Demonpedia: Ghouls

Demonpedia is a regular series where I geek out on one particular demon in the Angelbound world. This week, I’m doing Ghouls. Please note that I don’t own these images or claim any copyright for them. This is cool stuff I found on Google or Pinterest that inspired me.

Ghouls

Ghouls are similar to Furor dragons in that they’re not quite demons, but they aren’t quite NOT-demons, either. They’re a naturally-occuring phenomenon where, when a human dies, their soul starts to get pulled to Hell without the prerequisite journey through Purgatory. This doesn’t necessarily mean the person in question was evil, it’s just one of those odd things that happens every once in a while. After some very painful push-and-pull between realms, the humans in question don’t actually go to Hell, but they do become Ghouls.

Ghouls can also be made when a male ghoul hooks up with a human woman (some of them can be very charming!) as shown below:

The offspring will ‘turn ghoul’ once they die, but otherwise have a normal human life.

SPOILER ALERT: In Angelbound, the ghoul Walker was the descendant of his grandfather Eli (also a ghoul) and the Archangel Aquila. So, it happens more than you would think.

Ghouls are known for their colorless skin and tall stature. It doesn’t really matter if you were tall in life, you get there when you die and join ghoul-dom. See example below.

So maybe no one would hook up with that particular ghoul, but you get the idea on height, anyway. Ghouls also have all-black eyes, which can flash demon red when they are really angry.

In terms of powers, ghouls can create portals between realms, a hold-over ability from being stuck between Earth and Hell upon death. Portals are black, door-shaped holes that connect two places. The portals are paper thin from the outside, but feel like limitless space once you’re on the inside. If you’re traveling with a ghoul, you have to hold on to their hand (or robe or whatever) or you’ll tumble through space forever. No fun.

Ghouls are also immortal, which would be a plus except for the fact that most of them are really-really-really boring. They love rules and are united in Group Think (sharing one consciousness), which is led by the Oligarchy, a pack of four ghouls who run things. The Oligarchy speak as one and get to wear red robes while the rest of their kind wears black:

They may look scary, but ghouls can’t fight worth a lick. Unless you’re a ghoul like Walker—who’s descended from a kick-ass Archangel like Aquila—most of their kind have the muscle tone of tissue paper.

On a final note, Ghouls all ‘live’ in the Dark Lands, which is a super-bleak but also mega-cool place. I plan to devote another Demonpedia entry to it since it is so very-very awesome. The End.

Also in this series:

The Furor (dragon-human hybrid)
Reperio Demons

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