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|world=Roshar
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[The Stormlight Archive]]
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'''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 ==
[[File: Axehounds by Abigail Barker.jpg|thumb|left|200px|<center><small>by [[Coppermind:Artists/Abigail Barker|Abigail Barker]]</small></center>]]Axehounds are hexapedal creatures with a smooth hide that is a 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}}
There are a wide variety of breeds of 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}}
==Notes==▼
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== Behavior ==
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 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 Davar family attends in [[Jah Keved]]. Axehounds are also involved in organized hunts.{{book ref|WoR|45}}
== Cultural References ==
[[File:AisForAxehound.png|right|200px|thumb|A is for Axehound by [[User: KalynaAnne]].]]
=== Idioms ===
{{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}}|}}
{{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|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.
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▲== Notes ==
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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
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