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This article is about the ceremonies for Glen Baskerville's ascension.
You may be looking for the head of the Baskervilles, Glen Baskerville.
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The Succession Ceremonies of Glen Baskerville (グレン=バスカヴィルの (けい) (しょう) () , Guren Basukaviru no Keishō no Gi) are events from Jun Mochizuki's Pandora Hearts. They are the ceremonies which mark the ascension of Glen Baskerville, head of the Baskerville Clan and designated "Crossroads" for the "Tale." The Succession Ceremonies consist of the passing on of the role, duty, and power of Glen from the current incumbent ruler to his successor. There is one distinct Ceremony for each of the five Black Winged Chains, who embody Glen's power, which all incarnations of Glen go through. One by one the ascending Glen will Contract with the Chains until he receives all, after which the previous Glen dies, body rotting away into a Chain itself, and the current Glen takes full power. Then the next incarnation is found and guided through the same process, and the cycle continues.

During the first Ceremony in which Oswald was to pass on Raven to a young Gilbert is when the Tragedy of Sablier happens. The Ceremony is interrupted and immediately canceled when it became clear that the world's structure was in danger. Oswald as Glen used his Chains to stop the "Chains" from collapsing, saving the world at the cost of the ruin of Sablier. Jack Vessalius, Oswald's best friend and the instigator of the Tragedy, killed Glen afterwards, and the former capital city fell into the Abyss. Gilbert never fully began his ascension into Glen despite establishing an innate connection to Raven. And the next incarnation to be born, Leo, would come into his "self-awareness" with none of the order of these Ceremonies which preceded him.

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Prior to Levi's reign as Glen Baskerville, there had been at least three sets of Succession Ceremonies, for each of the Glens before him.

Not long after inheriting Jabberwock from a female Glen Baskerville and taking her place as the head of the Baskerville Clan, Levi discovered his own successor, Oswald. Oswald, having appeared as new additions to the Baskerville Clan alongside his Ill-Omened sister, Lacie. Levi immediately began making plans to begin Oswald's Succession Ceremonies. His first Succession Ceremony where Oswald would inherit Raven occurring after encouragement from Jury. Every Baskerville was in attendance at the Succession Ceremony in order to witness the beginning of Oswald's rise to becoming their master, allowing the Nightray Dukedom to take over their positions as guards of four of the five Doors to the Abyss.

At the fifth Door to the Abyss, Levi summoned Raven before Oswald, running a knife through his Chain, in order to supply Oswald with the opportunity to forge a Contract. Following this, Levi slit his own wrist and emptied some of his blood into a chalice for Oswald. Oswald knelt before his master, drinking Levi's blood to begin the transfer of the essence that is Glen Baskerville. Finally, Oswald rose, and all the valets of the Baskerville Clan bowed before Oswald in order to recognize that he was to be their future master as the first Succession Ceremony was completed.

Oswald underwent another four Succession Ceremonies over the course of the next 20 years, inheriting Owl, Dodo, Gryphon and Jabberwock from Levi at each of the remaining Doors to the Abyss. After finally inheriting Jabberwock, Oswald took the place of Levi as Glen Baskerville once and for all.

Unfortunately for Levi, this meant that his death was fast approaching, with his body withering past the point of sustenance with the loss of each of his Black Winged Chains. A month after Levi's decent from his position as Glen Baskerville, his soul left his body and joined the other past Glens in Oswald's own soul, while his body mutated into the Chain known as Humpty Dumpty as a result of being saturated with so much of the Abyss's power.

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Main: AliceGilbert NightrayOz Vessalius
Vessalius: Ada VessaliusAda's CatsJack VessaliusMrs. KateOscar VessaliusRachel CecileSara VessaliusXai Vessalius
Nightray: Bernard NightrayBernice NightrayClaude NightrayEchoElliot NightrayErnest NightrayFred NightrayHansLeoMrs. FinnRaymond NightrayVanessa NightrayVincent Nightray
Rainsworth: EmilySharon RainsworthShelly RainsworthSheryl RainsworthXerxes Break
Barma: Arthur BarmaCalum LunettesGrunerMiranda BarmaReim LunettesRufus Barma
Baskervilles: CeliaDugFangGlen BaskervilleGlen Baskerville (♀)JuryLacieLeviLilyLottieNoiseOswald
Abyss: The Core of the AbyssThe Intention of the Abyss
Other: Flower GirlThe GeneralHarris WatsonHeadhunterIsla YuraJyantaMariePhillipe WestRytasTurnerWilliam West
Chains: AlbusB-RabbitBandersnatchCardsCheshireThe CookDemiosDodoDormouseDuldeeDuldumEquusFawnFlower Girl's ChainGrimGryphonHedgehog ChainsHumpty DumptyThe Intention's DollsJabberwockLacie's ChainLarsLeonMad BabyMad HatterMarch HareOwlRavenRocking-Horse-FlySnap-Dragon-FlyTove
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Objects: Arthur Barma's Memoirs"Chains"Doors to the AbyssJack Vessalius' Pocket WatchKeys to the DoorsSilent Clock TowerStone Seals
Events: Coming-of-Age CeremonySuccession CeremoniesTragedy of Sablier
Miscellaneous: AngelsChildren of Ill OmenLacie (Song)Holy KnightStatice

Locations AbyssBarma HomelandCarillonDimensional PlaneÉbaucheHouse of FiannaLacie's TombLuca's GateLutwidge AcademyReveilSablierTower
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Guidebooks & Artbooks 8.518.524 + 1Official Animation Guide〜Odds and Ends〜「There is.」
Light Novels 123
Drama CDs Pandora Hearts Drama CDNightmare of Vessalius Academy!Alice's Tea PartyAnimedia Radio SpecialRadio Special 1Radio Special 2Radio Special 3Retrace 42.5Another Story of A Promise Lost
Soundtrack OST 1OST 2Parallel HeartsMazeWatashi wo MitsuketeEverytime you kissed me
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