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The '''Time Shades''' were [[Time Lord legend|legendary]] beings on [[Gallifrey]], with reports of their existence going back as far as [[Great Days of Rassilon|days of Rassilon]], specifically the period of the [[Great Wars]] and [[Dark Times]]. | The '''Time Shades''' were [[Time Lord legend|legendary]] beings on [[Gallifrey]], with reports of their existence going back as far as [[Great Days of Rassilon|days of Rassilon]], specifically the period of the [[Great Wars]] and [[Dark Times]]. | ||
Their [[shapeshifting|remarkably fluid]] [[form]]s seemed to escape all [[light]] and [[shadow]], even swallowing those up, with at least [[Shade of Portent|one member of the pantheon]] wearing gold on their shadow body and having a black globe for a head, ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Damned If You Do (audio story)}}) having the same appearance as [[Shayde]] | Each Shade was intimately connected with one particular aspect of [[Time]], such as [[eternity]] or [[dream]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Damned If You Do (audio story)}}) | ||
Their [[shapeshifting|remarkably fluid]] [[form]]s seemed to escape all [[light]] and [[shadow]], even swallowing those up, with at least [[Shade of Portent|one member of the pantheon]] wearing gold on their shadow body and having a black globe for a head, ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Damned If You Do (audio story)}}) having the same appearance as [[Shayde]], ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Tides of Time (comic story)}}) as well as the [[babel]]s. ([[PROSE[]: {{cs|Babels Sleep (novel)}}) | |||
In making changes, they could only choose the [[effect]], not the [[cause]], instead relying upon [[ephemeral]]s to make largely [[predestination|predetermined]] choices, guided by the will of the Shades. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Damned If You Don't (audio story)}}) | In making changes, they could only choose the [[effect]], not the [[cause]], instead relying upon [[ephemeral]]s to make largely [[predestination|predetermined]] choices, guided by the will of the Shades. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Damned If You Don't (audio story)}}) | ||
== Members == | == Members == | ||
There was a "[[pantheon ( | There was a "[[pantheon (mythology)|pantheon]]" of Time Shades, including the [[Shade of Eternity]], the [[Shade of War]], the [[Shade of Dreams]], the [[Shade of Protection]], and the [[Shade of Portent]]. | ||
The Shade of Portent was able to see the [[future]], and knew that [[Narvin]], a [[Time Lord]] of relatively [[House Witforge|low rank]], would become pivotal to the [[timeline]]. They abducted 5 students from [[Time Lord Academy|the Academy]], [[pocket of frozen time|freezing them in time]], in order to draw him in. Clad all in [[gold]], this Shade appeared to have a [[glass]] [[head]], which, oddly, reminded Narvin of a [[black hole]]. They were able to give him [[kaleidoscope|kaleidoscopic]] [[vision]]s of the [[personal timeline|timeline]] which would soon form around him. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Damned If You | The Shade of Portent was able to see the [[future]], and knew that [[Narvin]], a [[Time Lord]] of relatively [[House Witforge|low rank]], would become pivotal to the [[timeline]]. They abducted 5 students from [[Time Lord Academy|the Academy]], [[pocket of frozen time|freezing them in time]], in order to draw him in. Clad all in [[gold]], this Shade appeared to have a [[glass]] [[head]], which, oddly, reminded Narvin of a [[black hole]]. They were able to give him [[kaleidoscope|kaleidoscopic]] [[vision]]s of the [[personal timeline|timeline]] which would soon form around him, ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Damned If You Do (audio story)}}) in order to ensure he would one day save the Shades themselves. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Damned If You Don't (audio story)}}) | ||
== Possible identifications == | == Possible identifications == | ||
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Nonetheless, they engaged one another in [[conversation]], and Narvin tried not to let on his instinctive feeling of [[reverence]] for this being. He also noted that the Shade of Portent was very [[sarcasm|sarcastic]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Damned If You Do (audio story)}}) | Nonetheless, they engaged one another in [[conversation]], and Narvin tried not to let on his instinctive feeling of [[reverence]] for this being. He also noted that the Shade of Portent was very [[sarcasm|sarcastic]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Damned If You Do (audio story)}}) | ||
=== Shayde === | |||
[[File:Shayde.jpg|thumb|[[Shayde]] physically resembles the [[Shade of Portent]], at least, has several special abilities in common, and already has conflicting origins.]] | |||
[[Shayde]], a construct who travelled with the [[Fifth Doctor|Fifth]] ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Tides of Time (comic story)}}, {{cs|The Stockbridge Horror (comic story)}}) and [[Eighth Doctor]]s ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|A Life of Matter and Death (comic story)}}) exactly resembled the description given by Narvin for the Shade of Portent. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Damned If You Do (audio story)}}) A [[mental construct]] made of [[shadow]], by most accounts created by the [[Matrix Lords]] and connected to the [[Matrix Rassilon]], ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Wormwood (comic story)}}) in his original form, he was an entirely [[black]] [[humanoid]] with a [[globe]] for a head, ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Tides of Time (comic story)}} et al.) which could be removed to access [[dimensionally transcendental]] storage within his body. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|No Place Like Home (audio story)}}) | |||
Notably, Shayde was able to track individuals through [[space]] and [[time]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Oblivion (comic story)}}) He also had extensive [[shapeshifting]] abilities ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Wormwood (comic story)}} et al.) and could even merge with other beings. He could also [[time travel|move through space and time]] unaided, phase through [[solid]] [[object]]s, and shoot "[[psychic bullet]]s". ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Me and My Shadow (comic story)}}, {{cs|Oblivion (comic story)}}) | |||
By one account, Shayde was originally known as "Aspect Black" of the [[Time Sentinel]]s, being a lone agent who eventually rebelled against the Sentinels. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Good Companion (comic story)}}) | |||
=== Babels === | |||
Advanced [[cast]]s known as [[babel]]s ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the War (novel)}}) also exactly matched ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Newtons Sleep (novel)}}) Narvin's description, ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Damned If You Do (audio story)}}) as well as Shayde's appearance. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Tides of Time (comic story)}}) | |||
Considered [[the Homeworld]] of [[Gallifrey]]'s ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Damaged Goods (novel)}}) "first line of defence", ''[[The Book of the War]]'' described casts as [[weapon]]s created by the [[Great Houses]] to act as their agents in the outside [[universe]]. The babels, created during the [[Catherion Imprimiture]], during the [[Imperator Presidency]], were far more advanced, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the War (novel)}}) with [[Babel (Newtons Sleep)|one babel]] on its own being capable of transforming the [[timeline]] of an entire [[species]] in order to fashion it into a weapon for the [[War in Heaven]]. | |||
It also acted as an [[oracle]], being able to perceive [[Meta-Time|future timelines]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Newtons Sleep (novel)}}) much like the Shade of Portent. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Damned If You Do (audio story)}}, {{cs|Damned If You Don't (audio story)}}) | |||
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