Spirit

**Spirits**, often referred to as, **Ghosts**, are metaphysical beings trapped between life and death. They are the souls of deceased humans, and can sometimes interact with the physical realm. Special people such as Cassie Bedford can communicate with spirits while they're in the in-between.

## Physical Characteristics

Spirits can appear to Clairvoyants in many different ways.

The most common is dressed in what they were wearing when they died. In some cases, spirits are stuck at the moment they died until they can make peace with their death. Abigail Coleman explained that she was trapped wearing the same outfit repeatedly, unable to change her clothing no matter how hard she tried. It was only when she made amends with her mother and let go of her rage that she was able to alter her appearance.

Some spirits appear with wounds and physical manifestations of their deaths. For example, if a spirit was shot, the would still have a wound and residual blood at the point of impact. When Cassie visited Woodgate Memorial she saw a plethora of ghosts who were bloodied and had gaping wounds. Their clothing was also in tatters and they appeared to be in physical anguish.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Telekinesis -** With immense practice and concentration, Spirits can move virtually anything with their minds if they have enough concentration on the object. a new spirit was once taught to hone her abilities. With practice, spirits can become stronger telekinetics, able to manipulate knock people off balance.
* **Aerokinesis -**

* **Intangiability -** They are naturally intangible, as such they can pass through solid matter unfazed. For instance, a spirit can pass through a person without them noticing or the spirit interfering in any form. They are also unharmed by vehicles, which pass through them.
* **Memory Projection -** The ability to send memories from one person to another. Spirits can send memories to sensitives such as Cassie Bedford. However, these memories sometimes called "visions" are often riddled with symbolism or exaggerated versions of the truth. The memories spirits share also cause the receiver physical pain, as they feel everything the spirit felt while they were alive.
* **Pyrokinesis -** The ability to create and manipulate fire. Abigail Foreman created a fire in Cassie's fireplace when she was angered.
* **Suggestion -** The ability to project oneself's voice under the guise it is an inner voice of their victims. Ed Roven is the only known user of this power. He used the power to manipulate men into attacking his desired victims.

## The In-Between

*Main article: The In-Between*
The in-between is where spirits of the dead linger until their unfinished business is settled. These spirits are between worlds, not in the world of the living and not in the world of peaceful spirits.

## Death Echo

A death echo occurs to a specific type of spirit trapped in-between. The spirit repeatedly relives the pain or moment they died on a seemingly neverending loop. Cassie first experienced this her sophomore year of high school, when fellow high school student Craig Hasler died of a brain aneurysm. After she first connected with him, she saw him in the hallways clutching his head and screaming in pain because of his aneurysm. It's unknown what happened to him or if he ever found peace.

When Cassie contacted Jenna, who died in a tragic car accident, she saw her being trapped at the moment she died in a loop. Brian theorizes that the echo was caused by Jenna's fiancee, Melinda, still wearing her wedding ring. With Jenna gone, the ring was weight holding her to the Earth as opposed to a symbol of their love.

## Fetch

Fetch is an apparition of a living person. The idea of fetches is rooted in Irish folklore, as Tom's Irish grandmother used to talk about them. Sightings are regarded as a premonition of impending death. Others view them as a sign an ill person will live a long and healthy life.

### Known Fetches

 Brian Currie | Died for fifteen-seconds; recesitated

## Notes and Trivia

* Newly deceased spirits have to hone their abilities, as they don't appear instantly.
* Not all spirits remember their deaths. However, this memory can return over time if the person didn't die in their sleep.
* A group of spirits can be held hostage by a stronger one. This was shown when Ellen Payne held the victims of her sons' murders captive in the hospital basement, refusing to let them out of the in-between.
* They require the living to help them sort through their unfinished business.
* Not all spirits are meant to escape the in-between, some are damned to the location for eternity.
* Spirits who have died in hospitals are often trapped there. The residual negative energy can often be overpowering and only grows stronger as there is always death happening there.

## Gallery

Abigail moves intangibly through DamienEd being sent to HellA spirit inside Brian