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Afiti

Creature, The Undead

Human spell casters slain by ghouls who rise as ghoul-like undead with their former level of ability but no further advancement except by feeding. Often driven insane, they must eat humanoid corpses or crumble to dust after thirteen weeks, and fill animals and people with dread.

Also called Affiti

From the book

Afiti are human spell casters who were killed by ghouls and rose as ghastly undead. They share the ghoul's basic traits but keep the level of ability they had in life, though they can never advance further by normal means. They look horrible: gaunt, hollow-eyed faces, deathly gray skin, clawed hands and long, very sharp teeth.

The change often drives them mad and sends them hunting fresh corpses, and only by eating them can they keep their undead existence. An Afiti that goes unfed for over thirteen weeks crumbles to dust. Eating humanoid corpses restores its strength, and once fully recovered it can grow even stronger than it was by continuing to feed; in play each victim adds 1-3 points to an attribute of its choosing, up to the listed maximums.

Their foul feeding makes every living thing fear and loathe them. All but the fiercest animals shy away from their smell, and people of every race feel an unexplained dread in their presence. Some Afiti are served by ghouls that worship them as demi-gods. An Afiti keeps the level it had in life but is always turned as at least 16th level. It has every ability of a ghoul, including the paralyzing bite, and keeps its spell casting.

At a glance

Origin: Human spell casters slain by ghouls
Abilities: Same basic attributes as ghouls; keep the level of ability they had in life; can never again advance in level normally
Appearance: Cadaverous features, sunken eyes, deathly grayish pallor, clawed hands, long sharp teeth
Mind: The transformation often drives them insane
Feeding: Must feed on fresh (humanoid) corpses; without food for more than thirteen weeks they crumble to dust; feeding restores strength and further feeding can exceed original power
Effect on others: All but the most vicious animals recoil at their scent; humanoids feel unexplained dread near them
Height/Length: As in life
Weight: As in life
STR: 19
SPD: 12
DEX: 12
CON: 19
INT: 18
WILL: 18
CHA: 4
PER: 15
Level: As in life; turned as at least 16th level
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Damage: Claws: 1-6 (+ STR) each, Bite: 1-4 (+ paralysis/disease; as per Ghouls)
Special Attributes: Has the same abilities as Ghouls; feeding on humanoid corpses raises its attributes, which start at the scores it had in life: each victim adds 1-3 points to an attribute of its choice, up to the listed maximums; casts spells (the appendix Comments give no spell details; Afiti keep the level they had in life)
Armor: Unarmored
Hit Points: 80-100 +
Found in: Gondwana
Comments: Keeps the level it had in life, but is turned as at least 16th level; sometimes served by Ghouls, who worship it as a demi-god

The appendix spells it Affiti.