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It could also be used to heal serious injuries, or even (at least in some circumstances) [[Resurrection|resurrect the dead]]. Time Lords occasionally used it when undergoing difficult [[regeneration]]s. The Sisterhood used it to heal the Fourth Doctor after his [[mindbending]] battle with [[Morbius]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'') | It could also be used to heal serious injuries, or even (at least in some circumstances) [[Resurrection|resurrect the dead]]. Time Lords occasionally used it when undergoing difficult [[regeneration]]s. The Sisterhood used it to heal the Fourth Doctor after his [[mindbending]] battle with [[Morbius]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'') | ||
With special preparation, a variant of the Elixir could trigger a Time Lord's regeneration if they were injured too severely to regenerate normally. This variant could also influence both the physical and personality traits of the new incarnation. After the [[Eighth Doctor]] died in a spaceship crash on Karn during the [[Time War]], the Sisterhood revived him long enough for him to consume one of a number of prepared Elixir that would enable him to select the personality, appearance and even gender of his next incarnation; he ultimately selected one that would return to him to life as [[War Doctor|a warrior]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'') In one account [[Ohila]] would later relate to the [[Curator (The Day of the Doctor)|Curator]] that this Elixir had in fact been a placebo, and that the Doctor's potential as a warrior had been his own all along. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | With special preparation, a variant of the Elixir could trigger a Time Lord's regeneration, if they were injured too severely to regenerate normally. This variant could also influence both the physical and personality traits of the new incarnation. After the [[Eighth Doctor]] died in a spaceship crash on Karn during the [[Time War]], the Sisterhood revived him long enough for him to consume one of a number of prepared Elixir that would enable him to select the personality, appearance, and even gender of his next incarnation; he ultimately selected one that would return to him to life as [[War Doctor|a warrior]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'') In one account, [[Ohila]] would later relate to the [[Curator (The Day of the Doctor)|Curator]] that this Elixir had in fact been a placebo, (consisting of lemonade and dry ice,) and that the Doctor's potential as a warrior had been his own all along. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | ||
The Elixir was also part of some invasion plans, as well as the [[Key to Power]] and the [[Tree of Knowledge]]. These plans were stolen by the [[Fifth Doctor]]. ([[GAME]]: ''[[The First Adventure (video game)|The First Adventure]]'') | The Elixir was also part of some invasion plans, as well as the [[Key to Power]] and the [[Tree of Knowledge]]. These plans were stolen by the [[Fifth Doctor]]. ([[GAME]]: ''[[The First Adventure (video game)|The First Adventure]]'') |