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The '''Divergence''' were a race that would have risen to power after the [[Time Lord]]s. [[Rassilon]] didn't want to commit [[genocide]], so he locked them away in a [[time loop]] to be trapped until the end of time. "Divergence" was a name given to the creatures by Rassilon. It is unclear what their actual name was, if they had any at all.
The '''Divergence''' or '''Divergents''' were a race of powerful [[creature]]s whom [[Rassilon]] sealed inside the [[Divergent Universe]] to keep them from devouring all life. They became dominant in their new [[universe]], but they faded away because of the endless [[Möbius loop]] and their essence was absorbed by [[Daqar Keep]].


== Biology ==
== Biology ==
Rassilon did not know whether the Divergence were a race, a species, or an entire genus. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'')
The Divergence were non-[[humanoid]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Zagreus (audio story)}}) The [[Eighth Doctor]] was not sure whether they had [[finger]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Caerdroia (audio story)}})
 
== Society ==
The Divergence had [[Divergent language|their own language]], but borrowed words from other [[language]]s when they wanted to describe something more subtly or more precisely than they could in their own. The [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Charlotte Pollard]] doubted that they had much [[mercy]]. [[The Kro'ka]] claimed that their headquarters was on [[Caerdroia]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Caerdroia (audio story)}})
 
== Technology ==
[[The Kro'ka]] claimed that the Divergence were more technologically advanced than the [[Eighth Doctor]] could imagine and were in possession of methods of interrogation far more effective than a [[mind blast]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Caerdroia (audio story)}}) They were able to empower the [[animatronic]]s of [[Winkle's Wonderland]] from the [[Divergent Universe]] ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Zagreus (audio story)}}) and turn [[Bortresoye]] into a crucible world to run experiments. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Last (audio story)}})


== History ==
== History ==
The activities of the Divergence before their exile by [[Rassilon]] are unknown. However, after their exile to the [[Divergent Universe]], they promptly set themselves up as its dominant species and set to work trying to break the cycle of death and rebirth. This included setting up a base of operations on the planet [[Caerdroia]], and constructing the "crucible world" of [[Bortresoye]] to conduct their experiments. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Next Life (audio story)|The Next Life]]'')
=== Imprisonment ===
The creatures which came to be known as the Divergence dated back to the birth of [[the universe]]. When [[Rassilon]] travelled to the [[end of the universe]], he found that they had devoured and eliminated all [[life]] within 10,000 millennia of his own [[time]] and were capable of casting their own [[Web of Time]] which could encircle his. He did not know of their specifics of whether they were a [[species]] or a [[genus]], but witnessed and feared their primal and elemental strength and ability to restructure all [[matter]].


The Divergence got their revenge on Rassilon for destroying their future when he also was banished into the [[Divergent Universe]]. There, the Divergence subjected him to the torments of the cycle which he had created at least eighty-four times.  
Rassilon released biogenic molecules to make the dominant life forms of 69,000 [[planet]]s to make them resemble [[Gallifreyan]]s and intended to allow all other life, including every Divergent, to [[death|die]]. The Divergence realised that Rassilon was changing the [[future]] and tried to stop him, but he trapped them at the end of the aborted timeline and sealed them within [[Divergent Universe|a pocket universe]] which he put in a [[Möbius loop]], ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Zagreus (audio story)}}) creating a constant cycle of death and rebirth. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Next Life (audio story)}})


Eventually the cycle somehow caused the Divergence to wither and die but they were then absorbed by the creature known as [[Daqar Keep]], who subsequently absorbed all their power and assumed their authority in the Divergent Universe. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Next Life (audio story)|The Next Life]]'')
=== Escape attempts ===
Rassilon siphoned power off from the Divergent Universe to [[Rassilon's Foundry|his foundry]] until he was challenged by the [[Committee of Three]] and stopped it, triggering the automatic firestorm to stop the Divergence escaping and killing the Committee. The Divergence were desperate for release and got a glimpse of the universe when [[Stone (Zagreus)|Dr Stone]] and [[Matthew Townsend|Reverend Matthew Townsend]] briefly opened a gash in [[space]] and [[time]] in [[1951]], but Townsend detonated a [[bomb]] and prevented them from escaping. They later empowered [[Goldilocks]] and the other [[animatronic]]s at [[Winkle's Wonderland]] to damage or destroy the foundry's [[reality lock]] in a bid for freedom. This plan failed thanks to [[Walton Winkle]].


=== Attempts to escape ===
The Divergent Universe was due to reopen at the [[end of the universe]], so Rassilon made plans to infect the [[Eighth Doctor]] with [[anti-time]] and have him kill the Divergence with a dagger forged from [[the Doctor's TARDIS]]. [[Zagreus]], the entity created when the Doctor was infected with anti-time, refused to be Rassilon's puppet and instead sent him through the opened door to the Divergence. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Zagreus (audio story)}}) He remained in the universe for more than 84 cycles. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Next Life (audio story)}}) The Doctor was [[exile]]d to the Divergent Universe by [[Romana II]] and intended on making peace with the Divergence if it was possible. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Zagreus (audio story)}})


In [[Cardington]], [[1951]], [[Stone (Zagreus)|Doctor Stone]] and Reverend [[Matthew Townsend|Townsend]] opened a doorway to the Divergent Universe during a military experiment. The Divergence/Keep attempted to escape, but the portal failed before they reached it, killing Stone and Townsend.
=== Fading away ===
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The Divergence set themselves up as the dominant species of the Divergent Universe and set to work trying to break the cycle of death and rebirth. This included setting up a base of operations on the planet [[Caerdroia]] and constructing the "crucible world" of [[Bortresoye]] to conduct their experiments.


Near the end of time, approximately [[60000000000|sixty billion years in the future]], "[[Walton Winkle|Uncle Winky's]] Wonderland" (an amusement park) had been built over [[Rassilon's Foundry]], which held the deteriorating main portal to the Divergent Universe. Again the Divergence/Keep attempted to escape, but the portal was closed by Uncle Winky before they could get through. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'')
Eventually the cycle somehow caused the Divergence to wither and die but they were then absorbed by the creature known as [[Daqar Keep]], who subsequently absorbed all their power and assumed their authority in the Divergent Universe. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Next Life (audio story)}})


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The Divergence or Divergents were a race of powerful creatures whom Rassilon sealed inside the Divergent Universe to keep them from devouring all life. They became dominant in their new universe, but they faded away because of the endless Möbius loop and their essence was absorbed by Daqar Keep.

Biology[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Divergence were non-humanoid. (AUDIO: Zagreus [+]Loading...["Zagreus (audio story)"]) The Eighth Doctor was not sure whether they had fingers. (AUDIO: Caerdroia [+]Loading...["Caerdroia (audio story)"])

Society[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Divergence had their own language, but borrowed words from other languages when they wanted to describe something more subtly or more precisely than they could in their own. The Eighth Doctor and Charlotte Pollard doubted that they had much mercy. The Kro'ka claimed that their headquarters was on Caerdroia. (AUDIO: Caerdroia [+]Loading...["Caerdroia (audio story)"])

Technology[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Kro'ka claimed that the Divergence were more technologically advanced than the Eighth Doctor could imagine and were in possession of methods of interrogation far more effective than a mind blast. (AUDIO: Caerdroia [+]Loading...["Caerdroia (audio story)"]) They were able to empower the animatronics of Winkle's Wonderland from the Divergent Universe (AUDIO: Zagreus [+]Loading...["Zagreus (audio story)"]) and turn Bortresoye into a crucible world to run experiments. (AUDIO: The Last [+]Loading...["The Last (audio story)"])

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

Imprisonment[[edit] | [edit source]]

The creatures which came to be known as the Divergence dated back to the birth of the universe. When Rassilon travelled to the end of the universe, he found that they had devoured and eliminated all life within 10,000 millennia of his own time and were capable of casting their own Web of Time which could encircle his. He did not know of their specifics of whether they were a species or a genus, but witnessed and feared their primal and elemental strength and ability to restructure all matter.

Rassilon released biogenic molecules to make the dominant life forms of 69,000 planets to make them resemble Gallifreyans and intended to allow all other life, including every Divergent, to die. The Divergence realised that Rassilon was changing the future and tried to stop him, but he trapped them at the end of the aborted timeline and sealed them within a pocket universe which he put in a Möbius loop, (AUDIO: Zagreus [+]Loading...["Zagreus (audio story)"]) creating a constant cycle of death and rebirth. (AUDIO: The Next Life [+]Loading...["The Next Life (audio story)"])

Escape attempts[[edit] | [edit source]]

Rassilon siphoned power off from the Divergent Universe to his foundry until he was challenged by the Committee of Three and stopped it, triggering the automatic firestorm to stop the Divergence escaping and killing the Committee. The Divergence were desperate for release and got a glimpse of the universe when Dr Stone and Reverend Matthew Townsend briefly opened a gash in space and time in 1951, but Townsend detonated a bomb and prevented them from escaping. They later empowered Goldilocks and the other animatronics at Winkle's Wonderland to damage or destroy the foundry's reality lock in a bid for freedom. This plan failed thanks to Walton Winkle.

The Divergent Universe was due to reopen at the end of the universe, so Rassilon made plans to infect the Eighth Doctor with anti-time and have him kill the Divergence with a dagger forged from the Doctor's TARDIS. Zagreus, the entity created when the Doctor was infected with anti-time, refused to be Rassilon's puppet and instead sent him through the opened door to the Divergence. (AUDIO: Zagreus [+]Loading...["Zagreus (audio story)"]) He remained in the universe for more than 84 cycles. (AUDIO: The Next Life [+]Loading...["The Next Life (audio story)"]) The Doctor was exiled to the Divergent Universe by Romana II and intended on making peace with the Divergence if it was possible. (AUDIO: Zagreus [+]Loading...["Zagreus (audio story)"])

Fading away[[edit] | [edit source]]

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The Divergence set themselves up as the dominant species of the Divergent Universe and set to work trying to break the cycle of death and rebirth. This included setting up a base of operations on the planet Caerdroia and constructing the "crucible world" of Bortresoye to conduct their experiments.

Eventually the cycle somehow caused the Divergence to wither and die but they were then absorbed by the creature known as Daqar Keep, who subsequently absorbed all their power and assumed their authority in the Divergent Universe. (AUDIO: The Next Life [+]Loading...["The Next Life (audio story)"])