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| By all accounts, '''[[Romanadvoratrelundar]]’s third incarnation''' was the one who followed [[Romana II]]’s [[regeneration]].
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| Where accounts differ, however, are the particulars surrounding this regeneration. By most accounts, the third Romana served as [[President of the High Council]] during an all-encompassing [[time war]] between [[Gallifrey]] and another major temporal power. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Shadows of Avalon (novel)}}; [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Luna Romana (audio story)}}) Other accounts, however, suggest that Romana had eschewed the Presidency during this incarnation and served the [[universe]] in other ways. ([[STAGE]]: {{cs|Time Fracture (stage play)}}; [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Little Book of Fate (short story)}})
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| == War Queen of the Nine Gallifreys ==
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| {{main|Romana III (The Shadows of Avalon)}}
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| According to one account, during the first decades of her [[Lord President|Presidency]], Romana II regenerated into a snub-nosed woman with green eyes and dark hair, styled into a fringe, who apparently resembled [[the Doctor's mother]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Shadows of Avalon (novel)}})
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| By this account, Romana would lead [[Gallifrey]] as it approached an all-encompassing [[time war|temporal conflict]] with [[the Enemy]] known as [[War in Heaven|the War in Heaven]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Ancestor Cell (novel)}}, et al.) However, after [[Faction Paradox]] invaded Gallifrey, the War was averted and Gallifrey was destroyed. This resulted in [[Post-War universe|a new form of reality]] where history was “fundamentally altered” and both Gallifrey and the [[Time Lords]] were wiped from the timeline. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Ancestor Cell (novel)}}, {{cs|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)}})
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| She would go by title such as '''the War Queen''' and '''Mistress of the Nine Gallifreys'''. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Shadows of Avalon (novel)}}, {{cs|The Ancestor Cell (novel)}})
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| == Leading Gallifrey though its "darkest hour" ==
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| {{main|Trey}}
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| [[File:Trey_and_II.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Matrix projection]] of [[Romana II]]'s potential successor, dubbed "[[Trey]]", alongside Romana II herself. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Luna Romana (audio story)|Luna Romana]]'')]]
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| In an [[aborted timeline]], however, Romana II regenerated into a young woman with blue eyes and long dark hair styled into a fringe. This regeneration came about as a means of preventing the host ship [[Moros]] from becoming a [[black hole]] and destroying [[Gallifrey]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Enemy Lines (audio story)}})
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| By this account, Romana would lead [[Gallifrey]] through its “darkest hour” ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Luna Romana (audio story)}} as it engaged in a large-scale [[time war|temporal conflict]] with [[Omega]] and [[Adherents of Ohm|his adherents]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Enemy Lines (audio story)}}) This [[Time War (Enemy Lines)|Time War]] would escalate to the point wherein Romana, [[Narvin]], and [[Ace]] were found guilty of high treason. However, after Romana sent her friend [[Irving Braxiatel]] back in time to avert her regeneration, the War was [[aborted timeline|averted]]. This resulted in a new timeline wherein she resigns from the Presidency and is succeeded by [[Livia]] and is unsure if she would eventually regenerate into the same third incarnation or not. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Enemy Lines (audio story)}})
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| This resulted in [[Post-War universe|a new form of reality]] where history was “fundamentally altered” and both Gallifrey and the [[Time Lords]] were wiped from the timeline. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Ancestor Cell (novel)}}, {{cs|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)}})
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| When a projection of this incarnation appeared through [[the Matrix]] to aid her predecessor, she went by the title of '''Trey'''. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Renaissance (audio story)}}, {{cs|Ascension (audio story)}})
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| == The Fortune Teller ==
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| {{main|Romana (The Little Book of Fate)}}
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| By one account, at some point during a “forever war spreading through all of time and space”, [[Romana II]] regenerated into a woman with a young face but “the quiet self-possession of one much older”, who styled herself wearing a black [[beret]] and a waistcoat, with a scarf knotted at her throat.
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| This incarnation worked with [[Laszlo]] and other [[Tharil|Tharils]] to rescue [[refugee|refugees]] from the all-encompassing temporal conflict. This temporal refugee camp was disguised as a traveling [[carnival]], in which she posed as a '''fortune teller'''. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Little Book of Fate (short story)}})
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| == The Lord Cardinal ==
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| {{main|Romana (Time Fracture)}}
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| [[File:Liv Spencer Romana.jpg|thumb|right|[[Lord Cardinal]] Romana during the events of [[Operation Time Fracture]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lord Romanadvoratrelundar (feature)|Lord Romanadvoratrelundar]]'')]]
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| Within the confines of a [[temporal anomaly]] known as the [[Time Fracture]], time began to repeat itself. At some point during this [[time loop]], [[Romana II]], who was now a [[Lord Cardinal]], regenerated into an incarnation with blue eyes and short, blonde hair.
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| While [[UNIT]] had speculated that this incarnation of Romana would make for a powerful ally should she survive Gallifrey’s destruction, a flood of [[artron energy]] closed the Time Fracture and prevented it from ever having been opened. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Lord Romanadvoratrelundar (feature)}}; [[STAGE]]: {{cs|Time Fracture (stage play)}})
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| == Behind the scenes ==
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| [[File:Juliet-landau-waistcoat-3.jpg|thumb|left|A promotional photograph of [[Juliet Landau]] taken for the use on cover artwork for [[Big Finish Productions]]]]
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| * As is apparent from the above, various writers from across different mediums have attempted to introduce the third incarnation of Romana. While some writers have attempted to distinguish these often contradictory depictions, others have further conflated them.
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| ** The first depiction of Romana III, as seen in [[Paul Cornell]]’s {{cs|The Shadows of Avalon (novel)}} was based on that of [[American]] silent film actress [[Louise Brooks]].
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| ** [[James Goss]], who penned [[Juliet Landau]]’s first story portraying “Trey” for [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] initially contrasted her with “other future Romanadvoratrelundars” such as the “brilliantly glacial flapper”, Romana III, despite the physical resemblance Landau had to the original depiction of the character. ([[VOR 56]])
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| ** Later on, however, [[Steve Gallagher]] would introduce his own depiction of Romana III, who serves on the outskirts of what is implicitly the [[Last Great Time War]] in {{cs|The Little Book of Fate (short story)}}. While a short story with no illustrations, the description of this incarnation specifically portrays her as wearing a combination of two outfits worn by Landau during the photoshoot for her portrayal of the character: a scarf knotted at her throat, a waistcoat, and a black beret. When asked about the similarity on Twitter, Gallagher responded that it “[w]ould work rather well, wouldn’t it?”"<ref>[https://twitter.com/brooligan/status/1687940932094603265?s=20 Steve Gallagher on Twitter]</ref>
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