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}}The '''Sibylline Sisterhood''' was a prestigious [[cult]] of [[soothsayer]]s active in the ancient [[Roman Empire]], which included the city of [[Pompeii]]. | }}The '''Sibylline Sisterhood''' was a prestigious [[cult]] of [[soothsayer]]s active in the ancient [[Roman Empire]], which included the city of [[Pompeii]]. | ||
The cult followed the prophecies set down in the [[Sibylline Oracles]] by the original [[Sibyl]] herself. A Sibylline Sister could be recognised by stylised makeup which included eyes painted on the back of both hands. | |||
The cult followed the | |||
In [[62]], an earthquake in Pompeii awoke the dormant [[Pyrovile]] who took over the Sisterhood and other cults. The members breathed in dust from the volcano which expanded their latent [[psychic]] powers but also slowly converted them into stone Pyrovile. The power to communicate [[Telepathy|telepathically]] came from the Pyrovile influence but the power of foresight was caused by the [[temporal rift]] created by the power of the eruption of [[Mount Vesuvius]], echoing back through the alternative timeline in which the volcano did not erupt. | In [[62]], an earthquake in Pompeii awoke the dormant [[Pyrovile]] who took over the Sisterhood and other cults. The members breathed in dust from the volcano which expanded their latent [[psychic]] powers but also slowly converted them into stone Pyrovile. The power to communicate [[Telepathy|telepathically]] came from the Pyrovile influence but the power of foresight was caused by the [[temporal rift]] created by the power of the eruption of [[Mount Vesuvius]], echoing back through the alternative timeline in which the volcano did not erupt. | ||
Sibylline Sisters in [[79]] included their [[High Priestess]], [[Spurrina]], [[Thalina]], [[Evelina]], and one other [[soothsayer]]. Evelina alone survived the eruption as the [[Tenth Doctor]] rescued her, with [[Caecilius|her family]] in [[the Doctor's TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii]]'') | Sibylline Sisters in [[79]] included their [[High Priestess]], [[Spurrina]], [[Thalina]], [[Evelina]], and one other [[soothsayer]]. Evelina alone survived the eruption as the [[Tenth Doctor]] rescued her, with [[Caecilius|her family]] in [[the Doctor's TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii]]'') | ||
[[Category:Human cults]] | [[Category:Human cults]] | ||
[[Category:Religious orders]] | [[Category:Religious orders]] | ||
