Spirit

A Spirit or soul, resides in every livng being and creature in the Shadowsverse. After death the Spirit is released from the body becoming incorporeal also known as a ghost. Most Spirits journey to an afterlife Dimension, a heaven or hell depending on what kind of life they led, some however can not, some become bound or lost in the world due to unresolved issues of a past life or a strong sense of emotion, love or even hatred. While not always the intentions of the Spirit they can cause physical and mental torment to the living.

Powers
A spirit has the ability to manifest itself anywhere at anytime. boundrys such as walls and distance have no meaning to a spirit, unless it is bound to a specific place or object through magic. Some spirits possessing the ability to project realistic illusions and a strong enough Spirit can posses a human being and must be cast out through magic or an exercisom ritual. Spirits also have shown the ability to appear as not only as there previous body but also as anyone form it  chooses, Such as a hideous monster or any other human or creature.