Rakghoul

Subtle as a rancor, rakghouls charge toward anything that looks or smells like food. They travel in packs of four to eight, sometimes led by a more intelligent rakghoul known as a Fiend. Rakghouls eat nearly any organic matter. Though they expend much effort running and fighting among themselves, they seem to survive on few calories. Witnesses have reported rakghouls living (and fighting) for days without food, only to wolf it down when finally acquired.

Attribute Dice: 12D
DEXTERITY 2D+1/5D
KNOWLEDGE 1D/3D
MECHANICAL 1D/3D
PERCEPTION 2D+1/5D
STRENGTH 2D+1/5D
TECHNICAL 1D/3D

Special Abilities
Low Light Vision: In poorly lit conditions Rakghouls gain a bonus 2D to their perception.
Claws: STR+2D damage
Infectious: If its claws do damage on an attack, the target must roll Stamina vs a Moderate target number, if they fail this they are infected by the disease and will transform into a Rakghoul in 8D hours.

Move: 12

Additional Information

Social Structure

Rakghouls are led by three Chiefs in a tribe, the Warchief or Kattaa tends to all military affairs, and leads the raids on other tribes and the Hoomons he is usually the largest and/or fastest normal rak in the tribe. Kattaa gain +1D to either Dexterity or Strength. The Political Chief or Consua is the largest of the Raks of a tribe. He is chief not because he is largest, but rather is largest because he is chief. Females of the tribe choose the Consua and dote upon him. Because of this affection, his body releases growth hormones that cause him to swell physically. The effect of this is a 2-2.8 meter Rak that can weigh 500 kilos. Consua gain +2D to Strength and +1D to Knowledge (they are also the best non-shaman in the tribe for education). Finally, the Spiritual Chief or Jattaa leads the tribe in all matters of mystical nature and all "Holy Wars". She is usually the smartest and most educated of the Tribe. Jattaa gain +1D to Knowledge, Perception, and Technical. She is also always Force Sensitive (marked by her glowing green eyes ) and Force Trained with 1D to 4D in control, sense and alter.

Geographic Origin and Distribution

Mostly on Taris

Average Intelligence

Rakghouls by themselves are very cunning but not very intelligent.

Civilization and Culture

Naming Traditions

Name Examples: Raa-kaa, Doo-kar, Sol-dra

History

The origin of rakghoul disease is mostly a subject of speculation. The disease was most famous for its outbreak on Taris roughly 4,000 years before the Battle of Yavin. However, the disease had been on Taris for over a hundred years. More than sixty million people were thought to be infected over the course of the disease's run on the planet. Infection was quick and painful after contact with a rakghoul. Once infected, victims had between 6 and 48 hours before they turned into rakghouls. The turning racked and distorted the victims' bodies, draining their skin pigmentation and altering their bodies into a tight, whitened corpselike state. During the onset period, victims were weakened but still lucid. The disease was not communicable during onset, though few uninfected Humans wanted to be nearby in case the victim succumbed sooner rather than later. Many infected victims begged to be killed before they became full rakghouls. Others fled to exile outside community walls, while a few vengeful surface dwellers attempted to find their way up into the spires to infect the rich before the disease overcame them. The rakghoul turning seems to have been mainly a Human phenomenon, although some near-Human species supposedly also were infected. Then again, given the radical physical transformation following infection, the victims' original shapes could have been nearly anything.

Lifespan

80 years

Average Height

1.4m tall

Average Weight

70 kilograms