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The '''Sacred Flame''' | {{Infobox Object | ||
|image = File:BrainMorbius3-Sacred flame big.jpeg | |||
|aka = Flame of Eternal Life<br>Flame of Utter Boredom | |||
|type = Heat source | |||
|origin = | |||
|made by = | |||
|used by = [[Sisterhood of Karn]] | |||
|first = The Brain of Morbius (TV story) | |||
|appearances = | |||
}} | |||
The '''Sacred Flame''', or '''Flame of Life''', was the heat source that created the life-prolonging [[Elixir of Life]], guarded by the [[Sisterhood of Karn]]. | |||
The Flame was fuelled by an underground natural gas pocket that escaped through a fissure in the rock, acting like a natural gas nozzle. | The Sacred Flame was fuelled by an underground natural gas pocket that escaped through a fissure in the rock, acting like a natural gas nozzle. | ||
The Elixir was created from [[water]] from an underground spring. It passed through the rocks heated by the Sacred Flame directly below them. The rocks contained rare minerals and compounds that were released into the water when heated by the Flame. | The Elixir was created from [[water]] from an underground spring. It passed through the rocks heated by the Sacred Flame directly below them. The rocks contained rare minerals and compounds that were released into the water when heated by the Flame. | ||
Over countless millennia, [[carbon]] and soot had clogged the nozzle. The | Over countless millennia, [[carbon]] and [[soot]] had clogged the nozzle. The Flame had been reduced to barely more than a [[inch]] high, resulting in almost no generation of the Elixir. The [[Fourth Doctor]] solved the problem by placing a [[firecracker]] wrapped in [[blue touch paper]] in the fissure, blasting the soot loose and re-igniting the Flame. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'') | ||
When the [[Eighth Doctor]] died with a [[Cass Fermazzi|gunship pilot]] who refused to be rescued by a Time Lord from her crashing ship, the Sisterhood revived him long enough to [[regenerate]] for battle in the [[Last Great Time War]]. He quickly recognised that he had crashed on Karn and stood before the Sisterhood again. Annoyed by their presence, he remarked that they were the "Keepers of the Flame of Utter Boredom". [[Ohila]] did not appreciate his irreverent words and defended it as the Flame of "Eternal Life". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'') | |||
[[Category:Power sources]] | [[Category:Power sources]] | ||
[[Category:Gases]] | [[Category:Gases]] | ||
[[Category:Sacred or religious artefacts]] | |||
[[Category:Light sources]] | |||
[[Category:Fire]] | |||
[[Category:Longevity and ageing]] | |||
[[Category:Immortality]] | |||
[[Category:Karn]] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:14, 20 October 2024
The Sacred Flame, or Flame of Life, was the heat source that created the life-prolonging Elixir of Life, guarded by the Sisterhood of Karn.
The Sacred Flame was fuelled by an underground natural gas pocket that escaped through a fissure in the rock, acting like a natural gas nozzle.
The Elixir was created from water from an underground spring. It passed through the rocks heated by the Sacred Flame directly below them. The rocks contained rare minerals and compounds that were released into the water when heated by the Flame.
Over countless millennia, carbon and soot had clogged the nozzle. The Flame had been reduced to barely more than a inch high, resulting in almost no generation of the Elixir. The Fourth Doctor solved the problem by placing a firecracker wrapped in blue touch paper in the fissure, blasting the soot loose and re-igniting the Flame. (TV: The Brain of Morbius)
When the Eighth Doctor died with a gunship pilot who refused to be rescued by a Time Lord from her crashing ship, the Sisterhood revived him long enough to regenerate for battle in the Last Great Time War. He quickly recognised that he had crashed on Karn and stood before the Sisterhood again. Annoyed by their presence, he remarked that they were the "Keepers of the Flame of Utter Boredom". Ohila did not appreciate his irreverent words and defended it as the Flame of "Eternal Life". (TV: The Night of the Doctor)
