How does a ghoul look like?

Their skin may be gray or pale, and the flesh itself may appear hairless, rubbery or even scaly -- though many Middle Eastern tales depict them as hairy ogres. Exact facial features seem to differ as well, from nearly human to bestial and canine. Diet: Like many monsters of legend, ghouls crave human flesh.
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How can you tell a ghoul?

Ghouls also have an identifying feature known as a kakugan, an affliction manifesting in the eyes as red irises surrounded by a black sclera. A ghoul's kakugan can appear either by their own will, due to hunger, or when using their kagune.
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How does a human become a ghoul?

In some accounts, the person rises as a ghoul after death. In others, he or she becomes a ghoul after dining on human flesh -- a cultural taboo often linked to monstrous transformations. In either case, the transformation is permanent and linked directly to the state of the soul or psyche.
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Is a ghoul real?

A ghoul (Arabic: غول, ghūl) is a demon-like being or monstrous humanoid. The concept originated in pre-Islamic Arabian religion, associated with graveyards and the consumption of human flesh. Modern fiction often uses the term to label a certain kind of undead monster.
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Are ghouls still human?

Ghouls are mutated humans or animals affected by the phenomenon of ghoulification. In the case of humans, ghouls are sometimes referred to as necrotic post-humans in the Capital Wasteland, but this term does not seem to have been adopted outside of it whatsoever.
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How were ghouls created?

A ghoul is said to be created on the death of a man or woman who savored the taste of flesh. They not only eat the dead, but also prey on the unwary living. Ghouls can paralyze their victims with a touch, though elves are immune. Aside from the standard variety, a number of other forms, like the abyssal ghoul, exist.
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Are ghouls evil?

A ghoul is an evil demon, ghost, or fiend. On Halloween, the kids dressed as fairies and pumpkins look cute.
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Is a ghoul a zombie?

Ghouls are created by black magic or possessed by some demon. Ghouls are attracted to the dead, but they may attack living beings. While zombies are considered to be creatures that have no thoughts, ghouls are considered to have thinking power and can make decisions.
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Are ghouls only in Tokyo?

So, ghouls may not only exist in Japan, but they may also exist in other countries.
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What can ghouls eat?

Besides water and coffee, a ghoul can only feed on humans and other ghouls. They are unable to digest any other type of food due to a particular enzyme their bodies produce. The structure of their tongues are also different from humans', making other foods taste disgusting and uncomfortable.
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What happens if a ghoul eats another ghoul?

If a ghoul engages in cannibalism, it absorbs the Rc cells of the cannibalized ghoul, thus increasing the concentration of Rc cells within the ghoul consuming them.
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Does everyone turn into a ghoul?

People who are exposed to a ton of radiation may turn into a ghoul, though often they just die. Ghouls do not produce young. The only way to get a ghoul is to give a human a massive dose of radiation and hope you get "lucky".
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What's the purpose of a ghoul?

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Are ghouls born ghouls?

Born ghouls are ghouls who are not mutated humans, but ghouls who were actually born as ghouls. Through cruel experimentation on humans by Dr. Sebastian at the Reservation, these ghouls gestated and were birthed. Reveling in their infrequent success (the ghoul procreation experiments have a 2% success rate), Dr.
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Can ghouls have babies?

Nope. Radiation kills gametes and without gametes you can't reproduce. That's ignoring the obvious problems a female ghoul would have when pregnant, due to the terrible state her body is in.
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Are ghouls stronger than vampires?

In short, ghouls have all the raw power and abilities that vampires do, and virtually none of the weaknesses, making them potentially even stronger than vampires.
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What is a ghoul in Harry Potter?

A ghoul is an ugly creature that resembles a slimy, buck-toothed ogre. They tend to live in the attics or barns of wizards and witches. They are relatively harmless creatures and are just seen as nuisances because of the noise they make. They are relatively dimwitted, and live off of bugs and other household pests.
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Are Wendigos ghouls?

Wendigos are humans mutated by radiation (and a second currently unknown factor) and you can find them in groups of ferals, but it is never directly stated they are a subtype of ghoul, only implied.
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What are ghoul eyes called?

A kakugan (赫眼, red eye) denotes a ghoul's eye where the iris turns red, and the sclera black with red veins across the eye and into the skin around the eye.
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What is the weakness of a ghoul?

The biggest weakness of ghouls is that they need to eat human flesh to survive. And they can only eat human flesh – normal human food, like salads or burgers or sushi, tastes like acrid cow dung to them.
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What are the ghoul types?

There are four different Rc types: ukaku, koukaku, rinkaku, and bikaku. As a guideline, each type can characteristically subdue another type, although it may be different for two specific opponents. Each Rc type has a set of strengths and weaknesses, each one unique to its type.
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What language do ghouls speak?

Ghouls spoke whatever languages they'd known in life, typically Common.
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Can ghouls talk?

Bookmark this question. Show activity on this post. Ghouls, it seems, speak the language they spoke in life, and their intellect isn't necessarily worse than it was in life (int. 13 as per the SRD).
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Can ghouls drink blood?

Characteristics. Blood wine is created through a process of spoiling and fermentation, similar to the method humans create wine. This process causes the blood to gain properties similar to alcoholic beverages, causing intoxication when consumed by ghouls.
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