Arconaut

Not to be confused with the character generation option: Arconaut (Calling).

The is a prototypical denizen of the Caves of Qud. They can often be found wandering alone through underground caves, ruins, and dungeons. They are notable for the fact that they will rummage through trash and pick up items that they find lying on the ground, including items that the player has dropped or intentionally placed in the area.

In addition to the guaranteed inventory items, they will also always spawn with  items from the Junk 1 loot tables, which can yield a wide variety of interesting objects.

Trivia

 * The name might be based on the concept of Arcology, which, according to Wikipedia, is a portmanteau of "architecture" and "ecology" ... a field of creating architectural design principles for very densely populated, ecologically low-impact human habitats that has been popularized in a number of Science Fiction works.