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Blaire is a member of the Mirage Alliance, an order of deific heralds chosen by the mythic guardians of each nation. Each Mirage possess a Veil of their respective deity, housing the willing soul and powers of each Pokémon God. Together, they aim to defeat those who would use the souls of Pokémon for their own ends and restore balance to the natural order.

The spirits of ghost-type pokemon often possess traits unique among the veiled cults, possibly due to their existing propensity for the afterlife. The "naturally occurring" members of the Wightbound cult are a primary example of this.

Veiled cultists are often created through a ritual of binding the souls of slain pokemon in the form of a mask so that a wearer may channel their power, However, members of the Wightbound cult are chosen from the moment their partner pokemon is brought into existence. Banette as a species are born from the residual spiritual energy within a doll forsaken by their previous owner. If such a Banette finds its prior owner and is rejected again, the lonely spirit will take matters into its own hands by possessing the owner and forcing them to don the body housing the Banette's soul.

This forced transformation into a veiled cultist is macabre but bloodless, as the body of the cultist is instantly taxidermized and stuffed. The skin of the extremities, now a plush fabric, peels back to reveal the smooth material that was once muscle and bone. Likewise, the stuffed, cottony organs are left to sag as the skin dress becomes loosened.