History Literature / TheWolfhound

In 2006, a [[Film/TheWolfhound film of the book]] was produced in Russia under the title ''Wolfhound of the Clan of Grey Hounds''[[note]]"Волкодав из рода Серых Псов", Volkodav iz roda Serykh Psov[[/note]]. In 2007, there was produced a TV series ''Young Wolfhound'', serving as a prequel to the film. The film and the TV series, while having many common plot points with the books, are basically form a separate continuity.

* EldritchLocation: Subverted. The Jewel Mountains are commonly viewed as a cursed place, because it's supposedly sitting atop the [[SealedEvilInACan ancient prison]] of the [[EldritchAbomination Dark Gods]], who scattered all those gems to attract the greedy people who would eventually [[DugTooDeep dig them out]], but ultimately they're proven wrong. It's a horrible place, no doubt, but only because its owners [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters make it such]]. All the supposedly supernatural phenomenons turn out to be urban (well, mining) legends or have natural explanation.

In 2006, Russia had produced a [[Film/TheWolfhound film of the book]] under the title ''Wolfhound of the Clan of Grey Hounds''[[note]]"Волкодав из рода Серых Псов", Volkodav iz roda Serykh Psov[[/note]].

* EldritchLocation: Subverted. The Jewel Mountains are commonly viewed as a cursed place, because it's supposedly sitting atop the [[SealedEvilInACan ancient prison]] of the [[EldtrichAbomination Dark Gods]], who scattered all those gems to attract the greedy people who would eventually [[DugTooDeep dig them out]], but ultimately they're proven wrong. It's a horrible place, no doubt, but only because its owners [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters make it such]]. All the supposedly supernatural phenomenons turn out to be urban (well, mining) legends or have natural explanation.

* EldritchLocation: Subverted. The Jewel Mountains are commonly viewed as a cursed place, because it's supposedly sitting atop the [[SealedEvilInACan ancient prison]] of the [[EldtrichAbomination Dark Gods]], who scattered all those gems to attract the greedy people who would eventually [[DugTooDeep dig them out]], but ultimately they're proven wron. It's a horrible place, no doubt, but only because it's owners [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters make it such]]. All the supposedly supernatural phenomenons turn out to be urban (well, mining) legends or have natural explanation.

* EldritchLocation: the Jewel Mountains.

* LikeBrotherAndSister: Sharshava and Little Doe.

* PunchClockVillain: Most of the slave drivers in the Jewel Mountains, accentuated by Gvalior. He went to work there just to raise money for the wedding (which are ungodly expensive in his home country), hated both the place and the job, and [[MinionWithAnFInEvil always tried to be fair to the slaves and protect them]].

* ChosenOne: Wolfhound is a chosen one of the Hound, his ancestor animal, simply because he's the last one of the Grey Hounds clan (although his being noble and virtuous doesn't hurt either).

* CombatPragmatist: In ''The Ultimate Stone'', Wolfhound has a short mental monologue about how, when fighting a vile and sneaky opponent, it isn't smart to behave like you are an epic hero in some heroic saga fighting another epic hero.

** Discussed in one of the books. Young member of a mountain tribe boasts aloud about how his tribe will soon conquer and massacre the opposing tribe, including women and children. Wolfhound asks him if he's ever seen a massacred village. Then he describes one he'd seen in the past. In detail.
** Wolfhound's clan's fate in the backstory is also an example. A Segvan clan is forced out of their island by encrouching ice and settles near Venn village of the Grey Hounds clan. But Segvan leader thinks that the Venns' land kinda nicer than their plot. His solution? Take them by surprise and massacre the entire village. Wolfhound is the only one left.
* ForcedToWatch: Honomer coerces Mother Kendarath to teach Kan-Keero to his disciples by threatening to burn a man alive in front of her every day.

* MyNameIsInigoMontoya: Averted. Wolfhound doesn't say a word to The Maneater before killing him. Which is a part of Venn culture: no Venn will speak directly with someone he or she intends to kill.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: a verbal example. Venns forbid themselves to kill somebody they've talked to (there are exclusions, but the rule is usually upheld). So when Wolfhound starts deliberately talking to you via a proxy, it is a good sign to either drastically change your attitude to the better or start running really fast (although the latter will hardly help).

* SternTeacher: Wolfhound, when teaching kan-kiro in the Tin-Vilena fortress.

** Discussed in one of the books. Young member of a mountain tribe boasts aloud about how his tribe will soon conquer and massacre the opposing tribe, including women and children. Wolfhound asks him if he's ever seen a massacred village. Then he describes one he'd seen in the past. [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel In detail.]]

* BadassPacifist: Tilorn

* BerserkButton: do not harm Wolfhound's friends, do not hurt or even insult women in his viscinity, period, and, on the other hand, do not accuse ''him'' of hurting or abusing women or even imply anything like that - for a Venn that warrants a challenge to a duel. He also has grave issues with whipping people, which stems from his time as a slave.

* BornInTheSaddle: the Sho-Seetain people

* FinalSolution: Discussed in one of the books. Young member of a mountain tribe boasts aloud about how his tribe will soon conquer and massacre the opposing tribe, including women and children. Wolfhound asks him if he's ever seen a massacred village. Then he describes one he'd seen in the past. [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel In detail.]]

* [[WingedHumanoid Winged Humanoids]]: the Villas in the TV series, for some reason. In the books they are wingless, but fly on winged dogs--simurans.

** The Venns and the Solvenns are Northern and Southern Slavs respectively

* [[WingedHumanoid Winged Humanoids]]: the Villas.

* MyNameIsInigoMontoya: Averted. Wolfhound doesn't say a word to The Maneater before killing him.

* BigBadassWolf: the wolf Spotty (Пятнышко) in Book 3.

* PsychoForHire: Wolf Senior could be seen as the polar opposite. He arrived to the mines as a slave, was elevated to a slave driver and became notoriously vicious and sadistic even among them.
* PunchClockVillain: Slave driver Gvalior in the Jewel Mountains. He went to work there just to raise money for the wedding (which are ungodly expensive in his home country), hated both the place and the job, and [[MinionWithAnFInEvil always tried to be fair to the slaves and protect them]].

** ImposterForgotOneDetail

* BerserkButton: harming women is probably the worst crime in Wolfhound's book. Falsely accusing him of harming women is the close second.

* NeverLiveItDown: Vinitarius the Maneater had partaken in the flesh of a slain foe ''once'' in his life, but the moniker stuck.

* TemptingFate: Subverted. A horrible war that had broken out some time before the events of the books, was dubbed "The Last War", however, unlike WorldWarI, not becuase they though there wouldn't be any more wars, but because it was ''so'' bad everybody thought that the end of the word is near.

* FantasticDrug: Gray Dust. One grain to boost strength and reflexes, six grains for euphory.