Sea ghoul

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Closeup of a sea ghoul; shown next to a human in the lower left for scale

Sea ghouls (Voros inferni) are a punnily-named avian analog and ubiquitous marine scavenger. In keeping with their name, ghouls are ugly creatures with mottled gray-and-white skin, long wings supporting flight membranes that are nearly transparent, and bodies so lean that only their head and neck stays above the surface while in the water.

Sea ghouls forage in small flocks of up to twenty birds, which gather into larger groups depending on food availability. Natives have learned to avoid large groups of sea ghouls, which typically indicate that either a large predator is nearby or that more dangerous scavengers are likely to arrive.

While sea ghouls have never been known to attack humans, sea ghoul-related deaths are regular because they often get eaten in survival situations, and their liver-equivalent organs are extremely toxic.