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While they are composed of the same [[ephemera]] and share many basic characteristics, ghosts are not [[spirit]]s (despite the use of that term in the '''World of Darkness Rulebook'''). They dwell in Twilight, and are never found in the [[Shadow]], the natural home of spirits. | While they are composed of the same [[ephemera]] and share many basic characteristics, ghosts are not [[spirit]]s (despite the use of that term in the '''World of Darkness Rulebook'''). They dwell in Twilight, and are never found in the [[Shadow]], the natural home of spirits. | ||
| − | Mages believe that ghosts are not proper beings, but rather echoes left by the passage of a burdened soul through Twilight ephemera. They may mimic consciousness, and even seem to possess memories of a mortal existence, but according to | + | Mages believe that ghosts are not proper beings, but rather echoes left by the passage of a burdened soul through Twilight ephemera. They may mimic consciousness, and even seem to possess memories of a mortal existence, but according to Atlantean lore have no true life of their own. Most mages therefore have no qualms about using ghosts for their own ends. |
Not all of those who encounter ghosts believe this, however; some consider a ghost to be the actual soul of the deceased which has become lost on its way to the next life, somehow cursed by unresolved desires to a horrifying existence of repetition and insanity until it can be freed. | Not all of those who encounter ghosts believe this, however; some consider a ghost to be the actual soul of the deceased which has become lost on its way to the next life, somehow cursed by unresolved desires to a horrifying existence of repetition and insanity until it can be freed. | ||
