diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/official/art/actors/units/skeleton_dead.xml b/binaries/data/mods/official/art/actors/units/skeleton_dead.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f04ecbbe4c
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+++ b/binaries/data/mods/official/art/actors/units/skeleton_dead.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
+<actor version="1">
+
+  <castshadow/>
+
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="100" name="Base">
+      <animations>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/dude/dudedecay_sword.psa" name="Idle" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="biped/dudewalk_swordshield.psa" name="Walk" speed="28"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/sword/move/run/isw_s_off_01.psa" name="Run" speed="112"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/dude/dudebuild.psa" name="Build" speed="150"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/dude/dudechop.psa" name="Chop" speed="150"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/dude/dudedeath_sword.psa" name="Death" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/dude/dudedecay_sword.psa" name="Corpse" speed="100"/>
+        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_def_01.psa" name="Attack" speed="100"/>
+        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_off_02.psa" name="Attack" speed="100"/>
+        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_off_03.psa" name="Attack" speed="100"/>
+        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_em_04.psa" name="Attack" speed="100"/>
+        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_off_05.psa" name="Attack" speed="100"/>
+        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_def_06.psa" name="Attack" speed="100"/>
+      </animations>
+      <mesh>test/skeleton.pmd</mesh>
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/heads/rome_monte_a.xml" attachpoint="helmet"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/heads/head_hele_b.xml" attachpoint="head"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/shields/rome_scutum_a.xml" attachpoint="shield"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/weapons/gladus.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+      </props>
+      <texture>graveyard.dds</texture>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+
+  <material>player_trans.xml</material>
+
+</actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/official/art/actors/units/skeleton_live.xml b/binaries/data/mods/official/art/actors/units/skeleton_live.xml
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index 0000000000..5133ca34dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/official/art/actors/units/skeleton_live.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
+<actor version="1">
+
+  <castshadow/>
+
+  <group>
+    <variant frequency="100" name="Base">
+      <animations>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/dude/dudeidle.psa" name="Idle" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="biped/dudewalk_swordshield.psa" name="Walk" speed="28"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/sword/move/run/isw_s_off_01.psa" name="Run" speed="112"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/dude/dudebuild.psa" name="Build" speed="150"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/dude/dudechop.psa" name="Chop" speed="150"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/dude/dudedeath_sword.psa" name="Death" speed="200"/>
+        <animation file="infantry/general/dude/dudedecay_sword.psa" name="Corpse" speed="100"/>
+        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_def_01.psa" name="Attack" speed="100"/>
+        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_off_02.psa" name="Attack" speed="100"/>
+        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_off_03.psa" name="Attack" speed="100"/>
+        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_em_04.psa" name="Attack" speed="100"/>
+        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_off_05.psa" name="Attack" speed="100"/>
+        <animation event="0.5" file="infantry/sword/attack/isw_s_def_06.psa" name="Attack" speed="100"/>
+      </animations>
+      <mesh>skeletal/skeleton.pmd</mesh>
+      <props>
+        <prop actor="props/units/heads/rome_monte_a.xml" attachpoint="helmet"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/heads/head_hele_b.xml" attachpoint="head"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/shields/rome_scutum_a.xml" attachpoint="shield"/>
+        <prop actor="props/units/weapons/gladus.xml" attachpoint="r_hand"/>
+      </props>
+      <texture>graveyard.dds</texture>
+    </variant>
+  </group>
+
+</actor>
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/official/art/meshes/skeletal/skeleton.pmd b/binaries/data/mods/official/art/meshes/skeletal/skeleton.pmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4a3deffa01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/official/art/meshes/skeletal/skeleton.pmd
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:5340ce2162055366b785f87417693babdea2bc343edf51c68f27a8a11d5a5b93
+size 24276