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The '''Lodestones''' were a type of time travel technology used by the [[Osirian]] civilisation.
The '''Lodestones''' were a type of [[time travel]] technology used by the [[Osirian]] civilisation.


They took the form of an Egyptian sarcophagus and were entrances into a time space tunnel. When activated, the coffin shaped device loses its stone form and becomes a visible doorway with energy spiralling in its form.
They took the form of an [[Egypt]]ian [[sarcophagus]] and were entrances into a time space tunnel. When activated, the coffin shaped device loses its stone form and becomes a visible doorway with energy spiralling in its form.


One such lodestone threw the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] off course. ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'')
One such lodestone threw the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] off course. ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'')


Lodestones differed from most forms of time travel in that there was a 1:1 ratio between the distance in time travelled and the time experienced for the traveler; for example, a person on a journey 70 years back in time through a lodestone would age 70 years. As the Osirans lived thousands of years, this was not a concern to them. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sands of Time]]'')
Lodestones differed from most forms of time travel in that there was a 1:1 ratio between the distance in time travelled and the time experienced for the traveler; for example, a person on a journey 70 years back in time through a lodestone would age 70 years. As the Osirans lived thousands of years, this was not a concern to them. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sands of Time]]'')
 
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Revision as of 19:45, 22 October 2012

The Lodestones were a type of time travel technology used by the Osirian civilisation.

They took the form of an Egyptian sarcophagus and were entrances into a time space tunnel. When activated, the coffin shaped device loses its stone form and becomes a visible doorway with energy spiralling in its form.

One such lodestone threw the Fourth Doctor's TARDIS off course. (TV: Pyramids of Mars)

Lodestones differed from most forms of time travel in that there was a 1:1 ratio between the distance in time travelled and the time experienced for the traveler; for example, a person on a journey 70 years back in time through a lodestone would age 70 years. As the Osirans lived thousands of years, this was not a concern to them. (PROSE: The Sands of Time)