Wraith

Overview

For some reason, known or unknown to the wraith, they are still tied to the Material World and cannot pass on to the ineffable afterworld. They are the subject of the Oblivion. Wraiths are confined to the Underworld, a parallel reality which is tangentially connected to the Material World , but distinct with its own laws and physics. About 5% of people becomes wraiths after death in time of relative calm. Far more in times of great calamity and suffering. For example, there were about one million active wraiths in London Necropolis before the Great Maelstrom. It is plausible a sizable percentage instantly becomes Spectres at the time of their death.