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According to [[Postar]], Rassilon, confident in his power, created the [[Death Zone]], a region of Gallifrey devoted to "the [[ | According to [[Postar]], Rassilon, confident in his power, created the [[Death Zone]], a region of Gallifrey devoted to "the [[Game of Rassilon]]" ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Legacy of Gallifrey]]'') which had previously been the site of bloody games involving mere Gallifreyans. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scrolls of Rassilon (short story)|The Scrolls of Rassilon]]'') The [[Tomb of Rassilon|Dark Tower]] he had built in its centre had a link to the [[Eye of Harmony]] through which it could [[Time Scoop]] individuals from all over time and space, who would be made to fight to the death for the privilege of being returned home. Many tried to get him to stop the games, but only after a group of [[Cybermen]] nearly destroyed the Dark Tower did [[Lord Cardinal|Cardinal]] [[Pandad]] succeed in persuading him of the foolishness of his actions, as, had the Cybermen succeeded in destroying the Tower, they might have released the power of the Eye of Harmony, and, through exposure to it, gained the same immortality and temporal abilities as the Time Lords. | ||
After decreeing the three fundamental [[Laws of Time]] to prevent any of his successors failing as he had, Rassilon, now in his thirteenth incarnation, abdicated from the Presidency in favour of [[Pandad]], further shaping the political system of Gallifrey by creating the positions of [[Chancellor]] and [[Castellan]]. The former individual would be told of the location of the [[Great Key of Rassilon|Great Key]] to the Eye of Harmony, but on the condition that they never become [[Lord President]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Legacy of Gallifrey]]'') | After decreeing the three fundamental [[Laws of Time]] to prevent any of his successors failing as he had, Rassilon, now in his thirteenth incarnation, abdicated from the Presidency in favour of [[Pandad]], further shaping the political system of Gallifrey by creating the positions of [[Chancellor]] and [[Castellan]]. The former individual would be told of the location of the [[Great Key of Rassilon|Great Key]] to the Eye of Harmony, but on the condition that they never become [[Lord President]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Legacy of Gallifrey]]'') | ||
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Rassilon was a charismatic leader who was capable of inspiring their people. [[The General]] himself stated that, while Rassilon eventually became corrupt, he was once "a good man". ([[TV]]: ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'') Indeed, Rassilon was initially a man who hated corruption and was good at detecting it. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') While [[Boy (Heaven Sent)|one author]] claimed Rassilon only became corrupt following his resurrection for the [[Last Great Time War]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Brief History of Time Lords (novel)|A Brief History of Time Lords]]'') many accounts and legends suggested Rassilon had been vile, cruel, and corrupt during his original life-cycle as well. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', et. al) According to one of Omega's memories, Rassilon was very dismissive towards him, despite calling Omega a friend and letting him call him "Rass". The memory also revealed he believed anyone who opposed his and Omega's ideas was a fool who did not deserve political power. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Omega (audio story)|Omega]]'') | Rassilon was a charismatic leader who was capable of inspiring their people. [[The General]] himself stated that, while Rassilon eventually became corrupt, he was once "a good man". ([[TV]]: ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'') Indeed, Rassilon was initially a man who hated corruption and was good at detecting it. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') While [[Boy (Heaven Sent)|one author]] claimed Rassilon only became corrupt following his resurrection for the [[Last Great Time War]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Brief History of Time Lords (novel)|A Brief History of Time Lords]]'') many accounts and legends suggested Rassilon had been vile, cruel, and corrupt during his original life-cycle as well. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', et. al) According to one of Omega's memories, Rassilon was very dismissive towards him, despite calling Omega a friend and letting him call him "Rass". The memory also revealed he believed anyone who opposed his and Omega's ideas was a fool who did not deserve political power. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Omega (audio story)|Omega]]'') | ||
During the early history of the Time Lords, Rassilon led the revolution against the last [[Pythia]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'') overthrew President [[Pandak]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scrolls of Rassilon (short story)|The Scrolls of Rassilon]]'') and instituted changes to deal with the problems of the Empire, such as ordering the creation of genetic [[loom]]s to permit the [[Gallifreyan]] race to reproduce, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'') creating the [[transduction barrier]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scrolls of Rassilon (short story)|The Scrolls of Rassilon]]'') and completely ended "[[Game of Rassilon | During the early history of the Time Lords, Rassilon led the revolution against the last [[Pythia]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'') overthrew President [[Pandak]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scrolls of Rassilon (short story)|The Scrolls of Rassilon]]'') and instituted changes to deal with the problems of the Empire, such as ordering the creation of genetic [[loom]]s to permit the [[Gallifreyan]] race to reproduce, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'') creating the [[transduction barrier]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scrolls of Rassilon (short story)|The Scrolls of Rassilon]]'') and completely ended "[[Game of Rassilon|the Games]]" in the [[Death Zone]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') after a period of using alien warriors instead of Gallifreyans. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scrolls of Rassilon (short story)|The Scrolls of Rassilon]]'') | ||
Rassilon and the Time Lords also created the [[Web of Time]] to purge the universe of irrationality. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'') During the development of the [[Type 1]] TARDISes, Rassilon projected an air of affability, asking to be called "Rass" by his closest friends, despite appearing to not have any true friends at the time, and openly complementing the [[Eleventh Doctor]]'s genius while eagerly pushing his species to venture beyond new horizons. Despite this, [[Alice Obiefune]] noted that Rassilon remained cunning enough to prevent the Doctor from leaving the Capitol, suspecting that Rassilon knew that the Doctor was from the future. When the Doctor was thought lost however, Rassilon appeared genuinely horrified and offered Alice his personal apologies for the tragedy. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Lost Dimension (comic story)|The Lost Dimension]]'') | Rassilon and the Time Lords also created the [[Web of Time]] to purge the universe of irrationality. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'') During the development of the [[Type 1]] TARDISes, Rassilon projected an air of affability, asking to be called "Rass" by his closest friends, despite appearing to not have any true friends at the time, and openly complementing the [[Eleventh Doctor]]'s genius while eagerly pushing his species to venture beyond new horizons. Despite this, [[Alice Obiefune]] noted that Rassilon remained cunning enough to prevent the Doctor from leaving the Capitol, suspecting that Rassilon knew that the Doctor was from the future. When the Doctor was thought lost however, Rassilon appeared genuinely horrified and offered Alice his personal apologies for the tragedy. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Lost Dimension (comic story)|The Lost Dimension]]'') | ||
