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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	31,364
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 Quests

• 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 Abilities

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-Hounds

A grey nix-hound

• Anther, Tavis Betharvel's pet nix-hound found with him in Selfora
• Candletipper, a pet nix-hound found in Relur Uveran's house in Necrom
• Coal, a tamed nix-hound found in Ebonheart
• Dawnstar, Velayn Uvaram's pet nix-hound found with him in Sadrith Mora
• Nixxie, Llonas Givyn's pet nix-hound encountered in the swamps south of Sadrith Mora during the quest Bound by Love
• 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, Adept Talso's pet nix-hound found with him in Tel Naga's Adept's Hall in Sadrith Mora
• Tarra-Suj, a nix-hound found east of Nchuleftingth during the quest Tarra-Suj Hunt
• Varnag, a nix-hound found southeast of Ebonheart during the quest Savages of Stonefalls

Variants

• 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-Hounds

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	Difficulty	Health
Dragonstar Arena	Round 4: The Slave Pit		33,891117,950
Maelstrom Arena	Stage 7: Vault of Umbrage		11,600(?)
Nilthog's Hollow	Area occupants		31,364
	Summoned by Nilthog the Unbroken		60,370
Bal Sunnar	Throughout the dungeon		(?)451,125

Books

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

Notes

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

Gallery

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  A nix-hound sniffing the ground

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  A nix-hound preparing to use Dampworm

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  A nix-hound using Dampworm