Hellhounds

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> "Hellhounds are like werewolves, but, y'know, demonic." ~Ezra describing Hellhounds
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## Biography

The first Hellhound was Lycaon, a man born long before the time of Jesus who wanted to serve Lucifer and avenge his wife and son who were killed by barbarian raiders. Lucifer turned him into the Alpha Hellhound, giving him the power to turn others into Hellhounds through biting them. After that, Lycaon turned hundreds of others into Hellhounds, amassing a formidable army loyal to Lucifer.

There were multiple attempts by the angelic to cull the Hellhound population, and they nearly succeeded in killing Lycaon himself, leaving him with a permanent scar disfiguring his face, but he survived in the end. Lycaon was eventually trapped in a Soulstone and hidden in a crypt in the Sahara Desert, and his followers are still searching for him.

## Appearance

### Human Appearance

Hellhounds are hard to detect without supernatural senses, but through their general mannerisms and speech it's possible to determine if someone is a Hellhound. In their human form, Hellhounds retain none of their canine features except for sharper canines and thinner pupils. When a Hellhound is close to shifting, their teeth sharpen and elongate, and their eyes lose their pupils and have a solid color and glow. Hellhounds also tend to eat raw meat instead of cooked, as cooked meat doesn't taste as good to them or is as "nutritious." Those that have trained themselves to consume cooked meat can eat it, but with some visible distaste.

### Hellhound Appearance

Hellhounds usually have black, dark brown or gray fur, but some can even be light gray or even white. It depends entirely on the Hellhound themselves, whether they are more evil or not, but there are exceptions. Some even can have horns or scales, but all of them have sharp teeth. Hellhounds can even choose to move on two or four legs, depending on their choice of fighting or on their specific prey.

## Personality

Hellhounds are often ruthless and bloodthirsty killers, as well as violent and cunning hunters. While some may be calm and collected on the outside, when they see blood and violence in general, they tend to lose control. They thoroughly enjoy hunting and killing, and are more than eager to serve the demonic in their quest to rule Creation. They often lose control at the sight of blood, and can fly into an uncontrolled rage if they are unable to calm themselves. Like the Shedim, Hellhounds think of human blood as food and angel blood as a delicacy.

Not all Hellhounds are bloodthirsty monsters, however. In the few and far between cases like that of Jason, some Hellhounds are turned against there will and try their absolute hardest to fight it and "cure" themselves.

## Items

* **Demonic Pendant:** Very few Hellhounds, typically Lycaon and his Betas, wear demonic pendants around their necks to strengthen themselves and weaken angelic influence.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Shapeshifting:** All Hellhounds can shapeshift between their human, quadruped and biped forms with ease.
* **Enhanced Senses:** All Hellhounds' senses: smell, hearing, sight, and touch, are enhanced no matter what form they are in.
	+ **Enhanced Tracking:** Hellhounds can track their prey across impressive distances, making them feared pursurers.
* **Healing:** Hellhounds can heal any external or internal wounds.
	+ **Regeneration:** Hellhounds have the ability to regenerate missing parts of their bodies, whether they be external or internal injuries.

## Weaknesses

* **Empyrean Steel:** Similar to how silver is a werewolf's weakness in fairy tales, Empyrean Steel is a Hellhound's weakness, as a serious injury is capable of killing them and nullifying their regeneration capabilities.