Ghoul (Darkest Dungeon II)

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The Ghoul is an enemy found in Darkest Dungeon II encountered in all regions except The Mountain and only in road fights. It is currently the only enemy that does not belong to any faction, however it will appear only during fights against Gaunts.

Description
Making his grand return from the first Darkest Dungeon, the Ghoul roams the roads of Darkest Dungeon 2 with malicious intent. The Ghoul resembles a massive, bony human with grey skin, yellow eyes, and abnormally large hands. His hands and mouth are stained red with the blood of his victims; his torso lined with various bones and skulls.

Whenever the world crumbles, this fearsome creature will roam among the dead, seeking to torment the few survivors with its horrid shriek before mercilessly shredding them to pieces. The bones it carries is a message for those unfortunate enough to cross its path - the Ghoul will strike them down, without any hope to survive !

The Ghoul attacks the heroes by swiping at them with his gargantuan hands, pelting them with thrown skulls, or screaming at them. His innate Tokens are regained every time he acts, so be prepared for a long fight. It can be difficult to prevent him from mauling your party due to his decent speed stat and devastating abilities, so players are likely to leave Ghoul fights with high stress and possibly some diseases. One Ghoul is bad enough, pray you don't run into two of them in the same encounter.

Combat Skills
Howl has a 5% chance to inflict The Horrors, while Rend has a 5% chance to inflict any random disease.

Trivia

 * The Ghoul is the only enemy in the game that isn't associated with any faction.
 * There is a visual bug that occurs when the Woodsman uses Protect the Child on the Ghoul. For only a few frames, you can see the Ghoul's limbs and head crumple into his torso.