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more of their humanity than merely their living

alignments. Such rare ghouls also retain some or all of

intellect. These unique few drift away from evil in

the class levels they had in life, transferring those levels

their pursuit of magical lore—while they still hunger

onto their new undead forms. The bulk of these Leng

for dead flesh, many try their best to feed only on those

ghouls have levels as arcane spellcasters or rogues, since

who died naturally or willingly offer themselves up

those who were once divine spellcasters, or otherwise

to the carrion feast in return for favors. While many

religious in life, tend to be wholly devoted to gods of

eventually succumb to the temptation to feed on fresh

evil and decay.

kills in time, a rare few manage to maintain nonevil

The madness and monstrosity lay in the figures in the foreground—for Pickman's

morbid art was pre-eminently one of demoniac portraiture. These figures were
seldom completely human, but often approached humanity in varying degree.
Most of the bodies, while roughly bipedal, had a forward slumping, and a vaguely
canine cast. The texture of the majority was a kind of unpleasant rubberiness.
—H.P. Lovecraft, Pickman's Model

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