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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 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 [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]]'s [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] off course and allowed [[Marcus Scarman]] to travel to [[1980]] in order to destroy [[Sutekh]]'s prison thus freeing his master. ([[DW]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'')
One such lodestone threw [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]]'s [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] off course. ([[DW]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'')
 
Lodestones differed from most forms of time travel in that there was a 1:1 ratio between the distance in time traveled 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. ([[MA]]: ''[[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 traveled 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. ([[MA]]: ''[[The Sands of Time]]'')
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Revision as of 03:32, 28 June 2010

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 Doctor's TARDIS off course. (DW: Pyramids of Mars)

Lodestones differed from most forms of time travel in that there was a 1:1 ratio between the distance in time traveled 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. (MA: The Sands of Time)