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'''Order''', referred to in a [[multiverse|multiversal]] sense as '''Law''', was a state in which things existed in an organised, predictable manner. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)}}) The opposite of order was [[chaos]], with the [[balance between order and chaos]] being a central structure of reality. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Giggle (TV story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)}})
'''Order''' was a state in which things existed in an organised, predictable manner, known in a larger structural sense as '''cosmic order''' ([[GAME]]: {{cs|A Brief History of Space and Time (game)}}) and referred to as '''Law''' in relation to the [[Million Spheres]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)}}) The opposite of order was [[chaos]], with the [[balance between order and chaos]] being a central structure of reality. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Giggle (TV story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)}})


The [[White Guardian]] represented law. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Destroyer of Delights (audio story)}}) [[The Actuary]] described the White Guardian as a [[god]] of order. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Institute of Forgotten Souls (audio story)}})
The [[White Guardian]] represented law. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Destroyer of Delights (audio story)}}) [[The Actuary (The Institute of Forgotten Souls)|The Actuary]] described the White Guardian as a [[god]] of order. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Institute of Forgotten Souls (audio story)}})


The [[Archangel of Law|Archangels of Law]] were related to the [[Realm of Law]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)}})
The [[Archangel of Law|Archangels of Law]] were related to the [[Realm of Law]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)}})
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[[Norman (Salvation)|Norman]] of the [[Latter-Day Pantheon]] was the God of Order. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Salvation (novel)}})
[[Norman (Salvation)|Norman]] of the [[Latter-Day Pantheon]] was the God of Order. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Salvation (novel)}})
When the [[Time Lord]]s instated their [[non-interference policy]], it was with the goal of guarding [[space]] and [[time]] and only interfering to maintain the cosmic order. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|A Brief History of Space and Time (game)}})
By one account, the [[Sasquatch (species)|Sasquatch]] were an advanced multiversal race who were "masters and servants of a grand cosmic order" which permeated the multiverse. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Sting of the Sasquatch (audio story)}})
[[Iris Wildthyme]] once claimed that [[synchronicity]] was the secret order within the disorder of the multiverse, being the structure on which [[the Totality]] and other universes were built. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Flickering Flame (short story)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* Law was a central part of the cosmology of the [[Michael Moorcock Multiverse]], having been introduced in the 1961 ''Elric of Melniboné'' story ''While the Gods Laugh''. This version of Law was officially integrated into the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] with {{cs|The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)}}, but ''Doctor Who'' essayists such as [[Elizabeth Sandifer]] in ''[[TARDIS Eruditorum]]'' have argued for Moorcockian Law being a key inspiration for the duality of the [[White Guardian|White]] and [[Black Guardian]]s in [[Season 16 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 16]].
* Law was a central part of the cosmology of the [[Michael Moorcock Multiverse]], having been introduced in the 1961 ''Elric of Melniboné'' story ''While the Gods Laugh''. This version of Law was officially integrated into the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] with {{cs|The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)}}, but ''Doctor Who'' essayists such as [[Elizabeth Sandifer]] in ''[[TARDIS Eruditorum]]'' have argued for Moorcockian Law being a key inspiration for the duality of the [[White Guardian|White]] and [[Black Guardian]]s in [[Season 16 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 16]].


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Latest revision as of 18:49, 23 November 2024

Order was a state in which things existed in an organised, predictable manner, known in a larger structural sense as cosmic order (GAME: A Brief History of Space and Time [+]Loading...["A Brief History of Space and Time (game)"]) and referred to as Law in relation to the Million Spheres. (PROSE: The Coming of the Terraphiles [+]Loading...["The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)"]) The opposite of order was chaos, with the balance between order and chaos being a central structure of reality. (TV: The Giggle [+]Loading...["The Giggle (TV story)"], PROSE: The Coming of the Terraphiles [+]Loading...["The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)"])

The White Guardian represented law. (AUDIO: The Destroyer of Delights [+]Loading...["The Destroyer of Delights (audio story)"]) The Actuary described the White Guardian as a god of order. (AUDIO: The Institute of Forgotten Souls [+]Loading...["The Institute of Forgotten Souls (audio story)"])

The Archangels of Law were related to the Realm of Law. (PROSE: The Coming of the Terraphiles [+]Loading...["The Coming of the Terraphiles (novel)"])

The Guardian of Might was a champion of Order. (PROSE: Legends of Camelot [+]Loading...["Legends of Camelot (novel)"])

Norman of the Latter-Day Pantheon was the God of Order. (PROSE: Salvation [+]Loading...["Salvation (novel)"])

When the Time Lords instated their non-interference policy, it was with the goal of guarding space and time and only interfering to maintain the cosmic order. (GAME: A Brief History of Space and Time [+]Loading...["A Brief History of Space and Time (game)"])

By one account, the Sasquatch were an advanced multiversal race who were "masters and servants of a grand cosmic order" which permeated the multiverse. (AUDIO: Sting of the Sasquatch [+]Loading...["Sting of the Sasquatch (audio story)"])

Iris Wildthyme once claimed that synchronicity was the secret order within the disorder of the multiverse, being the structure on which the Totality and other universes were built. (PROSE: Flickering Flame [+]Loading...["Flickering Flame (short story)"])

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