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{{Quote|It's a gap in the fabric of reality through which could be seen the whole of the vortex. We stand there, eight years old, staring at the raw power of Time and Space, just a child. Some would be inspired. Some would run away. And some would go mad.|The [[Tenth Doctor]]|The Sound of Drums}}
 
The '''Untempered Schism''' was an opening into the space/time continuum, "a gap in the fabric of reality from which can be seen the whole of the [[Time Vortex|Vortex]]" ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]''). The Schism appeared to consist of an opening into the vortex, contained by a circular ring. Before the Schism lay a plaque bearing the [[Seal of Rassilon]].
The '''Untempered Schism''' was an opening into the space/time continuum, ''"a gap in the fabric of reality from which can be seen the whole of the [[Time Vortex|Vortex]]"''. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'') The Schism appeared to consist of an opening into the vortex, contained by a circular ring. Before the Schism lay a plaque bearing the [[Seal of Rassilon]].


==Use in Time Lord Initiations==
==Use in Time Lord Initiations==
It was used by the [[Time Lord]]s in an initiation ceremony for young initiates into the [[Time Lord Academy]]. The Gallifreyan children subjected to its terrifying effects would react differently - "Some would be inspired, some would run away, and some would go mad." Both the Doctor and the Master agreed the experience was a painful one.([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time - Part 2]]'')
It was used by the [[Time Lord]]s in an initiation ceremony for young initiates into the [[Time Lord Academy]]. The Gallifreyan children subjected to its terrifying effects would react differently - "Some would be inspired, some would run away, and some would go mad." Both the Doctor and the Master agreed the experience was a painful one.([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time - Part 2]]'')
===Initiation of the Master===
===Initiation of the Master===
''"The Untempered Schism... that's where it began."'' - [[Rassilon]]
According to the Doctor, many thought that it was this ritual which first turned [[the Master]] insane . As a child, during his initiation, he gazed into the Vortex, and saw the raw power of time and space - ''"That's when the Master first saw eternity."'' ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'').
 
 
According to the Doctor, many thought that it was this ritual which first turned [[the Master]] insane . As a child, during his initiation, he gazed into the Vortex, and saw the raw power of time and space - "That's when the Master first saw eternity." ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'').


It was at this time when the Master first heard "The drumming... the never-ending drumming."([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time - Part 2]]'') that would plague him throughout the rest of his life, perhaps driving him mad. The drumming sound was in fact a signal sent back through time by the Time Lords, in the final hours of the time war, in an attempt to escape their destruction.
It was at this time when the Master first heard ''"The drumming... the never-ending drumming."'' ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time - Part 2]]'') that would plague him throughout the rest of his life, perhaps driving him mad. The drumming sound was in fact a signal sent back through time by the Time Lords, in the final hours of the time war, in an attempt to escape their destruction.


===Initiation of the Doctor===
===Initiation of the Doctor===

Revision as of 12:45, 17 April 2010

The Untempered Schism was an opening into the space/time continuum, "a gap in the fabric of reality from which can be seen the whole of the Vortex". (DW: The Sound of Drums) The Schism appeared to consist of an opening into the vortex, contained by a circular ring. Before the Schism lay a plaque bearing the Seal of Rassilon.

Use in Time Lord Initiations

It was used by the Time Lords in an initiation ceremony for young initiates into the Time Lord Academy. The Gallifreyan children subjected to its terrifying effects would react differently - "Some would be inspired, some would run away, and some would go mad." Both the Doctor and the Master agreed the experience was a painful one.(DW: The End of Time - Part 2)

Initiation of the Master

According to the Doctor, many thought that it was this ritual which first turned the Master insane . As a child, during his initiation, he gazed into the Vortex, and saw the raw power of time and space - "That's when the Master first saw eternity." (DW: The Sound of Drums).

It was at this time when the Master first heard "The drumming... the never-ending drumming." (DW: The End of Time - Part 2) that would plague him throughout the rest of his life, perhaps driving him mad. The drumming sound was in fact a signal sent back through time by the Time Lords, in the final hours of the time war, in an attempt to escape their destruction.

Initiation of the Doctor

The Doctor suggests that his eight-year-old self was one of the ones who ran away--indeed, that he never stopped running. (DW: The Sound of Drums)

Behind the Scenes

The "time tunnel" effect seen in the Untempered Schism, and reflected in the eyes of the young Master, is the same graphic used in the opening title sequence of the TV series since Series 1 in 2005. It was also used at the opening of The Sound of Drums to represent the transit through the space-time continuum with Jack Harkness's vortex manipulator.

See also