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except in the case of raiders camp where its placed there upon capture as a character not a soul ty

I have never seen this rule. And if this is true, then any card that notes to a 'Captured Hero' or anything captured, wouldnt work and neither would the Unique rule.

The unique rule works perfectly because alignment doesn't affect a character's uniqueness (for instance both versions of King Saul).

A Lost Soul has no name, so if it's no longer a Hero or a Character but a LS it has no name. It's name is Lost Soul.

A "Lost Soul" and a "Captured Hero/Evil Character" are different, and are governed by different rules. Captured characters (minus demons) share a lot of the traits that Lost Souls have, however, they are still different card types.

So would a player be restricted from placing say, a sammy in their territory if they have a captured one in their LOB?

Yes.

ok so they can't place him but they can still exchange him in and then choose to d/c the ls one ?

Under the current rules, yes, I believe so.

What I'm saying is that they are still characters but also treated as Lost Souls. Redoubter is saying that they are no longer characters and lose their everything. Just because it says treat as a LS doesn't mean its not a Hero. The card still holds its name, type, Identifiers etc. it just has a new status, Captured.

The card does not retain its card type, and it cannot be targeted by its Identifiers, however, it can be "viewed" by them (so for instance, a card that said "return an Assyrian to deck" wouldn't work on a captured Assyrian Survivor, but ASA's ability could activate off of Survivor). "Captured Hero" and "Hero" are separate.

Was it ever decided on whether or not DS loses it's enhancement status when it becomes an EC? If so then a captured hero that is "Treated Like a Lost Soul" would cease to be a hero and then become a Lost Soul. It's rediculous to have the same phrase mean one thing on one card but something different on another card.

I don't think this is a good example.  DS changes based on its ability.  A hero being captured becomes a Captured Hero by game rule.

What I'm saying is that they are still characters but also treated as Lost Souls. Redoubter is saying that they are no longer characters and lose their everything. Just because it says treat as a LS doesn't mean its not a Hero. The card still holds its name, type, Identifiers etc. it just has a new status, Captured.

He's not saying they lose everything.  They lose one identifier and gain another.  The one thing they do lose is that they are no longer Characters (and therefore no longer Heroes or Evil Characters) and they become Lost Souls (and therefore are a Captured Character).  That is the only change.  David is still David, even if he is a Lost Soul.  There's no game rule that says you can't have a card that is both a Lost Soul and has the identifier "David".

If captured characters are still characters (by your reasoning), then they can be targeted by Haman's Plot, banded into battle, placed under deck by Invoking Terror, etc.  None of these are true.  Lost Soul and Character are mutually exclusive identifiers.  Lost Soul and Captured Character are not.

If you can find a REG quote backing your statement above, then we can consider and discuss.  Until then, it is just your opinion.

ok now im confused is a captured hero in rc a character or not.