Hellenar

The planet Hellenar was once a mountainous and craggy world, filled with deep valleys pockmarked by the occasional grassy field. The planet was of little consequence, merely a bump in the road for the Red Legion. When Therranex the Slaver discovered the planet, he was particularly taken with its mountain vistas.

Therranex established a personal retreat on the world, journeying to Hellenar to rest and hunt. It was here that he discovered a type of hound with razorsharp claws and teeth as strong as steel. He was particularly surprised when the hound managed to crack one of his scales with a single bite from its powerful jaws.

He captured several hounds, and began to breed them to serve as pets. Aptly named helhounds, after the world they were discovered on, these wolf-like creatures are indistinguishable from their Hellenar cousins. Carefully bred mutations have produced a much larger, more powerful beast capable of delivering a whirlwind of teeth and death to the enemies of the Black Order.

Description
Helhounds possess four powerfully built legs, standing between three and four feet in height. Each paw ends in steel-like claws, capable of rending flesh with ease. They possess a deep crimson fur, often accompanied by a pattern of pale white spots. Some helhounds are adorned with specially crafted armor, while some are further mutated through careful application of demonic blood.

Black Order tinkers have taken to equipping helhounds with mechanical whip-like appendages that protrude from the backs of the animals. These appendages are then equipped with spear points or blades, and wired directly into the hound's central nervous system, allowing them to be used as an extension of the helhound's body.