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:''For the role-playing gamebook by [[Ian Marsh]] and [[Peter Darvill-Evans]], see [[Time Lord (role playing book)]].'' | |||
: ''For the role-playing gamebook by [[Ian Marsh]] and [[Peter Darvill-Evans]], see [[Time Lord (role playing book)]].'' | |||
The '''Time Lords''' and '''Time Ladies''' (sometimes called "'''Lords of Time'''" or, rarely, "'''Chronarchs'''") were the oligarchic rulers of the planet [[Gallifrey]]. | The '''Time Lords''' and '''Time Ladies''' (sometimes called "'''Lords of Time'''" or, rarely, "'''Chronarchs'''") were the oligarchic rulers of the planet [[Gallifrey]]. | ||
[[Image:St--4p09.jpg|thumb|[[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Runcible]], both Time Lords. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'')]] | |||
==Government== | |||
[[Image:Arc infinity ep2.JPG|thumb|Members of the [[High Council]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'')]] | |||
The Time Lords were led by the [[High Council]]. The Council consisted of the [[Lord President|Lord or Lady President]], the [[Lord Chancellor |Lord or Lady Chancellor]], the [[Castellan]] and [[Lord Cardinal]]s. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'') | |||
The [[Inner Council]] consisted of the three most powerful members of the High Council. The Lord President was the most powerful member of the Council and had near absolute authority, and used a link to [[the Matrix]], a vast [[computer]] network containing the knowledge and experiences of all past generations of Time Lords, to set Time Lord policy and remain alert to potential threats from lesser civilizations. (''Source?'') The [[Lord Chancellor|Lord or Lady Chancellor]] was next in power, and handled many of the government functions. The [[Castellan]] controlled the [[Chancellery Guard]] and therefore the safety of Gallifrey. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'') | |||
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The | The rest of the High Council was made up of the [[Lord Cardinal]]s, which represented the various [[:Category:Gallifreyan Chapters|Gallifreyan Chapters]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'') | ||
== | [[Image:Arc infinity ep1.JPG|thumb|left|[[Maxil]], a member of the [[Chancellery Guard]], investigating a crime. ([[DW]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'')]] | ||
:'' | ===Crime and Punishment=== | ||
The protection of the Time Lords was carried out by the [[Chancellery Guard]]. They protected the [[Capitol]], investigated crimes and captured criminals. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'') More secretive or questionable matters were handled by the [[Celestial Intervention Agency]], which was created to be a covert arm of the [[High Council]] to safeguard the Time Lords' interests. ([[DW]]: ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'') Much of what they did went against the [[Non-interference policy]], leading them to use agents (like [[the Doctor]]) to protect their secrets. | |||
Time | The punishments used for crimes varied in severity. | ||
*For his breaking of the [[Non-interference policy]], [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]] was forced in [[regeneration]] and was exiled to [[Earth]] with a non-functioning [[TARDIS]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The War Games]]'') | |||
*For the genocide of the [[Vervoid]]s, [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] would lose all of his remaining [[regeneration]]s. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]'') | |||
*For the various crimes [[the Master]] committed, his punishment would have been the reversal of his time stream, such that he had never existed. ([[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons]]'') | |||
The Time Lords also used imprisonment for criminals, such as the ones in [[Shada (planet)|Shada]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'') or the [[Dalek]]s in the [[Genesis Ark]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Doomsday]]''). | |||
==Education== | |||
One of the major institutions of the Time Lords was the [[Time Lord Academy]]. It was split up into [[:Category:Gallifreyan Chapters|Chapters]], each of which being identified by their distinctive colours. The subjects at the academy ranged from the study of '''Cosmic Science''' ([[DWN]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons]]'') to '''Vintage Vehicles''' to '''[[Gallifreyan]] [[flutterwing]]s''' ([[DW]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]''). | |||
Time Lords | Children began instruction at the Time Lord Academy at the age of 8 in a special ceremony. The Gallifreyans would be forced to look into the [[Untempered Schism]], which showed the entirety of the [[Time Vortex]] and the power that the Time Lords had. The Gallifreyans subjected to its terrifying effects would react differently - "Some would be inspired, some would run away, and some would go mad." ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'') | ||
== | ==Culture== | ||
:'' | Time Lords appreciated music, as indicated by such artefacts as the [[Harp of Rassilon]] and the use of nursery rhymes to entertain children. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Five Doctors]]'') They also appreciated art, although painting on Gallifrey was done by [[computer]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[City of Death]]'') | ||
Like most other sentient species, Gallifreyans enjoyed games. [[Time Lord Academy|Academy]] students sometimes played a (dangerous) game called "Eighth Man Bound". The multidimensional game of Perigosto, played with a ball and a specialized Perigosto stick, was also a favourite, as was a complicated board game called Sepulchasm. (''Source?'') | |||
During a darker, more barbarous time in the planet's past, Gallifreyans enjoyed watching time-displaced individuals fight to the death in a dedicated area called the [[Death Zone]], but that practice had been entirely abandoned by [[the Doctor]]'s day. ([[DW]]:''[[The Five Doctors]]'') | |||
=== | ==Science and Technology== | ||
The | The Time Lords had a wide variety of advanced technology. | ||
[[Image:St--6k01.jpg|thumb|The console of a [[Type 40]] [[TARDIS]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Five Doctors]]'')]] | |||
===Transport=== | |||
The most characteristic technology used by the Time Lords was their [[time travel]] technology of the [[TARDIS]]es. The TARDIS was derived from the early Gallifreyan technology of the [[Time Scaphe]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'') The TARDISes were one of the few types of technology that was updated, from the obsolete [[Type 40]] (from Mark I to Mark IV) ([[DW]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation]]''), the more advanced [[Type 57]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Warriors of the Deep]]'') and the [[humanoid]] [[Type 102]] ([[EDA]]: ''[[Alien Bodies]]''). As well, [[Battle TARDIS]]es and [[War TARDIS]]es also existed. ([[EDA]]: ''[[The Taking of Planet 5]]'', [[BFA]]: ''[[Neverland]]'') | |||
:'' | Apart from the TARDISes, the Time Lords had little interest in creating other forms of transport. As such, they relied on them instead of other methods of travel. ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: Starships and Spacestations]]'') | ||
== | ===Stellar Manipulation=== | ||
[[Image:Hand of Omega.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Hand of Omega]], a [[stellar manipulator]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')]] | |||
The Time Lords had the capability to control and use the power of [[star]]s. [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] went so far as to claim that the Time Lords invented [[black hole]]s. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Satan Pit]]'') | |||
Time | Using the [[Hand of Omega]], the Time Lords could speed up the development of [[star]]s. ([[DW]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') One such star had been turned into a [[black hole]] and was kept under the [[Panopticon]] as the [[Eye of Harmony]] to power the civilization of the Time Lords. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'') | ||
=== | ===Weaponry and Defences=== | ||
Time Lords | The Time Lords had little in the way of defences and their offensive technology was lagging behind many other civilization. This may be due in part to the [[transduction barrier]], which covered the [[planet]] and which was almost completely impenetrable by outside forces or their general policy of [[non-interference policy|non-interference]]. As such, when they were invaded by the [[Sontaran]]s, they were unable to defend themselves with their regular [[staser]]s and [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] needed to use an ancient Time Lord weapon called the [[De-mat Gun]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'') | ||
:''This lack of military knowledge may have been a factor in their destruction during the [[Last Great Time War]].'' | |||
[[Image:GenesisArk.jpg|thumb|The [[Genesis Ark]], a Time Lord prison. ([[DW]]: ''[[Doomsday]]'')]] | |||
=== | ===Miscellaneous Technology=== | ||
Some other Time Lord technology includes [[the Matrix]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]''), [[Validium]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis]]''), the [[Genesis Ark]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Doomsday]]'') and the [[Chameleon Arch]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]''). | |||
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=== | ==History== | ||
:''See [[Gallifreyan history]].'' | |||
The Gallifreyans possessed one of the oldest and most powerful civilizations in the [[Universe]]. As the Time Lords, they would hold absolute power for some ten million years. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Ultimate Foe]]'') | |||
== | ==See also== | ||
*[[List of Individual Time Lords]] | *[[List of Individual Time Lords]] | ||
*[[Gallifreyan]]s | |||
== External links== | == External links== | ||
*[http://meshyfish.com/~roo/index.html "Rassilon, Omega and The Other guy"] | *[http://meshyfish.com/~roo/index.html "Rassilon, Omega and The Other guy"] | ||
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[[Category:Time Lords| ]] | |||
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- For the role-playing gamebook by Ian Marsh and Peter Darvill-Evans, see Time Lord (role playing book).
The Time Lords and Time Ladies (sometimes called "Lords of Time" or, rarely, "Chronarchs") were the oligarchic rulers of the planet Gallifrey.
Government
The Time Lords were led by the High Council. The Council consisted of the Lord or Lady President, the Lord or Lady Chancellor, the Castellan and Lord Cardinals. (DW: The Deadly Assassin)
The Inner Council consisted of the three most powerful members of the High Council. The Lord President was the most powerful member of the Council and had near absolute authority, and used a link to the Matrix, a vast computer network containing the knowledge and experiences of all past generations of Time Lords, to set Time Lord policy and remain alert to potential threats from lesser civilizations. (Source?) The Lord or Lady Chancellor was next in power, and handled many of the government functions. The Castellan controlled the Chancellery Guard and therefore the safety of Gallifrey. (DW: The Deadly Assassin)
The rest of the High Council was made up of the Lord Cardinals, which represented the various Gallifreyan Chapters. (DW: The Deadly Assassin)
Crime and Punishment
The protection of the Time Lords was carried out by the Chancellery Guard. They protected the Capitol, investigated crimes and captured criminals. (DW: The Deadly Assassin) More secretive or questionable matters were handled by the Celestial Intervention Agency, which was created to be a covert arm of the High Council to safeguard the Time Lords' interests. (DW: Shada) Much of what they did went against the Non-interference policy, leading them to use agents (like the Doctor) to protect their secrets.
The punishments used for crimes varied in severity.
- For his breaking of the Non-interference policy, the Doctor was forced in regeneration and was exiled to Earth with a non-functioning TARDIS. (DW: The War Games)
- For the genocide of the Vervoids, the Doctor would lose all of his remaining regenerations. (DW: The Trial of a Time Lord)
- For the various crimes the Master committed, his punishment would have been the reversal of his time stream, such that he had never existed. (DWN: Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons)
The Time Lords also used imprisonment for criminals, such as the ones in Shada (DW: Shada) or the Daleks in the Genesis Ark (DW: Doomsday).
Education
One of the major institutions of the Time Lords was the Time Lord Academy. It was split up into Chapters, each of which being identified by their distinctive colours. The subjects at the academy ranged from the study of Cosmic Science (DWN: Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons) to Vintage Vehicles to Gallifreyan flutterwings (DW: The Pirate Planet).
Children began instruction at the Time Lord Academy at the age of 8 in a special ceremony. The Gallifreyans would be forced to look into the Untempered Schism, which showed the entirety of the Time Vortex and the power that the Time Lords had. The Gallifreyans subjected to its terrifying effects would react differently - "Some would be inspired, some would run away, and some would go mad." (DW: The Sound of Drums)
Culture
Time Lords appreciated music, as indicated by such artefacts as the Harp of Rassilon and the use of nursery rhymes to entertain children. (DW: The Five Doctors) They also appreciated art, although painting on Gallifrey was done by computer. (DW: City of Death)
Like most other sentient species, Gallifreyans enjoyed games. Academy students sometimes played a (dangerous) game called "Eighth Man Bound". The multidimensional game of Perigosto, played with a ball and a specialized Perigosto stick, was also a favourite, as was a complicated board game called Sepulchasm. (Source?)
During a darker, more barbarous time in the planet's past, Gallifreyans enjoyed watching time-displaced individuals fight to the death in a dedicated area called the Death Zone, but that practice had been entirely abandoned by the Doctor's day. (DW:The Five Doctors)
Science and Technology
The Time Lords had a wide variety of advanced technology.
Transport
The most characteristic technology used by the Time Lords was their time travel technology of the TARDISes. The TARDIS was derived from the early Gallifreyan technology of the Time Scaphe. (NA: Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible) The TARDISes were one of the few types of technology that was updated, from the obsolete Type 40 (from Mark I to Mark IV) (DW: The Ribos Operation), the more advanced Type 57 (DW: Warriors of the Deep) and the humanoid Type 102 (EDA: Alien Bodies). As well, Battle TARDISes and War TARDISes also existed. (EDA: The Taking of Planet 5, BFA: Neverland)
Apart from the TARDISes, the Time Lords had little interest in creating other forms of transport. As such, they relied on them instead of other methods of travel. (REF: Doctor Who: Starships and Spacestations)
Stellar Manipulation
The Time Lords had the capability to control and use the power of stars. The Doctor went so far as to claim that the Time Lords invented black holes. (DW: The Satan Pit)
Using the Hand of Omega, the Time Lords could speed up the development of stars. (DW: Remembrance of the Daleks) One such star had been turned into a black hole and was kept under the Panopticon as the Eye of Harmony to power the civilization of the Time Lords. (DW: The Deadly Assassin)
Weaponry and Defences
The Time Lords had little in the way of defences and their offensive technology was lagging behind many other civilization. This may be due in part to the transduction barrier, which covered the planet and which was almost completely impenetrable by outside forces or their general policy of non-interference. As such, when they were invaded by the Sontarans, they were unable to defend themselves with their regular stasers and the Doctor needed to use an ancient Time Lord weapon called the De-mat Gun. (DW: The Invasion of Time)
- This lack of military knowledge may have been a factor in their destruction during the Last Great Time War.
Miscellaneous Technology
Some other Time Lord technology includes the Matrix (DW: The Deadly Assassin), Validium (DW: Silver Nemesis), the Genesis Ark (DW: Doomsday) and the Chameleon Arch (DW: Human Nature).
History
- See Gallifreyan history.
The Gallifreyans possessed one of the oldest and most powerful civilizations in the Universe. As the Time Lords, they would hold absolute power for some ten million years. (DW: The Ultimate Foe)
