Clamps
| Clamps | |
|---|---|
| Groups | Vanishers |
| Homeworld | Scadrial |
Clamps is a member of the Elendel underworld on Scadrial.[1]
Appearance and Personality
Clamps is an unpleasant and violent man.[1] He is brutal, willing to kill any who witness his crimes, including a whole group of Elendel beggars. He claims to be dedicated to the Vanisher's cause, but in actuality he joined the group for the thrill of the robberies, rather than because he shares Miles' ideology.[2] This, along with his occasional insubordinate behavior and tone, causes some friction between him and Miles.[1]
Clamps is a member of the Church of the Survivor.[3] A religious fanatic, Clamps' neck is scarred in a similar pattern to the scars Kelsier obtained during his time in the Pits of Hathsin. He has developed a habit of scratching these scars while he is thinking.[1][3]
Clamps has some knowledge of explosives.[1]
History
Much is unknown about Clamps' early life, prior to his involvement with the Vanishers. At some point, as a sign of his devotion to the Survivor, Clamps was intentionally scarred along his arms.[3]
As a member of the Vanishers, Clamps served as third in command of the gang, behind Miles and Tarson.[1] Clamps' primary duty among the Vanishers was handling recruitment of new members, which he trained and managed in a foundry in Longard.[4] Clamps recruited all of Miles' men, including the boy those capture and killed during the raid on the Yomen-Ostlin wedding dinner. One of the captured men, Sindren, and several others were later tricked by Wayne into confirming that they had been recruited by Clamps.
Clamps and the other Vanishers left the foundry, and Clamps placed a series of explosive traps to try to kill Waxillium Ladrian and Wayne, which he promised Miles would be successful.[1] Clamps then continued to recruit more men to replace those killed and captured during the wedding raid. He also accompanied Miles to a meeting with Edwarn Ladrian, but did not participate or observe the conversation. Clamps watched over the men as they prepared for their raid on the Breaknaught.[2] He accompanied the Vanishers on their raid on the car and then returned with them to their lair beneath the Ironspine Building.[3]
Clamps' ultimate fate is so far unknown, it is not certain whether he was killed in the gunfight below the Ironspine Building, captured by the constables, or if he escaped from justice.