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-[[Rual]] was a [[Forfaran]] [[druid]], and is now a [[ghost]], residing in [[Forlorn]].<ref name="Weeping Lands p. 54">[[Castles Forlorn: The Weeping Lands]] p. 54</ref>  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]].<ref>[[Castles Forlorn: The Weeping Lands]] p. 8-12</ref>
+[[Rual]] was a [[Forfarian]] [[druid]], and is now a [[ghost]], residing in [[Forlorn]].<ref name="Weeping Lands p. 54">[[Castles Forlorn: The Weeping Lands]] p. 54</ref>  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]].<ref>[[Castles Forlorn: The Weeping Lands]] p. 8-12</ref>
 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]]<ref>[[Castles Forlorn: The Weeping Lands]] p. 54-56</ref>
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	[[Rual]] was a [[Forfaran]] [[druid]], and is now a [[ghost]], residing in [[Forlorn]].<ref name="Weeping Lands p. 54">[[Castles Forlorn: The Weeping Lands]] p. 54</ref> 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]].<ref>[[Castles Forlorn: The Weeping Lands]] p. 8-12</ref>		[[Rual]] was a [[Forfaran]] [[druid]], and is now a [[ghost]], residing in [[Forlorn]].<ref name="Weeping Lands p. 54">[[Castles Forlorn: The Weeping Lands]] p. 54</ref> 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]].<ref>[[Castles Forlorn: The Weeping Lands]] p. 8-12</ref>

	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 ~~self-identity~~, making her [[mute]] and shaped as an amorphous blob of vapor. Rual is present in all three versions of [[Castle Tristenoira]]<ref>[[Castles Forlorn: The Weeping Lands]] p. 54-55</ref>		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]]<ref>[[Castles Forlorn: The Weeping Lands]] p. 54-56</ref>

	==Rual's hauntings==		==Rual's hauntings==

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	==Game Statistics==		==Game Statistics==
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	*[[Fourth Magnitude Ghost]], 10 Hit Dice; [[Neutral Evil]]<ref name="Weeping Lands p. 54">[[Castles Forlorn: The Weeping Lands]] p. 54</ref>		*[[Fourth Magnitude Ghost]], 7 Hit Dice; [[Neutral Evil]]<ref name="Weeping Lands p. 54">[[Castles Forlorn: The Weeping Lands]] p. 54</ref>

	[[3rd Edition]]:		[[3rd Edition]]:

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	==Game Statistics==		==Game Statistics==
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	*[[Fourth Magnitude Ghost]], 10 Hit Dice; [[Neutral Evil]}<ref name="Weeping Lands p. 54">[[Castles Forlorn: The Weeping Lands]] p. 54</ref>		*[[Fourth Magnitude Ghost]], 10 Hit Dice; [[Neutral Evil]]<ref name="Weeping Lands p. 54">[[Castles Forlorn: The Weeping Lands]] p. 54</ref>

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	==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==		==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==

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	[[Rual]] was a [[Forfaran]] [[druid]], and is now a [[ghost]], residing in [[Forlorn]].<ref>[[Castles Forlorn: The Weeping Lands]] p. 54</ref> 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]].<ref>[[Castles Forlorn: The Weeping Lands]] p. 8-12</ref>		[[Rual]] was a [[Forfaran]] [[druid]], and is now a [[ghost]], residing in [[Forlorn]].<ref name="Weeping Lands p. 54">[[Castles Forlorn: The Weeping Lands]] p. 54</ref> 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]].<ref>[[Castles Forlorn: The Weeping Lands]] p. 8-12</ref>

	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 self-identity, making her [[mute]] and shaped as an amorphous blob of vapor. Rual is present in all three versions of [[Castle Tristenoira]]<ref>[[Castles Forlorn: The Weeping Lands]] p. 54-55</ref>		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 self-identity, making her [[mute]] and shaped as an amorphous blob of vapor. Rual is present in all three versions of [[Castle Tristenoira]]<ref>[[Castles Forlorn: The Weeping Lands]] p. 54-55</ref>

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

			==Game Statistics==
			[[2nd Edition]]:
			*[[Fourth Magnitude Ghost]], 10 Hit Dice; [[Neutral Evil]}<ref name="Weeping Lands p. 54">[[Castles Forlorn: The Weeping Lands]] p. 54</ref>

			[[3rd Edition]]:
			*[[Fourth Magnitude Ghost]] [[druid]] 7; [[Neutral Evil]]<ref>[[Gazetteer I]] p. 134</ref>

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

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	[[Rual]] was a [[Forfaran]] [[druid]], and is now a [[ghost]], residing in [[Forlorn]].<ref>[[Castles Forlorn: The Weeping Lands]] p. 54</ref> 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]].<ref>[[Castles Forlorn: The Weeping Lands]] p. 8-12</ref>		[[Rual]] was a [[Forfaran]] [[druid]], and is now a [[ghost]], residing in [[Forlorn]].<ref>[[Castles Forlorn: The Weeping Lands]] p. 54</ref> 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]].<ref>[[Castles Forlorn: The Weeping Lands]] p. 8-12</ref>

	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 self-identity, making her [[mute]] and shaped as an amorphous blob of vapor. Rual is present in all three versions of [[Castle Tristenoira]]<ref>[[Castles Forlorn: The Weeping Lands]] p. 54-55</ref>		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 self-identity, making her [[mute]] and shaped as an amorphous blob of vapor. Rual is present in all three versions of [[Castle Tristenoira]]<ref>[[Castles Forlorn: The Weeping Lands]] p. 54-55</ref>

			==Rual's hauntings==
			Rual's patterns of haunting are discussed in [[Castles Forlorn: Eve of Sorrows]] p. 9=10.

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