II Mythos Races ‘‘ have chosen a specific type of humanoid as the A ghoul’s bestial features extend to the rest of its focus of your curiosity: you may consider yourself body Its stance is somewhat hunched, with broad to have once been one of these humanoids, prefer shoulders, hands that appear human but bear sharp the flavor of their flesh, or simply wish to adopt talon-like nails on the fingertips, and legs that bend elements of their culture and belief as your own like those of a dog The ghoul’s feet are hooved like ‘‘ underestimate others’ repugnance at your feeding, even as you wallow in your depravity Others probably: ‘‘ think you’re an undead creature ‘‘ worry and assume you want to eat them ‘‘ are frightened of your appearance and assume you’re barely intelligent ‘‘ assume you live in a graveyard or sleep in a coffin ‘‘ from a distance, mistake you for a were-creature Physiology Though Mythos ghouls blur the line between life and those of a goat Ghouls are immune to non-magical disease, and thus are not often vectors for disease as many might expect Despite this, they tend to have slovenly personal habits and bear a musty stink on the best of days More often, the cloying stench of decay accompanies them, an odious perfume carried on their breath and under their nails Almost never falling ill encourages such filthy habits, but this nonchalance toward personal hygiene stems in part from the amusement most ghouls derive out of making humanoids feel uncomfortable and nauseated death, they are indeed living organisms While many One of the most notable aspects of ghoul physiology of their habits, appetites, and preferences are identical is that when ghouls feed, they experience and absorb to those possessed by undead ghouls, no one who gets the memories held within the flesh of their repast to know a Mythos ghoul will make the mistake of Scholars have yet to discern a scientific explanation assuming they’re ravenous undead again From their for this ability, relegating such powers to the realm distinctive appearances to their behavior, the contrast of the supernatural While they delight in this ability grows increasingly stark to digest memories, ghouls themselves have neither A ghoul is humanoid in shape, yet much more an explanation nor a desire to learn more about how monstrous in appearance than a mere human The or why it functions, and many adhere to a strange ghoul’s visage is almost canine, with a pronounced superstition that knowing the reason for this would snout filled with sharp teeth that look almost akin to disrupt the mechanism itself That it works at all is the fangs of a hyena This snout isn’t large enough to enough for ghouls, who ironically enjoy indulging significantly distort or hamper the ghoul’s ability to in the procedure to divine all manner of secrets and speak or express itself, although ghouls tend to have forgotten tidbits of lore a guttural, raspy tone to their voices A ghoul’s ears are large and pointed, and its hair is generally short and mangy with thick bristly patches on the back, shoulders, and forearms A ghoul’s mouth slavers and its long tongue frequently lolls when not in active use Family Mythos ghouls are not born displaying ghoul characteristics but undergo a transition later in life to become ghouls As such, family is a complex subject for ghouls: many of them have been forced to abandon their own when their transformation into a ghoul 19