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|image = Gallifrey Chronicles Scroll.jpg | |image = Gallifrey Chronicles Scroll.jpg | ||
|main character = [[Rassilon]] | |main character = [[Rassilon]] | ||
|setting = [[Gallifrey]] | |setting = [[Gallifrey]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = John Peel | ||
|publication = ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (reference book)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'' | |publication = ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (reference book)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'' | ||
|release date = | |release date = 17 October 1991 | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a short story published in ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (reference book)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]''. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a short story published in ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (reference book)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]''. | ||
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* [[Jelen]] | * [[Jelen]] | ||
* [[Pandak]] | * [[Pandak]] | ||
* [[Norin]] | * Lady [[Norin]] | ||
* [[Temus]] | * Castellan [[Temus]] | ||
* [[Zabor]] | * [[Zabor]] | ||
* [[Mayeron]] | * [[Mayeron]] | ||
* [[Thremix]] | * [[Thremix]] | ||
* [[Pandak III]] | * [[Pandak III]] | ||
* [[Gimel's man]] | |||
* [[Borusa]] | * [[Borusa]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Pandak]] was the Lord President during the [[Eternal War|Vampire Wars]]. | * [[Pandak]] was the Lord President during the [[Eternal War|Vampire Wars]]. | ||
* The [[Time Scoop]] uses [[taranium]] as fuel, which is found on Gallifrey's closest moon. | * The [[Time Scoop]] uses [[taranium]] as fuel, which is found on Gallifrey's closest moon. | ||
* Before the creation of the [[Eye of Harmony]], Rassilon was already working on [[Type 30]] TARDISes. | * Before the creation of the [[Eye of Harmony]], Rassilon was already working on [[Type 30]] TARDISes. | ||
* Rassilon invented the [[Transduction barrier]]s. He is one of the greatest force-field engineers in the universe. | |||
* The [[High Council]] all have estates in [[South Gallifrey]]. Rassilon exiled the surviving members there once he took power. | |||
* [[Polyphilos]] is a [[Q star]], and highly unstable. It is twenty-six light years from Gallifrey. | |||
* Rassilon wants to destroy [[Ezmion VI]]. | |||
* The [[Great Tower]] is in the [[Forbidden Zone]]. | |||
* Pandak speculates that Thremix created a second virus that offered a more permanent [[immortality]], and that Rassilon used it on himself before having Thremix killed. | |||
* Rassilon creates a personal force-field called the [[Sash of Rassilon]]. | |||
* One of the "brighter young Time Lords" builds a [[Exitonic Circuit]], which are like a net of artificial brain cells that constantly update the information they carry. It becomes part of a [[Amplified Panatropic Net]] which can record the mental process of any person. | |||
* Rassilon makes a speech over the [[Public Access Video]]. | |||
* Rassilon shuts down [[Omega's Sash]] remotely when Polyphilos explodes. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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* Borusa finds Rassilon's notes on immortality thousands of years later, and notes that they are "interesting". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') | * Borusa finds Rassilon's notes on immortality thousands of years later, and notes that they are "interesting". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') | ||
* Rassilon banned the games of the [[Death Zone]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') | * Rassilon banned the games of the [[Death Zone]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') | ||
* [[Time Scoop]]s are powered by [[taranium]] mined from [[Pazithi Gallifreya|a Gallifreyan moon]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]) | |||
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[[Category:Doctor Who short stories]] | [[Category:Doctor Who short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Short stories set on Gallifrey]] | [[Category:Short stories set on Gallifrey]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:48, 28 May 2024
The Scrolls of Rassilon was a short story published in The Gallifrey Chronicles.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Rassilon
- Omega
- The Stranger
- Gimel
- Jelen
- Pandak
- Lady Norin
- Castellan Temus
- Zabor
- Mayeron
- Thremix
- Pandak III
- Gimel's man
- Borusa
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Pandak was the Lord President during the Vampire Wars.
- The Time Scoop uses taranium as fuel, which is found on Gallifrey's closest moon.
- Before the creation of the Eye of Harmony, Rassilon was already working on Type 30 TARDISes.
- Rassilon invented the Transduction barriers. He is one of the greatest force-field engineers in the universe.
- The High Council all have estates in South Gallifrey. Rassilon exiled the surviving members there once he took power.
- Polyphilos is a Q star, and highly unstable. It is twenty-six light years from Gallifrey.
- Rassilon wants to destroy Ezmion VI.
- The Great Tower is in the Forbidden Zone.
- Pandak speculates that Thremix created a second virus that offered a more permanent immortality, and that Rassilon used it on himself before having Thremix killed.
- Rassilon creates a personal force-field called the Sash of Rassilon.
- One of the "brighter young Time Lords" builds a Exitonic Circuit, which are like a net of artificial brain cells that constantly update the information they carry. It becomes part of a Amplified Panatropic Net which can record the mental process of any person.
- Rassilon makes a speech over the Public Access Video.
- Rassilon shuts down Omega's Sash remotely when Polyphilos explodes.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Borusa finds Rassilon's notes on immortality thousands of years later, and notes that they are "interesting". (TV: The Five Doctors)
- Rassilon banned the games of the Death Zone. (TV: The Five Doctors)
- Time Scoops are powered by taranium mined from a Gallifreyan moon. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible)
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