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-====== Ghosts ====== +
-A more in depth look at the types of ghosts encountered in the Mercyverse and their characteristics. Because of the scope [[Mercy & Ghosts]] has an section of expanded details.+
 ====== Types of Ghosts ====== ====== Types of Ghosts ======
-======Pattern======+=====Pattern=====
 All three types of ghosts can be pattern ghosts; a particular way in which something is done, is organized, or happens. All three types of ghosts can be pattern ghosts; a particular way in which something is done, is organized, or happens.
 [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]] [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]]
   * pattern ghosts have a routine and changing it is not something they normally do   * pattern ghosts have a routine and changing it is not something they normally do
  
-=====Interactive=====+====Interactive====
 [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]] [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]]
   * can interact with other ghosts   * can interact with other ghosts
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 [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #10: [[Silence Fallen]] [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #10: [[Silence Fallen]]
   * the ones who bear grudges or are extremely attached to someone who is still living seem to be the most independent of thought<sup>154</sup>   * the ones who bear grudges or are extremely attached to someone who is still living seem to be the most independent of thought<sup>154</sup>
-=====Repeater=====+====Repeater====
 [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]]
   * other ghosts repeat the habits of a lifetime; sometimes they react<sup>75</sup>   * other ghosts repeat the habits of a lifetime; sometimes they react<sup>75</sup>
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   * repeaters are usually tied to places, not people<sup>420</sup>   * repeaters are usually tied to places, not people<sup>420</sup>
  
- +====Traumatic====
-=====Traumatic=====+
 [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]] [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]]
   * Some of them, especially the ones who died in traumatic ways, are caught in the moment of their death. Those are the most common kind   * Some of them, especially the ones who died in traumatic ways, are caught in the moment of their death. Those are the most common kind
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 ====== Ghost Characteristics ====== ====== Ghost Characteristics ======
-====== Mercy Thompson Series ====== +=====Mercy Thompson Series ===== 
-=====Moon Called===== +====Moon Called==== 
-=====Blood Bound=====+====Blood Bound====
 [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]] [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #2: [[Blood Bound]]
   * most ghosts fade after a while<sup>48</sup>   * most ghosts fade after a while<sup>48</sup>
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   * ghosts aren’t all that common. A thousand people could die in a battle and there might be no ghosts at all. And even if there were ghosts, there was no guarantee I’d see them—or figure out they were ghosts if I did. Some of the dead appeared as they had in life   * ghosts aren’t all that common. A thousand people could die in a battle and there might be no ghosts at all. And even if there were ghosts, there was no guarantee I’d see them—or figure out they were ghosts if I did. Some of the dead appeared as they had in life
  
-=====Iron Kissed=====+====Iron Kissed====
 [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]] [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #3: [[Iron Kissed]]
   * violent death, perfect for creating ghosts   * violent death, perfect for creating ghosts
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   * murder is one of those things that tend to produce ghosts   * murder is one of those things that tend to produce ghosts
  
-=====Bone Crossed=====+====Bone Crossed====
 [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #4: [[Bone Crossed]] [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #4: [[Bone Crossed]]
   * aren't as dangerous as crazy vampire ladies   * aren't as dangerous as crazy vampire ladies
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   * Sometimes the newly dead keep watch over the living, as if to make sure that all is well with them. Those are more than remnants of the people they’d been   * Sometimes the newly dead keep watch over the living, as if to make sure that all is well with them. Those are more than remnants of the people they’d been
  
-=====Silver Borne=====+====Silver Borne====
 [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #4: [[Silver Borne]] [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #4: [[Silver Borne]]
   * can move through solid matter; sink through the wooden stairs like a ghost   * can move through solid matter; sink through the wooden stairs like a ghost
  
-=====River Marked=====+====River Marked====
 [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]] [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #6: [[River Marked]]
   * most ghosts don't need to run away; they just dissipate<sup>58</sup>   * most ghosts don't need to run away; they just dissipate<sup>58</sup>
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   * most don't seem to be aware that they are dead   * most don't seem to be aware that they are dead
  
-=====Frost Burned=====+====Frost Burned====
 [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Frost Burned]] [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #7: [[Frost Burned]]
   * most ghosts were only sad memories   * most ghosts were only sad memories
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   * ghosts who can throw rocks and debris are a problem<sup>316</sup>   * ghosts who can throw rocks and debris are a problem<sup>316</sup>
  
-=====Night Broken=====+====Night Broken====
 [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Night Broken]] [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #8: [[Night Broken]]
   * ghosts were only the remnant of the person left behind, bits and pieces of people that sometimes thought they were still alive<sup>86</sup>   * ghosts were only the remnant of the person left behind, bits and pieces of people that sometimes thought they were still alive<sup>86</sup>
  
-=====Fire Touched=====+====Fire Touched====
 [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #9: [[Fire Touched]] [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #9: [[Fire Touched]]
   * it wasn't safe for the living to cling too hard to the dead; it pulled the living in the wrong direction<sup>100</sup>   * it wasn't safe for the living to cling too hard to the dead; it pulled the living in the wrong direction<sup>100</sup>
   * ghosts tend to haunt places where people might be found; churches, homes, stores - places like that<sup>313</sup>   * ghosts tend to haunt places where people might be found; churches, homes, stores - places like that<sup>313</sup>
  
-=====Silence Fallen=====+====Silence Fallen====
 [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #10: [[Silence Fallen]] [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #10: [[Silence Fallen]]
   * ghosts notice when others talk to the dead and they gravitate to them<sup>105</sup>   * ghosts notice when others talk to the dead and they gravitate to them<sup>105</sup>
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   * if they see a ghost in the day, they don't recognize what they are seeing<sup>346</sup>   * if they see a ghost in the day, they don't recognize what they are seeing<sup>346</sup>
  
-=====Storm Cursed===== +====Storm Cursed==== 
-=====Smoke Bitten=====+N/A 
 +====Smoke Bitten====
 [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #12: [[Smoke Bitten]] [[Mercy Thompson Series]] #12: [[Smoke Bitten]]
   * not convinced that all ghosts were nothing more than the shed remnants of the people they had been - things without feelings or thoughts<sup>27</sup>   * not convinced that all ghosts were nothing more than the shed remnants of the people they had been - things without feelings or thoughts<sup>27</sup>
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   * not good at communication<sup>45</sup>   * not good at communication<sup>45</sup>
  
-====== Mercyverse Short Fiction ====== +===== Mercyverse Short Fiction ===== 
-=====Gray=====+====Gray====
 [[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[Gray]] [[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[Gray]]
   * popular knowledge also said that ghosts were not souls of the dead, just leftover bits and pieces that remembered what they had been once<sup>122</sup>   * popular knowledge also said that ghosts were not souls of the dead, just leftover bits and pieces that remembered what they had been once<sup>122</sup>
-=====Hollow=====+====Hollow====
 [[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[Hollow]] [[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[Hollow]]
   * ghost strong as this is bad news<sup>404</sup>   * ghost strong as this is bad news<sup>404</sup>
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 ====== Mercy & Ghosts ====== ====== Mercy & Ghosts ======
-[[Mercy & Ghosts]]+[[Mercy & Ghosts]] has an section of expanded details due to its scope.
  
 ====== Other Walkers & Ghosts ====== ====== Other Walkers & Ghosts ======
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 ===== Pierre Colbert ===== ===== Pierre Colbert =====
 +[[Pierre Colbert]]
 +
 [[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[Gray]] [[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[Gray]]
   * ability to control ghosts is not common<sup>129</sup>   * ability to control ghosts is not common<sup>129</sup>
   * it is an ability of Colbert; and his get Harper<sup>129</sup>   * it is an ability of Colbert; and his get Harper<sup>129</sup>
   * touch the mist of light; the shimmering presence mostly human-sized but not human shaped and power word "mine"<sup>129</sup>   * touch the mist of light; the shimmering presence mostly human-sized but not human shaped and power word "mine"<sup>129</sup>
 +
 ===== Steven Harper===== ===== Steven Harper=====
 +[[Steven Harper]]
 +
 [[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[Gray]] [[Mercyverse Short Fiction]]: [[Gray]]
   * able to sense ghosts<sup>129</sup>   * able to sense ghosts<sup>129</sup>
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