# Ruler Hound

Ruler Hound is a character archetype in Folded Thunder.

Character · Fictional · Established

Stable ID: `folded-ruler-hound` · Revision 1 · Updated 2026-10-30

Context: [Folded Thunder](/field-guide/collections/folded-thunder/)

[Web page](/field-guide/entities/folded-ruler-hound/) · [JSON record](/field-guide/entities/folded-ruler-hound/record.json)

## At a glance

- Animation: idle breathe

- Animation: idle listen

- Animation: idle scratch

- Animation: rest

- Animation: alert

- Animation: patrol

- Animation: chase

- Animation: attack pounce

- Animation: give up

- Animation: damaged

- Animation: death

## Visual notes

- art deco midnight lacquer

## Appearances

- [Folded Thunder](/gamelab/folded-thunder.html) (context: [Folded Thunder](/field-guide/collections/folded-thunder/))

- [Ruler Hound](/gamelab/projects/foldedthunder/character-labs/ruler-hound.html) (context: [Folded Thunder](/field-guide/collections/folded-thunder/))

## Dated changes

- 2026-10-30: Added from the named source to the Field Guide.

## Sources

- [Folded Thunder](/gamelab/folded-thunder.html)

- [Ruler Hound](/gamelab/projects/foldedthunder/character-labs/ruler-hound.html) (revision sha256:4ce3d41042e882aa787cc25332bd2eacc75b010b8fcc75ae37460dbe8c9588e9)

## Portrait

![Ruler Hound in the original game artwork.](/field-guide/assets/portraits/catalog-game-folded-ruler-hound-v1-1200.webp)

Authored game sprite, frame ruler-hound/idle-breathe/0. The complete frame silhouette is preserved; transparent margins are removed only for display.

[Download original](/field-guide/assets/portraits/catalog-game-folded-ruler-hound-v1.png) · [Folded Thunder authored character sprite](/gamelab/projects/foldedthunder/assets/art/blank-works/ruler-hound-atlas.png) · v1 · SHA-256: `235e2daa8b5d7bb14c647be31ea0c8bf5783d41614e9381cb64912719a1af437`