Overview

A Hound of Tindalos is an extradimensional predator that hunts across angles and geometric discontinuities. Katherine Ward successfully encountered and contained one at St. Margaret’s Academy before joining the Order.

Physical Characteristics

The Hound:

• Exists partially in angles and discontinuous spaces
• Pursues prey multi-dimensionally
• Cannot manifest or move through curved geometry
• Can be contained or disrupted by disrupting angular spaces

Encounter History

Location: St. Margaret’s Academy

Circumstance: Katherine Ward encountered this creature during operations before joining the main party in Vienna.

Containment: Katherine successfully contained the Hound by disrupting angles — preventing its dimensional pursuit and trapping it. Her ability to solve this problem brought her to the Order’s attention and led to her recruitment.

Significance

The Hound encounter demonstrates Katherine’s:

• Tactical creativity and problem-solving
• Knowledge of esoteric geometry and supernatural mechanics
• Courage in direct confrontation with extradimensional threats

This incident is what brought the Order to recruit her, rather than her previous thieving career.

Containment Status

The Hound remains contained at St. Margaret’s Academy. It is not a current threat to party operations.

[!info] Keeper Note The Hound’s encounter is Katherine’s origin story with the Order. It establishes her competence and justifies why an experienced spy was selected for direct party support. The creature itself is no longer a threat, but references to its containment can reinforce Katherine’s value and the Order’s knowledge of supernatural threats.

Relationships

• Knows Katherine Ward — Katherine encountered and contained this Hound at St. Margaret's Academy, leading to her Order recruitment
• Knows Order of St Aelfric — Katherine's successful containment brought her to Order attention