Ghosts, also called Spirits, are souls of deceased humans and animals that did not go with their reaper to their respective afterlife and are stuck on Earth. The word Ghost is a common term for a soul that did not move on to an afterlife after they perished. they are also commonly assholes typically not being evil but likes to play jokes there is the possibility of a ghost hurting people but most likely have a reason if they do.
Appearance
Normally ghosts appear in the form of the physical body which they had when they were still alive. These forms will often be pale compared to the bodies of the living. Sometimes the ghost's form will look as it did when they died, and will show physical effects of the way that they died. Ghosts are also able to appear in a smoke form, similar to demons. Their smoke form, however, is more of a transparent grey than black.
Types
There are many different types of ghosts in the series, as they are created through different kind of deaths and situations they were in when alive.
Buruburus
Death Echos
Death Omens
Ghost Banshees
Poltergeists
Pontianaks (tie-in novels)
Revenants
Specters
Vengeful Spirits
(You can learn more about them in my book about ghosts wich is not out yet)
Ability's.
Electromagnetic Interference:
All ghosts disrupt nearby electronics with their presence.
Wisping:
The ability to teleport through wisping lights. When spirits are summoned, they may also teleport through the use of white orbs.
Thermokinesis:
Nearly all ghosts can lower or drop the surrounding temperature with their presence.
Intangibility: The ability to be intangible and move through solid objects. Spirits are naturally intangible, but can become able to become tangible and touch objects when angered.
Invisibility:
Ghosts can remain invisible to the living, but they may appear as a blur or faint light. However, when they want, they can appear as they were in life though it takes a while to gain that level of strength though magical beings can see them.
Telekinesis:
They are able to move virtually anything with their minds if they have enough concentration on the objects. With practice, they can become stronger telekinetics, able to manipulate many simple objects at once. Very powerful ghosts are highly capable telekinetics, able to throw people like demons can.
Floating:
The ability to float in the air a few inches above the ground. Some spirits are seen floating, while others are grounded and can walk.
Possession: The ability to enter the body of another being and possess it.
Corporealization:
The ability to assume a corporeal form. Some spirits are powerful enough to become corporeal. Summoned spirits can also become corporeal when stepping out of the circle they are summoned in.
Spirit writing:
The ability to write messages from the afterlife through the use of orbs.
Sensing:
The ability to sense the location of other magical beings.
Summoning:
The ability to summon other beings to one's presence. Some spirits possess the ability to summon other Spirits to their side.
Weaknesses:
Salt: Ghosts can be repelled by salt and can't cross a line made of salt. Some hunters use rock shot rounds to dissipate ghosts by blasting them with it. Salt is also useful whenever a ghost is possessing a human. Feeding salt in the mouth of the person a ghost is possessing, will cause the ghost great pain and force the ghost out and free the human from the ghost's control. Shooting the person with rock salt will also break a ghost's possession.
Iron:
Like salt, iron keeps spirits at bay. Some hunters use an iron crowbar or fire poker. Contact with it will dissipate a ghost for a couple of minutes. Touching iron to the skin of a person possessed by a ghost will break their possession
Ghost repelling spell:
This spell is capable of expelling from a ghost from a person's presence by reciting the words umbra abi. But not sure those will work for just anyone
Putting ghost to rest:
There are generally four ways to permanently defeat a ghost by putting them to rest:
Salting and burning the ashes:
Salting and burning the object the ghost is using to stay active in the human world, will put a ghost to rest if there are no bones to burn, or if the objects they considered to be extensions or remains of the spirit.
Resolving the ghosts issues:
Helping a ghost to resolve its issues can put a ghost to rest. This method is rare but is used to help benevolent spirits find peace, Sometimes, if a vengeful spirit is not too far gone, a loved one can reach them
Holy ground:
Much like demons, most ghosts can't walk on holy ground, although unlike demons, rather than literally being unable to walk on it, ghosts can't or it will destroy them. Stronger ghosts, are immune to this limitation though.
Last rites:
The Last Rites performed by a priest over at least a willing ghost will send that ghost to rest.
