Ghoul
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Type(s) |
Undead |
Source |
Folklore |
Scale |
medium |
Other names |
Goule, Ghūl, Ghul |
Similar creature(s) |
Gallu, Lich, Skeleton, Zombie, Jinn, Qutrub |
Ghouls (arabic:الغول) are fiendish jinns or monsters who dwell in or near burialgrounds from pre-islamic arabia. They feast on human flesh, in many texts, they are described as "necrophages", those who eat "the dead". In e.g. "The Witcher", the ghouls commonly are found on battlefields, where they eat the fallen, which doesn't make them less dangerous for the living.
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Source[edit | edit source]
The ghoul originate from Arabian folklore and it means "to seize", the creatures also appear in Iranian folklore.
Media[edit | edit source]
Ghouls appear in the following media:
Games[edit | edit source]
- Alone in the Dark: Illumination
- Astral Heroes
- Champs: Battlegrounds
- Crypt of the NecroDancer
- Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
- Eador
- Garadom Online
- Goblin Harvest - The Mighty Quest
- Gwent: The Witcher Card Game
- Has-Been Heroes
- Helium Rain
- Hordes.IO
- Legends of Aria
- Might & Magic X: Legacy
- Mythgard
- Runes of Magic
- Sword Coast Legends
- Warcraft III
- World of Warcraft
- The Witcher
Novels[edit | edit source]
- Berserk
