read the chapter "how sycophants die" in wrath of ezra, and it will tell you. Or if you arent on that book yet. Sycophants are assigned to those who step into Foo. They
… help those that come in to adjust and understand the ways. Their entire lives are spent serving their person, called a Burn. The only way sycophants can die is for the murderer to "distract their minds from Foo and fear, hold fast to the nape(of the neck) alone, with accuracy the heart you pierce, kill by the bone of their own".Clover is a sycophant. Sycophants love to serve, but sometimes get sick of helping others. That is why they are equipped with a bite that knocks out their victims immediately when bit, and the victims are put in a trance where they are shown scenes depicting how wonderful sycophants are. The sycophants can then take a badly needed vacation ( Full Answer )