Gulyabani

Desert Ghoul

Gulyabani

Country of Origin: Turkey Being Type: Desert Ghoul
A shambling claymation-style Gulyabani ghoul in tattered robes with hollow eyes, decayed clay skin, in a miniature diorama of Turkish desert dunes at night, dramatic sand wind lighting casting ghoulish shadows, stop-motion aesthetic, desert undead mood

Power Stats

Aggression
8/10
Magic Abilities
7/10
Physical Power
7/10

Origin Backstory

Ghoul-like creature in Turkish deserts; eats corpses or lures travelers to death; shapeshifts or uses illusions; graveyard and wasteland haunter.

Key Features

  • Corpse eater
  • Shapeshifting lure
  • Desert dweller
  • Illusion caster
  • Graveyard haunter

Lore

Gulyabani are Turkish ghouls wandering deserts and graveyards, feeding on the dead and luring the living with illusions or shapeshifting. A staple of Anatolian horror stories, they warn of the perils of traveling alone in barren lands.