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Ghosts are dead who are not yet ready to cross over to The Great Beyond. They are distinct from Lost Souls and from The Departed because while they primarily exist in the post-mortal realm of The Crossroads, they have lingering ties to the mortal world, and may even be able to visit or to affect the land of the living. So while Lost Souls are bound to The Crossroads and the Departed exist in The Crossroads but are destined for The Great Beyond, Ghosts exist in The Crossroads but are bound to the mortal realm.

Until they absolve themselves of their ties to the mortal realm, they cannot become Departed – even if their souls are untainted – and those Ghosts that linger too long in The Crossroads are doomed to become Lost Souls. So while Ghosts are neither Departed nor Lost Souls, they have the potential to become either.