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{{Infobox Species | {{Infobox Species | ||
| type | |type = [[Cast]] | ||
| affiliation | |affiliation = [[Great Houses]] | ||
| origin | |origin = [[Catherion Imprimiture]] | ||
| first | |first = The Book of the War (novel) | ||
| appearances | |appearances = [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Return of the King (short story)|The Return of the King]]'', ''[[Newtons Sleep (novel)|Newtons Sleep]]'' | ||
| individuals | |individuals = [[Babel (Newtons Sleep)|The black angel]] | ||
}}The ''' | }} | ||
The '''babels''' were an advanced generation of [[cast]]s created in the [[Catherion Imprimiture]] to overcome the limitations of the other generations. The goal was to make a self-aware system that would be linked to the [[mind]] of a [[time-active]] agent instead of the [[the Homeworld]]'s [[noosphere]] or the operating system of a [[TARDIS|timeship]]. | |||
Only about eight were created, and all were incurably [[insane]]. [[Babel (Newtons Sleep)|One escaped babel]] massacred almost everyone at House Catherion, leaving only one survivor; ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') the [[Order of the Weal]] subsequently kept it prisoner under [[House Ixion]], where Chatelaine [[Thessalia]] consulted with it about [[War in Heaven|the upcoming War]]. She eventually released it on an isolated planet on the [[frontier in time]], giving herself as its host; it killed her. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Newtons Sleep (novel)|Newtons Sleep]]'') The other babels were confined in areas where they were deprived of radiation and eventually starved to death. | Only about eight were created, and all were incurably [[insane]]. [[Babel (Newtons Sleep)|One escaped babel]] massacred almost everyone at House Catherion, leaving only one survivor; ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') the [[Order of the Weal]] subsequently kept it prisoner under [[House Ixion]], where Chatelaine [[Thessalia]] consulted with it about [[War in Heaven|the upcoming War]]. She eventually released it on an isolated planet on the [[frontier in time]], giving herself as its host; it killed her. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Newtons Sleep (novel)|Newtons Sleep]]'') The other babels were confined in areas where they were deprived of radiation and eventually starved to death. | ||
