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# [[Ghoul]]
Medium Undead, Chaotic Evil
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 22 (5d8)
Speed 30 ft.
Roll Initiative! +2
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
| ------- | ------- | ------- | ------ | ------- | ------ |
| 13 (+1) | 15 (+2) | 10 (+0) | 7 (-2) | 10 (+0) | 6 (-2) |
Damage Immunities Poison
Condition Immunities [Charmed](https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/free-rules/rules-glossary#CharmedCondition), [Exhaustion](https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/free-rules/rules-glossary#ExhaustionCondition), [Poisoned](https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/free-rules/rules-glossary#PoisonedCondition)
Senses [Darkvision](https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/free-rules/rules-glossary#Darkvision) 60 ft., Passive Perception 10
Languages Common
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Proficiency Bonus +2
Actions
_**Bite.** Melee Weapon Attack:_ **+2** to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. _Hit:_ 9 (**2d6 + 2**) piercing damage.
_**Claws.** Melee Weapon Attack:_ **+4** to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. _Hit:_ 7 (**2d4 + 2**) slashing damage. If the target is a creature other than an elf or undead, it must succeed on a DC 10 Constitution saving throw or be [paralyzed](https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/free-rules/rules-glossary#ParalyzedCondition) for 1 minute. The target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.
### Description
With their razor-sharp teeth and jagged claws, ghouls roam the night in packs, driven by an insatiable hunger for humanoid flesh.
Ghouls roam the night in packs, driven by an insatiable hunger for humanoid flesh.
_**Devourers of Flesh.**_ Like maggots or carrion beetles, ghouls thrive in places rank with decay and death. A [[Ghoul]] haunts a place where it can gorge on dead flesh and decomposing organs. When it can’t feed on the dead, it pursues living creatures and attempts to make corpses of them. Though they gain no nourishment from the corpses they devour, ghouls are driven by an unending hunger that compels them to consume. A [[Ghoul]]’s undead flesh never rots, and this monster can persist in a crypt or tomb for untold ages without feeding.
_**Abyssal Origins.**_ Ghouls trace their origins to the [[Abyss]]. Doresain, the first of their kind, was an elf worshiper of [[Orcus]]. Turning against his own people, he feasted on humanoid flesh to honor the Demon Prince of Undeath. As a reward for his service, [[Orcus]] transformed Doresain into the first [[Ghoul]]. Doresain served [[Orcus]] faithfully in the [[Abyss]], creating ghouls from the demon lord’s other servants until an incursion by Yeenoghu, the demonic Gnoll Lord, robbed Doresain of his abyssal domain. When [[Orcus]] would not intervene on his behalf, Doresain turned to the elf gods for salvation, and they took pity on him and helped him escape certain destruction. Since then, elves have been immune to the ghouls’ paralytic touch.
_**Ghasts.**_ [[Orcus]] sometimes infuses a [[Ghoul]] with a stronger dose of abyssal energy, making a [[Ghast]]. Whereas ghouls are little more than savage beasts, a [[Ghast]] is cunning and can inspire a pack of ghouls to follow its commands.
Habitat: SwampUnderdarkUrban
Basic Rules (2014), pg. 130