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'''Draconia''' was the home planet of the [[Draconian]]s. | '''Draconia''' was the home planet of the [[Draconian]]s. | ||
== History== | == History == | ||
=== First Contact === | === First Contact === | ||
{{Main|First Contact}} | {{Main|First Contact}} | ||
The [[First Contact]] was an event in Draconian history during which a [[meteorite]] carrying a deadly alien micro-organism crash-landed on the [[planet | The [[First Contact]] was an event in Draconian history occuring in or around the [[21st century]] during which a [[meteorite]] carrying a deadly alien micro-organism crash-landed on the [[planet]]. The meteorite brought with it a deadly [[plague]] which killed nine in ten of the Draconian population. Some claimed that this is when Draconia's childhood ended. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Loyal Left Hand (short story)|The Loyal Left Hand]]'') | ||
=== Second Contact === | === Second Contact === | ||
{{Main|Second Contact}} | {{Main|Second Contact}} | ||
Years after the plague arrived | [[File:The Doctor Draconia.jpg|thumb|150px|The [[Tenth Doctor]] attempts to explain his nobility to the forces of [[Fusek Kljuco]] on Draconia. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Cold Blooded War! (comic story)|Cold Blooded War!]]'')|left]] | ||
Years after the plague arrived the wandering explorer [[the Doctor]], known to the Draconians as [[Karshtakavarr]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Loyal Left Hand (short story)|The Loyal Left Hand]]'') and his [[Susan Foreman|granddaughter]] made an uncontrolled landing on the planet and brought with them the knowledge to find a cure. On the Doctor's orders the [[Red Emperor]] isolated the [[planet]] from the rest of the Draconian Empire to protect it from the space plague. On his death he summoned the Doctor to stand vigil as a noble of Draconia. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Paper Cuts (audio story)|Paper Cuts]]'') By some accounts, the [[Second Doctor]] was the incarnation who was associated with this Emperor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Space War (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Space War]]'', ''[[The Dark Path (novel)|The Dark Path]]'') | |||
The [[ | In the aftermath the Draconians began repopulating their world and spread their children to other worlds ensuring that their race could never be brought so easily to extinction again. The Karshtakavarr had been the Draconian's first recorded interaction with intelligent life beyond their own world and so he was treated as a [[God]] by the people. The Emperor's [[Mishtila's daughter|youngest daughter]] befriended the Karshtakavarr's granddaughter and wanted to travel with them beyond the stars. The trio made preparations to sneak away in the middle of the night but were accosted by the Empress [[Mishtila]] who stood up to the supposed deity and refused to give up her child even to a God. Legend had it that the Empress "kicked his arse" and that the Karshtakavarr "fought like a demon" before he and his granddaughter were driven away, with Mishtila allegedly giving him a whack on the backside with her fan as he went. | ||
According to [[Vinaski]], the Karshtakavarr's interaction with Draconia was the beginning of a hierarchy shift among the Draconians. Since then the female Draconians have taken a larger involvement in [[war]] and [[politics]], training their daughters to fight and to secretly influence their spouses from behind the scenes. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Loyal Left Hand (short story)|The Loyal Left Hand]]'') | |||
=== Later history === | === Later history === | ||
The [[Third Doctor]] visited Draconia several times, once during the beginning of the [[Dalek]]-[[human]]-[[Draconian]] conflict, and once prior to that. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'') The oldest city on Draconia was [[Draylos]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Draconian Rage (audio story)|The Draconian Rage]]'') | The [[Third Doctor]] visited Draconia several times, once during the beginning of the [[Dalek]]-[[human]]-[[Draconian]] conflict, and once prior to that. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'') The oldest city on Draconia was [[Draylos]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Draconian Rage (audio story)|The Draconian Rage]]'') | ||
Some time after their involvement in the [[Human-Draconian War|Human-Draconian war]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'') | Some time after their involvement in the [[Human-Draconian War|Human-Draconian war]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'') the Third Doctor and [[Jo Grant]] visited Draconia again, but at an earlier point in Draconian history. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Conspiracy in Space (audio story)|Conspiracy in Space]]'') | ||
=== Draconian-Mim war === | === Draconian-Mim war === | ||
{{Main|Draconian-Mim War}} | {{Main|Draconian-Mim War}} | ||
At the beginning of the [[27th century]], the Draconian Empire attempted to take back the [[asteroid]] which housed the [[Braxiatel Collection]]. They found themselves at war with the [[Mim]], until the Mim were destroyed by [[Hass]]. The Draconians, falsely accused for this crime, were blamed by all the galactic community. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nobody's Children]]'') | At the beginning of the [[27th century]], the Draconian Empire attempted to take back the [[asteroid]] which housed the [[Braxiatel Collection]]. They found themselves at war with the [[Mim]], until the Mim were destroyed by [[Hass]]. The Draconians, falsely accused for this crime, were blamed by all the galactic community. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nobody's Children]]'') | ||
== Other information == | |||
The [[Tenth Doctor]] included Draconia among his list of worlds with a [[mythology]] involving a "[[The Beast (The Impossible Planet)|horned beast]]" of the likes that [[Earth]] and [[Dæmos]] had. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Satan Pit (TV story)|The Satan Pit]]'') [[Knaubetj]] the Three Horned Face was the [[Draconian]] [[Spirit of Chaos]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[All Mimsy Were the Borogoves (short story)|All Mimsy Were the Borogoves]]'') | |||
[[Mr Smith]] once told [[Luke Smith]] that Draconia was home to one of many cultures throughout the galaxy which had developed its own brand of [[astrology]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Secrets of the Stars (TV story)|Secrets of the Stars]]'') | |||
[[Category:Planets]] | [[Category:Planets]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:45, 10 June 2023
Draconia was the home planet of the Draconians.
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
First Contact[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Main article: First Contact
The First Contact was an event in Draconian history occuring in or around the 21st century during which a meteorite carrying a deadly alien micro-organism crash-landed on the planet. The meteorite brought with it a deadly plague which killed nine in ten of the Draconian population. Some claimed that this is when Draconia's childhood ended. (TV: Frontier in Space, PROSE: The Loyal Left Hand)
Second Contact[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Main article: Second Contact
Years after the plague arrived the wandering explorer the Doctor, known to the Draconians as Karshtakavarr, (PROSE: The Loyal Left Hand) and his granddaughter made an uncontrolled landing on the planet and brought with them the knowledge to find a cure. On the Doctor's orders the Red Emperor isolated the planet from the rest of the Draconian Empire to protect it from the space plague. On his death he summoned the Doctor to stand vigil as a noble of Draconia. (AUDIO: Paper Cuts) By some accounts, the Second Doctor was the incarnation who was associated with this Emperor. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Space War, The Dark Path)
In the aftermath the Draconians began repopulating their world and spread their children to other worlds ensuring that their race could never be brought so easily to extinction again. The Karshtakavarr had been the Draconian's first recorded interaction with intelligent life beyond their own world and so he was treated as a God by the people. The Emperor's youngest daughter befriended the Karshtakavarr's granddaughter and wanted to travel with them beyond the stars. The trio made preparations to sneak away in the middle of the night but were accosted by the Empress Mishtila who stood up to the supposed deity and refused to give up her child even to a God. Legend had it that the Empress "kicked his arse" and that the Karshtakavarr "fought like a demon" before he and his granddaughter were driven away, with Mishtila allegedly giving him a whack on the backside with her fan as he went.
According to Vinaski, the Karshtakavarr's interaction with Draconia was the beginning of a hierarchy shift among the Draconians. Since then the female Draconians have taken a larger involvement in war and politics, training their daughters to fight and to secretly influence their spouses from behind the scenes. (PROSE: The Loyal Left Hand)
Later history[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Third Doctor visited Draconia several times, once during the beginning of the Dalek-human-Draconian conflict, and once prior to that. (TV: Frontier in Space) The oldest city on Draconia was Draylos. (AUDIO: The Draconian Rage)
Some time after their involvement in the Human-Draconian war, (TV: Frontier in Space) the Third Doctor and Jo Grant visited Draconia again, but at an earlier point in Draconian history. (AUDIO: Conspiracy in Space)
Draconian-Mim war[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Main article: Draconian-Mim War
At the beginning of the 27th century, the Draconian Empire attempted to take back the asteroid which housed the Braxiatel Collection. They found themselves at war with the Mim, until the Mim were destroyed by Hass. The Draconians, falsely accused for this crime, were blamed by all the galactic community. (PROSE: Nobody's Children)
Other information[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Tenth Doctor included Draconia among his list of worlds with a mythology involving a "horned beast" of the likes that Earth and Dæmos had. (TV: The Satan Pit) Knaubetj the Three Horned Face was the Draconian Spirit of Chaos. (PROSE: All Mimsy Were the Borogoves)
Mr Smith once told Luke Smith that Draconia was home to one of many cultures throughout the galaxy which had developed its own brand of astrology. (TV: Secrets of the Stars)
