User blog:SiRenfield/Servants of the Graveyard (Genderswapped)

"Honor and praise our great master."

- The Servants

The Servants are a duo in service to the Master of the Graveyard. Born as part of the awakening of the Glass of Conchita, they zealously serve her whims, cooking her grotesque meals and speaking on her behalf. They are both reincarnations of Hänsel and Gretel.

Awakening
Sometime before EC 990, the vessel of Gluttony awakened in Evil's Theater; the Servants emerged and assisted the Master of the Graveyard in his role as the guardian of the Theater. Any trespassers who entered Evils Forest were captured, torn apart, and cooked alive by the Servants and served as the King of the Dead's next meal. They later encountered Gammona Octo, who managed to bypass the Graveyard and breach the theater. Put on trial by the Master of the Court, the Servants demanded, on behalf of their master, that Gammona be executed, eaten, or at least captured. The awakened vessel of Sloth complied, issuing Gammona's execution. However, the Lenka intervened and denied the Servants and their master their wish.

Sometime later, they viewed the film concerning Lenabelle Abelard in the cinema. Disturbed by Lenabelle's death, the Servants caused a scene and reacted violently. In EC 998, the Servants attended the "trial" meeting called by the Master of the Court as they searched for the vessel of Wrath. After Ve claimed the last vessel was in the hands of the Master of the Hellish Yard, the Servants frantically ordered everyone to look "left, right, and deep down below," for him.

Character Connections

 * Master of the Graveyard: The Servants' master. The Servants were fanatically loyal to the Master of the Graveyard, wanting everyone to respect him as they did and help her catch and kill trespassers.


 * Gammona Octo: A fellow member of the theater. The Servants' see Gammona as an insolent trespasser in their master's domain, desiring her death due to this. They find her entertaining later in her willingness to trust their master.


 * Arte: A previous incarnation of the female Servant. The female Servant's fanatic loyalty to the Master of the Graveyard is reminiscent of Arte's relationship to Banica Conchita.


 * Helio: A previous incarnation of the male Servant. The male Servant's fanatic loyalty to the Master of the Graveyard is reminiscent of Pollo's relationship to Banica Conchita.


 * Neyro Marlon: The male Servant's previous incarnation. Neyro's possession by the Demon of Gluttony was necessary for the Master of the Graveyard to awaken along with her Servants.


 * Lenabelle Abelard: The female Servant's previous incarnation. Because of their connection, the Servants were disturbed by any reminders of her death and reacted violently when faced with it.


 * Hänsel: The male Servant's first incarnation. Hänsel originally held the male Servant's soul and his mother's connection to Metam Salmhofer was reminiscent of the male Servant's relationship with the Master of the Graveyard.


 * Gretel: The female Servant's first incarnation. Gretel originally held the female Servant's soul and her mother's relationship with Metam Salmhofer was reminiscent of the female Servant's relationship with the Master of the Graveyard.

Conceptualization and Origin

 * Their original incarnations tie them to the Brothers Grimm's tale "Hänsel & Gretel".
 * In the original story, the two are depicted as gluttonous children, strengthening the Servants' link with the Demon of Gluttony and the Master of the Graveyard.

Curiosities

 * The Servants' attire is reminiscent of the clothes of their original incarnations, Hänsel and Gretel; their role to their master is similar to that of Arte and Herlio to Kronos Conchita.
 * Unlike previous incarnations of Hänsel and Gretel, the Servants' seem equally manic and villainous.
 * In the genderbend of Capriccio Farce, the Servants' cry to search for the Golden Key is complimented with a small commentary, "There is an impatient beast up above," explaining their reasoning for not searching there.