White wolf

White wolves (S. "drauglos"; pl. "drauglys"; Q. "lossanarmo"; pl. "lossanarmor"; aka "nimanno") are northerly kin of the dire wolves and are distantly related to the common grey wolf. They are true denizens of the cold, thriving in temperatures as low as -60°F (-50°C). Although most at home in the Far North, they have been seen as far south as the Shire in Eriador and the Celduin Valley in Rhovanion (usually during especially bad winters).

All that has been said of the dire wolves applies to the white wolves as well, but even more so; the need to survive as a species in the frigid North has made these huge dogs even more clever and bold as hunters. Preying on everything from rodents and carrion to well-armed Lossoth, they are the most dangerous of nonmagical canines.

Like the white fox, the drauglos has a glistening white coat comprised of long, thick, hollow hairs which are set in a tough, oily hide. Their small ears, two-chambered nostrils, and well-furred feet are ideally suited for life on the ice and snow.