Ghouls The word “ghoul” often conjures grotesque images was lost, both in their habit of aping old customs and that shock and nauseate Dwellers in graveyards and in regaining memories forgotten by feeding upon the connoisseurs of flesh and bone, these hooved eaters dead of the dead move with hungered poise, slaver for the Many suspect these ghouls to have first come to living, and exude the stench of a charnel house And this world by tunneling into graveyards from below, yet, those who suspect a ghoul of being nothing more after digging deep into areas of the Dreamlands Some than a savage monster are often surprised to learn believe ghouls are a fragment of an ancient past or otherwise Mythos ghouls are not savage or feral, but the manifestation of a new future Whatever the case, possess a keen intellect and a complex society steeped ghouls have been with us since we first began burying in lore and custom A Mythos ghoul is just as likely to our dead, and are likely to remain among us until after aid visitors as attack, if not more so the last of our graves have been filled Unlike the more well-known grave-gorging undead that share the same name, these ghouls are living creatures While their demeanor and nature would seem to make them natural allies to undead ghouls, competition for food and the undead hatred of the living makes living ghouls and their undead counterparts bitter enemies Nonetheless, living ghoul necromancers are fond of using undead as minions, and undead ghouls often appeal to the sardonic sense of irony so many ghouls possess Ghouls are sardonic and dark-humored They enjoy eating carrion for the flavor and the fragments of memory they can absorb, and take delight in knowing others are discomforted by this fact They are not ashamed of their nature as ghouls, but are somewhat envious of humanoid cultures, which they often find very intriguing They have a passion for history the text below, when the word If you’re a ghoul, you likely: “ghoul” is used, it is used to refer ‘‘have a dark sense of to the living ghouls of Lovecraft’s humor and are amused by Unless otherwise noted in traditions, rather than monstrous undead ghouls History As long as humanity has lived, hungered, and died, there have been ghouls dwelling in the shadows, eager to feed on flesh and memories The history of the ghoul race can be read in every boneyard, every necropolis, and every anonymous grave They preserve that which 18 Playing a Ghoul death rather than frightened by it ‘‘ enjoy making others uncomfortable, often via odious eating habits ‘‘ are immensely eager to learn more about the world’s history ‘‘ find graveyards to be pleasant places, and aren’t particularly afraid of the idea of undeath