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{{otheruses|the scenario pack|the eponymous mercenary unit|Kell Hounds}}
{{InfoBoxProduct
| image = The-Kell-Hounds.jpg
| name =
| type = Scenario Pack
| author =
| development = [[L. Ross Babcock III]] (Editor-in-chief) [[Donna Ippolito]] (Senior Editor) [[Jim Musser]] (Editor) [[C. R. Green]] (Editorial Assistant) [[Jordan K. Weisman]] (Production Manager) [[Tara Gallagher]] (Production Coordinator)
| primarywriting = [[Michael Stackpole]] [[Jim Brunk]] [[Dale L. Kemper]] [[Michael Lee]] (scenarios)
| pages = 64
| cover = [[Les Dorscheid]] (art) [[Jim Nelson]] (design)
| interiorart = [[Dana Knutson]] (art director)
| illustrations = [[Jeff Laubenstein]] Jim Nelson [[Chris Palm]] [[Duane Loose]] [[Rick Harris]] [[John T. Robinson]] [[Sonya A. Abrochta]] [[Dana Knutson]]
| publisher = [[FASA]]
| productioncode = 1652
| year = 1988
| ISBN10 = 1555600697
| ISBN13 = 978-1555600693
| MSRP = $8.00
| content =
| era = [[Succession Wars era]]
| timeline = [[3010]] – [[3029]]
| series =
| precededby =
| followedby =
}}
==Description==
This scenario pack provides information about the [[Kell Hounds]] [[mercenary]] unit, beginning with their formation and ending at the start of the [[Fourth Succession War]].

==From the back cover==
{{quote|''When [[Morgan Kell|Morgan]] and [[Patrick Kell]] first formed the mercenary Kell Hounds in [[3010]], few thought they'd survive for long. When [[Katrina Steiner]] gave them a contract, the Hounds wasted no time becoming one of the most feared and respected [[mercenary unit|merc unit]]s in the [[Inner Sphere]].''

''It was not the first or last time that the fate of the Kells would become intricately bound up with [[House Steiner]]. Morgan Kell helped to save Katrina's life during an assassination plot even before she became [[Archon]]. Then it was an inheritance from Katrina's husband [[Arthur Luvon|Arthur]], a cousin of the Kells, that permitted the brothers to finance their dream of founding a merc unit. Much later, Patrick Kell gave his life to rescue [[Melissa Steiner (31st c.)|Melissa Steiner]], heir to the [[Lyran Commonwealth|Lyran]] throne and [[Hanse Davion]]'s fiancée, when she was kidnapped by agents of the [[Draconis Combine]].''

''The Kell Hounds played key roles in [[Federated Suns|Davion]] history, too. They were there when [[Yorinaga Kurita]] killed [[Ian Davion]] on [[Mallory's World]]. They held off the Second [[Sword of Light]] long enough for Davion forces to recover the Prince's body, but Kurita escaped.''

''From that day, Yorinaga Kurita and the Kell Hounds were destined to face one another in a series of climactic battles. When Morgan and Yorinaga dueled in one of these, a legend was born. The [[Phantom 'Mech|mystical nature]] of that battle left Morgan so shaken that he disbanded most of his [[regiment]] and joined a [[St. Marinus House|monastery]].''

''The Kell Hounds survived under the leadership of Patrick Kell. After Yorinaga killed Patrick on [[Styx]], Morgan Kell came out of exile to rebuild his unit. He knew it was only a matter of time before he and Yorinaga would meet again on a day of final reckoning.''

The Kell Hounds ''is a scenario pack containing 11 [[Board Game|BattleTech]], 2 [[BattleForce]], and 2 [[MechWarrior (RPG)|MechWarrior]] scenarios. It also provides personality profiles on the principal members of the Kell Hounds, a unit roster, and a history of the unit.''}}

==Contents==
* Introduction

* The [[Kell Hounds]]
** Brief History
** Timeline
** Characters

* Kell Hounds Roster: Past and Present
:[[Morgan Finn Kell]]
:[[Patrick Martin Kell]]
:[[Salome Ward]]
:[[Clarence Wilson|Clarence "Cat" Wilson]]
:[[Daniel W. Allard]]
:[[Janos Vandermeer]]
:[[Richard O'Cieran]]
:[[Seamus Fitzpatrick]]
:[[Austin Brand]]
:[[Margaret Lang|Margaret "Meg" Lang]]
:[[Eddie Baker]]

* [[Board Game|BattleTech]] Scenarios
** Lowering the Boom
** To Save a [[Ian Davion|Prince]]
** A Little Knowledge
** Death of the [[Legion of Honor|Legion]]
** Dragon of a Different Color
** Special Party
** Trick with Time
** Phantom 'Mechs
** To the Last Man
** Salt Flats Shootout
** Canyon of Revenge

* [[BattleForce]] Scenarios
** A Royal Tragedy
** The Fox, the Hounds, and the Dragon

* [[MechWarrior (RPG)|MechWarrior]] Scenarios
** Delta Romeo
** Warriors of the Night

==Foreign-Language Editions==
===German===
{{InfoBoxForLangProduct
| image = Kell Hounds, die.jpg
| name = Die Kell Hounds
| language = German
| contribution = [[Reinhold H. Mai]] (Translation)
| pages = 64
| publisher = [[Fantasy Productions]]
| year = 1993
| ISBN10 = 3890649068
| ISBN13 = 978-3890649061
| MSRP =
}}

The German edition of the scenario pack was released by [[Fantasy Productions]] in 1993. The translation, as well as two additional BattleTech scenarios not included in the original version of the product, were credited to Reinhold H. Mai. The German version is printed as DIN A4, a standard European paper size, which is a little larger then North American [[w:Paper size|Letter]].

====From the German back cover====
{{quote|''Als Morgan und Patrick Kell im Jahre 3010 das Söldnerregiment Kell Hounds gründeten, gaben ihm die wenigsten eine große Zukunft. Als ihnen Katrina Steiner dann jedoch einen Kontrakt anbot, verloren die Hounds keine Zeit, jene Qualitäten unter Beweis zu stellen, die sie in der Inneren Sphäre berühmt und gefürchtet machen sollten.''

''Dies war nicht die erste schicksalhafte Begegnung der Kells mit Haus Steiner gewesen, noch sollte es die letzte sein. Schon bevor Katrina Steiner zum Archon wurde, hatte Morgan Kell geholfen, ein Attentat auf sie zu vereiteln. Dann hatte eine Erbschaft von Katrinas Gemahl Arthur Luvon - einem Vetter der Kells - den Traum der Brüder von einer eigenen Söldnertruppe wahr werden lassen. Jahre später sollte Patrick Kell sein Leben opfern, um Melissa Steiner - Thronerbin des Commonwealth und Verlobte Hanse Davions - aus den Händen draconischer Entführer zu befreien.''

''Aus in der Geschichte Haus Davions spielten die Kell Hounds eine Schlüsselrolle. Sie waren auf Mallory's World, als Yorinaga Kurita Prinz Ian Davion tötete, und hielten das Zweite Schwert des Lichts lange genug auf, um Davion-Einheiten die Bergung des Leichnams zu ermöglichen. Kurita jedoch entkam.''

''Von diesem Tage an war es Yorinaga Kurita und den Kell Hounds bestimmt, in einer Serie verbissen geführter Gefechte aufeinanderzutreffen. Als sich Morgan und Yorinaga im Zweikampf gegenübertraten, wurde eine Legende geboren. Das mystische Erlebnis dieses Duells war für Morgan so stark, daß er sein Regiment auflöste und ins Kloster eintrat.''

''Die Kell Hounds aber machten unter der Führung Patrick Kells weiter. Nachdem Yorinaga Patrick auf Styx tötete, kehrte Morgan aus dem Exil zurück und baute seine Einheit wieder auf. Er wußte, daß es nur eine Frage der Zeit war, bis er und Yorinaga sich zum letzten Showdown treffen würden...''

''KELL HOUNDS ist ein Szenariopack mit 13 BATTLETECH- und 2 MECHKRIEGER-Szenarien. Dieser Band enthält außerdem Persönlichkeitsprofile der wichtigsten Kell Hounds-Piloten sowie einen Organisationsplan und einen geschichtlichen Abriß der Einheit.''

''Die Abenteuer der Kell Hounds sind auch in der im Wilhelm Heyne Verlag erschienenen Krieger-Trilogie von Michael Stackpole nachzulesen:''
''En Garde (Heyne SF 4687); Riposte (Heyne SF 4688); Coupé (Heyne SF 4689).''}}

====Alterations====
The content largely matches the original, but there are some minor variations:
* The unit's roster is given in a separate chapter after the character descriptions.
* The two BattleForce scenarios of the original version are left out, instead two additional BattleTech scenarios are included:
** ''Die dünne rote Linie'' ("The Thin Red Line", a [[3017]] fight against pirates on [[Tematagi]]) and
** ''Brennendheißer Wüstensand'' ("Torrid Desert Sand", fighting [[Palmer Conti]]'s [[Fifth Sword of Light]] instead of the expected [[Genyosha]] on [[Nusakan]] in [[3029]])
** The back cover information on the included scenarios is adjusted accordingly, as it reads: {{quote|''KELL HOUNDS ist Szenariopack mit 13 BATTLETECH- und 2 MECHKRIEGER-Szenarien.''}}
* The MechWarrior scenario "Delta Romeo" from the original book is renamed as "Echo Zulu Foxtritt", an abbreviation for the German expression "Erkundung zu Fuß" ("Reconnaissance on Foot").
* In addition to the translation of the original back cover text is a reference to the three German novels of the [[Warrior Trilogy]], as it reads: {{quote|''Die Abenteuer der Kell Hounds sind auch in der im Wilhelm Heyne Verlag erschienen Krieger-Trilogie von Michael Stackpole nachzulesen: En Garde (Heyne SF 4687); Riposte (Heyne SF 4688); Coupé (Heyne SF 4689).''}}

====Spelling and Names====
As with other German products prior to 1997 spelling and names (especially places and units) as well as most abbreviations were regularly adjusted. For instance the Mech unit ''[[Archer]]'' was renamed to ''Schütze'', the planet [[Götterdämmerung (system)|Gotterdammerung]] was respelled to ''Götterdämmerung'', the ''[[DCMS]]'' (''Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery'') became ''VSDK'' (''Vereinigte Streitkräfte des Draconis Kombinats'') and so on.

===Spanish===
A Spanish edition was published by [[Diseños Orbitales]] in 1991 as [[List of BattleTech Products in Spanish#Los Demonios de Kell|''Los Demonios de Kell'']].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:SpanishLosdemoniosdekell.jpg|Spanish edition.
</gallery>

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