#theouterrimjob

Rabé was born and raised in Theed, the youngest (and brightest) of four siblings

She knew Eirtaé before both were accepted into the Royal Handmaiden Academy and they are best friends 

Being one of the handmaidens who looks nothing like Padmé Amidala, Rabé has a very specific set of skills: she has superior combat abilities - both close and ranged

Her official role in the group of handmaidens is Combat Specialist

However, she hates fighting, so people never really appreciate just how good she is at combat (she loves to spar, though)

Rabé is an absolute sweetheart - next to Dormé, she is the kindest of the handmaidens; just... an Eternal Optimist(tm)

She can (and has) taken down ARC troopers in sparring matches because they underestimated her - she is TINY, like all the handmaidens (5′3″), but they have gone through years of intense training and know how to perform epic takedowns at the drop of a hat

During the course of the Clone Wars, Rabé, Eirtaé, and Sabé stayed together on assignments for the reigning Queen of Naboo while Dormé, Cordé (rip), and Teckla Minnau (RIP) went with Padmé to Coruscant

There were a few instances when the three reunited with Padmé and all of them worked with Anakin and the 501st on missions Not Shown - which is a tragedy please take a moment to picture this image

ok so the options:

so I’m thinking the obvious call is Sabé ??? because “my most trusted advisor”/”my loyal bodyguard.”, the trust between them, the fact that Sabé stays on when she becomes senator ?? I won’t go deep on that it’s too obvious.

Same with Eirtaé, but Eirtaéwas in the running for Queen at the same time as Padmé so… potential lingering bitterness ? so i’m partially gunning for Sabé.

Also though… lil bby lesbian Padmé, training w her handmaidens to be queen she totally had a crush on Rabé too like look at this:

and the fact that Padmé saved her during their handmaiden training too like those two could be pretty Sweet.

Older!Padmé/Dormé is… pretty great like just watch aotc ?? the left is bts but still

they have such great chemistry in the background I would die for them. 

Then there’s Teckla. There’s a whole ep in tcw (pursuit of peace) dedicated to their relationship and how they opened up and supported each other like. wow.

even star wars wiki knows.

@evaceratops​ found some really excellent stuff in Eirtaé’s Legends tab on Wookieepedia so we’re considering all of that canon, because there is less than nothing about the handmaidens in actual canon

Eirtaé and Rabé are best friends, which is hilarious to see because Rabé is a tiny sweet darling and Eirtaé is a pessimistic “sentient block of salt” (thank you Eva for accurate character descriptions)

She grew up in a very well-to-do family but was kind of removed from regular life, which is part of the reason she lost the election of Queen to Padmé

She is quiet and always watching - she knows everything, guys, don’t even think of lying to her - and she rarely speaks, but when she does… you had better listen

Eirtaé is double-jointed

Not as good at combat as Rabé but down to fight every minute of every single day

She loves her sisters in her own silent, carved-from-marble way and is extremely protective of them

Second oldest of the handmaidens after Sabé

As yet another handmaiden who looks nothing like Padmé (and who is actually a little taller - 5′4″), Eirtaé’s role is languages, tech, and pilot 

She grew up in a noble family and can speak dozens of languages and is a fairly accomplished pilot