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== Types of transcendental beings ==
== Types of transcendental beings ==
Whereas normal life was made from [[baryonic matter]], the Transcendental beings were made from the very fabric of time itself; the Chronovores were described as living nonbaryonic matter, who in their natural form existed as six-dimensional polymorphic lattices of [[photino]]s and [[chronon]]s, bound by [[superstring]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Quantum Archangel (novel)|The Quantum Archangel]]'') The Guardians' and Old Ones' natural form was stated to be a collective consciousness possessing neither form nor substance and existing between dimensions. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Divided Loyalties (novel)|Divided Loyalties]]'')
Whereas normal life was made from [[baryonic matter]], the Transcendental beings were made from the very fabric of time itself; the Chronovores were described as living nonbaryonic matter, who in their natural form existed as six-dimensional polymorphic lattices of [[photino]]s and [[chronon]]s, bound by [[superstring]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Quantum Archangel (novel)|The Quantum Archangel]]'') The Guardians' and Old Ones' natural form was stated to be a collective consciousness, possessing neither form nor substance and existing between dimensions. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Divided Loyalties (novel)|Divided Loyalties]]'')


Transcendental beings were often immortal, the Guardians alwasy existing until they were no longer needed and the Eternals merely being "transfered" rather than killed. ([[TV]]: ''[[Enlightenment (TV story)|Enlightenment]]'') The Old Ones were incapable of being killed in the normal universe, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[White Darkness (novel)|White Darkness]]'') and the Toymaker remarked that were he to be killed, he would simply reappear. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Solitaire (audio story)|Solitaire]]'') Effectively, the only way for a Transcendental being to truly die would be if they willed it. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Quantum Archangel (novel)|The Quantum Archangel]]'')  
Transcendental beings were often immortal, with the Guardians always existing until they were no longer needed and the Eternals merely being "transfered" rather than killed. ([[TV]]: ''[[Enlightenment (TV story)|Enlightenment]]'') The Old Ones were incapable of being killed in the normal universe, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[White Darkness (novel)|White Darkness]]'') and the Toymaker remarked that were he to be killed, he would simply reappear. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Solitaire (audio story)|Solitaire]]'') Effectively, the only way for a Transcendental being to truly die would be if they willed it. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Quantum Archangel (novel)|The Quantum Archangel]]'')  


Various Transcendental beings displayed similar powers, such as being able to change their appearance ([[TV]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]'') manipulating time and creating [[Timeline|timelines]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Time & Time Again (comic story)|Time & Time Again]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Protect and Survive (audio story)|Protect and Survive]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]'') and following and moving individuals through time and space. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'', ''[[Enlightenment (TV story)|Enlightenment]]'', ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Well-Mannered War (novel)|The Well-Mannered War]]'') Both the Eternals and Chronovores were [[Time sensitivity|time sensitives]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Crystal Bucephalus (novel)|The Crystal Bucephalus]]'')
Various Transcendental beings displayed similar powers, such as being able to change their appearance ([[TV]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]'') manipulating time and creating [[Timeline|timelines]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Time & Time Again (comic story)|Time & Time Again]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Protect and Survive (audio story)|Protect and Survive]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]'') and following and moving individuals through time and space. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'', ''[[Enlightenment (TV story)|Enlightenment]]'', ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Well-Mannered War (novel)|The Well-Mannered War]]'') Both the Eternals and Chronovores were [[Time sensitivity|time sensitives]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Crystal Bucephalus (novel)|The Crystal Bucephalus]]'')
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Chronovores, the most fearsome being [[Kronos]], were winged beings who fed on time. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'') According to one account, they were originally native to the real universe, feeding on the raw energy of stars before evolving to a higher plane. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dark Path (novel)|The Dark Path]]'') They could be bound by the blood of an Eternal, change their appearance, and manipulate timelines. ([[PROSE]]: '' [[No Future (novel)|No Future]]'')
Chronovores, the most fearsome being [[Kronos]], were winged beings who fed on time. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'') According to one account, they were originally native to the real universe, feeding on the raw energy of stars before evolving to a higher plane. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dark Path (novel)|The Dark Path]]'') They could be bound by the blood of an Eternal, change their appearance, and manipulate timelines. ([[PROSE]]: '' [[No Future (novel)|No Future]]'')
=== Other similar beings ===
=== Other similar beings ===
Although not explicitly stated to be Transcendental beings, creatures that displayed similar characterstics included the [[Timewyrm]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'') the [[Mandragora Helix]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Mark of Mandragora (comic story)|The Mark of Mandragora]]'') the [[Kraken (Unnatural History)|Krakens]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadows of Avalon (novel)|The Shadows of Avalon]]'', ''[[Unnatural History (novel)|Unnatural History]]'') the [[Ancient Lights]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Secrets of the Stars (TV story)|Secrets of the Stars]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[Sarah Jane's Alien Files|The Alien Files]]'') the [[Pantheon of Discord]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[Sarah Jane's Alien Files|The Alien Files]]'') and [[The Trickster]] ([[TV]]:'' [[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (TV story)|Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]'', ''[[The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith]]'', ''[[The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[Monster File: The Trickster's Brigade (webcast)|Monster File]][[Monster File: The Trickster's Brigade (webcast)|: The Trickster's Brigade]]'')
Although not explicitly stated to be Transcendental beings, creatures that displayed similar characterstics included the [[Timewyrm]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'') the [[Mandragora Helix]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Mark of Mandragora (comic story)|The Mark of Mandragora]]'') the [[Kraken (Unnatural History)|Krakens]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadows of Avalon (novel)|The Shadows of Avalon]]'', ''[[Unnatural History (novel)|Unnatural History]]'') the [[Ancient Lights]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Secrets of the Stars (TV story)|Secrets of the Stars]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[Sarah Jane's Alien Files|The Alien Files]]'') the [[Pantheon of Discord]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[Sarah Jane's Alien Files|The Alien Files]]'') and [[The Trickster]] ([[TV]]:'' [[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (TV story)|Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]'', ''[[The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith]]'', ''[[The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[Monster File: The Trickster's Brigade (webcast)|Monster File]][[Monster File: The Trickster's Brigade (webcast)|: The Trickster's Brigade]]'')
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== Terminology ==
== Terminology ==
Many of the same Transcendental beings are identified by different names, making true ''specific'' distinctions unclear. Various accounts have refered to the Celestial Toymaker as being from a race of [[Toymaker|Toymakers]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (novelisation)|The Celestial Toymaker]]'') a Guardian, a Great Old One, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Divided Loyalties (novel)|Divided Loyalties]]'') and an Elder God, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Black and White (audio story)|Black and White]]'') although "Elder God" may have just been a synonym for Great Old One.
Many of the same Transcendental beings are identified by different names, making true ''specific'' distinctions unclear. Various accounts have refered to the Celestial Toymaker as being from a race of [[Toymaker]]s, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (novelisation)|The Celestial Toymaker]]'') a Guardian, a Great Old One, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Divided Loyalties (novel)|Divided Loyalties]]'') and an Elder God, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Black and White (audio story)|Black and White]]'') although "Elder God" may have just been a synonym for "Great Old One."


Additionally, the Guardians were also Great Old Ones, considered a pantheon within a pantheon, with the other Great Old Ones considered to be "sub-Guardians." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Divided Loyalties (novel)|Divided Loyalties]]'')
Additionally, the Guardians were also Great Old Ones, considered a pantheon within a pantheon, with the other Great Old Ones considered to be "sub-Guardians." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Divided Loyalties (novel)|Divided Loyalties]]'')
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The [[Carnival Queen]] referred to a handful of baby godlings and '[[Great Intelligence|great intelligences]],' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'') implying there were others besides [[Yog-Sothoth]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]],'' [[Millennial Rites (novel)|''Millennial Rites'']])
The [[Carnival Queen]] referred to a handful of baby godlings and '[[Great Intelligence|great intelligences]],' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'') implying there were others besides [[Yog-Sothoth]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]],'' [[Millennial Rites (novel)|''Millennial Rites'']])


The Eternals were considered part of the "[[Old One|Old Ones]]" that existed during the [[Dark Times]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Knight, The Fool and The Dead (novel)|The Knight, The Fool and The Dead]]'')
The Eternals were considered part of the "[[Old One]]s" that existed during the [[Dark Times]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Knight, The Fool and The Dead (novel)|The Knight, The Fool and The Dead]]'')
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