The role of bowlcarrier involved bearing a bowl filled with nectar for the sovereign of Quethold, a planet, specifically within its Red City, and for the Quesoth species, particularly the Queen of the Red. Trevik assumed this bowlcarrier position in 8 ABY, and the then-current Queen of the Red partook of the nectar from Trevik's bowl on multiple occasions while conversing with her associate, the warlord Nuso Esva. The bowlcarrier was abducted by one of the Queen's advisors, who instructed him to record Esva's artwork; Trevik initially resisted due to his position as bowlcarrier. Nevertheless, he eventually complied and subsequently shared the recordings with his brother Jirvin on the subsequent day. The subsequent morning, the ruler consumed nectar from Trevik's bowl repeatedly until her ally murdered her during a battle between Esva's forces, the Queen's forces, and the Empire of the Hand.
The bowlcarrier role was featured in Crisis of Faith, a novella from 2011 by Timothy Zahn, which was incorporated into Heir to the Empire: The 20th Anniversary Edition.