Wrenching his blade free of the shattered corpse at his feet, Thaelrid turns toward the next ghoul. He stomps through the gore as he runs. He makes a backhanded slash at his opponent's chest.

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Assuming the ghoul is more than 10 feet away, Thaerid charges. If not, he'll move toward it and engage. The numbers here assume a charge.
(1d20+12)[18]
(1d8+6)[7]

AC down to 15 (16 versus the ghoul he's swinging at).