Spirit

Spirits (霊) are a classification of a Spiritual Lifeform.

Known Types
Spirits can be sorted in three different ways: by Element, by Alignment or by Tier.

Spirits by Element
Spirits can be of any of the eight Elements, comprising Fire, Water, Wind, Space, Earth, Light, Darkness and Time. Higher versions like Flame are also possible.

Spirits by Alignment
Spirits can be of any Alignment and are called accordingly. Neutrally Aligned Spirits are called Elementals (精霊), Holy Aligned Spirits are called Holy Spirits (聖霊), Demonic Aligned Spirits are called Demonic Spirits (魔霊) and Chaos Aligned Spirits are called Chaos Spirits (聖魔霊).

Spirits by Tier
There are several Tiers for Spirits, with the known ones being Medium (中位), Greater (上位), Great (大) and Supreme (最上位). The only members of the Great Tier are the Great Holy Spirits, and the only members of the Supreme Tier are the True Dragons.