Fleshdebt

A fleshdebt is a credit contracted by an undead to purchase essential goods, cannibalized flesh and brain matter. It is expected that the undead at some point in its life serves 5 years of labor in order to repay the debt. Fleshdebt is essentially a limitless authorization to spend for the first ten years of an undead’s afterlife, then the fleshdebt must be paid. 
A middle way method of managing fleshdebt was for people to pay for things using a parallel currency "anima", and so if debts are run, the undead is put to work until having earned enough back to regain its freedom.
With the advent of synthetic meat and the collapse of cannibalized body elements prices, fleshdebts are largely out of practice, except in particular cases where they are more akin to debtors prisons, destined to re-socialize spendthrifts. 
Fleshdebt despite its name covers all expenses linked to an undead lifestyle. Replacement bones, blood, fear and other products are covered by the loan. 
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