Ghosts – Our Point of View

by shadowclaw

Many Neopian owners hope never to meet them. They are bad omens, always threatening your pet or stealing your Neopoints. Checking at the Money Tree further convinces you of their evils, because there is nothing there to take as they have stolen everything. Who are they? They are Ghosts. One brave Ghost in this article has decided to speak up against this common prejudice.

Unfortunately, it is a common misconception that all Ghosts are evil. That is totally untrue and is very prejudiced. After all, if I said all Bruce were liars would you believe me? Probably not. So it is the same thing with Ghosts, we are not all evil.

We used to be like you, carefree owners with their NeoPets, leading simple lives. However, we got greedy. We wished to get as much NP as possible, hoarding every item we had. We neglected our pets and betrayed our Neofriends if we earned something. The Faerie Queen learned of this and cast a strong spell on us. Thus we became ghosts, knowing no peace and roaming Neopia.

Right now, you might be thinking, Big deal, how about the 50 Neopoints you stole from me the other day? Well chances are, you have not been donating to the Money Tree regularly. That’s what we do, the good ghosts. We find those owners who are mean and selfish and “help” them to donate NP, also to atone for our sins. Now you can be yelling that it’s unfair, but think about all those poor Neopians out there. All you have to do is donate some NP and you might make them very happy. Thus the common saying: "What’s small to a Grarrl may be big to a Chia." Meaning, a few Neopoints from you may mean a lot to others.

Of course, there are some mischievous ghosts who steal from the Money Tree. Either tempted by the NP they could have or lured by the pretty item donated, they steal it. However, they eventually discard whatever they have stolen for some lucky Neopian owner to find. No matter what they steal, they cannot use it. We are creatures of mist, with only our robe being solid. So everything finds their way back into Neopia where it can be sold, traded, donated or discarded.

Then, there is the worse kind of ghosts, and perhaps the most pitiful. Those that threaten to eat your pet. These are the most dangerous of all. These ghosts were victims of the wild animals of Neopia, who travel in huge groups. On spotting any ghost, they would attack. Even though we are creatures of mist, our robe is our lifeline. Knowing that, they would descend on the ghost and brutally attack our robe. They may kill the ghost, but most often they tire of playing with him and discard him. Driven insane by the ferocious attack, he will roam Neopia, exacting revenge on any animal that looked like those who attacked him. That is the sad story of these ghosts.

So you see, not all ghosts are evil. We too have a place in Neopia. Even though we are disliked by many, we will continue to fulfill our role. When persuasion fails, force has to be used. Maybe one day, when all Neopians are kind and generous, when all the mean and selfish owners are gone, when everyone lives in harmony, maybe then we can finally have peace and lay down for our final rest.