Online:Nix-Hound

Nix-Hound; (lore page)
Location	Bal Foyen, Deshaan, Lake Hlaalu, House Dres Farmstead, Narsis Ruins, Stonefalls, Heimlyn Keep, Vvardenfell,, Old Sailenmora Outpost, Camonnaruhn
Species	Nix-Hound
Health	31364
Reaction	Hostile

A Nix-Hound

Nix-Hounds are insectoids native to Morrowind. About the size of a dog, they can perform stealth attacks and drain the health of their enemies. They are distant relatives of the nix-ox.

Related QuestsEdit

Hiding in Plain Sight: Help rescue the missing Narsis villagers.
Intruders in Deshaan: Remove the intruding Orcs from Malak's Maw.
Savages of Stonefalls: Slay the most vicious creatures in the Stonefalls countryside.
Tarra-Suj Hunt : Accept the Erabenimsun Tribe's challenge and hunt a deadly nix-hound.
The Bard of Hounds: Help find a concerned Argonian's friend.
The Curse of Heimlyn Keep: Help save the scholars of the Keep from an ancient curse.
Unwanted Guests: Help House Hlaalu prepare to seal the town.
Vision Quest: Save Shad Astula from a Maulborn takeover.

Skills and AbilitiesEdit

Shadow Step: Nix-hounds can teleport to get closer to their enemies.
Strike: A basic melee attack that hits twice for minor physical damage.
Dampworm: The nix-hound sprays poison, doing moderate poison damage with minor poison damage over time to the player as indicated by a red cone. Only used by generic grey nix-hounds.
Leech: The nix-hound sucks blood from its enemy, doing moderate physical damage over time to the player. This attack can be interrupted to set the enemy off balance.

Unique Nix-HoundsEdit

A grey nix-hound

Anther, a pet nix-hound found in Selfora
Candletipper, a pet nix-hound found in Relur Uveran's house in Necrom
Coal, a pet nix-hound found in Ebonheart
Dawnstar, a pet nix-hound in Sadrith Mora
Nixxie, located just south of Sadrith Mora
Puddin, a pet nix-hound adopted by Gena Omarys
Rabid Nix-Hound, a nix-hound found east of Bal Foyen Dockyards during the quest The Bard of Hounds
Rex, a pet nix-hound encountered in Quarantine Serk
Sera Snappers, a pet nix-hound in Sadrith Mora
Tarra-Suj, a nix-hound found east of Nchuleftingth
Varnag, a nix-hound found southeast of Ebonheart during the quest Savages of Stonefalls

VariantsEdit

Nix-Hound Prowlers, nix-hounds summoned by pet rangers, as well as found in Zainsipilu and Camonnaruhn
Primitive Nix-Hound, nix-hounds summoned in Bal Sunnar

Generic Nix-HoundsEdit

Generic, unnamed nix-hounds can be encountered in various places across Tamriel, including delves, dungeons, and DLC content. These nix-hounds have varying stats, namely health. Below is a list of nix-hounds, categorized by location, difficulty and health.

Zone / Dungeon	Specific Location	Health
Dragonstar Arena	Round 4: The Slave Pit	33,891 117,950
Maelstrom Arena	Stage 7: Vault of Umbrage	11,600 ^(?)
Bal Sunnar	Throughout the dungeon	^(?) 451,125

BooksEdit

Nix-Hounds: A Manual for New Owners — A guide for new nix-hound owners

NotesEdit

Nix-Hound Fabricants are fabricants based on this species.
Nix-hound flesh is also used in cooking such recipes as Ashlander Nix-Hound Chili.

GalleryEdit

A nix-hound sniffing the ground
A nix-hound preparing to use Dampworm
A nix-hound using Dampworm

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