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0008978Dwarf FortressCreaturespublic2015-05-28 13:492018-05-24 04:19
Reporterskullsploder 
Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityhave not tried
StatusnewResolutionopen 
PlatformMacOSOSX Snow LeopardOS Version10.6.8
Product Version0.40.24 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0008978: Ghost raised despite remains being interred
DescriptionRecently, a macelord died due to an untreated wound from a forgotten beast becoming infected. More importantly, his still accessible remains (his body, with a few mangled fingers, minus some teeth) were placed in a burial receptacle immediately after his death. That burial receptacle remained undisturbed. Some time later, I noticed his ghost. I immediately checked the catacombs with (t), as I had made sure there were ample coffins available, and sure enough, he was inside a coffin.

I made a copy of the save, then attempted to put him to rest with a memorial slab, which worked.

Save from before the slab was engraved is here:
http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=10890 [^]
Steps To ReproduceNone known. Follow instructions on dffd file listing to find the appropriate coffin.
Additional InformationI'm playing vanilla DF 40.24 with the MacNewbie pack. I haven't used any serious hacks with DFhack, only Workflow and the "pure bugfixes" enabled by default.
Tags0.40.24, ghost
Relationships
related to 0008801new  Ghost starts haunting fortress while remains entombed in coffin 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2015-05-28 13:49skullsploderNew Issue
2015-05-28 13:51skullsploderTag Attached: 0.40.24
2015-05-28 13:51skullsploderTag Attached: ghost
2015-05-30 02:52TheroltNote Added: 0032749
2015-05-30 02:53TheroltNote Edited: 0032749bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0032749#r13108
2015-05-30 02:53TheroltNote Edited: 0032749bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0032749#r13109
2016-07-11 01:42LociRelationship addedrelated to 0008801
2016-07-15 22:12guebstrikeNote Added: 0035637
2018-05-24 04:19risusinfNote Added: 0038369

Notes
(0032749)
Therolt   
2015-05-30 02:52   
(edited on: 2015-05-30 02:53)
Probably related to: http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/mantisbt/view.php?id=8801 [^]
(0035637)
guebstrike   
2016-07-15 22:12   
I am playing 43.04 vanilla + Mayday graphics. I have >20 ghosts that have been put to rest with slabs, but I find no evidence of their bodies being unaccessible. I have more than enough receptacles for them all. I have a brook so they can't fall in there, and I have a well that appears to be clear of bodies or any other pollution. But a good number of my dead come back as ghosts, and it happens at a steady pace. Are their body parts being turned to mist or something else intangible that is impossible to bury, which is causing the ghosts?
Therolt, I have not had any destruction of receptacles or slabs of which I am aware.
Is there a secret corpse eating fetish that is causing this?
(0038369)
risusinf   
2018-05-24 04:19   
Also 8003.