Ghost

A Ghost is the dead soul of a person in a spectral form, different from walking skeletal undead. It appeared in October of 2009 to Pirates Online.

Game Play
Ghosts have appeared in different versions throughout the game

Game Masters
Ghosts appeared initially to the game in October, as a sidestory to the beggining of the Invasions. They were played by GMs and had the abilities to float around and knock out troubling players (or annoying, according to role playing storylines). The Game Masters played the roles of Constance Moses, John Moses, Captain Cromwell and Old Soot, each whose stories were interconnected, and connected with the Invasions as well. Some of these ghosts still linger around or appear during GM events only.

Ghost Form
With the release of the New Loot and Inventory system, many weapons were introduced to the game. Among them was the Legendary Lost Sword of Spanish Conquistador El Patron. Users who find and wield the sword have the ability to turn into a ghost for a limited time period, halving incoming damage.

Future
Information leaks have provided info that Raven's Cove island will be populated by ghosts of people who were caught in the battle between Jolly Roger and the EITC. It is also rumored that El Patron himself will appear.

These ghosts could have hostile intent or they could actually be helpful alllies - maybe both.