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Described by the [[Tenth Doctor]] as a "gap in the fabric of reality" from which one could "see the whole of [[Time Vortex|the Vortex]]", ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') the Schism was located at the heart of the [[caldera]], a cauldron-shaped hollow on the mountainside ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Tempered (short story)|Tempered]]'') of [[Solace]] and [[Solitude]] by the [[Capitol]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') As the heart of the caldera, this point was the origin and exact centre of the [[meta-structure of history]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | Described by the [[Tenth Doctor]] as a "gap in the fabric of reality" from which one could "see the whole of [[Time Vortex|the Vortex]]", ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') the Schism was located at the heart of the [[caldera]], a cauldron-shaped hollow on the mountainside ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Tempered (short story)|Tempered]]'') of [[Solace]] and [[Solitude]] by the [[Capitol]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') As the heart of the caldera, this point was the origin and exact centre of the [[meta-structure of history]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | ||
Mounted in a metal hoop, with a plaque bearing the [[Seal of Rassilon]] set in front of it, the Untempered Schism played a vital part in the [[initiation]] of rites of young [[Time Lord]]s-to-be. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Wishing Well Witch (comic story)|The Wishing Well Witch]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'', etc.) While in | Mounted in a metal hoop, with a plaque bearing the [[Seal of Rassilon]] set in front of it, the Untempered Schism played a vital part in the [[initiation]] of rites of young [[Time Lord]]s-to-be. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Wishing Well Witch (comic story)|The Wishing Well Witch]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'', etc.) While in earlier eras, children were sometimes ritually thrown into the Schism altogether, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Wishing Well Witch (comic story)|The Wishing Well Witch]]'') by the time of [[the Doctor's early life]], the [[novice]]s were simply made to stare directly into the Vortex through the Schism. All children of [[Gallifrey]] were taken from their families at the age of [[8 (number)|8]] to enter the [[Time Lord Academy|Academy]], but had to undergo the rite first; although some would "run away" or "go mad" instead of being "inspired", the Doctor, who was among those who ran away, subsequently attended the Academy, suggesting this was not any kind of entrance test. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
