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|aka = | |type = [[Humanoid]] | ||
|type = [[ | |affiliation = [[Traken Union]], [[Benign Union]] | ||
|affiliation = [[Traken Union]] | |||
|origin = [[Traken]] | |origin = [[Traken]] | ||
|appearances = [[ | |appearances = [[Trakenite - list of appearances|'''''see list''''']] | ||
|individuals = | |individuals = {{csl|[[Nyssa]]|[[Tremas]]|[[Kassia]]|[[Viola (The Astronomer's Apprentice)|Viola]]|}} | ||
|mentions = | |mentions = | ||
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The '''Trakenites''', ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Primeval (audio story)|Primeval]]'') also known as '''Trakens''', ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]'') were a race of peaceful [[humanoid]]s native to the [[planet]] [[Traken]]. Through the [[Keeper of Traken]], they maintained the [[Traken Union]]. | |||
The '''Trakenites''' | |||
According to the [[Fifth Doctor]], they had a particular empathy with creatures in distress. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Eldrad Must Die! (audio story)|Eldrad Must Die!]]'') | |||
== Biology == | |||
Trakenites had some psychic abilities. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Eternal Summer (audio story)|The Eternal Summer]]'') However, [[The Source (The Keeper of Traken)|the Source]] had eroded their natural psychic defences since it provided a perfect barrier, meaning those defences never had to be used. ([[AUDIO]]: [[Primeval (audio story)|''Primeval'']]) | |||
Trakenites aged at a slower rate than humans. [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] commented that [[Nyssa]] "look[ed] good for 70" upon meeting her at a point in time 50 years after she left the TARDIS, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Cobwebs (audio story)|Cobwebs]]'') The [[Fifth Doctor]] said that Nyssa's lifespan was "roughly the same" as a human's. ([[AUDIO]]: [[Autumn (audio story)|''Autumn'']]) | |||
Trakens did not require as much sleep as humans. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cold Fusion (novel)|Cold Fusion]]'') The Fifth Doctor suspected that Tegan's [[first aid]] knowledge would be of little use for a Trakenite. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Secrets of Telos (audio story)|Secrets of Telos]]'') | |||
== Culture == | |||
The Trakens spoke [[Trakenite (language)|Trakenite]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Goth Opera (novel)|Goth Opera]]'') | |||
The goodness of the Trakenites was more "robust" rather than forced. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cradle of the Snake (audio story)|The Cradle of the Snake]]'') They worshipped the god [[Kwundaar]] in their early days. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Primeval (audio story)|Primeval]]'') By [[Nyssa]]'s time, Traken had no conventional [[police]], although Nyssa likened the function of the [[Foster (Cold Fusion)|Fosters]] to the peacekeeping role the police of other species were meant to fulfill. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Cold Fusion (novel)}}) | |||
The Trakens drank [[ale]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Goth Opera (novel)|Goth Opera]]'') and [[wine]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cold Fusion (novel)|Cold Fusion]]'') They did not, however, have [[chocolate]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Elite (audio story)|The Elite]]'') | |||
They did not celebrate [[birthday]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Empire of Death (novel)|Empire of Death]]'') | |||
The Trakens had a [[proverb]]: "the best place to hide a light is in the sun". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cold Fusion (novel)|Cold Fusion]]'') | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
=== Early history === | |||
[[Kwundaar]] was present when the first Trakens walked the forests and groves. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Primeval (audio story)|Primeval]])'' | |||
The Trakens once had a [[monarchy]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Immortals (short story)|The Immortals]]'') According to tradition, the Trakens were plagued with evil phenomena in their early days. This included the residents of one [[village]] receiving visitations from deceased relatives who told them stories that drove them to [[insanity]]. To stop this, a party of [[Proctor]]s was formed, who put [[stake]]s made of [[silver]] through the [[heart]]s of each [[grave]] in the village. after which the village was troubled no longer. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Goth Opera (novel)|Goth Opera]]'') | |||
Circa [[BC|10,020 BC]], the Trakens ceased any reliance on [[robot]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Cold Fusion (audio story)|Cold Fusion]]'') They formed the [[Traken Union]] through the signing of agreements. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Goth Opera (novel)|Goth Opera]]'') | |||
Kwundaar was worshipped as the living god of the Trakens - their god of wisdom and learning - and taught them the [[science]]s. He lived among them benevolently. Circa [[BC#4th millennium B.C.|3552 BC]], he built [[Source of Traken|the Source]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Primeval (audio story)|Primeval]]'') on the colony of [[Serenity (Cold Fusion)|Serenity]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Cold Fusion (audio story)|Cold Fusion]]'') to protect them from evil ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Primeval (audio story)|Primeval]]'') and to regulate the environment, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]''). They then used the Source to betray him and to banish him. The Source regulated itself ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Primeval (audio story)|Primeval]]'') whilst the Union was governed by [[Consuls of Traken|five consuls]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]'') | |||
=== Under the Source === | |||
[[Malador]]'s [[Melkur]]s ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Guardians of Prophecy (audio story)|The Guardians of Prophecy]]'') were drawn to Traken and rendered immobile by the power of the Source, becoming [[statue]]s which the Trakens would then care for until they decayed. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]'') The [[Feast of Melkur]] was an annual event that the Trakens held to ease their passing. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Astronomer's Apprentice (short story)|The Astronomer's Apprentice]]'') | |||
The evils attracted to Traken were called "[[Melkur]]s", which literally meant "a fly trapped in [[honey]]". The Melkurs were immobile while on Traken and would deteriorate when their power no longer remained. The Trakenites felt remorse for them and took care of them until they disappeared. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]'') | |||
Circa [[BC#2nd millennium B.C.|1020 BC]], Kwundaar made an attempt to take control of the Source and was thwarted by [[Nyssa]] and the [[Fifth Doctor]], who turned its power against him and began the tradition of the [[Keeper of Traken]]. [[Shayla]] was the first to take on this role, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Primeval (audio story)|Primeval]]'') which was enshrined in [[Traken law]], and led the Union whilst being served by the consuls. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]'') This marked the end of the [[Primeval Times]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Primeval (audio story)|Primeval]]'') | |||
In [[1981]], [[Keeper (The Keeper of Traken)|the incumbent Keeper]] named [[Tremas]] as [[Keeper-Nominate|his successor]], but {{Pratt}} manipulated [[Kassia]] and became Keeper himself. The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Adric]] defeated him by sabotaging the Source, after which [[Luvic]] took the position and the Master stole Tremas's body. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]'') Nyssa sent a message to the Doctor telling him of her father's disappearance. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'') | |||
The | === The entropy wave and aftermath === | ||
An [[entropy wave]] was unleashed by {{Ainley}} and wiped out the Traken Union, ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'') sparing only Serenity, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Guardians of Prophecy (audio story)|The Guardians of Prophecy]]'') located at the edge of the [[Mutter's Spiral]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cold Fusion (novel)|Cold Fusion]]'') or the [[Silver Devastation]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Cold Fusion (audio story)|Cold Fusion]]'') The sole survivor of Traken was Nyssa, who had been taken to [[Logopolis]] by [[The Watcher (Logopolis)|the Watcher]] beforehand. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'') | |||
One [[Keeper (The Astronomer's Apprentice)|Keeper]] caught a glimpse of the Union's destruction, and gave to [[Victoria Waterfield]] and piece of the Source, such that Traken could live on in the being she would later inadvertently create from it: [[Viola (The Astronomer's Apprentice)|Viola]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Astronomer's Apprentice (short story)}}) | |||
The people of Serenity went on to found the [[Benign Union]] which was threatened a thousand years after its founding by the return of [[Malador]], whom the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]] defeated. The Doctor advised that Serenity institute a power-sharing system for the Union in the interest of fairness. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Guardians of Prophecy (audio story)|The Guardians of Prophecy]]'') | |||
The blood of Traken continued through Nyssa, who married [[Lasarti]] and had two children; [[Neeka]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Winter (audio story)|Winter]]'') and [[Adric Traken]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Prisoners of Fate (audio story)|Prisoners of Fate]]'') | |||
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[[Category:Species in the Last Great Time War]] | |||
[[Category:Binary-sex species]] | |||
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[[Category:Psychic species]] | |||
Latest revision as of 18:41, 14 September 2024
The Trakenites, (AUDIO: Primeval) also known as Trakens, (TV: The Keeper of Traken) were a race of peaceful humanoids native to the planet Traken. Through the Keeper of Traken, they maintained the Traken Union.
According to the Fifth Doctor, they had a particular empathy with creatures in distress. (AUDIO: Eldrad Must Die!)
Biology[[edit] | [edit source]]
Trakenites had some psychic abilities. (TV: Time-Flight, AUDIO: The Eternal Summer) However, the Source had eroded their natural psychic defences since it provided a perfect barrier, meaning those defences never had to be used. (AUDIO: Primeval)
Trakenites aged at a slower rate than humans. Tegan commented that Nyssa "look[ed] good for 70" upon meeting her at a point in time 50 years after she left the TARDIS, (AUDIO: Cobwebs) The Fifth Doctor said that Nyssa's lifespan was "roughly the same" as a human's. (AUDIO: Autumn)
Trakens did not require as much sleep as humans. (PROSE: Cold Fusion) The Fifth Doctor suspected that Tegan's first aid knowledge would be of little use for a Trakenite. (AUDIO: Secrets of Telos)
Culture[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Trakens spoke Trakenite. (PROSE: Goth Opera)
The goodness of the Trakenites was more "robust" rather than forced. (AUDIO: The Cradle of the Snake) They worshipped the god Kwundaar in their early days. (AUDIO: Primeval) By Nyssa's time, Traken had no conventional police, although Nyssa likened the function of the Fosters to the peacekeeping role the police of other species were meant to fulfill. (PROSE: Cold Fusion [+]Loading...["Cold Fusion (novel)"])
The Trakens drank ale (PROSE: Goth Opera) and wine. (PROSE: Cold Fusion) They did not, however, have chocolate. (AUDIO: The Elite)
They did not celebrate birthdays. (PROSE: Empire of Death)
The Trakens had a proverb: "the best place to hide a light is in the sun". (PROSE: Cold Fusion)
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
Early history[[edit] | [edit source]]
Kwundaar was present when the first Trakens walked the forests and groves. (AUDIO: Primeval)
The Trakens once had a monarchy. (PROSE: The Immortals) According to tradition, the Trakens were plagued with evil phenomena in their early days. This included the residents of one village receiving visitations from deceased relatives who told them stories that drove them to insanity. To stop this, a party of Proctors was formed, who put stakes made of silver through the hearts of each grave in the village. after which the village was troubled no longer. (PROSE: Goth Opera)
Circa 10,020 BC, the Trakens ceased any reliance on robots. (AUDIO: Cold Fusion) They formed the Traken Union through the signing of agreements. (PROSE: Goth Opera)
Kwundaar was worshipped as the living god of the Trakens - their god of wisdom and learning - and taught them the sciences. He lived among them benevolently. Circa 3552 BC, he built the Source (AUDIO: Primeval) on the colony of Serenity (AUDIO: Cold Fusion) to protect them from evil (AUDIO: Primeval) and to regulate the environment, (TV: The Keeper of Traken). They then used the Source to betray him and to banish him. The Source regulated itself (AUDIO: Primeval) whilst the Union was governed by five consuls. (TV: The Keeper of Traken)
Under the Source[[edit] | [edit source]]
Malador's Melkurs (AUDIO: The Guardians of Prophecy) were drawn to Traken and rendered immobile by the power of the Source, becoming statues which the Trakens would then care for until they decayed. (TV: The Keeper of Traken) The Feast of Melkur was an annual event that the Trakens held to ease their passing. (PROSE: The Astronomer's Apprentice)
The evils attracted to Traken were called "Melkurs", which literally meant "a fly trapped in honey". The Melkurs were immobile while on Traken and would deteriorate when their power no longer remained. The Trakenites felt remorse for them and took care of them until they disappeared. (TV: The Keeper of Traken)
Circa 1020 BC, Kwundaar made an attempt to take control of the Source and was thwarted by Nyssa and the Fifth Doctor, who turned its power against him and began the tradition of the Keeper of Traken. Shayla was the first to take on this role, (AUDIO: Primeval) which was enshrined in Traken law, and led the Union whilst being served by the consuls. (TV: The Keeper of Traken) This marked the end of the Primeval Times. (AUDIO: Primeval)
In 1981, the incumbent Keeper named Tremas as his successor, but the Decayed Master manipulated Kassia and became Keeper himself. The Fourth Doctor and Adric defeated him by sabotaging the Source, after which Luvic took the position and the Master stole Tremas's body. (TV: The Keeper of Traken) Nyssa sent a message to the Doctor telling him of her father's disappearance. (TV: Logopolis)
The entropy wave and aftermath[[edit] | [edit source]]
An entropy wave was unleashed by the Tremas Master and wiped out the Traken Union, (TV: Logopolis) sparing only Serenity, (AUDIO: The Guardians of Prophecy) located at the edge of the Mutter's Spiral (PROSE: Cold Fusion) or the Silver Devastation. (AUDIO: Cold Fusion) The sole survivor of Traken was Nyssa, who had been taken to Logopolis by the Watcher beforehand. (TV: Logopolis)
One Keeper caught a glimpse of the Union's destruction, and gave to Victoria Waterfield and piece of the Source, such that Traken could live on in the being she would later inadvertently create from it: Viola. (PROSE: The Astronomer's Apprentice [+]Loading...["The Astronomer's Apprentice (short story)"])
The people of Serenity went on to found the Benign Union which was threatened a thousand years after its founding by the return of Malador, whom the Sixth Doctor and Peri Brown defeated. The Doctor advised that Serenity institute a power-sharing system for the Union in the interest of fairness. (AUDIO: The Guardians of Prophecy)
The blood of Traken continued through Nyssa, who married Lasarti and had two children; Neeka (AUDIO: Winter) and Adric Traken. (AUDIO: Prisoners of Fate)
