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}}The '''anchoring of the thread''' was the name given by ''[[The Book of the War]]'' to the process through which the [[Great Houses]] created [[history]] with themselves at the centre and accidentally unleashed the [[Yssgaroth]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') The [[Seventh Doctor]] described this as [[Rassilon]]'s decision to make the universe rational; ([[PROSE]]: ''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]'') with [[the Other]]'s help, he thus "shut the door" on the [[Time of Chaos]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lungbarrow (novel)|Lungbarrow]]'') or "[[Dark Times]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Infinite Quest (TV story)|The Infinite Quest]]'', ''[[Once, Upon Time (TV story)|Once, Upon Time]]'') | }}The '''anchoring of the thread''' was the name given by ''[[The Book of the War]]'' to the process through which the [[Great Houses]] created [[history]] with themselves at the centre and, by [[The Book of the War|one account]], accidentally unleashed the [[Yssgaroth]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') The [[Seventh Doctor]] described this as [[Rassilon]]'s decision to make the universe rational; ([[PROSE]]: ''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]'') with [[the Other]]'s help, he thus "shut the door" on the [[Time of Chaos]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lungbarrow (novel)|Lungbarrow]]'') or "[[Dark Times]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Infinite Quest (TV story)|The Infinite Quest]]'', ''[[Once, Upon Time (TV story)|Once, Upon Time]]'') | ||
The process of rationalizing the universe was a reflection of the [[Intuitive Revelation]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'') and was synonymous with the [[Time Wars]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]'', ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'') The [[Founding Conflict]] which involved the [[Fugitive Doctor]] also played a significant role in ending the Dark Times by establishing Time Lord-influenced harnessing of history. ([[TV]]: ''[[Once, Upon Time (TV story)|Once, Upon Time]]'') | The process of rationalizing the universe was a reflection of the [[Intuitive Revelation]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'') and was synonymous with the [[Time Wars]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]'', ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'') The [[Founding Conflict]] which involved the [[Fugitive Doctor]] also played a significant role in ending the Dark Times by establishing Time Lord-influenced harnessing of history. ([[TV]]: ''[[Once, Upon Time (TV story)|Once, Upon Time]]'') | ||
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=== Consequences for the Great Houses === | === Consequences for the Great Houses === | ||
After the anchoring, [[the Homeworld]] was set apart from the rest of the universe as an observer and definer of the [[Spiral Politic]]. The Houses' protocols, such as [[Protocols of Linearity|linearity]], became laws of physics itself. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') The universe's infinite possibility was limited, the [[Time Lord|Watchmakers]] instead defining what was rational. This caused whole civilisations to disappear, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'') as Rassilon now had the power to choose what species developed; he exercised this in his imprisonment of the [[Divergence]], who he saw as a possible rival to the Time Lords. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'') The imposition of the Web of Time also drove the [[Sisterhood of Karn|children]] of [[Pythia]] to powerlessness. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'', ''[[The Pit (novel)|The Pit]]'', ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'') | After the anchoring, [[the Homeworld]] was set apart from the rest of the universe as an observer and definer of the [[Spiral Politic]]. The Houses' protocols, such as [[Protocols of Linearity|linearity]], became laws of physics itself. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') The universe's infinite possibility was limited, the [[Time Lord|Watchmakers]] instead defining what was rational. This caused whole civilisations to disappear, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'') as Rassilon now had the power to choose what species developed; he exercised this in his imprisonment of the [[Divergence]], who he saw as a possible rival to the Time Lords. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'') The imposition of the Web of Time also drove the [[Sisterhood of Karn|children]] of [[Pythia]] to powerlessness. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'', ''[[The Pit (novel)|The Pit]]'', ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'') | ||
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In the wake of the anchoring, multiple parties fled the Homeworld in the [[First Diaspora]]. These included the [[Eremite]]s ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') and the [[Sisterhood of Karn|children of Pythia]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'') Many notable [[Great House]]s from before the anchoring, like [[House Catherion|Catherion]] and [[House Ixion|Ixion]], went into a slow decay that would last millions of years. | In the wake of the anchoring, multiple parties fled the Homeworld in the [[First Diaspora]]. These included the [[Eremite]]s ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') and the [[Sisterhood of Karn|children of Pythia]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'') Many notable [[Great House]]s from before the anchoring, like [[House Catherion|Catherion]] and [[House Ixion|Ixion]], went into a slow decay that would last millions of years. | ||
According to ''[[The Book of the War]]'', on the day of the anchoring, the [[Yssgaroth]] escaped into the universe, destroying the site of the machinery and creating the [[caldera]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') This began the [[Eternal War]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Pit (novel)|The Pit]]'') | |||
Following the anchoring, [[magic]]k was banished from the universe. [[Psychic power|Psi]] was the last magick that survived, hidden in various cracks and bubbles throughout the universe, because it was the closest to science. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]'') | Following the anchoring, [[magic]]k was banished from the universe. [[Psychic power|Psi]] was the last magick that survived, hidden in various cracks and bubbles throughout the universe, because it was the closest to science. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]'') | ||
