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The '''Rassilon Imprimatur''' was linked to (or a part of) the [[symbiotic nuclei]] which allowed a [[Time Lord]] access to time travel and in particular temporal vessels such as [[TARDIS]]es.
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The '''Rassilon Imprimatur''', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book One (novel)|Interference - Book One]]'') or '''Rassilon imprimature''', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[How did this creep get in here, Professor? (short story)|How did this creep get in here, Professor?]]'') was a [[bio-imprimatur]] engineered by [[Rassilon]] into [[Time Lord]] [[biodata]]. It was responsible for mapping Time Lords onto the [[Time Vortex|vortex]] as pure mathematics. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book One (novel)|Interference - Book One]]'') According to a nightmare the [[Fifth Doctor]] had, it was impossible to travel in a [[TARDIS]] without the Imprimatur. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Divided Loyalties (novel)|Divided Loyalties]]'')


The [[Sixth Doctor]] once claimed that TARDISes (or other time machines) had to be primed with a Rassilon Imprimatur to enabled them to travel safely in time. He said this knowing [[Stike]] was nearby, to fool him into letting the Doctor go for a trip in the [[Sontaran]]s' experimental time capsule. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'')
With the Imprimatur, Time Lords could put themselves into different time states just by thinking about the right [[equation]]s; at [[Time Lord Academy|the Academy]], trainee Time Lords used it to [[transmigration|transmigrate]] objects, though the [[Lord Cardinal|Cardinals]] said that abusing the Imprimatur in that way "played merry hell" with one's biodata. The [[Eighth Doctor]] used it to escape from [[prison]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book One (novel)|Interference - Book One]]'')


The Imprimatur mapped Time Lords onto the [[time vortex]] as [[pure mathematics]].{{source}}
The [[Sixth Doctor]] claimed that the Rassilon Imprimatur was a symbiotic print in Time Lord physiology. [[Timeship]]s like [[TARDIS]]es and the [[Kartz-Reimer module]] needed to absorb the Rassilon Imprimatur through their [[briode nebuliser]] in order to prime them to allow anyone to use it. However, the Doctor lied about at least part of this description to trick the [[Sontaran]] [[Stike]], who was listening nearby. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'') The [[Seventh Doctor]] later told [[Ace]] that the Rassilon imprimatur bonded him to [[the Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] forever, but it did not enable true [[telepathy|telepathic communication]] between him and the ship; nor did it prevent another [[Time Lord]] from flying the TARDIS if the [[Identity Recognition Module]] failed. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[How did this creep get in here, Professor? (short story)|How did this creep get in here, Professor?]]'')


When a [[Gallifreyan]] was granted the rank of Junior Time Lord in the [[Time Lord Academy]], they received their symbiotic nuclei. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Interference - Book One]]'')
Bio-imprimaturs were responsible for protecting members of the [[Great House]]s from [[deep time|deeptime]] phenomena. [[Lord President|President]] [[Umbaste]] was launched into a [[fugue state]] for a year after he dropped these bio-imprimaturs and approached the [[caldera]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'')


==Behind the scenes==
During the [[Last Great Time War]] war, {{Armitage}} changed the imprimatur's signature on newly minted Battle TARDISes that allowed him to take control of any TARDIS with his will. He did this with [[Eris (Havoc)|Eris]]'s Stealth Battle TARDIS moving it to the Dalek Null Space ship to destroy it. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Homecoming (audio story)|Homecoming]]'')  
The only mention of the Rassilon Imprimatur on-screen was in ''[[The Two Doctors]].''  Due to the nature of the scene it is unclear whether the Doctor is honestly describing an actual technical requirement of the Kartz-Reimer module, or lying to ensure Stike forcing him to "prime" the module (and granting him the opportunity to covertly sabotage it.)


Spinoff mentions of the Rassilon Imprimatur have generally assumed the Doctor's statement to have been entirely true, and treated the concept thusly.
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The Rassilon Imprimatur, (PROSE: Interference - Book One) or Rassilon imprimature, (PROSE: How did this creep get in here, Professor?) was a bio-imprimatur engineered by Rassilon into Time Lord biodata. It was responsible for mapping Time Lords onto the vortex as pure mathematics. (PROSE: Interference - Book One) According to a nightmare the Fifth Doctor had, it was impossible to travel in a TARDIS without the Imprimatur. (PROSE: Divided Loyalties)

With the Imprimatur, Time Lords could put themselves into different time states just by thinking about the right equations; at the Academy, trainee Time Lords used it to transmigrate objects, though the Cardinals said that abusing the Imprimatur in that way "played merry hell" with one's biodata. The Eighth Doctor used it to escape from prison. (PROSE: Interference - Book One)

The Sixth Doctor claimed that the Rassilon Imprimatur was a symbiotic print in Time Lord physiology. Timeships like TARDISes and the Kartz-Reimer module needed to absorb the Rassilon Imprimatur through their briode nebuliser in order to prime them to allow anyone to use it. However, the Doctor lied about at least part of this description to trick the Sontaran Stike, who was listening nearby. (TV: The Two Doctors) The Seventh Doctor later told Ace that the Rassilon imprimatur bonded him to his TARDIS forever, but it did not enable true telepathic communication between him and the ship; nor did it prevent another Time Lord from flying the TARDIS if the Identity Recognition Module failed. (PROSE: How did this creep get in here, Professor?)

Bio-imprimaturs were responsible for protecting members of the Great Houses from deeptime phenomena. President Umbaste was launched into a fugue state for a year after he dropped these bio-imprimaturs and approached the caldera. (PROSE: The Book of the War)

During the Last Great Time War war, Rassilon changed the imprimatur's signature on newly minted Battle TARDISes that allowed him to take control of any TARDIS with his will. He did this with Eris's Stealth Battle TARDIS moving it to the Dalek Null Space ship to destroy it. (AUDIO: Homecoming)

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