Warhounds (skill)

In addition to his steel, fists, and command over souls torn from the Underhalls, a Carnifex will have access to skills to tame, train and lead his own hounds into battle. Far from a companion, these ruthless beasts are brought up under the rigors of combat, leaving them vicious and bloodthirsty. Although their masters are brutal, the hounds will fight to the death for their owners, providing useful backup and assistance to the Carnifex.

A skilled master of Warhounds will be able to command three of the beasts in battle at once, with a possibility of twenty total (thirty if a guilded Carnifex). Hounds can be bred with each other to pass on specific traits and abilities in an attempt to create the 'perfect' hound of war.

Skill	Rank	Percent	Description
Hounding	Inept	0 %	Manage your kennel of warhounds.
Naming	Inept	0 %	Name your warhound.
Ordering	Inept	0 %	Understand basic warhound commands.
Whistling	Novice	0 %	Order your hounds back.
Scent	Apprentice	0 %	Sniff out another.
Bloodtrace	Capable	0 %	Learn of another's passage through their blood.
Digging	Capable	50 %	Dig and bury items.
Preservation	Adept	0 %	Your hounds will never die.
Flanking	Adept	25 %	Intercept the cowardly.
Openings	Adept	75 %	Strike during opportunistic moments.
Rearing	Skilled	0 %	Rear your hounds into fearsome beasts.
Initiative	Skilled	33 %	Your hound will choose its own attacks.
Target	Gifted	0 %	Attack specific limbs.
Courser	Gifted	33 %	Handle three hounds at once.
Report	Gifted	66 %	Get details about the hound's location.
Deliver	Expert	33 %	Like reverse fetch.
Sleuth	Expert	66 %	Scent out the location of an item.
Retrieve	Virtuoso	0 %	Actual fetch.
Track	Virtuoso	66 %	Send your hound to find and follow.
Soulpact	Fabled	0 %	Advance your hound in an instant.
Develop	Fabled	33 %	Develop physical traits in your hounds.
Leading	Fabled	66 %	Your hound will bring others to you.
Outfit	Mythical	0 %	Protect your hound with armour.
Sniff	Mythical	33 %	Sniff the air for those nearby.
Focus	Mythical	66 %	Your hound will focus its attention.
Beastmaster	Transcendent	0 %	Command complete authority of your hounds.

Warhound Attacks

Skill	Rank	Percent	Description
Bite	Inept	0 %	Sink your teeth in.
Howl	Inept	0 %	A piercing cry.
Shatter	Skilled	66 %	Shatter an enemy shield.
Ululate	Expert	0 %	Hit the high notes.
Terror	Virtuoso	33 %	Send their entities fleeing.

Hounding	Manage your kennel of warhounds
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Details:	HOUND REQUEST <MALE
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Naming	Name your warhound
Syntax:	HOUND NAME <hound> <name>
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Details:	Give your hound a unique name to distinguish it from the other mutts. Renaming it, should it already have a name, will cost 1,000 gold to do so.
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Ordering	Understand basic warhound commands
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Details:	The below are some basic commands you can do with your hound, once it has been taken out from the kennels and is in your direct care. HOUND GLANCE [hound] - Glance to your hound's current location. HOUND RECALL <hound> - Recall a warhound from the kennels. Can be used anywhere. HOUND DISMISS <hound> - Send a warhound back to the kennels. Can be used anywhere. Warhounds can also be ordered like most other loyal critters, as outlined in HELP LOYALTY, although they will not attack on their own. They will require special commands on your behalf.
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Whistling	Order your hounds back
Syntax:	HOUND WHISTLE [ALL/hound]
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Details:	A sharp, high-pitched whistle that will call your active hound, or the specified hound, to your side. The warhound must be outside of its kennel.
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Scent	Sniff out another
Syntax:	HOUND SCENT <target>
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Details:	If the target is in the same area, your hound will be able to pick up their scent and discern where exactly they are.
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Bloodtrace	Learn of another's passage through their blood
Syntax:	HOUND BLOODTRACE
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Details:	If another's blood has recently been spilled in your room, your hound may detect the injured's identity.
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Digging	Dig and bury items
Syntax:	HOUND DIG and HOUND BURY <item>
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Details:	The canine is an experienced digger, and can quickly dig up or bury items for you.
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Preservation	Your hounds will never die
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Details:	This ability is passive. Being a master of souls, you can preserve the soul of your warhound from death itself. If slain, your warhound will eventually revive after a period of time, however it will lose some of its accumulated experience.
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Flanking	Intercept the cowardly
Syntax:	HOUND FLANK <ON/OFF>
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Works against:	NPCs only
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Details:	Your hound will intercept cowardly denizens that flee before your blows, preventing their escape.
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Openings	Strike during opportunistic moments
Syntax:	HOUND OPENINGS <ON/OFF>
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Details:	When fighting denizens, your hound will create openings for you by attacking their flank. This will allow your next blow to deal bonus damage.
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Rearing	Rear your hounds into fearsome beasts
Syntax:	HOUND REAR <MAJOR/MINOR> <trait> HOUND MAJOR LIST HOUND MINOR LIST
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Details:	Your budding knowledge of hound training will now allow you to rear your active hound to learn a trait of your liking. A hound can have up to a maximum of two major traits and five minor traits of choice. In order to train multiple traits, your hound requires at least one level for each trait that you wish to have. Major traits cannot be learned until the hound reaches level five.
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Initiative	Your hound will choose its own attacks
Syntax:	HOUND INITIATIVE <target> HOUND INITIATIVE CEASE
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Details:	Your warhound will decide its own attacks, attacking the target without any commands from you.
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Target	Attack specific limbs
Syntax:	HOUND TARGET <limb/NONE>
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Details:	Direct your active hound to attack a specific limb when making use of the Bite ability, dealing a small amount of trauma. You can view AB WARHOUNDS BITE for more information.
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Courser	Handle three hounds at once
Syntax:	HOUND SWITCH <hound>
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Details:	You are now capable of controlling up to three hounds in the fray at once. Simply make sure you take out additional warhounds from your kennel in order to do so. Traits will generally work with your active hound only, unless otherwise specified. You will need to switch out your active hound in order to make use of your full rotation.
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Report	Get details about the hound's location
Syntax:	HOUND REPORT
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Details:	You may not only see through the eyes of your hound, but do so with greater discernment - allowing you to gauge the health of those present as well.
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Deliver	Like reverse fetch
Syntax:	HOUND DELIVER <item> <target>
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Details:	Order your hound to carry an item to someone on the same continent as you.
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Sleuth	Scent out the location of an item
Syntax:	HOUND SLEUTH <item> [target]
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Details:	Your hound will attempt to seek out a specified item in your current location, notifying you if anyone present carries it. You may optionally target a specific person to search.
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Retrieve	Actual fetch
Syntax:	HOUND RETRIEVE <item>
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Details:	Order your hound to pick up an item from its location.
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Track	Send your hound to find and follow
Syntax:	HOUND TRACK <target>
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Details:	Your hound will ruthlessly track down the victim you specify, moving quietly to their location. If they are an enemy of yours, it will pin them down and stun them when the hound reaches them.
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Soulpact	Advance your hound in an instant
Syntax:	HOUND SOULPACT <hound>
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Details:	Soul cost: 3000 Forging a pact between souls will allow you to unlock your warhound's potential, maximising its level, and preventing it from losing experience should it die. It will require a signficiant amount of souls from your soulstone in order to do so. Only hounds that have been soulpacted are eligible for customisation.
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Develop	Develop physical traits in your hounds
Syntax:	HOUND DEVELOP <minor physical trait> HOUND MINOR LIST
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Details:	Mutating your hound is not as simple as a quick smack and some harsh words. In order to obtain physical traits, you can now command your active hound to fight with the corrupt hound, Abietatve, utilising its body-drenched essence to warp and change your hound to your liking. The same restrictions apply as listed within AB WARHOUNDS REARING if you seek multiple traits.
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Leading	Your hound will bring others to you
Syntax:	HOUND LEAD <target>
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Details:	Order your hound to attempt to lead a target - your hound will first track to that target, and then motion your target to follow. For the next two minutes, the target will be able to PATH FIND HOUND in the room with the hound to reach you. After two minutes, the hound will return to you.
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Outfit	Protect your hound with armour
Syntax:	HOUND OUTFIT
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Details:	Outfit your hound in canine battle armour, increasing the percentage of damage reduced when it is struck by another.
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Sniff	Sniff the air for those nearby
Syntax:	HOUND SNIFF
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Details:	Your hound will report the traces of all scents it picks up nearby, showing you all denizens within a five room radius.
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Focus	Your hound will focus its attention
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Details:	This ability is passive. The focus of your warhound has improved to a point where certain abilities now have a secondary effect should the opponent already be afflicted by the primary. The following is a list below: Poisonclaw - Causes limp veins if they have blisters. Shock - Causes hallucinations if they have epilepsy. Acidspit - Causes crippled if they have weariness. Stare - Causes impairment if they have berserking. Growling - Causes recklessness if they have dizziness.
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Beastmaster	Command complete authority of your hounds
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Details:	This ability is passive. Your mastery of hounds will now allow you to teach one final major and minor trait to a hound, increasing the total to a maximum of three major traits and six minor traits. Please see AB WARHOUNDS REARING and AB WARHOUNDS DEVELOP for more information.
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Bite	Sink your teeth in
Syntax:	HOUND BITE <target>
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Details:	Order your hound to chomp down on your victim, causing cutting damage.
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Howl	A piercing cry
Syntax:	HOUND HOWL <target>
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Details:	Your hound's howl will have an adverse effect upon your opponent, draining them of their mana.
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Shatter	Shatter an enemy shield
Syntax:	HOUND SHATTER <target>
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Details:	Order your hound to go forth and shatter your opponent's magical shield, destroying it in the process.
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Ululate	Hit the high notes
Syntax:	HOUND ULULATEA emotionful mourning howl that will cause all those who hear it to tear
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Details:	up, blurring their vision.
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Terror	Send their entities fleeing
Syntax:	HOUND TERROR
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Works against:	NPCs only
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Details:	Send animals fleeing with a terrifying bellow.
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