Lore: Excerpt from the Warden's Tome: Farm Hounds (Patreon)

Farm Hounds - The entire concept of the Hounds are that they are part of a war effort. This includes production and supplies in a low magic world. The Aristaen slavers bring their own means of production!

Tidbits of lore that did not make it into the lore pages due to limited page space.

• Farm Hounds intake of mana is a noticeable effect. In small amounts mask mana expenditure. In large amounts it creates a mana vortex that advanced spells can detect. Excess Farm Hounds are kept in hidden facilities due to this aspect.
• Farm Hounds are only part of a process in the creation of a mana pool, a prerequisite of becoming a mage, within a normal human. This change is considered impossible to Warden's world. Farm Hounds are a temporary stop before being advanced into another hound type.