Rual

Rual was a Forfaran druid, and is now a ghost, residing in Forlorn. Following the murder of Tristen ApBlanc's mother Flora ApBlanc, Rual became Tristen's foster mother. Although she knew of his vampiric heritage and took precautions, this ultimately did not save her from Tristen's panicked attack and betrayal when she discovered him feasting up the blood of an animal. Tristen killed Rual and feasted upon her blood, but she had drank many vials of holy water and burned away Tristen's vampiric taint. At the same time, however, Rual cursed him, ultimately undoing whatever restorative effect the holy water might've given Tristen by turning him into a vampyre by day and a ghost by night and binding him to the Sacred Grove of Forfar where his mother was hanged.

Rual presently inhabits Castle Tristenoira as a vengeful Fourth Magnitude Ghost. Her sole goal is to torment Tristen and foil all his endeavors. The curse she put upon Tristen robbed her of much of her recognizability, making her mute and shaped as an amorphous blob of vapor. However, she has strong powers of illusion including the ability to create an illusion of herself as a rotting corpse, through which she may verbally communicate and gesture. Rual is present in all three versions of Castle Tristenoira

Rual's hauntings

Rual's patterns of haunting are discussed in Castles Forlorn: Eve of Sorrows p. 9-10.

Game Statistics

2nd Edition:

• Fourth Magnitude Ghost, 7 Hit Dice; Neutral Evil

3rd Edition:

• Fourth Magnitude Ghost druid 7; Neutral Evil

Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

		Castles Forlorn Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I
		Castles Forlorn: The Weeping Lands - pp10, 56
		Castles Forlorn: Eve of Sorrows - p31 Castles Forlorn: The Weeping Lands - p54 Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I - p134
		Castles Forlorn: Eve of Sorrows - pp9, 31 Castles Forlorn: The Weeping Lands - pp8-10, 54-56 Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I - p134