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Skeletons

Ghoul-type skeletons are found in nearly every region of Vana'diel. It is said that the souls of gluttons in life are doomed to an undeath of feeding on the flesh of mortals. The stomachs of ghouls are completely rotted away, and the inability to sate their hunger no matter how many corpses they consume causes these undead to be particularly violent.

Draugar-type skeletons are completely controlled by the curse of the Lamiae, and possess no emotion and feel no pain. They merely fight until they can no longer move, but are capable of little more than the most basic behavior. Their ranks are easily replenished, so Draugar are often used as a stalling tactic.

The Ghoul-type warrior skeletons wield clubs and shields while the Black Mages carry scythes and cast mainly ice-based spells. The Draugar-type skeletons include the staff-wielding Black Mage, dagger-bearing Thief, polearm-sporting Dragoon, and Dark Knight with a curved blade.

Family Information

Type:	Undead
Subfamilies:	Draugar
Common Behavior:	A, H, HP
Weak against:	-25%
Strong against:	+12.5% +50%
Common Job(s):	Warrior Black Mage Thief Dark Knight Dragoon
Traits:	Resist Sleep, Highly susceptible to Repose
Charmable:
Pankration:
Aspir:
Drain:
Notes:	Will take reasonable damage from Cure,Cure II,Cure III,etc

Special Attacks

Special Abilities	Original and Zilart Areas	Promathia Areas	Aht Urhgan Areas	Wings of the Goddess Areas	Pankration
Blood Saber: Area drain effect. This affects all characters within the range. You do not have to be in a party or alliance that is fighting this undead to be hit with this attack.	✓	✓	✓	✓	❔
Black Cloud: Area blind and darkness damage effect	✓	✓	✓	✓	❔
Horror Cloud: Single target slow effect	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Marrow Drain: Single target Aspir attack. Based on TP.	✓	✓	✓	✓	❔
Hell Slash: Single target physical attack	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Malediction: AoE strong Drain (~300). Only used by draugar.	✗	✗	✓	✗	❔
Dereliction: AoE strong Drain and Aspir. Only used by draugar notorious monsters.	✗	✗	✓	✗	❔
Note: Notorious Monsters in this family may use all of the above and/or additional unique special abilities.

Notorious Monsters in Family

Name	Spawn Information	Level	Zone	Notable Drop(s)
Ah Puch	Lottery Spawn from the Ghouls at (G-6) in the Amaryllis Tower (map 2)	25	Outer Horutoto Ruins	Spiro Staff
Ankou	Timed spawn at (J-7) to (J-8) during the night (20:00-4:00), approximately every 1 to 2 hours.	21	King Ranperre's Tomb	Astaroth Cane
Blackbeard	Spawns on the ferry from Mhaura to Selbina during the pirate event on the ferry when the middle pirate on the enemy ship is wearing a Vermillion Cloak	67-68	Ship bound for Selbina	Sea Robber Cudgel
Bloody Bones	Lottery Spawn from the Draugar Servant with a sword (DRK) in (I-6) every 21-24 hours		Arrapago Reef	Blackjack Ace's Locket
Brazen Bones	Spawn at (H-9) near Full Moon Fountain	85	Toraimarai Canal	Laran's Pendant
Lich C Magnus	Forced Spawn during the quest Blue Ribbon Blues by trading a Purple Ribbon to the Hume Bones at (M-10) on the second map	58	Eldieme Necropolis	Lilith's Rod
Namtar	Lottery Spawn from the Black Mage Ghasts around (D-7) - (D-8) on the first map	40-41	Sea Serpent Grotto	Namtar Bone
Silverhook	Spawns on the ferry from Selbina to Mhaura during the pirate event when the middle pirate on the enemy ship is wearing a Vermillion Cloak	68-70	Ship bound for Mhaura	Seawolf Cudgel
Skull of Envy	Jointly Forced Spawned by trading 7 Flint Stones, 1 to each of the 7 Tallow Candles, at the same time	60	Eldieme Necropolis	Envy Spear
Skull of Gluttony		60	Eldieme Necropolis	Gluttony Sword
Skull of Greed		60	Eldieme Necropolis	Greed Scimitar
Skull of Lust		60	Eldieme Necropolis	Lust Dagger
Skull of Pride		60	Eldieme Necropolis	Pride Staff
Skull of Sloth		60	Eldieme Necropolis	Sloth Wand
Skull of Wrath		60	Eldieme Necropolis	Wrath Tabar
Taxim	Lottery Spawn of Doom Warlocks around (G-8) every 2 hours	78-79	Gustav Tunnel	Cocytus Pole
Timeworn Warrior	Lottery Spawn of Lost Souls around (G-9) & (G-10)	57-58	Xarcabard	Jasper Tathlum
Velionis	Forced Spawn by trading a Golden Teeth to the ??? at (G-11) in Arrapago Reef.		Arrapago Reef	White Joker Corsair's Belt
Quest NMs: Ancient Sorcerer, Ancient Warrior, Bodach, Cailleach Bheur, Owl Guardian, Dog Guardian, Yum Kimil, Lost Soul (NM), Namorodo, Scythe Victim, Skeleton Esquire Mission NMs: Archlich Taber'quoan, Ancient Sorcerer, Ancient Warrior, Azren Kuba, Azren Kuguza, Blest Bones, Corrupted Soffeil, Corrupted Ulbrig, Corrupted Yorgos, Skeleton Scuffler Battlefield NMs: Cadaver Warrior (ENM), Cadaver Witch (ENM), Ghul-I-Beaban (BCNM), Tapana's Minion's (WoE), Tapana (WoE), Hahava (VWNM) Campaign NMs: Ancient Royal Knight, Skeleton Escort Einherjar NMs: Rotting Huskarl, Vanquished Einherjar Limbus NMs: Inhumer, Iruci Other NMs: Assault Draugar (Besieged), Iruci (Assists: Vrtra), Lamia's Skeleton (Assists: Lamia No.19), Pey (Assists: Vrtra), Xolotl's Hound Warrior (Assists: Xolotl), Xolotl's Sacrifice (Assists: Xolotl)

Monsters in Family

Name	Level	Zone
Magicked Bones	3-8	East Sarutabaruta
	3-8	Inner Horutoto Ruins
	4-8	West Sarutabaruta
Enchanted Bones	4 - 8	East Ronfaure
	4 - 8	King Ranperre's Tomb
	4- 8	South Gustaberg
	4 - 8	West Ronfaure
	5 -8	North Gustaberg
	28 - 30	North Gustaberg (S)
	37 - 39	East Ronfaure (S)
Skeleton Warrior	10 - 12	Konschtat Highlands
	10 - 12	La Theine Plateau
	10 - 12	Tahrongi Canyon
	15- 17	Gusgen Mines
Skeleton Sorcerer	11 - 13	Konschtat Highlands
	11 - 13	La Theine Plateau
	11 - 13	Tahrongi Canyon
Nachzehrer	15 - 18	King Ranperre's Tomb
Zombie	16 - 26	Jugner Forest
	16 - 26	Meriphataud Mountains
	16 - 26	Pashhow Marshlands
	18 -22	Buburimu Peninsula
	67 - 69	Pashhow Marshlands (S)
Ghoul	16 - 26	Jugner Forest
	18 - 24	Valkurm Dunes
	18 - 25	Pashhow Marshlands
	20 - 24	Buburimu Peninsula
	20 - 27	Gusgen Mines
	21 - 27	Carpenters' Landing
	22 - 26	Maze of Shakhrami
	23 - 26	Outer Horutoto Ruins
	43 - 46	Jugner Forest (S)
	67 - 69	Pashhow Marshlands (S)
Wendigo	24 - 28	Maze of Shakhrami
	25 - 28	Inner Horutoto Ruins
	26 - 30	Gusgen Mines
	28 - 33	Carpenters' Landing
Wight	26 - 36	Batallia Downs
	26 - 36	Rolanberry Fields
	26 - 36	Sauromugue Champaign
	28 - 30	Qufim Island
	28 - 33	Carpenters' Landing
	30 - 33	Gusgen Mines
	32 - 35	Maze of Shakhrami
	38 - 40	Batallia Downs (S)
	40 - 42	Rolanberry Fields (S)
	66	Periqia - Wake the Puppet
Crossbones	28 - 31	Ship bound for Mhaura
Ghast	33 - 36	Gusgen Mines
	35 - 40	Beaucedine Glacier
	38 - 41	Sea Serpent Grotto
Ship Wight	36 - 39	Ship bound for Mhaura
Fallen Evacuee	42 - 43	Garlaige Citadel
Lost Soul	42 - 45	Xarcabard
	45 - 47	Behemoth's Dominion
	42 - 46	The Eldieme Necropolis
	44 - 48	Eastern Altepa Desert
	51 - 55	Sanctuary of Zi'Tah
	67 - 69	The Eldieme Necropolis (S)
Fallen Soldier	47 - 49	Garlaige Citadel
Rot Prowler	49 - 53	Sanctuary of Zi'Tah
Lich	49 - 53	Western Altepa Desert
	51 - 55	The Eldieme Necropolis
	54 - 56	Sacrarium
	54 - 57	Toraimarai Canal
	62 - 64	Attohwa Chasm
	67 - 69	The Eldieme Necropolis (S)
Fallen Knight	50 - 54	Western Altepa Desert
	52 - 55	Toraimarai Canal
	54 - 56	The Eldieme Necropolis
Mummy	50 - 52	The Eldieme Necropolis
	54 - 56	Sacrarium
	62 - 64	Attohwa Chasm
Fallen Officer	52 - 55	Garlaige Citadel
Fallen Mage	59 - 62	Garlaige Citadel
Fallen Major	59 - 62	Garlaige Citadel
Fleshcraver	60 - 62	Toraimarai Canal
Mindcraver	60 - 62	Toraimarai Canal
Tomb Mage	60 - 63	The Eldieme Necropolis
Tomb Mage	70 - 73	Attohwa Chasm
Tomb Warrior	60 - 63	The Eldieme Necropolis
Tomb Warrior	70 - 73	Attohwa Chasm
Doom Mage	65 - 67	Gustav Tunnel
	65 - 67	Toraimarai Canal
	66 - 69	Grauberg (S)
	67 - 71	Cape Teriggan
	69 - 71	Vunkerl Inlet (S)
	73 - 76	Uleguerand Range
Doom Soldier	65 - 67	Gustav Tunnel
	65 - 67	Toraimarai Canal
	66 - 69	Grauberg (S)
	67 - 71	Cape Teriggan
	69 - 71	Vunkerl Inlet (S)
	73 - 76	Uleguerand Range
Draugar	66 - 69	Nyzul Isle
Draugar	76 - 78	Ilrusi Atoll - Deserter
Guard Skeleton	66 - 69	Caedarva Mire
Skeleton Esquire	71 - 73	Jugner Forest (S)
Reserve Draugar	72 - 74	Arrapago Reef
Reserve Draugar	73 - 74	Caedarva Mire
Frozen Bones	73 - 75	Leujaoam Sanctum - Escort Professor Chanoix
Darkling Draugar	75 - 76	Periqia - Requiem
Draconic Draugar	75 - 76	Periqia - Requiem
Doom Guard	75 - 77	Gustav Tunnel
Eschan Sorcerer	70 - 78	Escha - Zi'Tah
Doom Warlock	76 - 78	Gustav Tunnel
Thawed Bones	76 - 78	Beaucedine Glacier (S)
Spartoi Warrior	78 - 80	King Ranperre's Tomb
Draugar Servant	79 - 81	Arrapago Reef
Snow Wight	80 - 81	Xarcabard (S)
Spartoi Sorcerer	80 - 82	King Ranperre's Tomb
Accursed Soldier	86 - 89	Gusgen Mines
Accursed Sorcerer	86 - 89	Gusgen Mines
Schnitter	❔	Abyssea - Attohwa
Sensenmann	❔	Abyssea - Grauberg
Legionless Draugar	113 - 116	Outer Ra'Kaznar

Historical Background

Animated human skeletons are known to have personified death in Western culture since the Middle Ages. The Grim Reaper is often depicted as a hooded skeleton holding a scythe (and occasionally an hourglass), which has been attributed to Hans Holbein the Younger (1538). Death as one of the biblical horsemen of the Apocalypse has been depicted as a skeleton riding a horse.

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Source entry: Category:Skeletons. Cached on this server on 4 November 2026.