Hound archons look like well-muscled [[SRD:Humans (Race)|humanhumans]]s with canine heads.

* ''{{Property Link|Type|SRD:Outsider Type|Outsider}} ({{Property Link|Subtype|SRD:Archon Subtype|Archon}}, {{Property Link|Subtype|SRD:Extraplanar Subtype|Extraplanar}}, {{Property Link|Subtype|SRD:Good Subtype|Good}}, {{Property Link|Subtype|SRD:Lawful Subtype|Lawful}})''

* ''Racial [[SRD:Hit Dice|Hit Dice]]:'' A hound archon begins with six levels of [[SRD:Outsider Type|outsider]], which provide 6d8 [[SRD:Hit Dice|Hit Dice]], a [[SRD:Base Attack Bonus|base attack bonus]] of +6, and base [[SRD:Saving Throw|saving throw]] bonuses of [[SRD:Fortitude Save|Fort]] +5, [[SRD:Reflex Save|Ref]] +5, and [[SRD:Will Save|Will]] +5.* ''Racial Skills:'' A hound archon’s [[SRD:Outsider Type|outsider]] levels give it [[SRD:Skill Points|skill points]] equal to 9 × (8 + [[SRD:Intelligence|Int]] modifier). Its [[SRD:Class|class]] skills are [[SRD:Concentration Skill|Concentration]], [[SRD:Hide Skill|Hide]], [[SRD:Jump Skill|Jump]], [[SRD:Listen Skill|Listen]], [[SRD:Move Silently Skill|Move Silently]], [[SRD:Sense Motive Skill|Sense Motive]], [[SRD:Spot Skill|Spot]], and [[SRD:Survival Skill|Survival]].* ''Racial [[SRD:Feats|Feats]]:'' A hound archon’s [[SRD:Outsider Type|outsider]] levels give it three [[SRD:Feats|feats]].* ''Weapon Proficiency:'' A hound archon is automatically proficient with all [[SRD:Weapons|simple]] and [[SRD:Weapons|martial weapons]].

* ''[[SRD:Natural Weapons|Natural Weapons]]:'' [[SRD:Bite|Bite]] (1d8) and [[SRD:Slam|slam]] (1d4).

* ''[[SRD:Low-Light Vision|Low-Light Vision]]''* ''[[SRD:Scent|Scent]]''

* ''Aura of Menace {{Su}}:'' A righteous aura surrounds hound archons that fight or get angry. Any hostile creature within a 20-foot radius of a hound archon must succeed on a [[SRD:Will Save|Will]] save to resist its effects. The save [[SRD:DC|DC]] is [[SRD:Charisma|Charisma]]-based and includes a +2 racial bonus. Those who fail take a –2 penalty on attacks, [[SRD:AC|AC]], and saves for 24 hours or until they successfully hit the hound archon that generated the aura. A creature that has resisted or broken the effect cannot be affected again by the same hound archon’s aura for 24 hours.

* ''[[SRD:Change Shape|Change Shape]] {{Su}}:'' A hound archon can assume any canine form of [[SRD:Small|Small]] to [[SRD:Large|Large]] size. While in canine form, the hound archon loses its [[SRD:Bite|bite]], [[SRD:Slam|slam]], and manufactured weapon attacks, but gains the [[SRD:Bite|bite]] attack of the form it chooses. For the purposes of this ability, canines include any doglike or wolflike [[SRD:Animal Type|animal]] of the [[SRD:Animal Type|animal type]]. While in canine form, a hound archon gains a +4 circumstance bonus on [[SRD:Hide Skill|Hide]] and [[SRD:Survival Skill|Survival]] checks.* ''[[SRD:Damage Reduction|Damage Reduction]] ([[SRD:{{Su|Su]])}}:'' 10/evil.* ''Magic Circle against Evil {{Su}}:'' A [[SRD:Magic Circle against Evil|magic circle against evil]] effect always surrounds an archon ([[SRD:Caster Level|caster level]] equals the archon’s [[SRD:Hit Dice|Hit Dice]]).* ''Teleport {{Su}}:'' Archons can use [[SRD:Greater Teleport|greater teleport]] at will, as the spell ([[SRD:Caster Level|caster level]] 14th), except that the creature can transport only itself and up to 50 pounds of objects.* ''Tongues {{Su}}:'' All archons can speak with any creature that has a language, as though using a ''[[SRD:Tongues|tongues]]'' spell ([[SRD:Caster Level|caster level]] 14th). This ability is always active.* ''[[SRD:Spell-Like Ability|Spell-Like Abilities]]:'' At will—''[[SRD:Aid|aid]]'', ''[[SRD:Continual Flame|continual flame]]'', ''[[SRD:Detect Evil|detect evil]]'', ''[[SRD:Message|message]]''. [[SRD:Caster Level|Caster level]] 6th.

* ''[[SRD:Automatic Language|Automatic Languages]]:'' [[SRD:Celestial|Celestial]]. ''* [[SRD:Bonus Language|Bonus Languages]]:'' Common, Draconic, Infernal.* ''[[SRD:Race Descriptions|Favored Class]]:'' {{Property Link|Favored Class|SRD:Paladin|Paladin}}.* ''[[SRD:Level Adjustment|Level Adjustment]]:'' +[[Level Adjustment::+5]]* [[SRD:Effective Character Level|Effective Character Level]]: [[Effective Character Level::11| ]]</onlyinclude>