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Through the course of time, people change. In an apocalypse, over time, some people rise up to with incredible powers and protect others, while some become sick of the routine hide and seek with zombies and become antisocial. Some, however, have become monstrous...literally. Rumor has it that some citizens, by accident or on purpose, become partially infected; they have managed to survive, but with a new goal in life...devouring other humans.


==Causes==
*Consuming {{MetaInline|Traveller's corpse}} has a 90% chance to transform the citizen into a {{MetaInline|Ghoul}}.
**If not, then the citizen will very likely become {{MetaInline|Infected}} instead.

*Consuming {{MetaInline|Meaty Bone}}, {{MetaInline|Human Flesh}}, {{MetaInline|Fleshroom Puree}} also has a low chance to transform the citizen into a {{MetaInline|Ghoul}}.

==Ghoulism==

*Ghouls have the choice to enter and leave the {{MetaInline|Town Gates}} without being recorded on {{MetaInline|Registers|displayname=The Great Register}}.
**Inside [[file:small_ghoul.gif|top|link=]] '''Leave discretely''' (sic) appears.
**Outside [[file:small_ghoul.gif|top|link=]] '''Sneak into the town''' appears.
*No risk of death from {{MetaInline|Dehydrated!|displayname=Dehydration}} or {{MetaInline|Infected|displayname=Infection}}.
**Upon becoming a ghoul, {{MetaInline|Wounded|displayname=Wounded}}, {{MetaInline|Infected|displayname=Infection}}, and any thirst status will go away.
*Cannot become {{MetaInline|Thirsty}}, {{MetaInline|Dehydrated}} or {{MetaInline|Infected}}.
*Brings +5% survival chance, when a {{MetaInline|Ghoul}} signs up for {{MetaInline|Watchmen}}.
**This means at 95% base chance of survival for {{MetaInline|Watchmen}}, the {{MetaInline|Ghoul}} will have a 100% chance of survival, so they'll be guaranteed to make it through the first night(this is the only way to get 100% survival without being {{MetaInline|Drunk}}).
*Extremely antisocial behavior (killing of citizens) will usually result in detest and violence, and possibly death if caught.
*Drinking a {{MetaInline|Water Ration}} (or any form of water) will {{MetaInline|Wounded|displayname=Wound}} the {{MetaInline|Ghoul}} and will not give any {{AP}}.
*Drinking {{MetaInline|Mystic Potion}} will {{MetaInline|Wounded|displayname=Wound}} the {{MetaInline|Ghoul}}, they will not gain any {{AP}} but will be able to safely pick up {{MetaInline|Tortured Souls}}.
*If the {{MetaInline|Ghoul}} drunk {{MetaInline|Mystic Potion}} whilst still human, they will retain the ability to safely pick up {{MetaInline|Tortured Souls}}.
*An attack from any {{MetaInline|Citizen}} is '''guaranteed''' to kill a {{MetaInline|Ghoul}}.
*Citizens generate {{MetaInline|Control Points}} in the {{MetaInline|World Beyond}}. When a {{MetaInline|Ghoul}} eats a citizen, the control points from that citizen is lost. If this leads to the zombies controlling the zone, then all present citizens are {{MetaInline|Tutorial:Trapped!|displayname=Trapped}}.
*Consuming a {{MetaInline|Paracetoid 7g}} as a {{MetaInline|Ghoul}} has no effects.
*More than one {{MetaInline|Ghoul}} can exist in a town at the same time. The existence of one does not stop another one appearing.
*It is still possible to become a ghoul on [[small maps]]!

==Ghoul hunger==
All Ghouls experience 'hunger' that must be satisfied periodically.

*Every {{MetaInline|Ghoul}} has a voracity meter informing them of the approximate amount of time they have left before they die of hunger.
**The hunger meter fills up from left to right as a blue shading.
**At the 40% mark is a red line. When the hunger crosses this red line, the {{MetaInline|Ghoul}} dies of hunger after {{MetaInline|The Attack}}. At the 40% mark, the ghoul will not die of hunger.
**Every day after {{MetaInline|The Attack}}, the Ghoul's voracity will increase by 25% of the entire meter. This gives 2 days before the ghoul dies of famish.
**A {{MetaInline|Hero}} {{MetaInline|Ghoul}} can use the {{MetaInline|Cheat Death}} hero ability to survive an extra day at over 40% hunger.

Food table for ghouls, {{AP}} stated are for a healthy person, doesen't matter if eaten in/outside of town.:

{|border=1 class="sortable"
!Food type
!Hunger decrease
!grants {{MetaInline|Fed}}
!grants {{AP}}
!Notes
|-
|{{MetaInline|Citizen}}
|100%||NO||7||see below.
|-
|{{MetaInline|Human Flesh}}
|15%||YES||6||
|-
|{{MetaInline|Meaty Bone}}
|15%||YES||6||remains of a {{MetaInline|Citizen}} that failed {{MetaInline|Camping}}
|-
|{{MetaInline|Traveller's corpse}}
|30%||YES||6||rare
|-
|[[Corpse]] (at {{MetaInline|Home|displayname=Homes}} before bodies are disposed)
|10%||NO||0||{{MetaInline|Cremato-Cue}} is more effective in long-term view.
|-
|other {{MetaInline|Food}}
|0||YES||x||As you gain {{MetaInline|Fed}}, but no voracity reduced, beware!
|}

*{{MetaInline|Citizen}}
**Any kill ({{MetaInline|Resident}} and {{MetaInline|Hero}} alike) grants the {{MetaInline|Ghoul}} 1 {{MetaInline|Hero}} day. (Granted after {{MetaInline|Ghoul|displayname=Ghoul's}} {{MetaInline|Death}} )
**A {{MetaInline|Ghoul}} may consume {{MetaInline|Citizen|displayname=Citizens}} inside {{MetaInline|Town}}, but at the risk of getting caught and being recorded on {{MetaInline|Registers|displayname=The Great Register}}.
***Consuming inside leaves behind a [[Corpse]] in the victims {{MetaInline|Home}}.
**It is not allowed for a {{MetaInline|Ghoul}} to kill any {{MetaInline|Citizen}} at the town gates.
**If the {{MetaInline|Ghoul}} is {{MetaInline|Shunned}}, then they cannot consume others inside {{MetaInline|Town}}.
**Any statuses like {{MetaInline|Hooked!}}, {{MetaInline|Drugged}}, {{MetaInline|Drunk}}, and {{MetaInline|Hungover}} will be passed over from the victim to the {{MetaInline|Ghoul}}.

*A {{MetaInline|Ghoul}} may consume 1 {{MetaInline|Citizen}} AND 1 [[Corpse]] per day, even when {{MetaInline|Fed}}.

== Texts ==
Upon becoming a {{MetaInline|Ghoul}}
{{quote start}}
''You have been transformed into a Ghoul!''

''The appearance of small brownish marks on your body should have given you cause for concern, but you naively supposed you had some kind of benign infection from being out in the 
sun all the time. Any remaining doubt has been erased by the uncontrollable hunger for human flesh which now grips you... A terrifying need which you must satisfy QUICKLY. Or die.''

''You are now a ghoul. A new horizon is open to you : your neighbours and former allies have become your prey.''

''Some survival tips :''

''don't tell anyone about it! You will be killed,''

''keep an eye on your Hunger gauge, which can be seen alongside your health status,''

''devour a fellow citizen (preferably outside the town) to decrease your Hunger,''

''eat human flesh to reduce your Hunger slightly.''

''The Ghoul game guide is now available for consultation!''

''It contains all the essential information for your survival, and yeah, why not, your victory over humanity...''
{{quote end}}

Upon eating a corpse
{{quote start}}
''It's not as appetising '''as a nice, fresh, wriggling human''', but it does the job and makes your '''voracity''' subside... a little. Fortunately, the meat way quite gamey, this meal would have been dreadful otherwise.''
{{quote end}}

Upon eating a citizen secretly
{{quote start}}
''Without a moment's hesitation you throw yourself at '''[citizen]''', teeth bared! Leaving them no time to react, your barrage of blows quickly cause them to lose consciousness.''
----
''When you are finally sure that your victim isn't getting up, '''you finish the job by eating them.'''''
----
''There you have it, it's done.''
{{quote end}}

Upon eating a citizen but being caught
* {{MetaInline|Registers|displayname=The Great Register}}: 
{{quote start}}
''An abominable crime has been committed: [Ghoul] was seen '''devouring [Citizen] in their house!''' ''
{{quote end}}

* Message for the {{MetaInline|Ghoul}}:
{{quote start}}
''You were spotted! '''The citizens have been warned!'''''
{{quote end}}

If any {{MetaInline|Status Effects|displayname=Status}} was transferred over upon eating a citizen:
{{quote start}}
''You have inherited certain '''health traits''' from your victim!''
{{quote end}}

Upon killing a {{MetaInline|Ghoul}}
{{quote start}}
''You violently attacked [citizen]! The fight degenerated rapidly and resulted in you seriously wounding the other citizen!''
----
''Unexpectedly, [citizen] collapsed with a ungodly gurgle, their eyes rolling back in their head... Their body is literally decomposing in places and the smell of death fills the air! The horrible truth slaps you in the face: [citizen] was a ghoul! !''
----
''The citizens have all been told...''
{{quote end}}

Upon attempting to eat another {{MetaInline|Ghoul}} as a {{MetaInline|Ghoul}}
{{quote start}}
''You cannot attack this citizen... They seem to smell different like others. Just a minute... '''They're a Ghoul, just like you!'''''
{{quote end}}

Texts in your town's death page
* ''Famished ghoul'' (If you are a ghoul and die of hunger)
* ''Fight (Ghoul)'' (If you are a ghoul and get killed by another citizen attacking you)
* ''Murder (Ghoul)'' (If you are eaten by a ghoul)


Flavor text in a dead {{MetaInline|Ghoul}}'s house
{{quote start}}
''"More obvious clues could not be left. [username] had definitely crossed the boundaries of crazy: gnawed bones, shredded human entrails, half-eaten animal remains... Their old house is a rancid mass grave that leaves us in no doubt: [username] was a ghoul! "''
{{quote end}}

Text in the house of someone whose corpse was eaten by a {{MetaInline|Ghoul}}
{{quote start}}
'''WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BODY?'''<br/>
''No idea! The body has disappeared without trace...They must be rotting somewhere outside... Perhaps they'll get back up and visit you during the night.''
{{quote end}}

Attacking someone in small town when there's no {{MetaInline|Ghoul}}
{{quote start}}
''Steady on there, by all accounts there are no ghouls in town, so there's no need to go smacking people. Mmkay pumpkin?''
{{quote end}}

==Notes==

*In [[Season 6]]:
**Ghouls were added as a test.
**According to Epoq, ''"Ghouls are coming on a trial basis. As we have never had ghouls here before, we'll try it out and if you guys don't like them, we'll try to get them to leave again. They are pretty stubborn, but we'll get there!"''
*In [[Season 7]]:
**{{MetaInline|Traveller's corpse}}, {{MetaInline|Unspecified Meat}}, {{MetaInline|Meaty Bone}}, {{MetaInline|Human Flesh}} and {{MetaInline|Fleshroom Puree}} has a chance to turn citizens into Ghouls.
***The possibility of turning into Ghouls from "Conventional foods", namely {{MetaInline|Intestine Melon}}, {{MetaInline|Mouldy Ham Sandwich}}, {{MetaInline|Suspicious-looking Vegetable}} and {{MetaInline|Dodgy Homemade Dish}} were removed.
***The {{MetaInline|Traveller's corpse}} Ghoul transformation rate was raised from 80% to 90% to compensate such changes.
*In [[Season 12]]: 
**{{MetaInline|Watchmen}} points provided by {{MetaInline|Ghoul}} recuded from 20 to 0 while safety remains at 5.

== External Links ==
*{{Help|ghouls}}