Goyle (Race)

Folklore says that this only occurs when a Goyle kills a man and eats his heart. Afterward the Goyle is reborn as an evil creature with supernatural powers called a Var-Goyle a name coined from a varghast an animal revenant.

As with most myth and legends there is a kernal of truth. While incredibly rare it is possible for a Goyle to be born with a human intelligence. They are innately able to speak with their kind and their influence causes their colony to become more intelligent as well. They are often revered as a leader of sorts often becoming something akin to sorcerers or druids. A notable upswing in strangely coordinated Goyle attacks or thefts is often the only warning sign that a Var-Goyle has begun leading them.

Few believe in the folklore surrounding Ratkings and Var-Goyles save for the Ratcatchers.

The few scholars among the commoners who call themselves Ratcatchers think that the Var-Goyles and Ratkings are a form of natural elemental. A spark of the divine blood coalesced within them, changing them.