Spirits

== Overview ==
Spirits of those who wish to not leave this world, the fragmented Arcane remains of a mortal who lurk the Realm of Aevonhold attached to the mysterious Astral Plane. Confused and agitated, spirits lurk the realm walking through walls and watching from distances. Some spirits are able to communicate directly, while others may be flickering glimpses of ghostly apparitions.
Unable to remember their death or any information afterwards, their recollection of events is spotty and for the most part spirits will carry out routine tasks from when they were still alive. Spirits always have a reason for their haunting and that does not change until they pass on. A spirit may be of a Mortal, of recent times or long ago. New information is poison to a spirit, and when presented with anything that differs from their past life, spirits react in many different ways. Anger, sadness or outright insanity may swallow the spirit whole if their version of reality is threatened in any way.
Much of the spirits from times long past do not age well, their connection to the Astral Plane may even be snuffed out completely. Much of the ancient spirits recorded in books on the light, tomes and older oral tradition have been portrayed as angry, malicious and dangerous spirits that barely mirror their former selves.
Both Beastfolk and Werewolves do not manifest as spirits as their connection to the Astral Plane has been damaged beyond repair either through unstable Arcane energy surging throughout their bodies or the curse of Lycanthropy, which damages the connection greatly.
== Appearance ==
Walking visions of their former selves, Spirits can appear both incorporeal and corporeal depending on the light conditions and energy that the Spirit exudes. Wearing the garments of their former lives, spirits exist in a state outside of time and rarely change in appearance further than their original form.
When a Spirit becomes angered or further removed from their original state, the appearance of the Spirit can take on a sinister visage that commonly results in the face becoming contorted and pained. Some religions, such as The Holy Light take this as stark evidence that the mere existence of the entity is one of pure agony and terror.Category:Aberrations