Beastiary

Ghosts

A Ghost is the spirit of a deceased person that for some reason or another was unable to pass on to the next life, or who's rest had been disturbed. Ghosts are neither good nor evil, as their behaviour is ultimately dictated by who they where in life and how they died.

Types of Ghosts:
★ Violent Spirits: Generally the ghosts of violent people or people who died from violent deaths. They are the most dangerous type of spirit and will attack anyone that reminds them of their deaths. Benevolent ghosts also have the potential to turn violent as a result of staying on earth too long or emotional stress.
★ Death Omens: While they appear violent and intimidating, they are not dangerous ghots but rather trying to warn people who may be murdered by the person who killed them. They are tied to the earth because they wish to find out who killed them.
★ Death Echo: An ocasional byproduct of murder by a ghost; a Death Echo is considered one of the more pitable spirits in the the series. They are spirits who are trapped in an endless cylcle of their murder and the pain of death. An Echo can be shocked out of the cycle and then pass to the afterlife if they are confronted or calmed by a person they share an emotional link with. They then disappear in a flash of light
★ Vengeful Spirits: While dangerous and violent, these ghosts are not evil in nature. They are simply seeking vengeance for a wrong committed against them or a loved one. On the rare occasion they can still be attached to their body.
★ Buru Buru: This kind of ghost is born from fear, so it strikes fear into its victims--in other words; ghost sickness. It is found in Japanese lore. The only way to kill a buru buru (if there is no body to burn) is to kill it with fear.

Powers & Abilities:
★ Teleportation ★ Area Manipulation
★ Enhanced Strength ★ Death Inducement
★ Telekinesis ★ Fear Inducement
★ Invisibility ★ Disease Manipulation
★ Intangibility ★ Possession

Weaknesses:
Hunters have to methods to repel ghost, which are iron and salt, respectively. They are used to make them dissapear briefly, but they cannot destroys them.
There are genrally three ways to defeat a ghost; the first is to salt and burn the bones which is used on violent spirits, the second can be helping a ghost resolve its issues which can be used to help benevolent spirits, while the third can be an external element which can include magic that can be used to hold a ghost on the earth plane against it's will.
When a ghost is succesfully put to rest, it will go up in flames.