Hound

A Hound was a title given to a type of shock troopers used by the Halcyonites.

These Humanoids wore masks that match their name and made them frightening to fight. What was even more frightening was the identity of the occupant within; the Hounds were actually Wraith. The origin of these creatures made them a potent force on the battlefield as they were allowed to feed on their Human enemies and even serve as a method of enforcing the peace among the civilian population.

These dominated Wraith were easily cowed on the Halcyon homeworld due to the disruptive influence of the Dolmen which made the Wraith feral creatures that could easily be controlled.

Each of the many kingdoms on Halcyon possessed small cadres of Hounds with the ruling faction maintaining power due to their numbers of Hounds under their command. Most Hounds were created from captured Wraith offworld though the ruling Halcyonite kingdom actually knew of a sleeping Hive-ship on their world and would awaken the hibernating Wraith to serve as their soldiers.