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== Nature == | == Nature == | ||
Physically, Castrovalvans were identical to [[human]]s, although they dressed in extravagant, often pastel-coloured clothing unlike any known human civilisation. Mentally, however, although they could pass for human, a close inspection would reveal their artificial, sketched-out nature: being part of the structure of Castrovalva, they were unable to grasp its idiosyncrasies and spatial paradoxes. [[Shardovan]] alone was intelligent enough to grasp that something about Castrovalva's [[space loop]] was illogical, and even then, only through "his [[philosophy]]"; his eyes still refused to actually ''see'' the paradoxical shortcuts. | Physically, Castrovalvans were identical to [[human]]s, although they dressed in extravagant, often pastel-coloured clothing unlike any known human civilisation. Mentally, however, although they could pass for human, a close inspection would reveal their artificial, sketched-out nature: being part of the structure of Castrovalva, they were unable to grasp its idiosyncrasies and spatial paradoxes. [[Shardovan]] alone was intelligent enough to grasp that something about Castrovalva's [[space loop]] was illogical, and even then, only through "his [[philosophy]]"; his eyes still refused to actually ''see'' the paradoxical shortcuts. | ||
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== Society and culture == | == Society and culture == | ||
=== Government === | === Government === | ||
[[File:The Portreeve.jpg|thumb|left|{{Ainley}} in his guise as the benevolent Portreeve of Castrovalva.]]The lengthy official history books of Castrovalva described the Castrovalvan people as having ascended, over twelve hundred years, from warring tribal people to a perfect, pacifist [[democracy]]. | [[File:The Portreeve.jpg|thumb|left|{{Ainley}} in his guise as the benevolent Portreeve of Castrovalva.]]The lengthy official history books of Castrovalva described the Castrovalvan people as having ascended, over twelve hundred years, from warring tribal people to a perfect, pacifist [[democracy]]. | ||
The former part was pure [[fiction]], as they had recently been created whole-cloth by the Master, but they were indeed a highly peaceful, refined society; each had their place and was content with their lot in life. They were governed by a magistrate known as [[Portreeve|the Portreeve]], a wizened old man renowned for his wisdom and whom all loved and revered — although in truth the Portreeve was an avatar of their black-hearted creator {{Ainley}}. ([[TV]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'') | The former part was pure [[fiction]], as they had recently been created whole-cloth by the Master, but they were indeed a highly peaceful, refined society; each had their place and was content with their lot in life. They were governed by a magistrate known as [[Portreeve|the Portreeve]], a wizened old man renowned for his wisdom and whom all loved and revered — although in truth the Portreeve was an avatar of their black-hearted creator {{Ainley}}. ([[TV]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'') | ||
=== Culture === | === Culture === | ||
The Castrovalvans dressed in refined pastel-coloured garb (except for the [[librarian]] [[Shardovan]], who wore black, and the [[Portreeve]] himself, who wore all white). Men wore cylindrical headpieces to go along with their robes, while women instead wore scarves over their heads, sometimes complemented with an aureola-like, translucent disk. | The Castrovalvans dressed in refined pastel-coloured garb (except for the [[librarian]] [[Shardovan]], who wore black, and the [[Portreeve]] himself, who wore all white). Men wore cylindrical headpieces to go along with their robes, while women instead wore scarves over their heads, sometimes complemented with an aureola-like, translucent disk. | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
Castrovalva and its people were invented by {{Ainley}} ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Castrovalva (novelisation)|Castrovalva]]'') as part of a scheme to trap and defeat his long-time enemy, [[the Doctor]], who had recently regenerated into [[Fifth Doctor|a fifth, youthful body]]. He gave them a measure of reality by forcing boy genius [[Adric]] (trapped in a [[Hadron web]] by the renegade) to perform [[Block Transfer Computation]]. | Castrovalva and its people were invented by {{Ainley}} ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Castrovalva (novelisation)|Castrovalva]]'') as part of a scheme to trap and defeat his long-time enemy, [[the Doctor]], who had recently regenerated into [[Fifth Doctor|a fifth, youthful body]]. He gave them a measure of reality by forcing boy genius [[Adric]] (trapped in a [[Hadron web]] by the renegade) to perform [[Block Transfer Computation]]. | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* ''[[The Doctor Who Cookbook]]'' contained a recipe for Castrovalvan kebabs. | * ''[[The Doctor Who Cookbook]]'' contained a recipe for Castrovalvan kebabs. | ||
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