Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-121.217.164.118-20130929050443/@comment-3573184-20131026231123

Ghosts are strong emotions of living creatues left behind when they die, not the souls of said person.

As Olaf One-eye in Skyrim showed, his hatred of the bard Svaknir remained in his body, while he himself went to Sovengarde.