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The '''Hounds of Tindalos''' were extra-dimensional predatory creatures known for being attracted to time travelers. Cryptically, the Hounds were said to inhabit the angles of time, while human inhabit the curves. This may have something to do with their method of appearance; they emerged into the human style reality through corners, first as a mist or smoke in the corner, then their physical bodies.
The '''Hounds of Tindalos''' were extra-dimensional,, predatory creatures who existed in at least [[Universe_(The_Folly_of_Men)|one universe]], described by [[Mr Fell (The Folly of Men)|Mr Fell]] as “independent contractors in the same line of work” relative to conventional [[demon]]s. They emerged into the human layer of reality inhabited by [[human]]s through corners, first as a mist or smoke in the corner, then as full physical bodies.  


In [[Universe_(The_Folly_of_Men)|one universe]] a Hound of Tindalos showed up in 20th century [[London]], seeking out an [[Aziraphale|angel]] over unspecified matters from millennia before. This disrupted [[Jenny Cornelius|Jenny Everywhere]]'s plans for the day but a [[Flaming Sword|flaming sword]] quickly put an end to the matter. [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dog Days of Sumer (short story)|Dog Days of Sumer]]'')
In [[Jenny Cornelius]]'s reality, the Hounds were dealt with by the [[angel]]s millennia ago, but while most were destroyed by the angels using [[flaming sword]]s, at least one survived, being bound into a [[Sumer]]ian artefact kept at the [[British Museum]]. In the 1960s, it escaped due to a curator treating the artefact carelessly, and headed to the shop housing [[Mr Fell (The Folly of Men)|one of the angels]] who'd fought its kind back in the day. The angel, being deprived of a Sword, sought out [[Jenny Cornelius]]; although the Hound followed him to the mews housing Jenny's home, she was able to furnish him with [[Jenny Cornelius's lightsaber|a lightsaber]], which proved an adequate replacement for a Flaming Sword and allowed the celestial being to quickly dispatch the Hound, whose body dissolved into “smoke and foulness” as soon as it was dead. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dog Days of Sumer (short story)|Dog Days of Sumer]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
The Hounds of Tindalos debuted in a short story of the same name by Frank Belknap Long, in the March 1929 issue of ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weird_Tales Weird Tales]'', and are now in the public domain.
The Hounds of Tindalos debuted in a short story of the same name by Frank Belknap Long, in the March 1929 issue of ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weird_Tales Weird Tales]'', and are now in the public domain. Known for being attracted to time travelers. Cryptically, the Hounds are said to inhabit the angles of time, while human inhabit the curves.  


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