Mark CMG
Creative Mountain Games
What supernatural creatures were once human?
Why, DMs, of course. Once they pick up the books of Vecna, their fate is sealed . . .
What supernatural creatures were once human?
In Lovecraft, ghouls were transformed humans (or at least partially human) and not undead.
Medusa was a human transformed into a gorgon
I don't know if he ever explained how people become ghouls, but I recall in Dreamquest of Unknown Kadath that one particular ghoul retained his memories and mannerisms from when he was human.
It depends on what version/translation you read (which can be unfortunately true with lots of the old myths)... The Gorgons have also been identified as a trio of sister-monsters, of which Medusa was the only mortal one.
Editors.Why, DMs, of course. Once they pick up the books of Vecna, their fate is sealed . . .