distant past of Kurald Galain there had been a civil war among their common ancestors resulting in two different peoples and cultures.Forge of Darkness, Chapter 3, UK HC p.59
Jheleck in their wolf forms were nearly as large as warhorses. They looked like swollen dogs with black or mottled tan hides. They dressed in black leather harnesses with blades strapped to their forearms and serrated discs on their humped shoulders. Long snouts protruded from their boiled leather helmets.Forge of Darkness, Chapter 3, UK HC p.53
In their human forms, they were dirty with black beards, dressed in furs, and they shambled unsteadily on two feet.Forge of Darkness, Chapter 3, UK HC p.54
Jheleck lived in the Jhelarkan region, hunting and eating their meat raw. Males, in their wolf form, were known to slay the pups of their rivals.Forge of Darkness, Chapter 7, UK HC p.197 Jheleck often resorted to banditry, preying on their Jaghut and Azathanai neighbors. Individually, they were formidable and respected fighters. When they fought in small packs they were deadly, but massed as an army they were nearly useless.Forge of Darkness, Chapter 17, UK HC p.533 
Their relationship with the Tiste was fraught with violence. The Tiste hunted them like animals before discovering they were intelligent.Forge of Darkness, Chapter 8, UK HC p.206 The Tiste also hunted on Jheleck lands, driving the Bhederin vital to their food supply nearly to extinction.Forge of Darkness, Chapter 17, UK HC p.535 Conflict between the Jheleck and the Tiste led to war and Vatha Urusander secured his reputation as a legend by leading his legion on punitive pursuit into Jheleck territory.Forge of Darkness, Chapter 2, UK HC p.25 The Jheleck were offered the choice of concession or annihilation by the Tiste and chose concession.Forge of Darkness, Chapter 3, UK HC p.57 Although they chafed under their new relationship, the Jheleck ultimately conceded to sending hostages to their powerful neighbors.Forge of Darkness, Chapter 6, UK HC p.162
Varandas, the Jaghut historian, had written extensively on the schism between the Jheleck and the Jheck and on the distinctions of their cultures before burning his manuscripts.Forge of Darkness, Chapter 3, UK HC p.59 Some scholars speculated the Jheleck were creations of the Jaghut.Forge of Darkness, Chapter 17, UK HC p.541
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