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{{Infobox Species | {{Infobox Species | ||
|image = Hervoken.jpg | |image = Hervoken head.jpg | ||
|aka = Hee-oko | |aka = Hee-oko | ||
|type = Thin vegetable-like [[humanoid]]s | |||
|type = Thin [[humanoid]]s | |origin = [[Dark Times]] | ||
|origin = | |first = Forever Autumn (novel) | ||
| | |appearances = [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Hervoken Halloween (short story)}} | ||
| | |individuals = [[Hervy]] }} | ||
|individuals =}} | |||
The '''Hervoken''' were an ancient species. | The '''Hervoken''' were an ancient species. | ||
== Biology == | == Biology == | ||
The Hervoken were approximately ten feet tall, with an extremely thin, black body but a colossal, wide head that somewhat resembled a [[Halloween]] [[jack-o'-lantern]]. Their hands were about as long from the wrist to the fingertips as a human arm, and their fingers had several joints and a talon at the end. Their heads were pale and fleshy, with sharp teeth | The Hervoken were approximately ten feet tall, with an extremely thin, black body but a colossal, wide head that somewhat resembled a [[Halloween]] [[jack-o'-lantern]]. Their hands were about as long from the wrist to the fingertips as a human arm, and their fingers had several joints and a talon at the end. Their heads were pale and fleshy, with sharp teeth within a wide, jagged, lip-less mouth and black, deep-set, beady eyes. ([[PROSE]]: {{cite source|Forever Autumn (novel)}}) The pumpkin-head could lose its healthy orange colouration if the Hervoken was injured, taking on a deep [[purple]] tinge. A Hervoken's head could survive decapitation, and the Hervoken would eventually regrow a body if it found a source of [[psychic energy]] on which to feed. ([[PROSE]]: {{cite source|Hervoken Halloween (short story)}}) | ||
Hervoken had high-pitched, almost childish voices and | Hervoken had high-pitched, almost childish voices, ([[PROSE]]: {{cite source|Forever Autumn (novel)}}, {{cite source|Hervoken Halloween (short story)}}) which conveyed psychic images through song rather than being made up of conventional words and sentences. ([[PROSE]]: {{cite source|Hervoken Halloween (short story)}}) Their laughter was made up of clacking their teeth together to produce green sparks. They always appeared to hover slightly above the ground ([[PROSE]]: {{cite source|Forever Autumn (novel)}}) and had broader telekinetic abilities. ([[PROSE]]: {{cite source|Hervoken Halloween (short story)}}) | ||
== Culture == | == Culture == | ||
Hervoken were insular by nature | Hervoken were insular by nature and tried not to deal with others if they could. They had little of the curiosity that [[human]]s had and were content in simply keeping to themselves. Because of this, they seemed remarkably callous in their nature. | ||
The [[Hervoken language]] was complex | The [[Hervoken language]] was complex and consisted of words, body language, thoughts, incantation and pauses. As such, simple acts like chanting, resting or praying were actually methods of communication. | ||
Hervoken clothed themselves in a rotting patchwork of black, tattered rags. ([[PROSE]]: {{cite source|Forever Autumn (novel)}}) | |||
== Technology == | == Technology == | ||
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Hervoken relied on agents, which were created by animating inanimate matter and modifying existing beings. These agents would be able to do new things, but they would not change in basic structure (a plastic [[bat]] may be able to fly and attack, but it would still be plastic). | Hervoken relied on agents, which were created by animating inanimate matter and modifying existing beings. These agents would be able to do new things, but they would not change in basic structure (a plastic [[bat]] may be able to fly and attack, but it would still be plastic). | ||
Hervoken ships were known as [[sky-heart]]s. ([[PROSE]]: | Hervoken ships were known as [[sky-heart]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cite source|Forever Autumn (novel)}}) | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The Hervoken were an ancient species, though they kept to themselves for most of the time. At some point, [[distant past|millions of years ago]], they got into a war with the [[Carrionite]]s. | === Early history === | ||
The Hervoken were an [[Dark Times|ancient species]], though they kept to themselves for most of the time. At some point, [[distant past|millions of years ago]], they got into a [[Carrionite-Hervoken War|war]] with the [[Carrionite]]s. Their war threatened to destroy [[the Universe|the universe]], prompting the [[Eternal]]s to step in and banish both races to the [[Deep Darkness]] before the universe was destroyed. ([[PROSE]]: {{cite source|Forever Autumn (novel)}}) | |||
=== Attack on Blackwood Falls === | |||
One Hervoken ship, which had been on [[Earth]] at the time, had escaped the notice of the Eternals. The ship lay dormant for many years, attracting people to the area to maintain it. They soon passed into the myths of the [[Niantic]]s, being known as the ''Hee-oko''. Eventually, the town of [[Blackwood Falls]] was built on top of the Hervoken ship. The Hervoken were able to [[psychic]]ally influence the inhabitants, making them create cellars into the Hervoken ship so they could be used for fuel. The side-effect of this was that [[Etta Helligan]]'s family developed psychic powers. | |||
Eventually, the ship repaired itself completely. When the Hervoken were reawakened in the early [[21st century]], they planned to repower their ship with energy from the town's inhabitants during the upcoming [[Halloween]] celebration. The launch of the ship would have devastated the town and most of the surrounding area, but the Hervoken were defeated by the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cite source|Forever Autumn (novel)}}) | |||
=== SIGNET versus Hervy === | |||
At some point, the severed head of a Hervoken wound up in [[21st century]] [[York]]. Being heavily injured and stranded away from its kin, the Hervoken arranged to have itself mailed to the house of [[Harvey Fitzgerald|Harvey]] and [[Aoife Fitzgerald]] close to [[Halloween]], coming across as an innocuous seasonal present. It then made psychic contact with their young daughter [[Norah Fitzgerald|Norah]], who nicknamed it "[[Hervy]]", and began to feed off her life-force to heal itself. Aoife, however, noticed Norah's change in behaviour. | |||
Unfortunately for the Hervoken, she worked for [[SIGNET]], an organisation devoted to investigating otherworldly threats. She called in her boss [[Charles (Hervoken Halloween)|Charles]] and colleague [[Xana (Hervoken Halloween)|Xana]], who recognised the purple pumpkin as alien and realised what it was doing to Norah. Realising that it had been found out, Hervy rushed through sprouting a complete body, and attempted to explain its injury and loneliness to the humans. Charles was interested in helping it rejoin its people, but Aoife did not trust it, believing that it would not be satisfied until it had drained her daughter completely; sensing her hostility, the Hervoken attacked, and to Charles's regret, they had to fight back and ultimately kill Hervy using [[salt]] and a carving knife. ([[PROSE]]: {{cite source|Hervoken Halloween (short story)}}) | |||
{{ | === Legacy === | ||
During the [[Siege of Trenzalore]], when [[Vida Clatterly]] asked the [[Eleventh Doctor]] if magic was real, one component of his reply, which he delivered "smil[ing] as if with nostalgia", went: "There are some races so ancient that their science appears to be a form of magic – the [[Daemon]]s, the [[Osiran]]s, the [[Carrionite]]s, the Hervoken…". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Dreaming (short story)}}) | |||
{{Dark Times Species}} | |||
[[Category:Humanoid species]] | [[Category:Humanoid species]] | ||
[[Category:Species from the Dark Times]] | |||
Latest revision as of 04:09, 26 June 2024
The Hervoken were an ancient species.
Biology[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Hervoken were approximately ten feet tall, with an extremely thin, black body but a colossal, wide head that somewhat resembled a Halloween jack-o'-lantern. Their hands were about as long from the wrist to the fingertips as a human arm, and their fingers had several joints and a talon at the end. Their heads were pale and fleshy, with sharp teeth within a wide, jagged, lip-less mouth and black, deep-set, beady eyes. (PROSE: Forever Autumn [+]Loading...["Forever Autumn (novel)"]) The pumpkin-head could lose its healthy orange colouration if the Hervoken was injured, taking on a deep purple tinge. A Hervoken's head could survive decapitation, and the Hervoken would eventually regrow a body if it found a source of psychic energy on which to feed. (PROSE: Hervoken Halloween [+]Loading...["Hervoken Halloween (short story)"])
Hervoken had high-pitched, almost childish voices, (PROSE: Forever Autumn [+]Loading...["Forever Autumn (novel)"], Hervoken Halloween [+]Loading...["Hervoken Halloween (short story)"]) which conveyed psychic images through song rather than being made up of conventional words and sentences. (PROSE: Hervoken Halloween [+]Loading...["Hervoken Halloween (short story)"]) Their laughter was made up of clacking their teeth together to produce green sparks. They always appeared to hover slightly above the ground (PROSE: Forever Autumn [+]Loading...["Forever Autumn (novel)"]) and had broader telekinetic abilities. (PROSE: Hervoken Halloween [+]Loading...["Hervoken Halloween (short story)"])
Culture[[edit] | [edit source]]
Hervoken were insular by nature and tried not to deal with others if they could. They had little of the curiosity that humans had and were content in simply keeping to themselves. Because of this, they seemed remarkably callous in their nature.
The Hervoken language was complex and consisted of words, body language, thoughts, incantation and pauses. As such, simple acts like chanting, resting or praying were actually methods of communication.
Hervoken clothed themselves in a rotting patchwork of black, tattered rags. (PROSE: Forever Autumn [+]Loading...["Forever Autumn (novel)"])
Technology[[edit] | [edit source]]
Their technology was very much like magic in appearance and effect. It was activated by drawing sigils in the air or chanting. It would be weakened by the use of salt and iron.
Hervoken relied on agents, which were created by animating inanimate matter and modifying existing beings. These agents would be able to do new things, but they would not change in basic structure (a plastic bat may be able to fly and attack, but it would still be plastic).
Hervoken ships were known as sky-hearts. (PROSE: Forever Autumn [+]Loading...["Forever Autumn (novel)"])
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
Early history[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Hervoken were an ancient species, though they kept to themselves for most of the time. At some point, millions of years ago, they got into a war with the Carrionites. Their war threatened to destroy the universe, prompting the Eternals to step in and banish both races to the Deep Darkness before the universe was destroyed. (PROSE: Forever Autumn [+]Loading...["Forever Autumn (novel)"])
Attack on Blackwood Falls[[edit] | [edit source]]
One Hervoken ship, which had been on Earth at the time, had escaped the notice of the Eternals. The ship lay dormant for many years, attracting people to the area to maintain it. They soon passed into the myths of the Niantics, being known as the Hee-oko. Eventually, the town of Blackwood Falls was built on top of the Hervoken ship. The Hervoken were able to psychically influence the inhabitants, making them create cellars into the Hervoken ship so they could be used for fuel. The side-effect of this was that Etta Helligan's family developed psychic powers.
Eventually, the ship repaired itself completely. When the Hervoken were reawakened in the early 21st century, they planned to repower their ship with energy from the town's inhabitants during the upcoming Halloween celebration. The launch of the ship would have devastated the town and most of the surrounding area, but the Hervoken were defeated by the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones. (PROSE: Forever Autumn [+]Loading...["Forever Autumn (novel)"])
SIGNET versus Hervy[[edit] | [edit source]]
At some point, the severed head of a Hervoken wound up in 21st century York. Being heavily injured and stranded away from its kin, the Hervoken arranged to have itself mailed to the house of Harvey and Aoife Fitzgerald close to Halloween, coming across as an innocuous seasonal present. It then made psychic contact with their young daughter Norah, who nicknamed it "Hervy", and began to feed off her life-force to heal itself. Aoife, however, noticed Norah's change in behaviour.
Unfortunately for the Hervoken, she worked for SIGNET, an organisation devoted to investigating otherworldly threats. She called in her boss Charles and colleague Xana, who recognised the purple pumpkin as alien and realised what it was doing to Norah. Realising that it had been found out, Hervy rushed through sprouting a complete body, and attempted to explain its injury and loneliness to the humans. Charles was interested in helping it rejoin its people, but Aoife did not trust it, believing that it would not be satisfied until it had drained her daughter completely; sensing her hostility, the Hervoken attacked, and to Charles's regret, they had to fight back and ultimately kill Hervy using salt and a carving knife. (PROSE: Hervoken Halloween [+]Loading...["Hervoken Halloween (short story)"])
Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]
During the Siege of Trenzalore, when Vida Clatterly asked the Eleventh Doctor if magic was real, one component of his reply, which he delivered "smil[ing] as if with nostalgia", went: "There are some races so ancient that their science appears to be a form of magic – the Daemons, the Osirans, the Carrionites, the Hervoken…". (PROSE: The Dreaming [+]Loading...["The Dreaming (short story)"])
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