The Handmaidens are the twin priestesses of the Herd of God — Exa, the vessel of Madness, and Electra, the vessel of Eros — who operate "as a dual-action hivemind," sharing a psychic connection and often speaking in synchrony. Trickster-natured, impassioned, and nimble, they serve as the Herd's flirty fishers, drawing newcomers in, and assist Magnetic Rose at Astral Spaceways Incorporated. The scribes note that their telepathic bond has, over time, hardened into an echo chamber, and that it "may be time to let someone else into the bond."