"Death hounds are derived from an extension of the were wolf lore. War-wolves or Death hounds when changed where a special type of person said to have fought the wolven attacker, they branish their scars with pride which might be where the red lashes come from, their like the Knights Templar of werewolfs. They have nothing to do with Vampires tho. Hell hounds are like he had said. They are the toll we take for stricking deals but it dont have to be a deamon but its the most documented, deamons of the cross roads, they drag the damned souls to hell. Its been said that the evilest of people where dragged to hell by theese hounds, people like Hitler, they didnt make a deal they simply scarred their souls enough there was no question of salvation. Seeing one three times tho I have never heard of it, theese things are not omens they are Hunters, seekers, There is no out running them Once they have your scent its over. Devils Shoelace will keep them at bay but they will simply wait you out until you starve yourself trying to out wait them."