Wraith (2024)

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What is Wraith slang for? ›

Wraith can also mean something thin, wispy, or ghost-like. You could call a wisp of smoke rising from a chimney a wraith or you could say that a sick aunt had been reduced to a wraith — a thin, ghostly, figure. Sometimes it's even a compliment, which shows how we idealize wraith-like fashion models.

Wraiths are soulless creatures and only feel devastating emotions like hatred and despair. They are a type of ghost, but can also be considered to be a type of demon. Though there are instances that wraiths can be considered 'good' (a specific kind of wraith known as a voror), most wraiths are inherently evil.

In the eyes of the religious, the wraith-like being is Death, the embodiment of God's fury and wrath; while for the superstitious, it is the old ghost of an orphan girl exacting vengeance on her tormentors. Karriem describes his novel as a seamless tapestry of historical references and biblical truths.

An apparition or spectre of a dead person; a phantom or ghost. An immaterial or spectral appearance of a living being, frequently regarded as portending that person's death; a fetch. The apparition of a dying person; a wraith.

: ghost, specter. 2. : an insubstantial form or semblance : shadow. 3. : a barely visible gaseous or vaporous column.

Human-form Wraith, also known simply as Human Wraith, are Wraith who are turned into Humans when given the Iratus bug retrovirus.

And now we've come to the final deadly sin — wrath. Wrath can be defined as uncontrolled feelings of anger, rage, and even hatred. Wrath often reveals itself in the wish to seek vengeance. It's deadly because it's a sin that builds.

The majority of Wraith so far observed are male. Adult female Wraith have been seen to fill the higher echelons of Wraith society as 'Queens'. Beneath the Queens are workers, soldiers and drones. The lowest echelons are distinctly different; they lack intelligence and are larger and much more muscular.

wrath, in Roman Catholic theology, one of the seven deadly sins. Wrath is defined as a strong feeling of hatred or resentment with a desire for vengeance. This overwhelming feeling and desire for revenge distinguishes wrath from anger that is balanced with reason, which is not a sin.

Official descriptions often label Wraith as female. This is due to the inspiration the developers drew from creatures like mermaids and sirens. A captured Wraith is the centerpiece of the Wraith Trap map, and can provide teleportation to Monster or Hunters in an Evacuation campaign.

What powers does Wraith have? ›

Wraith is a whirlwind fighter, able to execute deadly attacks and manipulate spacetime by opening rifts in the fabric of reality — but those abilities came at a price. Years ago, she woke up in an IMC detention facility with no memory of who she was.

Many wraiths think that they want freedom, although their only freedom would be death. A wraith's sole remaining pleasure after turning undead is the fleeting rush of draining a life force. They're also not very interested in favors offered by others.