Cwn Annwn    KOTC Database Entry:  CWN ANNWN

    NAME           :  Cwn Annwn
    ALIAS          :  Hounds of the Hill, Herla's Hounds
   
CLASSIFICATION : 
Non-Human (Fae)
    TYPE           :  Mook
    MORALITY       :  Villain
   
AFFILIATION    : 
Unseelie Sidhe
    STATUS         :  Special
   
GENDER         : 
N/A
    AGE            :  Functionally Immortal
    HEIGHT         :  Around 4' tall.
    WEIGHT         :  No Data.
   
THREAT RATING
 
     PHYSICAL/CLOSE    :  Medium-High
     PHYSICAL/RANGE    :  N/A
     MENTAL/CLOSE     :  N/A
     MENTAL/RANGE     :  N/A
     OTHER/CLOSE      :  N/A
     OTHER/RANGE      :  N/A
   
 OVERALL       : 
Medium

QUOTE:  [Unearthly howls and baying]

BACKGROUND: 
The phantom hunting dogs of Arawn, the Lord of the Underworld, the Cwn Annwn (coon anoon) appear as very large, white hounds with red ears. Mythologically they are said to sound like Beagles at a distance their "wild lamentations" echoing on the wind. They terrify ordinary dogs and thus a dog howling at night is regarded as a bad omen (as thought they are frightened of nearby Cwn). They are thought to come from the Otherworld to hunt the souls of the living through the air and they seek to kidnap mortals and to lead the souls of the damned to infernal regions.

MOTIVATION: 
Serve the Master of the Hunt.

TACTICS: 
The Hounds of the Underworld are a fell thing to oppose. Fast and savage, they are as tough as all Fae, and possessed of razor-sharp fangs. Trying to pat them on the head whilst saying "Good Doggy" almost invariably results in missing limbs.

KNOWN STRENGTHS: 
Incredible resistance to damage.

KNOWN WEAKNESSES: 
Vulnerable to Iron, and their famed resilience doesn't hold against Magick.

OFFENSIVE POWERS: 
Sharp teeth and claw HtH (AP/Penetrating) attacks.

DEFENSIVE POWERS: 
Low DV/SD, but Powerful Damage Reduction.

NON-COMBAT POWERS: 
Keen tracking senses.

FOCII/EQUIPMENT: 
N/A

LOCOMOTION: 
Running.

KotC ENCOUNTERS: 
- elements of the group were beset upon by a pack of these malignant creatures, led by a pair of Redcaps whilst stranded in the past. The heroes were forced to abandon their vessel and flee in order to protect vulnerable members of the group and the unconscious (and now wounded) Culcharin.

- the pack, now led by their Master, also partook in the attack upon the castle of Sir Trelayne.

KotC COMMENTS: 
- Hazardman: "Bad Dog! Down boy!"