Information About the Recent Ghoul Attacks

MacFawkes

Artisan
To the people of New Acarthia,

As many know, we have recently suffered numerous deaths related to ghoul attacks in the night; although all of the adventuring populace have resurrected successfully, it is my hope that we can avoid future deaths with the dissemination of information and some basic life-saving tips.

The greatest perpetrators of these attacks have been entities known as ghoul lords, part of a cult that reveres a being known as Halixma. These creatures are cunning, intelligent, and more than capable of ensuring that their victims cannot be reached by their comrades before resurrection.

Ghoul lords possess the following characteristics:
  1. Immune to normal and silver weaponry
  2. Capable of projecting nauseating poisons
  3. Skilled warriors, with powerful blows regularly used
  4. Possess superhuman strength which allows them to rip from binding magics
  5. Possess all the skills and intelligence they had in life
  6. Prefer to attack small groups or lone travelers
  7. Have impersonated town guard members or bandits
  8. Sometimes work alone, sometimes in concert with other ghoul lords/lesser ghouls
  9. Capable of opening doors and entering buildings to attack the inhabitants
  10. Often search their victims for objects of beauty, not necessarily of value.
  11. Enjoy digging caves and underground burrows throughout New Acarthia
What can be done to protect against these attacks?
  1. Poison Shield elixirs will protect against the first of their nauseating attacks.
  2. Verify the identity of anyone you encounter on the road at night, ideally from afar.
  3. Sanctuary spells can protect against their claw or weapon strikes.
  4. Don't let them draw you out alone to fight them; they are capable of setting ambushes.
  5. Establish a buddy system; check in regularly with your buddy to make sure they're still with you.
  6. Keep your eyes open and limit unnecessary chatter when out on the roads at night.
Last, and most importantly, do not travel alone or in small groups at night. Even if you believe yourself safe, or there is another fight elsewhere and you think that you cannot possibly be attacked at that time, do not travel alone. They have killed at least 7 of the adventuring populace because people underestimated the threat represented here.

You are not safe alone in your building.
You and your friend are not safe on a log in front of your home.
You are not safe right outside the tavern or town hall.
Do not travel alone at night.

-Baron Darius Rivervale
P.S. For those who wish to learn more, please come speak to me at future gathers.
 
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