Abercrass

Jubbly AbercrassUpon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 28, p.93 was a manservant to Pwet Terse, one of the necromancers who made up The Tearful Three. Along with Swillstine and Zwalt, his fellow manservants at the necromancers' stronghold, he was a member of the Grand Union of Manservancy and had been inspired to take up the position by the example of Emancipor Reese.Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 20, p.81 Of the three manservants, Abercrass thought himself the most hardworking with the most demanding mistress.Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 2, p.8 His usual place was to the left of the sole remaining marble pillar at the entrance to the Terrible Three's throne room.
He had a fleshy face which assumed a quizzical expression whenever he was lost in thought.Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 20, p.81Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 2, p.9 He was somewheat out of shape.Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 28, p.95 Zwalt enjoyed winding him up into a rage with sneering grins and winks until Abercrass was ready to tear Zwalt to pieces.Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 20, p.81
Abercrass was responsible for arranging the necromancers' collection of undead on the floor for Pwet Terse to conduct her "Dance on the Dead" wherein she trampled the indignant corpses' bodies. The manservant did not enjoy working with the dead.Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 2, p.7-10
He carried a knife at his belt.Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 18, p.76
==In Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords==
Zwalt, Abercrass, and Swillstine were assigned to assist Castellan Bilious Drought with organising and arming the ten thousand undead that formed the Terrible Three's army.Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 3, p.15 The necromancers plotted to capture the town of Earbeford that lay below their hillside keep. Abercrass found himself sparring regularly with an insubordinate Ilma, one of Trooth's fresher and more spirited corpses.Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 6, p.27Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 18, p.75-76
The Earbeford town council soon hired Bauchelain and Korbal Broach to protect them.Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 1, p.1-2 On the day the undead army faced across the field with Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, Pwet Terse was indisposed as she had been paralyzed by a bout of tetanus. Neverthless, Abercrass stood with the remaining masters and their servants observing the battle from near the keep's gates.
Bauchelain advanced on the undead army with his flaming longsword, and the undead parted in fear allowing him to reach the Three. Nog attempted to stop Bauchelain's advance by sacrificing Pwet Terse's stiffened body at his feet. Bauchelain stepped over the paralyzed woman as Korbal Broach alit on Nog's head, removing the top of his skull and pulling out his brain and spinal column.Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 25, p.88-90 When Trooth attempted to parley, Bauchelain decapitated him with his flaming sword before cutting Swillstine in half.Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 25, p.88-91 Zwalt fled for the keep's door, arriving just as Abercrass shut it in his face. The manservant begged to be let in, claiming he had only ever tormented Abercrass as a joke. But the door remained closed and Bauchelain cut off his head.Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 27, p.91-92
Bauchelain destroyed the entrance to the keep but stayed his hand when Abercrass claimed fellowship with Emancipor Reese. The necromancer was surprised to hear that Reese was world famous as the manservant to "Bocky Lane" and "Kubby Brooch". He let Abercrass depart, but the manservant soon encountered Ilma and the horde of undead. After leading Abercrass to believe the undead now worshipped him, Ilma revealed they actually followed her orders. She commanded them to perform the "Dance of the Dead" upon him and stomped him into mush.Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 28, p.92-95Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 29, p.95
==Trivia==
Jubbly Abercrass is named after fantasy author Joe Abercrombie. Steven Erikson says he came across a Facebook post by Abercrombie where Abercrombie had signed copy of Gardens of the Moon and underneath "had written something along the lines: 'Abercrombie is better'." Erikson jokingly "vowed I'd deliver some vengeance" by creating Abercrass, who he sent "through the grinder."Steven Erikson Talks Building Malazan, Facebook Post, & More - see 9:30
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