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'''Time sensitivity''' or '''time awareness''', also known as '''witch-blood''' among the [[lesser species]], was an ability possessed by individuals or species that allowed them to naturally perceive and influence the ebb and flow of [[time]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') With training, the ability could be tuned to build complicated temporal maps, tracing the histories of multiple people to triangulate intersections. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Warring States (novel)|Warring States]]'') When partnered with a [[time channeler]], a time sensitive could travel along timelines. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Winning Side (novel)|The Winning Side]]'', ''[[Peculiar Lives (novel)|Peculiar Lives]]'', et al)
'''Time sensitivity''' or '''time awareness''', also known as '''witch-blood''' among the [[lesser species]], was an ability possessed by individuals or species that allowed them to naturally perceive and influence the ebb and flow of [[time]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') With training, the ability could be tuned to build complicated temporal maps, tracing the histories of multiple people to triangulate intersections. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Warring States (novel)|Warring States]]'') When partnered with a [[time channeler]], a time sensitive could travel along timelines. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Winning Side (novel)|The Winning Side]]'', ''[[Peculiar Lives (novel)|Peculiar Lives]]'', et al)


Time sensitivity should have only appeared in members of the [[Great Houses]]. However, time-active [[biodata]] appeared in many other species, inspiring theories that the [[hybrid]] biodata was introduced by a single ancestor or descendant. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'')
[[Time Lord]]s were naturally time sensitive; ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Prisoners of Fate (audio story)|Prisoners of Fate]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') in fact, they should have been the only time sensitives in existence. However, time-active [[biodata]] appeared in many other species, inspiring theories that the [[hybrid]] biodata was introduced by a single ancestor or descendant. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') Time Lords could detect time sensitivity in others easily. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[1963: Fanfare for the Common Men (audio story)|1963: Fanfare for the Common Men]]'')


Among time-sensitive species are [[Tharil]]s, [[Jagaroth]], [[Xeraphin]], and [[Time Lord]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Prisoners of Fate (audio story)|Prisoners of Fate]]'') The [[Tharil]]s time-sensitive species were highly prized by [[human]]s for their ability to navigate [[timeline]]s. [[Dwarf star alloy]] was the only substance that could hold time sensitives like Tharils ([[TV]]: ''[[Warriors' Gate]]'') Zero balance dwarf star alloy was the densest material in the universe, stopping anything from getting through ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'') [[Time Lord]]s could detect time sensitivity in others easily. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[1963: Fanfare for the Common Men]]'') [[The Unnoticed]] used time sensitives to alert them of the presence of time travellers or planets with time travel capability. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the Still (novel)|The Book of the Still]]'') [[Eve (The Mad Woman in the Attic)|Eve]] belonged to a time-sensitive species that was deemed a threat during the [[Last Great Time War]] and [[Dalek|exterminated]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mad Woman in the Attic]]'')
According to [[Rassilon]], the [[Eleventh Doctor]] was a "Level 7 Evolved Time Sensitive" just like himself, and wondered how he was missed in the last census. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Lost Dimension (comic story)|The Lost Dimension]]'')


According to [[Rassilon]], the [[Eleventh Doctor]] was a "Level 7 Evolved Time Sensitive" just like himself, and wondered how he was missed in the last census. ([[COMIC]]: [[The Lost Dimension (comic story)|''The Lost Dimension'']])
== In humanity ==
[[File:Honoré Lechasseur.jpg|thumb|right|[[Honoré Lechasseur]], a notable [[human]] time sensitive. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cabinet of Light (novel)|The Cabinet of Light]]'')]]
Time sensitives could also manifest amongst human populations. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cabinet of Light (novel)|The Cabinet of Light]]'', ''[[Walking to Babylon (novel)|Walking to Babylon]]'', ''[[Camera Obscura (novel)|Camera Obscura]]'', ''[[The Parliament of Rats (short story)|The Parliament of Rats]]''; [[TV]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'' / ''[[The Family of Blood (TV story)|The Family of Blood]]'') The [[Seventh Doctor]] worried that he had affected his [[companion]]s more deeply than he would like to admit, saying that [[Timothy Dean]] introduced unthinkable quantitites of Time Lord [[DNA]] to the [[human]] species and that [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]]'s children would have a bit of [[Time Lord]] [[gene]]tics. Other companions he worried about in this way were [[Chris Cwej|Chris]], [[Ancelyn]], and [[Jo Grant|Jo]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'')


[[File:Honoré Lechasseur.jpg|thumb|right|[[Honoré Lechasseur]], a notable [[human]] time sensitive. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cabinet of Light (novel)|The Cabinet of Light]]'')]]
Despite time sensitive individuals' ability to naturally communicate with the [[loa]], [[Faction Paradox]] was cautious about initiating members with witch-blood, since it was far harder to sculpt their biodata to the Faction's requirements. However, Cousins [[Octavia Sutherland|Octavia]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') and [[Justine McManus|Justine]] both possessed witchblood. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Eleven Day Empire (audio story)|The Eleven Day Empire]]'') In ''[[Mujun: The Ghost Kingdom]]'', [[Awaremi]] recognised a similarity between her bloodline and [[Kodomo Kami]]'s witch-blood. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'')
Time sensitives could also manifest amongst human populations. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cabinet of Light (novel)|The Cabinet of Light]]'', ''[[Walking to Babylon (novel)|Walking to Babylon]]'', ''[[Camera Obscura (novel)|Camera Obscura]]'', ''[[The Parliament of Rats (short story)|The Parliament of Rats]]''; [[TV]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'' / ''[[The Family of Blood (TV story)|The Family of Blood]]'')
 
While most [[TARDIS|timeship]]s were wary of having the "wild" biodata of non-[[Homeworlder]] time sensitives inside of them, [[Compassion]] actually used an elaborate time-loop to repeatedly harvest from Cousin [[Octavia Sutherland|Octavia]] and [[Liu Hui Ying]], both of whom had witchblood. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Warring States (novel)|Warring States]]'')


Aside from certain select organisations, [[human]]s did not even partially grasp the significance of the various temporal factions for much of their history. By approximately the [[51st century]], humans had some awareness of [[Time Lord]]s, though representatives of that species, such as [[Sabalom Glitz]] tended to think of them as almost magical, at the same time not seeming to take them entirely seriously. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mysterious Planet]]'') The 51st century [[Time Agency]] has some knowledge of Time Lords and the [[Time War]], with Time Agent [[Jack Harkness]] regarding it as "just a legend". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]'')
== Other species ==
Other time-sensitive species included [[Tharil]]s, [[Jagaroth]], and [[Xeraphin]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Prisoners of Fate (audio story)|Prisoners of Fate]]'')


By contrast, [[5000000000|five billion years later]], [[Jabe]], a member of another, [[Earth]]-derived species, the [[Forest of Cheem]], seemed cognisant of the Time War and the loss created by it, in apparent contrast to the humans of that era. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'') In the [[Humanian Era]], [[Lassar]] of the [[Krillitane]] had knowledge of the Time Lords and their extinction ([[TV]]: ''[[School Reunion]]''), as did the [[Sontaran]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]'') and [[Rosanna Calvierri]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Vampires of Venice]]'')
The [[Tharil]]s were highly prized by [[human]]s for their ability to navigate [[timeline]]s. [[Dwarf star alloy]] was the only substance that could hold time sensitives like Tharils. ([[TV]]: ''[[Warriors' Gate]]'')


Most [[TARDIS|timeship]]s were wary of having the "wild" biodata of non-[[Gallifreyan|Homeworlder]] time sensitives inside of them, but [[Compassion]] actually fed on it. For a time, she used an elaborate time-loop to repeatedly harvest from Cousin [[Octavia Sutherland|Octavia]] and [[Liu Hui Ying]], both of whom had witchblood. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Warring States (novel)|Warring States]]'')
[[The Unnoticed]] used time sensitives to alert them of the presence of time travellers or planets with time travel capability. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the Still (novel)|The Book of the Still]]'')


Despite time sensitive individuals' ability to naturally communicate with the [[loa]], [[Faction Paradox]] was cautious about initiating members with witch-blood,  since it was far harder to sculpt their biodata to the Faction's requirements. However, Cousins [[Octavia Sutherland|Octavia]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') and [[Justine McManus|Justine]] both possessed witchblood. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Eleven Day Empire (audio story)|The Eleven Day Empire]]'') In ''[[Mujun: The Ghost Kingdom]]'', [[Awaremi]] recognised a similarity between her bloodline and [[Kodomo Kami]]'s witch-blood. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'')
[[Eve (The Mad Woman in the Attic)|Eve]] belonged to a time-sensitive species that was deemed a threat during the [[Last Great Time War]] and [[Dalek|exterminated]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mad Woman in the Attic]]'')
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Revision as of 17:26, 28 March 2018

Time sensitivity or time awareness, also known as witch-blood among the lesser species, was an ability possessed by individuals or species that allowed them to naturally perceive and influence the ebb and flow of time. (PROSE: The Book of the War) With training, the ability could be tuned to build complicated temporal maps, tracing the histories of multiple people to triangulate intersections. (PROSE: Warring States) When partnered with a time channeler, a time sensitive could travel along timelines. (PROSE: The Winning Side, Peculiar Lives, et al)

Time Lords were naturally time sensitive; (AUDIO: Prisoners of Fate, PROSE: The Book of the War) in fact, they should have been the only time sensitives in existence. However, time-active biodata appeared in many other species, inspiring theories that the hybrid biodata was introduced by a single ancestor or descendant. (PROSE: The Book of the War) Time Lords could detect time sensitivity in others easily. (AUDIO: 1963: Fanfare for the Common Men)

According to Rassilon, the Eleventh Doctor was a "Level 7 Evolved Time Sensitive" just like himself, and wondered how he was missed in the last census. (COMIC: The Lost Dimension)

In humanity

Honoré Lechasseur, a notable human time sensitive. (PROSE: The Cabinet of Light)

Time sensitives could also manifest amongst human populations. (PROSE: The Cabinet of Light, Walking to Babylon, Camera Obscura, The Parliament of Rats; TV: Human Nature / The Family of Blood) The Seventh Doctor worried that he had affected his companions more deeply than he would like to admit, saying that Timothy Dean introduced unthinkable quantitites of Time Lord DNA to the human species and that Bernice's children would have a bit of Time Lord genetics. Other companions he worried about in this way were Chris, Ancelyn, and Jo. (PROSE: Christmas on a Rational Planet)

Despite time sensitive individuals' ability to naturally communicate with the loa, Faction Paradox was cautious about initiating members with witch-blood, since it was far harder to sculpt their biodata to the Faction's requirements. However, Cousins Octavia (PROSE: The Book of the War) and Justine both possessed witchblood. (AUDIO: The Eleven Day Empire) In Mujun: The Ghost Kingdom, Awaremi recognised a similarity between her bloodline and Kodomo Kami's witch-blood. (PROSE: The Book of the War)

While most timeships were wary of having the "wild" biodata of non-Homeworlder time sensitives inside of them, Compassion actually used an elaborate time-loop to repeatedly harvest from Cousin Octavia and Liu Hui Ying, both of whom had witchblood. (PROSE: Warring States)

Other species

Other time-sensitive species included Tharils, Jagaroth, and Xeraphin. (AUDIO: Prisoners of Fate)

The Tharils were highly prized by humans for their ability to navigate timelines. Dwarf star alloy was the only substance that could hold time sensitives like Tharils. (TV: Warriors' Gate)

The Unnoticed used time sensitives to alert them of the presence of time travellers or planets with time travel capability. (PROSE: The Book of the Still)

Eve belonged to a time-sensitive species that was deemed a threat during the Last Great Time War and exterminated. (TV: The Mad Woman in the Attic)

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