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|natives=[[Human]] (colonists)<br>[[Taran wood beast]] | |natives=[[Human]] (colonists)<br>[[Taran wood beast]] | ||
|appearances = [[DW]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara]]''<br>[[VD]]: ''[[The Trials of Tara]]'' | |appearances = [[DW]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara]]''<br>[[VD]]: ''[[The Trials of Tara]]'' | ||
|mentions= | |mentions= [[NA]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'', ''[[So Vile a Sin]]'' | ||
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'''Tara''' was a planet resembling [[19th century]] [[Earth]], with lush green fields, attractive landscapes and Medieval type forests. | '''Tara''' was a planet resembling [[19th century]] [[Earth]], with lush green fields, attractive landscapes and Medieval type forests. | ||
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The Taran nobility took pride in their scientific and mechanical ignorance, leaving such matters to the 'peasants'. Their primary ranged weapon was a [[crossbow]] that fired electric bolts, this was considered a peasants weapon. | The Taran nobility took pride in their scientific and mechanical ignorance, leaving such matters to the 'peasants'. Their primary ranged weapon was a [[crossbow]] that fired electric bolts, this was considered a peasants weapon. | ||
The Tarans were known as master [[android]]-makers, although the work was only carried out by the lesser orders. | The Tarans were known as master [[android]]-makers, although the work was only carried out by the lesser orders. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara]]'') | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The [[Museum of the Last Ones]] had specimens of [[extinction|extinct]] species from Tara. ([[NSA]]: ''[[The Last Dodo]]'') | |||
During this time of strife, the peasants were largely abandoned by the ruling class | Centuries before the arrival of the [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana I|Romana]], a plague wiped out 90% of the Tara's population. During this time of strife, the peasants were largely abandoned by the ruling class and manufactured large numbers of androids to cope with the labour shortage. | ||
([[DW]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara]]'') | |||
By the [[30th century]], the ideas of nobility was under threat from the [[Liberal Reconstructionist]]s. ([[NA]]: ''[[So Vile a Sin]]'') | |||
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[[Category:Mutter's Spiral planets]] | [[Category:Mutter's Spiral planets]] | ||
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[[Category:Planets visited by the Fourth Doctor]] | [[Category:Planets visited by the Fourth Doctor]] | ||
[[Category:Planets visited by the Seventh Doctor]] | [[Category:Planets visited by the Seventh Doctor]] | ||
Revision as of 01:53, 23 October 2011
Tara was a planet resembling 19th century Earth, with lush green fields, attractive landscapes and Medieval type forests.
Culture and technology
Tara was a planet colonised by humans who chose to pattern their lifestyles on late medieval customs, with a rigid monarchical hierarchy.
The Taran nobility took pride in their scientific and mechanical ignorance, leaving such matters to the 'peasants'. Their primary ranged weapon was a crossbow that fired electric bolts, this was considered a peasants weapon.
The Tarans were known as master android-makers, although the work was only carried out by the lesser orders. (DW: The Androids of Tara)
History
The Museum of the Last Ones had specimens of extinct species from Tara. (NSA: The Last Dodo)
Centuries before the arrival of the Fourth Doctor and Romana, a plague wiped out 90% of the Tara's population. During this time of strife, the peasants were largely abandoned by the ruling class and manufactured large numbers of androids to cope with the labour shortage.
By the 30th century, the ideas of nobility was under threat from the Liberal Reconstructionists. (NA: So Vile a Sin)
