Prowling along the shores of the rivers of the underworld, these three-headed, giant canines have served as guardians of secret passages in the dark depths since times immemorial. Always bound by ancient chains, mortals should keep their distance. They breath the black ice of the river Styx, freezing flesh and memories alike - but the bite of their teeth is no thing to be trifled with, either. Instinct: To tear apart what comes in reach

• Snap with three heads
• Breath black ice

The Gnoll Imperial Guard are no simple canines. Imbued by the shadow shamans with demonic powers, they no longer age or die, need neither food nor sustenance. With their jagged shields they defend the crucial bastions of the empire, with their ironwrought spears they put down rebels and scoundrels - and the occasional foreign threat. Their fighting style is unique and iconic, a graceful dance on all their limbs; deadly instruments, savage claw and tail striking unrelentlessly and leaving no opening. Instinct: To defend the Empire

• Halt their advance
• Refuse to die
• Dance like the hyena