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One of them was speaking with the other. Zombies don’t talk. [1]
Festering Ghoul are a mob on the Fourth Floor. They are created by a mob having the infliction of the DTs and not surviving the first of three stages.
AI Description
Festering Ghoul – Level 18
One of the unfortunate side effects of the Rev-Up Amazing Cure-All Vitamin Immunity Shot is the possibility of addiction. If a customer becomes addicted to the vitamin shot, and they do not get their dosage in time, they oftentimes start suffering from withdrawal. The effects of withdrawal ravage the addict’s body, and if they are not treated in time, they begin to suffer from a dreaded condition known as the DTs.
Once the DTs start, there is no cure. All die. Or worse.
At stage one, sufferers are overcome with violent tremors. They are barely able to think, or to move. Their mind starts to rot out from within. Only fifty percent of sufferers survive this stage. Half move onto stage two, which allows for increased mobility. The other half drop dead.
They don’t stay dead long, however. They soon transform into what you see before you now. A Festering Ghoul.
Important note. A Festering Ghoul is not a true Ghoul. It is not undead. It is simply a new lifeform reborn in the shell of the old. As such, anti-undead attacks will not work on them. Still, a double-tap on these guys is not a bad idea.
A Festering Ghoul has two purposes. One, to devour as much organic material as possible, and two, to find more of its kind. These particular ghouls have been born with the knowledge on how to get to this area. All they need now is enough of their kind to arrive before their purpose becomes clear. [1]
Appearance
Festering Ghouls take the appearance of whatever race they previously were, but covered in festering sores. [1] Towards the end of the Fourth Floor, the Festering Ghouls congregate at station 48. Worms come out of them and pull the ghouls together, turning into a frankenmonster Province Boss. It fills the stairwell room completely. [2] The last Recap Episode of the floor shows a group of crawlers take on the monster. It looks like a giant pincher of ghoul body parts. Mouths form on the interior of the claw as it picks up the crawlers, crushing and devouring them. [3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Dinniman, Matt. The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook (Chapter 17)
- ↑ Dinniman, Matt. The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook (Chapter 22)
- ↑ Dinniman, Matt. The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook (Chapter 29)