Gahars

Gahars are malicious deities who rule through terror within the world of Morbid: The Seven Acolytes.

Overview
The gahars have bound their twisted minds to the flesh of the Seven Acolytes, for without hosts they cannot survive. Strivers are the only beings who can hope to slay the Acolytes, thus ridding the Gahars of their flesh. It is their duty, for which they have trained their whole life.

Seven total Gahars exist within the world of Mornia, which you must eliminate, as the last Striver of Dibrom.

All Gahars have windows through which they can be parried and riposted, except for Vulgis Calia. However, it is possible to use the figments it summons to activate a riposte in the vicinity of its body, when its inner core is exposed, and still score riposte damage against it, as well. Gahars will be temporarily stunned after a riposte, and this will allow you to get a few more hits in, especially with fast melee weapons, and guns.

Killing certain sets of Gahars / Acolytes will flag you to push forward into the next areas within Mornia, which are typically marked by the large Giants you will meet, who have been twisted by the subversion of the Gahars, themselves. Examples of parry and riposte windows for the Gahars will follow, below:

Lorn the Blind, the Lord of Loneliness