Prisoner

Prisoner
Aliases	Crazed prisoner Ghoul Hubert (in-game files)
Relatives	The protagonist (creator, determinant)
Affiliation	The protagonist (master, determinant) Dungeons of Fear & Hunger Kingdom of Rondon (formerly)

Inflicted phobias
Phobias	Necrophobia

Biographical information
Date of birth	1590 (as a Ghoul, determinant)
Date of death	1590 (determinant)
Place of birth	Dungeons of Fear & Hunger (as a Ghoul, determinant)

Physical description
Gender	Male
Species	Undead

Spiritual Information
Soul	Lesser soul

Item drops
Search	Nothing
Steal	(Rotten meat) (x2 Dirt)

Battle Theme
“Muted Aggression”

The Prisoner is a unique ghoul enemy encountered in Fear & Hunger, as well as a potential party member for a player who is able to use Necromancy.

Lore

This man was one of the guards enlisted by the Kingdom of Rondon to serve within the prisons of the dungeons of fear and hunger. At an undisclosed juncture, he found himself forcibly descended to the lower levels, where the Dark Priests, in their sinister rites, extracted every drop of his lifeblood as a human offering to Gro-goroth. Now, in his ghastly semblance of a living corpse, he lingers on, sustained by the dark arts of necromancy.

Location

The Prisoner can be found on Level 1 - Entrance, usually blocking the door to Level 1 - Courtyard. In alternative versions of the map, he may wander within the bookcase room or the small tombstone chamber south of the cage that holds the girl captive. Due to quirks in the game's coding, the Prisoner may occasionally spawn in an invisible state during certain playthroughs. To engage with him in such instances, players must utilize a Bear trap or arrow to wound him in the specific tile where he is intended to appear.

Recruitment

This is one of the few enemies that can be recruited as a ghoul through the use of Necromancy after being defeated in battle. As it is custom to resurrected characters, he can be named by the player as they wish and is identical to other recruitable Ghouls in the game, meaning he is AI-controlled and cannot wear any equipment.

Battle

Stats

Body Part	HP	Blunt	Slashing	Piercing	Fire	Otherwordly	Ev. Rate	Magic Ev.	Resistances
Head	20	100%	125%	100%	100%	100%	5%	None	None
Torso	175 (700)						5%	None
Left arm	20						5%	None
Right arm	20						5%	None
Left leg	20						5%	None
Right leg	20						5%	None

Skills

Body Part	Skill	Condition	Chance
Torso	Tackle	Armless	100%
Head	Nasty Bite (Leg)	Always	33%
	Nasty Bite (Arm)	Always	33%
	Stare	Always	33%
Right arm	Scratch	Always	100%
Left arm	Scratch	Always	100%

Strategy

As is the case with all Ghouls, the Prisoner can easily be defeated with the Talk skill. Choosing the "Prepare to die!" option will cause him to surrender. Alternatively, picking "What is your origin?" followed by "You are but a product of Necromancy!" will kill him instantly. If the protagonist has the Counter-magic skill, it can be used to undo the magic that keeps the Prisoner alive, killing him immediately.

The Prisoner can continue fighting without his head, so the best strategy if not using Talk or Counter-magic is just to focus damage on the torso.

Dialogue

Talk

• You try talking to this wretched soul...
  • Player: “What is your origin?”
    • Prisoner: “..... I-I am - not. Or am I?”
    • The prisoner slurs something in uncertainty...
    • The prisoner seems to be a dead man standing. Brought to life by some wicked magic.
  • It seems like there is only a fragile belief in life keeping the ghoul on it's feet. You might be able shake the belief fairly easily.
  • Player: “There is no need for killing.”
    • The prisoner doesn't seem to respond to your talking in any way...
  • Player: “Prepare to die.”
    • Prisoner: “I want... to die - please...”
  • The ghoul seem to lower it's arms as if in surrender.

Counter-magic

• You disrupt the necromancy that was keeping the ghoul alive with your Counter-magic mantra!
  • Prisoner: “Argh...”
• The ghoul falls limp on the ground without it's soul.

Party talk

• (Name): “Rraagghh...”
• (Name) tries to form words...
  • He would like to tell you about his tragic past as a human sacrifice for the older god Gro-goroth.
  • How (name) worked as a guard in the Rondon prisons built inside the dungeons of Fear and Hunger.
  • Without his consent (name) was dragged to the lower levels where the dark priests drained him from all of his blood.

Trivia

• According to the game's project file, this character is named Hubert. Game creator Miro Haverinen has revealed that this name is a component of the character's obscured backstory, even though it does not surface during gameplay, as the Ghouls were originally intended to be named by the player.

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