Hounds

Hounds are bio-engineered lifeforms that form the bulk of any God army. They are utilized primarily in swarms for ground based assaults and boarding actions on CMC vessels.

History
Hounds were first seen in the very first planetary invasion in the Milky Way Galaxy and have remained the primary unity of all God armies since then.

Notable Encounters
Although seen throughout the war, several key battles are marked in the conflict by the devastating impact of Hounds in large swarms.
 * Siege of Carth - Deployed in waves via orbiting ships from deployment pods. They were used to horrifying effect against the trenches surrounding the Fortress Capital. Even as far as directly taking down at least two Mechs of the Crimson Knights, killing both pilots.
 * Retaking of Apathea - An overly large swarm of Hounds coupled with multiple Ironclads were able to partially stop five Winston Land Fortresses of the 77th Armoured Division from completing their mission. Resulting in a narrow victory for the CMC at the cost of three Winston Land Fortresses. Including notable Captain Elizabeth Kandy

Bio-Engineered Monsters
Hounds are bio-engineered by the Gods for the express purpose of being disposable, easy to produce and deadly in large numbers.

CMC and NIA scientists have studied Hounds extensively throughout the war, leading to several breakthroughs in Humanity's understanding of the creatures. Hounds seem to be made up of a number of species, the two major donators appear to be from the Milky Way Galaxy: Several other smaller contributors appear to be from the Andromeda Galaxy. Likely the baseline material as these are present in every God bio-lifeforms, including the Gods themselves. This is likely because the Gods used their DNA in their creations.
 * Equus ferus caballus (Horse) - Overall shape and size seems to come from these parts of the genes.
 * Canis Lupus Rex (Beowulf) - Various features such as jaw and skull structure, claws and tail appear to come from the Beowulf genes.

How the Gods were able to gain samples of Milky Way species before the war is not yet known. However the common theory is that this is not the Gods first venture into the Milky Way Galaxy, as the Horse from Earth went extinct before the DeadLands Crisis. All horses produced since have distinct genetic branding from their respective companies.

The inclusion of Beowulf genetics has led to several theories, aside from the impressive predatory ability of the Beowulf, it may also be the case that the Gods used these genetics so that the Hounds resembled one of the most feared creatures to humanity. However this implies the Gods have studied humanity long before the beginning of the war.