Ghosts

**Ghosts** or **spirits** are the souls of humans and animals who have died and not passed on to their respective afterlives, leaving them on Earth. These manifest in innumerable ways, but typically ghosts are caught on Earth due to unfinished personal business or because they have been summoned through magic. Most often a ghost will be bound to an object, person, or place.

Ghosts are not inherently malevolent, their behavior will typically be a reflection of how they behaved in life. Most ghosts will enter their undeath in a state of confusion, while others will not initially notice that they have even died and will continue as usual. The longer a ghost remains on Earth, however, the more dangerous and desperate they will become. Although they will become increasing unhinged, they will also grow in power.

Ghosts are one of the most common supernatural creatures in the world, and are encountered by hunters on a nearly daily basis.

## Powers & Abilities

Although there is an enormous variety in the types of ghosts that exist, these powers and abilities are nearly universal.

* Electromagnetic Interference - the presence of a ghost often interferes with electronic devices.
* Thermokinesis - ghosts can alter the temperature of the air in their vicinity. Often, ghosts unconsciously decrease the temperature but this is an ability they can gain control over.
* Supernatural Perception - ghosts can see other beings that are typically invisible including other ghosts, barghests, Reapers, and more.
* Telekinesis - ghosts can move and manipulate objects with their mind.
* Superhuman Strength - ghosts have tremendous physical strength, and old or particularly angry ghosts can even best powerful demons.
* Teleportation - ghosts can move from place to place without physically moving.
* Superhuman Speed - when ghosts want to physically move, they can do so at impossibly high speeds -- even speeds that are too fast to see.
* Intangibility - ghosts do not have a physical form, and therefore can pass through solid objects (or have solid objects pass through them) with ease.
* Environment Manipulation - ghosts can affect their environment, both consciously and unconsciously. They may affect the temperature, the wind, or any water, electricity, or fire in their vicinity.
* Possession - many varieties of ghosts are capable of possessing a human.

## Weaknesses

* Salt - ghosts cannot cross salt, and can even be temporarily dispelled by being hit with salt.
* Iron - ghosts can be dispelled by being hit with iron.
* Magic - magic, particularly necromancy or hoodoo, is very effective on ghosts. Some witches are even capable of consuming ghosts.
* Cat's Eye Shells - these shells make a useful charm to repel ghosts.
* Soul locks - some charms can specifically be created to prevent ghost possession. These are known as soul locks.
* Burning the Remains - ghosts can be permanently destroyed by salting and burning their bones or any object they are attached to.
* Resolving Issues - a ghost can be put to rest by resolving whatever personal issues have kept them on Earth.
* Overstraining - ghosts can weaken themselves by using their abilities too much.
* Shredding - ghosts can be destroyed by other ghosts in an act known as shredding.
* Demon Marks - a human cursed with demon marks can physically interact with a ghost, and can even shred them.
* God - an act of God can send a ghost to their afterlife.
* Reapers - Reapers, and presumably Death, can help ghosts move on to their afterlife.
* Last Rites - a ghost who is willing can be sent to their afterlife by having the Last Rites of their faith performed over them by their respective clergy.

## Types of Ghosts

There are a vast number of varieties of ghosts, but they include:

* Apparitions
* Buruburus
* Coblynau
* Death Echos
* Death Omens
* Manifested Spirits
* Poltergeists
* Revenants
* Specters
* Vengeful Spirits
* Violent Spirits
* Women in White

## Sources

Ghosts are derived from:

* Being Human
* Big Wolf on Campus
* Blood Ties
* Buffyverse
* Charmed
* Charmed (Reboot)
* Constantine
* Ghost Whisperer
* Grimm
* Midnight Texas
* The Secret Circle
* Supernatural
* SurReal Estate
* True Blood