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An armored [[Clinker]] that retains martial skills from their former life. Their equipment is not part of their being and can be replaced; by looting a fallen adversary, for instance. Any armor they wear and idle weaponry on their ... er ... person is suspended on invisible shoulders and scabbards. Long-surviving examples tend to develop sentience, often becoming captains  and strategists of their kind. The [[Recalled/Evoked]] are famed individuals who, in undeath, continue to exist in this manner.
 
Why these attired [[Clinkers|Clinker]] develop intellect when their exposed counterparts do not, is not understood. Controlled experimentation to discover the cause is unlikely to be pursued, however one theory proposes that their garb and weaponry triggers muscle-memory - or the next closest thing - and acts as a catalyst for intelligence. This is consistent with the documented behavior of [[Casters]] returned from death. Their personality wakens gradually, a mercy that allows them opportunity to accept their circumstance, and once developed, is ended only if they are.

'''''Rusty sword in hand, the namesake of Skullcap Saloon regails their customers with tales of bygone glory, swashbuckling across tables and fencing with phantom opponents, ale splashing everywhere as they guzzle from a mug between sentences. She's quite an attraction for the town, and generally considered to be one of the fairest barkeeps in the region.'''''