The Vampiric Ghoul

Originally created by the dark archmage Ragon, the madman, the vampiric ghoul is a perfect example of just how far evil will go in its perversity. The story has it that Ragon dedicated his life to the 'assembly' of a female counterpart who would be as vile and evil as himself. Apparently the vampiric ghoul was a byproduct of his experiments, one which the evil archmage found particulary entertaining. Instead of destroying or torturing his creation (as he usually did), he repeated the experiment many times, in the process trying all kinds of variations. Then on one day, he assembled all of his creations, and teleported them to random locations all over the lands. The sudden appearance of vampiric ghouls who went on a killing spree naturally caused quite some panic among the people, and there was also one notable side-effect. Most people thought the vampiric ghoul was a demon sent by the gods of darkness, and decided that the occasion presented a perfect opportunity to renew their faith in the gods of light. Because of this, some refer to Ragon as Ragon the religious.
(See noteworthy archmages, volume III).

Among the folk, there are all kinds of stories about vampiric ghouls. Most tales attribute the ghouls supernatural powers, powers which are more than likely overrated. Sadly the author was unable to find a single person with first-hand knowledge of vampiric ghouls, so the veracity of these folk tales could not be checked. However, this should not trouble the reader, as it is the author's opinion that there is a high chance there are no more vampiric ghouls...