Plague Hound

A Plague Hound is an undead canine with an infliction similar to a ghoul or ghast. It appears as a ravenous beast with patches of fur or skin sloughing off.

Those bitten by a plague hound must save vs. Paralyze or be paralyzed for 2d8 turns; elves are immune to this effect. The plague hound's bite also carries the ghoul fever affliction, but it is even more virulent. Each bite has a 10% cumulative chance of infecting the victim with ghoul fever (roll once per bitten character, after the encounter is over, at 10% per each bite; for example, a character bitten three times has a 30% likelihood of being infected). If afflicted, the victim must save vs. Death Ray (at a penalty of -4) or die within a day, only to rise at the next sunset as a ghoul. Any dog or wolf will return as a plague hound. A plague hounds can be Turned by a Cleric (as a wight) and it shares the common undead traits of immunity to sleep, charm, and hold spells.