The Korads were the inhabitants of Mechanistria. They were controlled by the machines there.
Biology[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Korads looked identical to humans. (PROSE: Peril in Mechanistria [+]Loading...["Peril in Mechanistria (short story)"])
Culture[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Korads were led by the Mechanistrians, who were in turn controlled by the machines. Korads generally wore little clothing, only a kilt or shirt and a belt to hold their tools. They were organised into Havens, with Haven One being controlled by the Mechanistrians.
The Prime Law One stated that any technology not made by the machines must be learnt from, then destroyed. (PROSE: Peril in Mechanistria [+]Loading...["Peril in Mechanistria (short story)"])
Technology[[edit] | [edit source]]
The machines of Mechanistria provided for the Korads, creating tools, producing food and synthesising water. They used soarers to travel from place to place. Besides this, the Korads had little advanced technology. (PROSE: Peril in Mechanistria [+]Loading...["Peril in Mechanistria (short story)"])
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Korad were the original race on the world of Korad. As machines became more advanced, a group broke off from the Korads and became the Mechanistrians. These Mechanistrians joined their brains to the machines, becoming immortal. The Korads were kept only as mechanics and in menial tasks on the renamed world of Mechanistria. Though revolts were attempted, they all failed, and the Korads were used as slaves for almost ten million years.
When the First Doctor came to Mechanstria, he was saved from a Grukker by the Korads and taken to one of their underground havens. When he told them of his TARDIS, Drako planned to use it to go back in time and destroy the machines before they took over. He saved the Doctor and then travelled back in time, hoping to save his planet. (PROSE: Peril in Mechanistria [+]Loading...["Peril in Mechanistria (short story)"])
The Korad were among the aliens stuck on Denossus when it was transported to the Time Vortex by the Vortexians. They remained trapped for over twenty years until the Vortexians were expelled by the Second Doctor. (COMIC: Land of the Blind [+]Loading...["Land of the Blind (comic story)"])
Two Korads and a Mechanistrian went to the Frenko Bazaar, (COMIC: Bazaar Adventures [+]Loading...["Bazaar Adventures (comic story)"]) and one Korad was present at the Dalek Dome on Earth in 2323. (COMIC: Liberation of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Liberation of the Daleks (comic story)"])