Poltergeist

Poltergeists are a type of astral creature within the novel ''Dark Blaze. ''They can be very powerful spirits and difficult to rid oneself of.

Background:
Darryl M. Finch-Ellis knew that to have a legitimate diverse gallery of creatures on display within Dark Blaze that he would have to include spiritual creatures such as poltergeists. He researched into the malicious spirits and discovered that they in fact haunt individuals and not properties, this was exemplified when it was revealed that Charles Pelletier was haunting the children of the commune and not any particular location.

Origins:
Originally souls of the dead who had remained within the astral plain instead of passing over to either Hell, Heaven or Purgatory, these spirits have been infected with strong negative emotions and returned to Earth to seek vengeance or some warped sense of justice before they choose to move on to the afterlife, if they choose to do so after their task is finished.

Characteristics:
Poltergeists are highly determined and dangerous foes, their astral projections make them both very hard to see at times and to attack physically. Some items, as with all spirits, can pass through the astral barrier and make physical contact, such as salt and cast-iron.

The best way to defeat a poltergeist is to find out why they are haunting the living, and then salting and burning their corpses. If a poltergeist remains after the salting and burning of their corpses then something else, an item (could be anything) that has sentimental value, or even a person, is keeping the spirit around and preventing it to lay to rest. Those who have gone unsolved deaths may desire for their deaths to be solved before they lay to rest.

Appearances:
Poltergeists take the appearance of their human selves after they were buried, they have a ghastly aura around them and are usually a sickly colour overall.

Powers & Abilities:

 * Increased speed.
 * Increased strength.
 * Telekinesis.
 * Intangibility.
 * Ability to enter the astral plain.

Weaknesses:

 * Burning corpse.
 * Items bound to (E.G. Pelletier was bound to his clerical robe).
 * Salt.
 * Binding Circles.
 * Cast-iron.
 * Graveyard Dirt.
 * Holy land / barriers.

Trivia:

 * Finch-Ellis desired to represent poltergeists as accurately to their traditional lore as possible and steer away from the Hollywood depictions of the malicious spirits.
 * Charles Pelletier was Finch-Ellis' critique of the Catholic Church's paedophilia scandal that rocked the 21st Century and had been happening for centuries.