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{{lifeform~~\|type=Animal~~ \|type=Animal \|image=Axehound by Shallan.jpg ~~\|image-artist=[[Ben McSweeney]]~~ \|world=Roshar \|universe=[[Cosmere]] \|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]] }} {{update\|sa4}} '''Axehounds''' are animals native to [[Roshar]] that fill a similar niche as dogs do on Earth. They have been domesticated, but there are also still wild axehounds. == Appearance and Anatomy == {{image\|Axehounds by Abigail Barker.jpg\|side=left\|width=250px}} Axehounds are hexapedal creatures with a smooth hide is that is a sort of cross between skin and carapace. It is more flexible than true carapace, but, like carapace is formed of interlocking sections. They have a fluting fish-like tail. Axehounds have a pair of feather-like antennae positioned on the top of their heads which they can move as a form of communication. They have ear holes slightly further back on the sides of their heads. Axehounds have a main jaw as well as a pair of outer mandibles that they use to break into the shells of their prey. Their blood is violet.{{file ref\|Axehound by Shallan.jpg\|An Axehound\|post= from [[Shallan's sketchbook]]}}{{book ref\|wok\|i\|2}}{{book ref\|wor\|45}}▼ {{for\|/Gallery\|more images}} ▲Axehounds are hexapedal creatures with a smooth hide is that is a ~~sort of~~ cross between skin and carapace. It is more flexible than true carapace, but, like carapace, is formed of interlocking sections. They have a fluting fish-like tail. Axehounds have a pair of feather-like antennae positioned on the top of their heads which they can move as a form of communication. The antennae are implied to be sensitive, with Axehound often bellowing when they get their antenna twisted.{{book ref\|sa1\|69}} They have ear holes slightly further back on the sides of their heads. Axehounds have a main jaw as well as a pair of outer mandibles that they use to break into the shells of their prey. ~~Their~~Much like other species on Roshar, such as Chasmfiends, their blood is violet.{{file ref\|Axehound by Shallan.jpg\|An Axehound\|post= from [[Shallan's sketchbook]]}}{{book ref\|wok\|i\|2}}{{book ref\|wor\|45}} There are a wide variety of breeds of ~~Axehounds~~axehounds. The largest come up to a man's waist while the smallest can easily hide in the underbrush of a lait. Smaller breeds of axehounds tend to be very fast.{{book ref\|wok\|i\|2}}{{book ref\|wok\|45}}{{book ref\|wor\|30}} Axehounds around the Purelake are very different from Alethi axehounds, to the extent of being considered a different species. The exact differences are unknown, but significant.{{book ref\|sa1\|45}} Axehounds have very small gemhearts.{{wob ref\|13039}} They are related to [[whitespine]]s, but have followed a different evolutionary path.{{url ref\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025204326/http://brandonsanderson.com/shardhunt-wor/whitespine-process/\|site=Brandonsanderson.com\|text=Whitespine Process from ''Words of Radiance'' Shardhunt (from archive.org)\|date=2014-03}} == Behavior == {{image\|Axehounds by Eccos.jpg\|side=right\|width=250px}} Wild axehounds are social creatures who live and hunt in groups.{{book ref\|wok\|1}} Female axehounds are attentive mothers who actively protect their pups.{{book ref\|wor\|75}} Axehounds are predators willing to prey on everything from [[songling]]s to hogs.{{book ref\|wok\|i\|2}} The ~~Axehound~~axehound call consists of two voices that overlap and echo with one another and is referred to as "trumping".{{book ref\|wok\|i\|2}} When an axehound is content, their trumping can sound like a hum,{{book ref\| WoR \|36}}, but when angered or in pain, it is more of a bellow.{{book ref\|WoK \|69}} == History == Axehounds are kept and bred as pets across Roshar, though different breeds are popular in different regions.{{book ref\|wok\|45}} Axehound fighting and the accompanying betting culture is popular in some areas. There are axehound fights at the [[Middlefest Fair]] that the [[House Davar\|Davar family]] attends in [[Jah Keved]]. Axehounds are also involved in organized hunts.{{book ref\|WoR\|45}} == Cultural References == {{image\|Axehound by Marianne Eie.jpg\|side=right\|height=250px}} ~~[[File:AisForAxehound.png\|right\|200px\|thumb\|A is for Axehound by [[User: KalynaAnne]].]]~~ === Idioms === {{quote ~~{{quote~~\|...bellowing like an axehound whose antenna had been twisted.~~\|{{book ref\|wok\|69}}\|}}~~ {{quote\|...You'd have me slink home like a scolded axehound?\|{{book ref\|WoK\|18}}\|}}▼ \|{{book ref\|wok\|69}} {{quote\|...like pet axehounds nipping at their master's heels.\|{{book ref\|WoK\|12}}\|}}▼ }} {{quote\|...He settled down like a trumping axehound, perfectly content.\|{{book ref\|WoR\|60}}\|}}▼ {{quote ▲~~{{quote~~\|...You'd have me slink home like a scolded axehound?~~\|{{book ref\|WoK\|18}}\|}}~~ \|{{book ref\|WoK\|18}} }} {{quote ▲~~{{quote~~\|...like pet axehounds nipping at their master's heels.~~\|{{book ref\|WoK\|12}}\|}}~~ \|{{book ref\|WoK\|12}} }} {{quote ▲~~{{quote~~\|...He settled down like a trumping axehound, perfectly content.~~\|{{book ref\|WoR\|60}}\|}}~~ \|{{book ref\|WoR\|60}} }} {{quote \|Then he zipped up to join her, eager as an axehound puppy. \|{{book ref\|Edgedancer\|20}} }} {{quote \|The Kholin boys are chained axehounds, and we smell blood. \|{{book ref\|sa3\|11}} }} {{quote \|...looking down longingly, like axehounds contemplating the food on the master’s table. \|{{book ref\|sa3\|38}} }} {{quote \|They didn’t hold ground well; they had broken into roving bands, like axehound packs, loping through the city and looking for contests. \|{{book ref\|sa3\|120}} }} == Notable Axehounds == == Notes == <references/> <!-- chapters: ~~{{complete}}~~ sa1: 1, 11, 12, 18, 19, 27, 45, 69, I-2, art: Axehound sa2: 1, 5, 19, 30, 36, 39, 41, 45, 46, 48, 60, 61, 65, 75, 87, I-9 Edgedancer: 10, 20 sa3: 2, 10, 11, 12, 30, 34, 38, 60, 91, 100, 107, 117, 120, 121, I-4, I-13 --> </references> {{partial}} {{Stormlight}}