On the Ghost Empire token, hundreds, perhaps thousands of ghosts danced madly to the piano's melody.
They were all Beyonders who had sworn oaths atop the Ghost Empire's towers and been incorporated into its rules. Even after death, they had to serve aboard the Ghost Empire's ships until the final moment of destruction arrived.
The long passage of time had gradually numbed their minds and stripped away their ability to perceive. They had become tools that knew only how to row, until that bewitching piano music rang out, spreading through their already numb hearing and across their souls, bringing them fresh stimulation.
The ghosts reveled and vented madly, dancing wildly around the lady who had once again given them the sensation of being alive. In contrast, the Beyonders who had just climbed down from the lookout atop the mast were in far less pleasant moods.
Though they had escaped that little island where death could strike at any moment, their moods remained far from cheerful, because the rules aboard this Ghost Ship were far more troublesome than they had imagined.
As a derivative of the Ghost Empire, this ship could likewise be considered the Ghost Empire's "territory." In other words, many of the Ghost Empire's taboos still applied aboard this ship—for example, they could not leave.
Of course, that was not entirely correct. According to the rules, they had one and only one chance to disembark. The problem was that this ship would not answer their summons, nor would it stop at any port.
In other words, once they got off and failed to board again, they could basically declare themselves dead.
In fact, most of the undead aboard this ship had died that way.
So, in conclusion, the Ghost Empire token existed to turn them into pirates at sea,