diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/cult/runes.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/cult/runes.dm
index eb0a69533d6..e61f7f379b8 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/cult/runes.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/cult/runes.dm
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ var/list/teleport_runes = list()
 		if(O.client && !jobban_isbanned(O, ROLE_CULTIST) && !jobban_isbanned(O, ROLE_SYNDICATE))
 			ghosts_on_rune |= O
 	var/mob/dead/observer/ghost_to_spawn = pick(ghosts_on_rune)
-	var/mob/living/carbon/human/new_human = new(get_turf(src))
+	var/mob/living/carbon/human/manifested/new_human = new(get_turf(src))
 	new_human.real_name = ghost_to_spawn.real_name
 	new_human.alpha = 150 //Makes them translucent
 	new_human.color = "grey" //heh..cult greytide...litterly...
diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/wizard/soulstone.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/wizard/soulstone.dm
index 16c9b2f5857..5c110c44ff7 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/wizard/soulstone.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/wizard/soulstone.dm
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>There is no power left in the shard.</span>")
 		return
 
-	if(!ishuman(M) || istype(M, /mob/living/carbon/human/dummy)) //If target is not a human or a dummy
+	if(!ishuman(M) || istype(M, /mob/living/carbon/human/dummy) || istype(M, /mob/living/carbon/human/manifested)) //If target is not a human or a dummy
 		return ..()
 
 	if(M.has_brain_worms()) //Borer stuff - RR
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
index f849185d9ff..ef696d2cfaa 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@
 	real_name = "Test Dummy"
 	status_flags = GODMODE|CANPUSH
 
+/mob/living/carbon/human/manifested
+	real_name = "Cursed Human"
+
 /mob/living/carbon/human/skrell/New(var/new_loc)
 	..(new_loc, "Skrell")