[ Player Name ] : Sen [ Personal DW ] :thislilimone [ Age ] : 27 [ Timezone ] : CST [ Other Characters ] : n/a
[ Character's Name ] : The Handmaid/Demoness [ Character's Age ] : Around the same age as the Condesce given Lord English's curse to keep her alive until the Condesce kills her to take her spot [ Series ] :Homestuck [ Canon Point ] : Before the final fight with the Condesce
[ History ] :
The Handmaid has a bit of a different history than most of the other ancestor trolls. She had nothing to do with the Signless and his group, and the suffering and anguish they experienced as memories of a life before the current Alternia started to emerge. She, in fact, had nothing to do with Alternia as a young grub, as the meteor that delivered her arrived long after the world had been destroyed by SGRUB, being the only ancestor to arrive after her descendant had died. Another major difference is that she was not raised by a lusus, obvious as Alternia had been obliterated by then. Instead, one Doc Scratch intercepted her meteor and drafted her into the service of Lord English. There, she learned about the trolls that came before her, her role in perpetuating the cycle of war and strife on Alternia to prepare her descendant for SGRUB, and the majyyk needed to fulfill her role. As those who know troll biology might know, moulding her to become an unstoppable demon's Handmaid would be nigh impossible with the lifespan that low blood trolls have. In return, she was cursed with an improbably long lifespan, perhaps even as long as the tyrian-blooded Condesce herself.
If one is to go in strict chronological order, one would go back to when she was first forced into the role of the Handmaid and sent back in time to stir up conflict. Then they would follow her as she continued to appear during various points in time, creating strife and eventually being referred to as the Demoness and Death's Handmaid. Her last moments would be fulfilling her final role by recruiting Her Imperious Condescension into becoming Lord English's Handmaid and finally being killed by her. But that wouldn't, in a linear timeline, be the last time one saw her. Her grub would appear centuries later, being raised by Doc Scratch. With Andrew Hussie's help, she would try to escape his abusive tutelage only to run straight into the arms of the demonic Lord English himself. This would be when the cycle repeated itself and she would be sent back in time to create conflict on a world she only knew before as absolutely demolished.
And as of this time, this is all Hussie has revealed about the Handmaid.
[ Personality ] :
The Handmaid's in a unique position, as she's the only ancestor troll to be directly shown in Homestuck, but only as a young troll still in Doc Scratch's care. All others have either been talked about by Doc Scratch or Mindfang's journal, or only had journal entries shown depicting their version of the events that transpired. Thus, her personality as a child has actually been shown. She was willful and headstrong, fighting against her captor with every weapon she had (including her own life), as well as a bit manipulative behind his back as she turned the fifth wall back on when he wasn't looking. She was shown to also be rather rude, flipping Doc Scratch off in defiance.
So how does this apply to the adult Handmaid, the one that seemed to follow her Lord's orders without question? The first thing to remember is that the only time we see her seemingly unflinchingly following orders was to battle the Condesce, when her death was assured. No other order has been shown except that one. It can be safe to say that the Handmaid never lost that headstrong nature, nor her ability to wait and manipulate until things could go her way. But at the same time, this has been centuries of a life she would never naturally have. Centuries of fighting back only to be forced into a position she never wanted. She would have long learned by now how to pick and choose her battles.
Given how many of the descendants and ancestors have many similarities about them (Vriska and Eridan's kismesisstude much like Mindfang and Dualscar's, Eridan killing Kanaya like how Dualscar killed the Dolorosa), the Handmaid having a sort of "death fangirl" personality about her would be expected. Outside of being forced to follow orders she detested, she would have a weirdly cheery morbid personality. Also like her descendant, certain societal taboo conversational topics rather elude her. What do you mean not everyone wants to talk about death and war?
[ Strengths/Weaknesses ] :
Strengths *She is by far an accomplished fighter and has no compunctions about killing.
*Clockwork majyyk, bitches.
Weaknesses *Being raised away from other trolls gives her an awkwardness when dealing with others. The only interaction she had with others were in her adult life, fulfilling her role as the Handmaid for Lord English, so interacting with people that doesn't result in a fight will be slightly difficult for her.
[ Other Important Facts ] :
A few friends would be good for her, though she won't know what to do with them.
[ Sample ] :
It had been a very long time since she had last been under the surface of the ocean. Perhaps one of her first visits to Alternia had been to visit seadwellers, and to rile up a possible pacifist sect. It had been sadly easy to appeal to their psychotic side, but it had worked.
This visit was far more enjoyable already. She had no idea how seadwellers could even enjoy visiting the surface with how troll hair reacted to being wet. She was certain she had seaweed in her hair for many visits to come. Not exactly the most intimidating figure. She tilted her head back, scrutinizing the world around her. Strange, she thought she knew all of Alternia by now. This should be familiar to her. Perhaps it had been built recently. The Handmaid sighed at the thought of the work she would have to do for this visit. Another attempt to have seadwellers work together with landdwellers.
Well, she knew what sort of punishments awaited her from that creepy skull-headed demon, so the thought occurred to her that she should get on the job soon and just get it over with. But it was peaceful, calm… perhaps just a moment of rest before going back to work. Lord English could suck her wands if he opposed that idea.
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[ Personal DW ] :
[ Age ] : 27
[ Timezone ] : CST
[ Other Characters ] : n/a
[ Character's Name ] : The Handmaid/Demoness
[ Character's Age ] : Around the same age as the Condesce given Lord English's curse to keep her alive until the Condesce kills her to take her spot
[ Series ] : Homestuck
[ Canon Point ] : Before the final fight with the Condesce
[ History ] :
If one is to go in strict chronological order, one would go back to when she was first forced into the role of the Handmaid and sent back in time to stir up conflict. Then they would follow her as she continued to appear during various points in time, creating strife and eventually being referred to as the Demoness and Death's Handmaid. Her last moments would be fulfilling her final role by recruiting Her Imperious Condescension into becoming Lord English's Handmaid and finally being killed by her. But that wouldn't, in a linear timeline, be the last time one saw her. Her grub would appear centuries later, being raised by Doc Scratch. With Andrew Hussie's help, she would try to escape his abusive tutelage only to run straight into the arms of the demonic Lord English himself. This would be when the cycle repeated itself and she would be sent back in time to create conflict on a world she only knew before as absolutely demolished.
And as of this time, this is all Hussie has revealed about the Handmaid.
[ Personality ] :
So how does this apply to the adult Handmaid, the one that seemed to follow her Lord's orders without question? The first thing to remember is that the only time we see her seemingly unflinchingly following orders was to battle the Condesce, when her death was assured. No other order has been shown except that one. It can be safe to say that the Handmaid never lost that headstrong nature, nor her ability to wait and manipulate until things could go her way. But at the same time, this has been centuries of a life she would never naturally have. Centuries of fighting back only to be forced into a position she never wanted. She would have long learned by now how to pick and choose her battles.
Given how many of the descendants and ancestors have many similarities about them (Vriska and Eridan's kismesisstude much like Mindfang and Dualscar's, Eridan killing Kanaya like how Dualscar killed the Dolorosa), the Handmaid having a sort of "death fangirl" personality about her would be expected. Outside of being forced to follow orders she detested, she would have a weirdly cheery morbid personality. Also like her descendant, certain societal taboo conversational topics rather elude her. What do you mean not everyone wants to talk about death and war?
[ Strengths/Weaknesses ] :
*She is by far an accomplished fighter and has no compunctions about killing.
*Clockwork majyyk, bitches.
Weaknesses
*Being raised away from other trolls gives her an awkwardness when dealing with others. The only interaction she had with others were in her adult life, fulfilling her role as the Handmaid for Lord English, so interacting with people that doesn't result in a fight will be slightly difficult for her.
[ Other Important Facts ] :
[ Sample ] :
This visit was far more enjoyable already. She had no idea how seadwellers could even enjoy visiting the surface with how troll hair reacted to being wet. She was certain she had seaweed in her hair for many visits to come. Not exactly the most intimidating figure. She tilted her head back, scrutinizing the world around her. Strange, she thought she knew all of Alternia by now. This should be familiar to her. Perhaps it had been built recently. The Handmaid sighed at the thought of the work she would have to do for this visit. Another attempt to have seadwellers work together with landdwellers.
Well, she knew what sort of punishments awaited her from that creepy skull-headed demon, so the thought occurred to her that she should get on the job soon and just get it over with. But it was peaceful, calm… perhaps just a moment of rest before going back to work. Lord English could suck her wands if he opposed that idea.
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