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Lady '''Aesculapius''' was a rebellious member of the [[Firmament]], the [[10,000 Dawns]] equivalent of the [[Great House]]s. She was friends with [[Graelyn Scythes]] and [[Archimedes Von Ahnerabe]], who were once her travelling [[companion]]s through [[time]] and [[space]]. Like other members of the Firmament, Aesculapius escaped death many times over by downloading her consciousness into new bodies, while the previous ones received burial in [[Aesculapius's Factory of Crystal|her Factory of Crystal]].
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Lady '''Aesculapius'''. called '''Aesc''' for short, was a member of the [[Firmament]], the powerful species who controlled the bounded [[multiverse]] known as the [[10,000 Dawns]]. A [[renegade]], she travelled across all universes aboard [[Aesculapius's Factory of Crystal|her Factory of Crystal]].  


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
=== Early life===
Aesculapius was a [[Firmament]]. Her [[teacher]] when she was young was [[Professor]] [[Meistras]], a harsh, twisted individual who frequently killed her current incarnation to "teach her a lesson", who would remain her nemesis throughout her subsequent lives.


=== A life of adventure ===
Eventually, Aesculapius became a freewheeling space-time-traveller aboard [[Aesculapius's Factory of Crystal|her "Factory of Crystal"]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Life After Death (short story)|Life After Death]]'') or "[[Foce]]", interdimensional vessels which could resize themselves as anything from [[marble (toy)|marble]]s to [[moon]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Bright White Crack (short story)|A Bright White Crack]]'')


A renegade of the [[Firmament]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[White Canvas (short story)|White Canvas]]'') Aesculapius met a number of individuals from the various [[universe]]s she travels on her journeys aboard her [[Factory of Crystal]]. Some became her travelling [[companion]]s. She was often confronted with [[Meistras|Professor Meistras]], her old mentor who often tried to teach her "lessons" through such extreme methods as murdering one of her bodies. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Life After Death (short story)|Life After Death]]'')
Aesculapius had many incarnations, who died in a variety of ways. When possible, she recovered her past bodies and laid them to rest inside her Factory.


=== Turned to fiction ===
She picked up a number of [[companion]]s, who came and went. They included [[Graelyn Scythes]], [[Archimedes Von Ahnerabe]], and, at a different point in time, [[Blanche Combine]]. She also shared single adventures with [[Rita Andros]] and [[Jessica Zhane]], but stayed in contact with both women. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Life After Death (short story)|Life After Death]]'')


When the Firmament were turned to [[fiction]] by [[Auteur]], Lady Aesc tried to find other survivors using her [[Quantum Whisk]], which led her to [[New York City]] in [[2460]]. From there, she joined Graelyn and Arch in pursuit of the [[painted warrior]]s into [[N-Space]]. After meeting with [[Littlejohn]] on [[Gendar (planet)|Gendar]] and being joined by [[Coloth]], Aesc and her cohorts confronted the [[Original Mammoths]]. They were then betrayed by Auteur and Aesc was made a fictional character.
=== Blue-peacoat-wearing incarnation ===
{{main|Blue-peacoat-wearing Lady Aesculapius}}
[[Blue-peacoat-wearing Lady Aesculapius|One incarnation of Lady Aesculapius]] had curly hair and wore a [[blue]] [[peacoat]]. She also often wore a slouch cap of the same colour. She witnessed the fictionalisation of the [[Firmament]], was present at the [[Christmas Needle Agreement]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[White Canvas (novel)|White Canvas]]'') and ultimately met her end when Professor [[Meistras]] placed a [[booby trap]]ped parcel in her control room. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Life After Death (short story)}})


In [[Town (White Canvas)|Auteur's Town]], Aesc was the star of a long-running [[television]] series which had 276 [[blu-ray]]s and wasn't suited to [[movie]]s. Aesc escaped from fictionality during the Town's destruction and briefly fought the Firmament with Coloth. Later, she was present at [[the Needle]] during the signing of the [[Christmas Needle Agreement]], playing cards with Archimedes, Coloth, and many other aliens. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[White Canvas (short story)|White Canvas]]'')
=== Grey-tweed-coat-wearing incarnation ===
{{main|Grey-tweed-coat-wearing Lady Aesculapius}}
[[Grey-tweed-coat-wearing Lady Aesculapius|The next incarnation of Lady Aesculapius]] wore a [[grey]] [[tweed]] [[coat]], and had several adventures, including figuring out who had murdered her previous body, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Life After Death (short story)}}) negotiating with the [[Selachian]]s on [[Hytheriax VII]], and bringing down the villainous [[Letharchy]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|And Today, You (novel)}})


=== Investigating her own murder ===
=== Undated events ===
* Lady Aesc, [[Jason Jackson]] and [[Blanche Combine]] were among the friends of [[Graelyn Scythes]]'s from across the realities who answered [[Archimedes Von Ahnerabe]]'s call for video greetings to send to Graelyn when she had to spend her [[birthday]] in [[quarantine]]. On this occasion, she was wearing a [[T-shirt]] which had ''I'm Lady Aesculapius'' written on it. She enthusiastically wished Graelyn a happy birthday, and promised to get her friend [[Virginia Stens-6]] to make Graelyn some [[cupcake]]s once she was free to meet people in person again. She then got Jason and Blanche to deliver their own birthday wishes, somewhat awkwardly in both cases for very different reasons. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Birthdays are Made for Memories (short story)|Birthdays are Made for Memories]]'')
* Lady Aesculapius once gave [[Chris Cwej]], who was unaware of her identity at the time, a [[banana smoothie]] at [[Padrano Pier]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Bright White Crack (short story)|A Bright White Crack]]'', ''[[Barnyard of the Cyberons (short story)|Barnyard of the Cyberons]]'')
* She later aided Chris, [[Kwol]] and [[Larles]] by giving them a ride in her [[Foce|ship]] back to [[the Totality]] after they realised they were stranded in [[Dawn 1027]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Bright White Crack (short story)|A Bright White Crack]]'')
* [[Abraytha Janus Colefia]] once received an invitation from Ms Aesculapius to go to a [[tea party]] in [[Wonderland]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Tea Time!! Noodles!! (short story)}})


After opening a booby-trapped letter, one of Lady Aesculapius's incarnations, which was far from the first, was killed. As she was a member of the Firmament, she was able to survive by downloading her consciousness into a new synthetic body. However, to discover who had actually killed her previous self, this new Aesculapius instead let the universe assume she had really died, and attended the funeral of her previous body in disguise as her own cousin, "Raesculapius". She eventually discovered that it had been her long-time nemesis Professor Meistras who had done the deed. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Life After Death (short story)|Life After Death]]'')
== Relationship to a certain time-traveller ==
{{quote|I'm well aware people think of me as a dollar store - sorry, pound store knock-off. And from how easy I fooled him, maybe I am. But I feel like my own person. I'm genuine on the inside.|[[Grey-tweed-coat-wearing Lady Aesculapius]]|And Today, You (novel)}}
Although she was accused of being a "rip-off" of [[the Doctor|Chris Cwej's former boss and friend, the inspiration behind Professor X]] by both [[Chris Cwej]] and [[Jhe Sang Mi]], and even impersonated them at one point to give [[Grant Markham]] a sense of fulfilment, and easily fooled him, she maintained that she was her own distinct person. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|And Today, You (novel)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* "Aesculapius" is the [[latin]] name of the Greco-Roman [[god]] of healing and medicine.
[[File:Lady Aesculapius earlier incarnation.png|thumb|left|Aesculapius's blue-peacoat-wearing incarnation, as illustrated by [[Johannes Chazot]].]]
* Lady Aesc originates from the short story ''Never Go On Walks'', first published in [[James Wylder]]'s unofficial ''[[Doctor Who]]'' poetry book ''An Eloquence of Time and Space'' and later republished in the ''[[10,000 Dawns (series)|10,000 Dawns]]'' anthology ''Poor Man's Illiad'', which also included a story on Aesc's origins in the [[Firmament]].
Originating in the short story ''Never Go On Walks'', first published in [[James Wylder]]'s unofficial ''[[Doctor Who]]'' poetry book ''An Eloquence of Time and Space'', Aesculapius was a take-off on [[the Doctor]], similar to the likes of [[the Chiropodist]] or [[Iris Wildthyme]], essentially serving as her corner of the multiverse's equivalent to him — being a renegade member of the [[Firmament]] to match the Doctor's status as a [[Renegade Time Lord]], wielding a [[Quantum Whisk]] as a wink to the [[sonic screwdriver]], and travelling with [[companion]]s in a [[Aesculapius's Factory of Crystal|dimensionally-anomalous space-time ship]]. The name "Aesculapius" is a reference to this, alluding indirectly to the idea of a "doctor" by being the Latin name for the Greco-Roman God of Medicine.
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As the character evolved, she and the lore of the Firmament took on more distinct characteristics; for example, although, like the Doctor, Aesc displayed the ability to escape death many times over, she was shown to revive herself by downloading her consciousness into new bodies. However, winking similarities remained a recurring element of ''[[Lady Aesculapius: Series 1]]'', with ''[[Life After Death (short story)|Life After Death]]'' featuring her [[The Master|Master]]-like nemesis [[Meistras]] (and including a [[Steve (Life After Death)|red herring character]] with even greater similairities to the Master), and the story ''Jason and the Astronauts'' drew intentional parallels between the process of Aesc changing bodies and a [[regeneration]] scene, with Aesc paraphrasing several of the Doctor's lines from their regeneration scenes — "I just want you to tell you that you were fantas-" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') "I’ll always remember when I was me" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'') and "I don’t want to go!". ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')
 
Lady Aesculapius's incarnations have never been officially numbered. ''Life After Death'' served as the transition from one who was characterised by her blue frock coat to a new incarnation, illustrated on the poster of the series.  
 
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Latest revision as of 15:08, 2 October 2024

Lady Aesculapius
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Lady Aesculapius. called Aesc for short, was a member of the Firmament, the powerful species who controlled the bounded multiverse known as the 10,000 Dawns. A renegade, she travelled across all universes aboard her Factory of Crystal.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Early life[[edit] | [edit source]]

Aesculapius was a Firmament. Her teacher when she was young was Professor Meistras, a harsh, twisted individual who frequently killed her current incarnation to "teach her a lesson", who would remain her nemesis throughout her subsequent lives.

Eventually, Aesculapius became a freewheeling space-time-traveller aboard her "Factory of Crystal", (PROSE: Life After Death) or "Foce", interdimensional vessels which could resize themselves as anything from marbles to moons. (PROSE: A Bright White Crack)

Aesculapius had many incarnations, who died in a variety of ways. When possible, she recovered her past bodies and laid them to rest inside her Factory.

She picked up a number of companions, who came and went. They included Graelyn Scythes, Archimedes Von Ahnerabe, and, at a different point in time, Blanche Combine. She also shared single adventures with Rita Andros and Jessica Zhane, but stayed in contact with both women. (PROSE: Life After Death)

Blue-peacoat-wearing incarnation[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Blue-peacoat-wearing Lady Aesculapius

One incarnation of Lady Aesculapius had curly hair and wore a blue peacoat. She also often wore a slouch cap of the same colour. She witnessed the fictionalisation of the Firmament, was present at the Christmas Needle Agreement, (PROSE: White Canvas) and ultimately met her end when Professor Meistras placed a booby trapped parcel in her control room. (PROSE: Life After Death [+]Loading...["Life After Death (short story)"])

Grey-tweed-coat-wearing incarnation[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Grey-tweed-coat-wearing Lady Aesculapius

The next incarnation of Lady Aesculapius wore a grey tweed coat, and had several adventures, including figuring out who had murdered her previous body, (PROSE: Life After Death [+]Loading...["Life After Death (short story)"]) negotiating with the Selachians on Hytheriax VII, and bringing down the villainous Letharchy. (PROSE: And Today, You [+]Loading...["And Today, You (novel)"])

Undated events[[edit] | [edit source]]

Relationship to a certain time-traveller[[edit] | [edit source]]

I'm well aware people think of me as a dollar store - sorry, pound store knock-off. And from how easy I fooled him, maybe I am. But I feel like my own person. I'm genuine on the inside.Grey-tweed-coat-wearing Lady Aesculapius [And Today, You (novel) [src]]

Although she was accused of being a "rip-off" of Chris Cwej's former boss and friend, the inspiration behind Professor X by both Chris Cwej and Jhe Sang Mi, and even impersonated them at one point to give Grant Markham a sense of fulfilment, and easily fooled him, she maintained that she was her own distinct person. (PROSE: And Today, You [+]Loading...["And Today, You (novel)"])

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Aesculapius's blue-peacoat-wearing incarnation, as illustrated by Johannes Chazot.

Originating in the short story Never Go On Walks, first published in James Wylder's unofficial Doctor Who poetry book An Eloquence of Time and Space, Aesculapius was a take-off on the Doctor, similar to the likes of the Chiropodist or Iris Wildthyme, essentially serving as her corner of the multiverse's equivalent to him — being a renegade member of the Firmament to match the Doctor's status as a Renegade Time Lord, wielding a Quantum Whisk as a wink to the sonic screwdriver, and travelling with companions in a dimensionally-anomalous space-time ship. The name "Aesculapius" is a reference to this, alluding indirectly to the idea of a "doctor" by being the Latin name for the Greco-Roman God of Medicine.

As the character evolved, she and the lore of the Firmament took on more distinct characteristics; for example, although, like the Doctor, Aesc displayed the ability to escape death many times over, she was shown to revive herself by downloading her consciousness into new bodies. However, winking similarities remained a recurring element of Lady Aesculapius: Series 1, with Life After Death featuring her Master-like nemesis Meistras (and including a red herring character with even greater similairities to the Master), and the story Jason and the Astronauts drew intentional parallels between the process of Aesc changing bodies and a regeneration scene, with Aesc paraphrasing several of the Doctor's lines from their regeneration scenes — "I just want you to tell you that you were fantas-" (TV: The Parting of the Ways) "I’ll always remember when I was me" (TV: The Time of the Doctor) and "I don’t want to go!". (TV: The End of Time)

Lady Aesculapius's incarnations have never been officially numbered. Life After Death served as the transition from one who was characterised by her blue frock coat to a new incarnation, illustrated on the poster of the series.

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