Battleground Geist

On Innistrad, the restless dread have any number of reasons for coming back. Some are dissatisfied with the way they died, while others have unfinished business. Most commonly though, especially in lands such as Stensia, geists are formed when the corpses of the dead are disturbed against their wishes. Raised as zombies by necromancers or pulled apart to be used as pieces of skaabs, a ghost formed when a body is desecrated can be very dangerous. The spirits of Innistrad draw power from their own emotions, growing stronger the more powerful the anger they feel at their death.   Battlefield of the Fallen When a soldier falls in battle, they are very likely to rise again as a ghost, having died well before their time for something they never believed in. When the commander of these soldiers dies in the battle, they are almost guaranteed to rise again, full of anger and rage at the loss they have suffered. When the leader of an army dies in battle, they can often turn into a battleground geist. These spirits are so fueled with rage that they are able to raise the corpses of the men who died beneath their command, marching them again as both zombies and geists. The charisma they used to lead soldiers in life they now use to lead the undead, bringing small armies of ghouls to bear against the living, unwilling to let their fight end. Most often a battleground geist will seek out the enemies it fought in life, but failing that, they may choose to unleash their anger on the innocent that dwell near their resting place.