#ghoul lore

[faiyx]

Water ghouls!

There are…so many of them…wow

More details/notes/headcanons under the cut!

water ghoul headcanons!

-introverted and quiet, like to keep to themselves

-hard of hearing, their ears are folded in a way to keep water out, so most water ghouls wear a hearing aid when on stage

-they run super cold! Their bodies are usually cold and slick, they smell like sea water.

-theyre great swimmers and need to return to water periodically, so their bodies stay healthy.

-water ghoul magic: control over states of water, healing magic and pressure control.

[deusabsentia]

@seraph-skies and I have talked for years at this point about ghoul biology and the lore of the pit in our personal canon, throwback to the illustrations I made for water & air ghoul babies; they’re so darn cute for how hard we made life down there.

We’ll probably share lots more ghoul lore in the future.

[kyanitedragon]

Hinami's CCG File:

TOP SECRET

No.745 Fueguchi

Features: Age: Around 10-15 years old Height: 145-15cm Weight: 40-45kg Hairstyle: Short cut Attire: Floral headband Thick cardigan Skirt Shoes: 22.0-23.5cm

Family: [Offscreen]

Notes: Has a home in the 20th Ward (See separate document) Highly likely to be in the 20th Ward

[Japanese Transcript]

極秘

No.745 笛口

特徵 年齡: 10~15歳くらい 身長: 145-155cm 体重: 40-45kg 髪型: ショートカット 服装: 花柄のカチューシャ 厚めのカーディガン スカート 靴: 22.0-23.5cm

家族:

備考: 20区内自宅あり (別途資料参考) 20区内にいる可能性大

[iamthecomet]

If the ministry/Abby have a glamour is it just the outside or is the actual building broken

That's the beauty of magic, it could be either. I think, for most people, the glamour extends. It's a broken building. Dangerous. Rotting floors. Cracked stone. Broken glass. The peices are all there. Nothing extra, nothing missing. They're just in the wrong places, the plants are a little more wild. Pushing up through the stone, climbing through busted windows. Quintessence is a hell of a drug. We talk about it being used for hallucinations all the time. So, it stands to reason that there are wards, protections, hallucinations, that extend to anyone who walks in without the right intentions. That being said I think it's a little goofy when you're inside the real ministry and some outsider is walking around. The siblings/ghouls/clergy members can see them--but they can't see the clergy. It's almost like they're the ghosts. Walking through, eyes darting around. Stepping over felled beams that no one in the actual abbey can see. They're given wide birth, the people who need to know about them are summoned (Swiss, usually, he really loves to fuck with them. And Dew, on occasion, though he tends to be a little more malicious. Omega or Aether to make sure the hallucination holds). And they are watched/tormented/followed until they leave or die.

No wonder people feel so weird when they go into certain rooms. Sick, cold, dizzy. They attribute it to EMF fields or ghosts, but really it's just Aether dragging his fingers down their spine and pumping them full of quintessence. I'm also plauged by the idea of these people wandering into ghoul rooms. Seeing overturned bookshelfs. Trinkets littering the floor. Bending down to pick up a small glass turtle and roll it between their fingers before they're unceremoniously shoved over and the turtle just disappears. Rain really doesn't like it when they touch his things.

On the other hand--those with good intentions. Or those who do a very specific ritual in the basement ritual room--will find the glamor draining away when they step into the main abbey. They'll find themselves in the real abbey. How else do you think Siblings get recruited? They have to pass the test (do you know the ritual OR are you "pure of heart" for lack of a better phrase). And if they do--they'll find themselves welcomed home.

[yesandpeeps]

Ghoul ranks

Maybe unpopular opinion but can I get a magical story without fantasy racism/homophobia please. There are plenty of ways to make a conflict interesting other than bigotry. This is a post about folks putting ghouls in slave-like positions. Granted, I am not versed at all in any religion, so take my phrasing with a grain of salt. Here is my alternative take on ghouls:

Ghouls are a hardworking class of demons that are granted access to the living world, to be summoned. To be special messengers of Satan himself. You think that He’s just sending rinky-dink lower class demons that probably wouldn’t survive the summoning process?? They are living, breathing proof that the Dark Lord exists! You think the humans are abusing these elemental beings like SLAVES??? Dead, immediately.

I think Satan sending Ghouls to the humans is like. Daddy giving his daughter the keys to his expensive car. Ghoulish coworkers are a privilege, an honor to work beside.

[best-ghoul]

Reflecting on my past when I was like "wow I'm such an introvert". Turns out that wasn't true.

Past Samara, babygirl, you had crippling social anxiety and were slowly sliding into hikki mode, and didn't talk to a physical human outside of your family for like 3 years.

So I didn't have any friends in my classes 'cuz I was a commuter going to college year round and I didn't wanna be perceived by anybody, so for a semester I achily trundled my way down to an obscure basement in my decaying class building that had those lil' nukable snack bowls in a vending machine, and ate "lunch" on the floor in a little quiet corner while the janitorial staff swept up with paper towels for napkins. I did this for almost a year before the building closed.

[kittyghoul751]

Oh! I just realized ,

Happy 133 birthday Mr. Lovecraft!

(You old, racist, Cunt)

[my-papa-emeritus-iv]

Omg why did i see this now!? Spanky time

[aikoiya]

Hello there after a couple of months,

this is a question about the ghoul from Vampire The Masquerade ( and the latest audio log from Hunter the Parenting; I will mention it a lot and hoping that you watched it) and your opinion on them.

ghoul is a person who drinks vampire blood ( the audio log speaks more about it), and their role as the vampire is a servant class for some vampires (or even as a pet or a companion), also the vampire blood can cause blood bond to enslave the ghoul very personality to be centered on the vampire (the audio log explain more on it). the ghoul can age slowly while being a ghoul ( if they are cured of the ghouldom at the age past the normal people, like for example 200, they age to death) and some ghouls can use vampiric powers like their master but at the lowest level, like becoming invisible while standing very still, and have to train it. there is also an animal ghoul and a plant ghoul (the plant ghoul has to be created from blood sorcery). and the type of ghoul from independent ghoul ( which a ghoul is not blood bonded) to the hunter ghoul (who fights fire with fire by becoming a ghoul)

there is a lot I didn't mention. also, what is your opinion on the reason why Big-D slowly gives the secret of the supernatural from his family which is talked about at the end of the video?

Hello again! :D

This is an interesting subject because, I have a couple of theories & whatnot. Like, the actual lore is horrific, but it brings to mind some very interesting opportunities for worldbuilding & development.

I wondered if it was possible to put vampire blood through a centrifuge. If a doctor or someone who knows how to read those results, might be able to pinpoint the exact thing(s) within a vampire's vitae that causes the effects they have.

Specifically, on ghouls, but this could also have other uses that I'll talk about later.

For one, I wonder if there's a way to use whatever information gleaned from such a method (if any) to create a sort of anti-vitae methadone for the purposes of detoxification. If so, then it might be possible to cure ghouldom. (Keep in mind that this is just me speculating & in no way do I know anything about the actual real-world methods behind this sort of pharmacological process. Let alone its practical applications.)

Likewise... on the matter of vitae dominating a ghoul's human blood being what gives ghouls their abilities. On the matter of independent ghouls. How one need not be blood-bonded. On how it's possible for a ghoul to begin to produce its own vitae at some point.

Is it possible to... give the human blood an edge? What happens if human blood, instead, dominates that of the vitae?

Is it possible... to be an independent revenant (feel like they should've used a different name, revenants are undead avengers; like, yes, they're hemovorous or hematophagous, but so are mosquitos & bats of the genus Desmodus, but that's beside the point), I wonder? Or is it necessary for them to be blood-bonded in order to do so?

Similarly, is it possible to be an independent ghoul hunter? Is it possible to become an independent revenant hunter? So many questions to ask.

As for the... things that vampires do to ghouls... despicable. Like... that's next level atrocious.

However, it makes a degree of sense that ghoul animals would exist. If they didn't, then it'd bring into question what was in vitae that specifically has this sort of effect on only humans.

Similarly, it also makes a degree of sense that something with such an enormous effect on both humans & animals would also have some sort of effect on plants. The plant people thing was... odd, but the mention of them using mandrakes brought to mind the Golems from the Thaumcraft mod for Minecraft. At the same time, it made me wonder what myths regarding mandrakes were taken. Is it suggesting that mandrakes, in themselves, are an example of this hematophytic sorcery? Or, is it saying that they're a convenient plant to use due to the irl legends surrounding them that may very well be true within the world of WoD?

And, though it's possible that this has also been answered at some point & I've simply not heard of it or even forgotten, do things like vampre fae exist? Or ghoul fae? What happens when vampires drink fae blood? (Possible Charmed situation?) Or, likewise, the same questions directed towards werewolves. There's much room for speculation.

At the same time, there could well be some mechanic preventing this from taking place.

Moving one, while I don't necessarily agree with D... I understand why he's gone this route. It is obvious that D cares deeply for his family. And it makes sense that, based on what happened with Markus & his brother, that D would be innately cautious of endangering his family further than he believes that they're ready for.

Also, not something you asked about, but something I noticed regardless. D seems to not know why Markus does not remember. However, (& this is based on how human brains work irl) it's actually very possible that might not be something of a supernatural phenomenon, but more so mental or psychological.

It's possible that Markus was not mentally mature enough at the time to be able to properly process what all had occurred &, in order to protect him, his mind repressed those memories. Which, if so, then this (as well as Anton) could very well be a future plot for them to deal with. Most likely, together. Heck, it could even be Anton's return that sparks Markus' memory. Provided I didn't misinterpret what took place. I think he was still taken by the Fae King (no idea if Seelie or Unseelie, but let's hope Seelie), but it was, admittedly, left very vague.

And... Something that D said... It... well, I had... a thought...

What if D... didn't just lose one son that day? He indicated that IT may not have left. That it might still be on earth. That it may be following them. What if... What if Horse isn't Horse anymore & the thing that was speaking to Boy wasn't Horse, but whatever it was that Markus summoned? After all, we have no clue as to the capabilities of this eldritch invader. It could shapeshift. It could be parasitic. It could hide it's very eldritchness. Which, in turn, I think would, in many ways, elicit an even stronger feeling of dread than just seeing it would.

It would, honestly, be quite tragic as it'd mean that D hadn't known & that, all that time, he hadn't even grieved Horse.

There's also the matter that it's been 18 years since Anton was (possibly) taken, so there are still 12 years left before his (possible) return. Thing is, most accounts suggest that he'll be changed. Not simply physically (provided he changes at all in such a capacity), but inwardly.

I've read that such individuals might be dissatisfied with their life after returning. Sometimes, they appear to be... missing something.

One or two accounts say that he'll likely live a short, miserable life from that point. But that's IF fae still work that way in WoD.

But yes, it was very interesting. I was quite the well-fed lore enthusiast!

[ghostbandxyou]

An excerpt from one of the clergy's many books on ghoul classifications

"Wraith ghouls or ghoul spirits are a rare but powerful type of ghoul. They do not have a physical body often appearing as shadows or phantom-like apparitions. Unlike other variants of ghouls, wraith ghouls have no individual identities or personalities they appear only to be used as messengers for the dark lord and manifest just long enough to deliver their message before rejoining the either. Not much else is known about them for they rarely appear and those who have encountered them directly usually loathe to discuss their experiences. Out of the few documented encounters a majority of them involve the recipient dying violently or succumbing to madness, it is for this reason that they are considered bad omens believed to convoy the dark lord's displeasure directly to their targets before either disappearing or inflicting physical or mental torture as a sort of punishment. One of the only accounts from a receiver of one of these ominous messages was described to have said that “their body was stripped of its skin and bathed in a burning acid there was no mercy shown even death being ripped from them forced to remain alive and conscious while they endured such horrors for days on end until the dark one saw his displeasure to be thoroughly understood.” the other few accounts are very similar most also mentioning that the delivery of the message was not an option the Wraith ghoul will not relent until its message is received no physical or spiritual barrier can serve to deter them."

[mari-0w0]

murderboi game jame

Tada!! I did a thing!

We'll update it in the next week or so to include the lovely voice of SocksualVixen (Tumblr here!)

[blacklight-ghoulette]

Aether and Omega's tattoos

Took me a loooot longer than intended to finish these, but I finally have them figured out to where I'm happy with them.

Aether

Omega

lengthy blurb about them under the cut

Omega's were designed by the lovely @theproblematiclife, I did a few tiny tweaks to work them into a bit of my lore-- namely, the bands on his arms.

The healer tribes mostly have clan tattoos that cover a sizable portion of their upper body in solid blocks of ink, typically adorned with simple geometric patterns and shapes.

The bands on their arms indicate their prowess with their element. Kits just beginning to learn have a single thin band around the middle of their arm, usually given to them at the same time they start having their clan patterns inked in.

Once they've learned the very basics of the aether (recognizing it, being able to open their mind's eye and see the currents around them, and being able to direct its flow) they earn their second band right above the first, signaling that they are ready to learn how to use it to heal. They start with learning medicines, slowly working up to using the aether to mend physical wounds. When their clan elders determine them capable they are given their third band--the thickest and highest one on their upper arm--and are then sent on their Trials. They'll spend the next two or three years travelling across Hell, going from village to village, to offer aid and healing as its needed. Some will go from place to place in short order, while others tend to find one spot and stay there for an extended amount of time before moving on.

During their Trials they hone their skills, the more powerful healers typically focusing on specific type of healing, which gain them a new set of tattoo bands just below their elbow. These are referred to as mastery bands which consist of a wide top band, thin middle band, and a medium-sized lower band, which are given for different strengths and abilities that they have gained and learned, with the full 3 being the highest amount they can earn.

The wide red bands on Omega's wrists are shun markings, a visual indication that he's been cast out from his tribe. While he used to hide them, since being on earth he's become accustomed to leaving them uncovered.

[kyanitedragon]

Ghoul Worldbuilding Headcanons:

Ghoul kitchens are always clean. Very few ghouls actually cook to begin with, which makes most of their kitchen indefinitely clean. And all of them can’t afford to leave evidence of their meals, so they clean up immediately.

Because of this, ghouls are commonly known as very tidy people among their human friends.

Koalas and Panda Bears are common favorite animals (or at least, animals of heavy interest) among ghouls for the fact that they also live on a single food source (albeit both plants — eucalyptus and bamboo)

Carnivorous animals that get demonized as “eating machines” like Sharks are also common favorite animals / animals of interest

Because of this, a lot of ghouls take interest in animals and want to go into a work field of either studying or working with animals. (If you can't work against the demonization of your own species, might as well work on helping other species!)

Given that Hide can keep Cain’s mouth shut in the novels to make him swallow human food, what if ghouls are like crocodiles and alligators? Incredible bite strength, but the muscle that opens their mouths is really weak.

Acting human requires a lot of suppression, far beyond what canon covers. Think about it: They have to ignore the scents they smell, everything they overhear, keep their strength and agility in check, avoid dangerous objects because they can't be harmed by it. And they have to guess and estimate all these limits, because they can't just ask. They even have to play dumb and fearful about knowledge of their own species, as public knowledge on ghouls and even the CCG is very low.

And it requires a lot of supplementation, too. They have to catch up on the importance of food in human culture, from favorite foods to grocery shopping. And be able to recognize the variety of human food, and pay attention to and prepared for common eating times. They've probably never experienced a true human restaurant besides coffee shops. They also have to make up family history since most ghouls are orphans, and stick to a single believable backstory.

Given that the CCG take ghoul bodies after killing them and turn them into quinques, having a body at all is a big deal amongst ghouls, and in recent history makes their death ceremonies not entirely unlike humans'

Having a real disconnect when it comes to the blood and gore side of horror. They can tell its meant to be terrifying and disgusting, but it gives them the complete opposite reaction. Which could either be really fun and enjoyable, or the source of alienation and guilt, depending on the ghoul

Whether its through chemosignals or simply overhearing heartbeats, ghouls can sense fear

(And lying too, probably)

If they can sense chemosignals, then that would make communicating through masks easier for them, as they don't need to read each other's expressions to tell emotions

Cats don't just purr from contentment, but also often purr when stressed, and there's a theory that cat purring aids in healing, which feels really ripe for worldbuilding considering that ghouls have regeneration. Maybe they go hand-in-hand — purring whenever their regeneration kicks in, or maybe they tend to purr when their regeneration gives out — instinctually using a more primative form of healing

(The theory also says that cat purring can lower stress and aid healing in humans too, so consider that for your ghoul x human ships! It wouldn't be an enhanced form of healing for humans, but it would still be comforting and have minor healing properties like the cat purring theory!)

Ghouls' eyes glow. Their kakugan glowing is pretty accepted as canon, but what if even their "normal" eyes glow too?

(Examples of :re Donato because I thought it was cool)

Also bonus headcanon for this specific scene: Donato really likes to sit in the dark and let his eyes glow creepily, just another fun little way to freak out cochlea's doves. But they quickly caught on to this and started keep the lights on. As Donato's friend, Haise's the only one who lets him sit in the dark during interrogations anymore. Enrichment :)

[iamthecomet]

Hiii Comet!!! Gonna send it again cus my memory issues leave me with anxious thoughts—

Anyway, I've been thinking lately about ghoulish more like tribe-life in the Pit. About all those different habits and traditions that ghouls have in their packs, clans, species.

And I totally have a brain rot about fire ghouls thing. We know how they can be hot-headed, right? Perhaps, they're, or just some of clans are the most aggressive/hostile ghouls out of all. Okay-okay, I know it's a casual thing that maybe other clans and elements can be the same, but let's think like it's at least a general stereotype.

Fire ghouls have harsh rules in their clans, bloody traditions, sometimes their favourite dish is the flesh of their own kind. Conflicts between clans, conflicts between clan members, packmates, they fight to prove their strength, they fight to show off, maybe to find a mate.

So, I've been thinking that some of clans have a tradition, when every ghoul grows their hair. Oh, they love sometimes to weave rings or beads into it, or something else, shiny and pretty. Long and thick hair is a sign of the strength, body spirit, health.. But! If a ghoul would lost a battle, or even a sparring for title, their hair cuts off, fully or just a little bit, depends on the winner. (It would be great if a ghoul would stay alive)

The sign of the weakness, defeat. The longer it takes to grow the hair back the less the ghoul is respected. They seem less attractive, either, because fire ghouls love strength, it's their mantra.

How about Dew? When he became a fire ghoul for sure, taking more their appearance, I think he took this one tradition too? Maybe he heard it from someone, on the Topside or in the Pit, maybe he knew. I mean, even if he had longer hair even before, it looks even more symbolic now. His beautiful long hair. Sign of his victory, even if ghouls don't fight there anymore. Sign that he is not broken, even if sometimes he doesn't feel okay.

He won when he found his place and purpose, won when he finally began to live in the body in which he feels like himself. Newfound peace. Power. Willpower.

And what about other fire ghouls? What about Ifrit? First of all, I think that he's most 'tamed' one. He left all those silly traditions behind, adapting to the new world. The second thing is no matter how I like the thought of meany Ifrit, I LOVE the idea of him being golden retriever boyfriend. Cheerful and friendly.

Perhaps he is from a better clan, who knows. He doesn't seem harsh and rude. He knows about that tradition as well, but prefers to not have that long hair. It's enough for him just to take care of it, making it a little fluffy, shiny. But as you know he appreciates power/strength as well! :^) If you know you know

Hmm, what about Alpha? Honestly, I'm still thinking about him. He is an old one, so perhaps he has his own traditions too..

Have a nice day!!!🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛

So many good fire ghoul thoughts! I agree with you. I think Fire Ghouls in the pit can be nasty. That living as can be hard and deadly and you really do have to prove your worth. And the traditions around hair? WONDERFUL. I like to think there are different factions of them that come from different parts of the pit. I sort of relate the fire ghouls to the different zodiac fire signs (this is because I am one and I can't help it). We have our Aries (Alpha. Oldest. Quick to anger. Wears his heart on his sleeve. Cannot hold his tongue). Our Leo (Ifrit. Middle child. Fun loving. So much self esteem and ego. Loud, and a lot. His decisions are the right decisions always). And our Sagittarius (Dew. Youngest. A little Aloof. Reckless. Blunt. Adventerous). And obviously this mutates and changes, but it makes sense to me in this context. They are so so different and yet...they are made of the same stuff. I'm going to be thinking about fire ghouls and where they come from and all their different traditions and rituals for a while now. THANK YOU, this is wonderfullll.

[fagdykemuppet]

mountain is the only band ghouls thats a turned ghoul as opposed to a summoned ghoul. he is the only one that knows this. he keeps it extremely underwrapped bc technically turned ghouls are not supposed to be band ghouls. he doesnt know if the clergy is aware when they grabbed him in the hallway for impromptu auditions one day they grabbed a turned earth ghoul but also they may have been desperate enough; thats how it was w the rest of the current ghouls, they just grabbed whoever could play good enough with exception of swiss, who was put on the band bc hes a pure multi. but he doesnt want to test this theory.

[lowkeyliminal]

A couple of sketches of long haired Sodo. This is what I feel like he looked like before the Trauma Cutting fic and relating picture. I also included my original design which is what he ends up looking like after Aether and Swiss fix his impromptu haircut.

Also, probably unpopular headcanon: I don’t headcanon Sodo to have changed elements. So even with the long hair while Ifrit and Co. were around, he was a fire ghoul. I DO headcanon the ghouls going through a process to get to their elements. So, when ghouls are young, they can do things with all/many elements until they land on one. This also explains multighouls a little better as they just never fully land on an element.

Sodo was summoned young and remains one of the youngest of the gang. So when he was summoned, he could manipulate multiple elements, water being one. They let him fill the water niche within the band, and, even though it was quickly clear he was a fire ghoul, it was logistically hard to change his band element label for a while. He was secretly too insecure about his performances (and a little intimidated by Ifrit, the older stronger fire ghoul) to push too hard for a change until things came to a head.