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When she was 125 years old and thus considered an adult, she originally chose the title-name of "Justice", but discarded that name when she discovered the White Space at age 221, and since then went by the alias of Professor.<br> | When she was 125 years old and thus considered an adult, she originally chose the title-name of "Justice", but discarded that name when she discovered the White Space at age 221, and since then went by the alias of Professor.<br> | ||
According to [[The Master (Harold Saxon)|the Master]], she chose this name as part of Gallifreyan customs to reflect her constant tendency to deliver a lecture, an explanation, conduct research and teach in the same paragraph, or, more literally, to reflect her "constant tendency of being a know-it-all". <ref name="The Sound of Drums">''[[TV]]:[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]''</ref>(Indeed, it should be noted that even the most senior of Time Lords found it difficult to contradict her, although that could be a nod to her extreme age.)<br> | According to [[The Master (Harold Saxon)|the Master]], she chose this name as part of Gallifreyan customs to reflect her constant tendency to deliver a lecture, an explanation, conduct research and teach in the same paragraph, or, more literally, to reflect her "constant tendency of being a know-it-all".<ref name="The Sound of Drums">''[[TV]]:[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]''</ref>(Indeed, it should be noted that even the most senior of Time Lords found it difficult to contradict her, although that could be a nod to her extreme age.)<br> | ||
[[Martha Jones|Martha Jones/The Walker]] described her title-name as being a summary, standing in for 'Leader-teacher-master-protector-mentor-researcher, all in one'. <ref name="The Law of Gallifrey" /><br> | [[Martha Jones|Martha Jones/The Walker]] described her title-name as being a summary, standing in for 'Leader-teacher-master-protector-mentor-researcher, all in one'.<ref name="The Law of Gallifrey" /><br> | ||
However, it should be noted that she once held the position of senior recruiter at the High Office of the Valeyards, making her an actual Professor. | However, it should be noted that she once held the position of senior recruiter at the High Office of the Valeyards, making her an actual Professor. | ||
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==Age/Idiosyncrasy== | ==Age/Idiosyncrasy== | ||
Born into the Main (=fertile) line of House Lungbarrow, The Professor was born with a unique genetic make-up containing '''''every''''' marker of the family for longevity and restorative abilities. This resulted in a supposedly only theoretical condition/ability known as '''restoration''': The ability to heal faster than the genetic/cellular degradation caused by aging, aided by having the enzyme Telomerase in '''every''' cell of her body.<br> | Born into the Main (=fertile) line of House Lungbarrow, The Professor was born with a unique genetic make-up containing '''''every''''' marker of the family for longevity and restorative abilities. This resulted in a supposedly only theoretical condition/ability known as '''restoration''': The ability to heal faster than the genetic/cellular degradation caused by aging, aided by having the enzyme Telomerase in '''every''' cell of her body.<br> | ||
Because of this, the Professor is, even to Time Lords, somewhat of a living relic, especially since she never had the need to regenerate so far. <ref name="The Law of Gallifrey" /> This made her virtually immortal and ageless, being stuck on the physical age of 132. It earned her the envy and hatred of [[The Master]], who sought immortality all his lives and thus called her an abomination <ref name="Last of the Time Lords" /> | Because of this, the Professor is, even to Time Lords, somewhat of a living relic, especially since she never had the need to regenerate so far.<ref name="The Law of Gallifrey" /> This made her virtually immortal and ageless, being stuck on the physical age of 132. It earned her the envy and hatred of [[The Master]], who sought immortality all his lives and thus called her an abomination.<ref name="Last of the Time Lords" /> | ||
Born in 13.629 BCE, she has often been called Last Child of the Golden Age of Gallifrey,<ref name="The Law of Gallifrey" /> and was already over 3.000 when [[Salyavin|Salyavin/Chronotis]] was born.<ref name="Shada (Story)">''[[TV]]: [[Shada (TV story)]]''</ref> It therefore didn't surprise she had outlived both her first husband, and her first son. Indeed, after breaking the 10.000 year mark, to other Time Lords, her mere time signature would be a reason to consider twice before telling her off.<br> | Born in 13.629 BCE, she has often been called Last Child of the Golden Age of Gallifrey,<ref name="The Law of Gallifrey" /> and was already over 3.000 when [[Salyavin|Salyavin/Chronotis]] was born.<ref name="Shada (Story)">''[[TV]]: [[Shada (TV story)]]''</ref> It therefore didn't surprise she had outlived both her first husband, and her first son. Indeed, after breaking the 10.000 year mark, to other Time Lords, her mere time signature would be a reason to consider twice before telling her off.<br> | ||
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==Family== | ==Family== | ||
===Lungbarrow House=== | ===Lungbarrow House=== | ||
The Professor was born into the [[House of Lungbarrow]] as the first-born daughter of the then Head of House and a male scion of the main line of the House of Scaltata, making her the heiress apparent-presumptive, and actual heiress after becoming a Valeyard. As a consequence, she was raised and grew up to be a protector of people, and to the belief that family comes always first, and to love said family with a passion bordering on obsession. <ref name="Last of the Time Lords" /> She had a younger brother known as The Surgeon, and a sister.<br> | The Professor was born into the [[House of Lungbarrow]] as the first-born daughter of the then Head of House and her bondmate, a male scion of the main line of the House of Scaltata, making her the heiress apparent-presumptive, and actual heiress after becoming a Valeyard. As a consequence, she was raised and grew up to be a protector of people, and to the belief that family comes always first, and to love said family with a passion bordering on obsession.<ref name="Last of the Time Lords" /> She had a younger brother known as The Surgeon, and a sister.<br> | ||
As Head/Matriarch of [[House of Lungbarrow|House Lungbarrow]], The Professor was considered Mother to all the loomed cousins of the House, regardless of generation and degree of relation, being referred to as ''Janayitritarane'' (Mother-of-our-name-and-clan) or, more commonly, Lady Lungbarrow by the loomlings. Also, she had power over the biggest country estate on Gallifrey, reflecting the clan's outstanding position.<br> | As Head/Matriarch of [[House of Lungbarrow|House Lungbarrow]], The Professor was considered Mother to all the loomed cousins of the House, regardless of generation and degree of relation, being referred to as ''Janayitritarane'' (Mother-of-our-name-and-clan) or, more commonly, Lady Lungbarrow by the loomlings. Also, she had power over the biggest country estate on Gallifrey, reflecting the clan's outstanding position.<br> | ||
Still, as Head of House, she had actual children, who were, ironically enough for a matrilineal society, all male (her daughter would become an embarrassment she would have to disown). The eldest surviving of the pair would also end up being the only one: The Doctor. <br> | Still, as Head of House, she had actual children, who were, ironically enough for a matrilineal society, all male (her daughter would become an embarrassment she would have to disown). The eldest surviving of the pair would also end up being the only one: The Doctor.<br> | ||
Reflecting her own affectionate upbringing, the Doctor (and his brother) was allowed to call her the somewhat childish and extremely affectionate "Janayi" ("mum"), which he would continue to do even at age 1200, unless attempting to argue with her, under which he would use the long form of "Janayitritar'''''ie'''''ne" (Mother-of-my-name-and-blood). In turn, she would call them ''taruelai'', "beloved child", and use their childhood designators more in the context of either distinguishing between them or when being cross with them.<br> | Reflecting her own affectionate upbringing, the Doctor (and his brother) was allowed to call her the somewhat childish and extremely affectionate "Janayi" ("mum"), which he would continue to do even at age 1200, unless attempting to argue with her, under which he would use the long form of "Janayitritar'''''ie'''''ne" (Mother-of-my-name-and-blood). In turn, she would call them ''taruelai'', "beloved child", and use their childhood designators more in the context of either distinguishing between them or when being cross with them.<br> | ||
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===Marriages=== | ===Marriages=== | ||
At over 15.000 years of age, it is not surprising the Professor was married twice so far; however, her first marriage was arranged, and more of a political alliance than a romantic relationship in its foundations. Nonetheless, she would come to describe her first marriage with loving fondness, safe for its tragic end, as both her son and her husband would perish in a laboratory accident, leaving her to build a pyre for both husband and child. <ref name="The Law of Gallifrey" /> | At over 15.000 years of age, it is not surprising the Professor was married twice so far; however, her first marriage was arranged, and more of a political alliance than a romantic relationship in its foundations. Nonetheless, she would come to describe her first marriage with loving fondness, safe for its tragic end, as both her son and her husband would perish in a laboratory accident, leaving her to build a pyre for both husband and child.<ref name="The Law of Gallifrey" /> | ||
Consequently, the Professor would stay childless and a widow for the better part of 6500 years. | Consequently, the Professor would stay childless and a widow for the better part of 6500 years. | ||
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As a Law Enforcer, she spoke the language of the Judoon, and the native language of the Shadow Architect.<ref name="The Stolen Earth">''[[TV]]: [[The Stolen Earth (TV story)]]''</ref> She was fluent in modern versions of Sanskrit, Japanese, German and French, speaking the latter with a Belgian accent, and was in fact so accomplished in North-African and Middle Eastern languages she could write poetry and prose in them ''and'' then proceed and translate them ''back'' to English.<br> | As a Law Enforcer, she spoke the language of the Judoon, and the native language of the Shadow Architect.<ref name="The Stolen Earth">''[[TV]]: [[The Stolen Earth (TV story)]]''</ref> She was fluent in modern versions of Sanskrit, Japanese, German and French, speaking the latter with a Belgian accent, and was in fact so accomplished in North-African and Middle Eastern languages she could write poetry and prose in them ''and'' then proceed and translate them ''back'' to English.<br> | ||
Like the Doctor, she spoke "[[Baby (language)|baby]]", and, due to her House being protected by [[Tiger|Almatian Tigers]], "[[Cat|General Feline]]", but in general preferred [[Telepathy|more direct communication forms]] in such situations. | Like the Doctor, she spoke "[[Baby (language)|baby]]", and, due to her House being protected by [[Tiger|Almatian Tigers]], "[[Cat|General Feline]]", but in general preferred [[Telepathy|more direct communication forms]] in such situations. | ||
== Affinities and Influence == | |||
=== Gallifrey === | |||
The Professor was the Head of the House of Lungbarrow, a social position unrivalled on Gallifrey due to the extreme age of the House, dating back to the ages '''''before''''' [[Rassilon]], and thus a leading member of the Prydonian Chapter, the foremost of the Chapters. Her position as a Valeyard caused her to never be the actual Lord Cardinal of the Chapter, but her long experience made her a often but also reluctantly sought source of advice. | |||
==== ''High Office of the Valeyards'' ==== | |||
The Professor was a professional Valeyard – an officer of the Gallifreyan Law Enforcement Agency which exclusively prosecuted Time Travellers violating the Laws of Time, and, on Gallifrey, was the highest LEA prosecuting Time Lords. Its name – High Office of the Learned Prosecutors – stemmed from the fact they had to be knowledgeable in several fields, most prominently, Temporal Mechanics and its technicalities.<br> | |||
By age 1.729, the then leader of the High Office named her her successor, and thus she became the 1257th Lord High Valeyard and Law of Gallifrey, and would hold that position until the very end of the Time War. Her influence on the office and society was so long and great that by the time the Doctor was born, most Time Lords couldn't remember what the High Office had looked like ''without'' the Professor in charge. According to the Doctor, most of Gallifrey "suffered" from more or less severe cases of hero worship or at the very least grudging respect if it came to the Law of Gallifrey.<ref name="The Law of Gallifrey" /> | |||
==== Gallifreyan High Council ==== | |||
Being one of only ''three'' Chronarchs at the time of the Doctor's birth past her tenth millennia in life and wearing the according markings, many Time Lords regarded the Professor with reverence and found it difficult to contradict her. While not a political person per se, she knew all too well the weight of her own word within the Council Chambers, as the other Great High Ancient Houses tended to follow the lead of House Lungbarrow, and thus usually put a (usually male) member of the middle generation of loomed cousins in her stead, minimizing the House's tendencies to cause upheaval.<br> | |||
As a Valeyard, she only answered to the Inner High Council, of which she was also a member as the Lord High Valeyard and not summoned to work personally, and had the right to arrest even the Lord President if suspected of ''any'' crime.<br> As she was a Valeyard, she could not be prosecuted normally for breaking the Time Lords' [[Non-interference policy]] unless breaking protocol of the High Office, and used the freedoms of office to "cajole" around Time and Space in her free time to learn.<ref name="The Law of Gallifrey" /> | |||
=== Antares === | |||
The Professor was born in an era in which the Time Lords regularly interacted with the only race which was older than themselves – the Antarians – and thus frequently interacted with them, enjoying the amenities of their empire, particularly the Rock 'n' roll of Fire Sovereign Lady Mikara. Unlike younger Time Lords, she found no difficulty in explaining the structures of the Space-Weavers' society.<br> | |||
At some point, she came into possession of a villa on the Sovereigns' resort planet, Ira-Illah, originally used as a retreat. After the Burning of Gallifrey, it would become her home away from home.<br> | |||
The Professor was also a frequent guest of the market world of Kesh'at, originally only for her own amusement, but after the war, also to restock on spare parts for her TARDIS, and was thus very knowledgeable on the world. | |||
==== Shadow Proclamation ==== | |||
Like all Valeyards, the Professor was considered a ranking officer of the Shadow Proclamation, and had the right to contradict even the Shadow Architect if the matter pertained Time or history. Holding an intense dislike for the various Shadow Architects, she tended to resolve matters with the Antarian representative, The Founder (the Antarians had founded the Shadow Proclamation). | |||
=== Earth === | |||
Knowing the fascination both her son and the Antarians held for Sol III, the Professor once travelled the Earth during a sabbatical for several years and wrote a series of books with the title ''Tales of the Sky'' describing her travels through India, the Middle East and northern Africa.<ref name="Human Nature">''[[TV]]: [[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]''</ref><ref name="The Family of Blood">''[[TV]]: [[The Family of Blood (TV story)|The Family of Blood]]''</ref> | |||
==Personality== | ==Personality== | ||
