Ghouls are creatures of folklore said to feast on the dead, including their own.[1]
Culture
Some Westerosi consider ghouls to be rotting corpses;[2] it is unknown if they are similar to wights.
According to Old Nan, wildlings consort with giants and ghouls beyond the Wall.[3]
Maesters consider Sothoryi who feast on their own dead to be ghouls.[1]
History
Yeen in Sothoryos is threatened by ghouls. When Nymeria led the Rhoynar to Sothoryos, the Rhoynish colony at Yeen was attacked by brindled ghouls.[4]
Rangers of the Night's Watch claim that the ruins of Hardhome are haunted by ghouls, demons, and bloodthirsty burning ghosts.[5]
Quotes
The Sothoryi that dwell closest to the sea have learned to speak the trade talk. The Ghiscari consider them too slow of wit to make good slaves, but they are fierce fighters. Farther south, the trappings of civilization fall away, and the Brindled Men become ever more savage and barbaric. These Sothoryi worship dark gods with obscene rites. Many are cannibals, and more are ghouls; when they cannot feast upon the flesh of foes and strangers, they eat their own dead.[1]
—writings of Yandel
The green light of the wildfire had bathed the face of the watchers, so they looked like nothing so much as rotting corpses, a pack of gleeful ghouls, but some of the corpses were prettier than others.[2]
—thoughts of Jaime Lannister
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The World of Ice & Fire, Beyond the Free Cities: Sothoryos.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 16, Jaime II.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 1, Bran I.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, Ancient History: Ten Thousand Ships.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 39, Jon VIII.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 8, Tyrion III.