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|appearances = {{Il|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ancestor Cell (novel)|The Ancestor Cell]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)|The Gallifrey Chronicles | |appearances = {{Il|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ancestor Cell (novel)|The Ancestor Cell]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Crimes Against History (short story)|Crimes Against History]]''}} | ||
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Two years before [[the Cataclysm]], she was ceremonially given the title of [[War Queen]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cite source|Crimes Against History (short story)|var=first edition}}) Identifying that [[Compassion]] would be a valuable resource in the War, she dispatched [[Cavis]] and [[Gandar]] to [[Avalon (The Shadows of Avalon)|Avalon]] to capture her. Eventually, however, Romana came to Avalon herself so that she could take possession of the first successful humanoid-sentient [[TARDIS]]. These attempts uniformly failed, as the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Fitz]] fled inside Compassion. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Shadows of Avalon (novel)}}) | Two years before [[the Cataclysm]], she was ceremonially given the title of [[War Queen]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cite source|Crimes Against History (short story)|var=first edition}}) Identifying that [[Compassion]] would be a valuable resource in the War, she dispatched [[Cavis]] and [[Gandar]] to [[Avalon (The Shadows of Avalon)|Avalon]] to capture her. Eventually, however, Romana came to Avalon herself so that she could take possession of the first successful humanoid-sentient [[TARDIS]]. These attempts uniformly failed, as the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Fitz]] fled inside Compassion. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Shadows of Avalon (novel)}}) | ||
As [[War in Heaven|the War]] approached, [[the Edifice (The Ancestor Cell)|The Edifice]] appeared in the skies of [[Romana III's Gallifrey]]. The structure created temporal pulses that began washing over the planet, causing civil disorder and mass superstition. In her 150th year as President, she was challenged by former President [[Greyjan the Sane|Greyjan]] in a [[Faction Paradox]] scheme to take over [[Gallifrey]] and re-write its history. The Eighth Doctor destroyed the planet to prevent this. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Ancestor Cell (novel)}}) [[Marnal]] later showed the amnesiac Eighth Doctor these events, where Romana and one of her soldiers, [[Mali]], tried to restore Gallifrey from one of the Nine Gallifreys. They discovered that Faction Paradox had wiped their Nine Gallifreys from history. Romana wept, knowing that her planet was doomed, and she sent [[K-9 Mark II|K-9]] into [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] to kill the Doctor and prevent his future self from destroying Gallifrey. Soon after, Faction Paradox [[skulltrooper]]s closed in on Romana and Mali and fired two shots. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)}} | === Presumed death === | ||
As [[War in Heaven|the War]] approached, [[the Edifice (The Ancestor Cell)|The Edifice]] appeared in the skies of [[Romana III's Gallifrey]]. The structure created temporal pulses that began washing over the planet, causing civil disorder and mass superstition. In her 150th year as President, she was challenged by former President [[Greyjan the Sane|Greyjan]] in a [[Faction Paradox]] scheme to take over [[Gallifrey]] and re-write its history. The Eighth Doctor destroyed the planet to prevent this. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Ancestor Cell (novel)}}) [[Marnal]] later showed the amnesiac Eighth Doctor these events, where Romana and one of her soldiers, [[Mali]], tried to restore Gallifrey from one of the Nine Gallifreys. They discovered that Faction Paradox had wiped their Nine Gallifreys from history. Romana wept, knowing that her planet was doomed, and she sent [[K-9 Mark II|K-9]] into [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] to kill the Doctor and prevent his future self from destroying Gallifrey. Soon after, Faction Paradox [[skulltrooper]]s closed in on Romana and Mali and fired two shots. The Doctor and Fitz presumed that they were killed. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)}}) | |||
== Personality == | == Personality == | ||
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== Appearance == | == Appearance == | ||
As War Queen, Romana was petite, with black hair and a snub nose. ([[PROSE]]: | As War Queen, Romana was petite, with black hair and a snub nose. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)}}) She had a fringe, fierce green eyes, and a [[tattoo]] of the [[Prydonian Seal]] on her left [[ankle]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Shadows of Avalon (novel)}}) | ||
She typically dressed in a set of scarlet chinoise pyjamas with a high square collar, [[pearl]]s, and oriental clogs. Around her left wrist she wore a set of bangles. Her toenails were often painted in the swirling colours of the [[time vortex]]. ([[PROSE]]: | She typically dressed in a set of scarlet chinoise pyjamas with a high square collar, [[pearl]]s, and oriental clogs. Around her left wrist she wore a set of bangles. Her toenails were often painted in the swirling colours of the [[time vortex]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Shadows of Avalon (novel)}}) On one occasion, Romana wore a long green grown, pearls, and an opal-jewelled headband. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Shadows of Avalon (novel)}}) | ||
On the day of her [[Reaffirmation Ceremony]], Romana wore a long and beaded beaded black dress with cuffed sleeves, and pointed stiletto heels. On each ear, she wore a tjakelian earring with a chip of pure drublix in the dangling teardrop of precious metal. Around her neck, she wore two ropes of pearls. Her fingernails were long and painted with a glittering finish. During the Ceremony itself, she wore the [[Coronet of Rassilon]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ancestor Cell (novel)|The Ancestor Cell]]'') | On the day of her [[Reaffirmation Ceremony]], Romana wore a long and beaded beaded black dress with cuffed sleeves, and pointed stiletto heels. On each ear, she wore a tjakelian earring with a chip of pure drublix in the dangling teardrop of precious metal. Around her neck, she wore two ropes of pearls. Her fingernails were long and painted with a glittering finish. During the Ceremony itself, she wore the [[Coronet of Rassilon]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ancestor Cell (novel)|The Ancestor Cell]]'') | ||
While [[Cuthbert Simpson]] regarded Romana as "beautiful"; ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Banquo Legacy (novel)}}) the [[Eighth Doctor]] noted that she looked like [[the Doctor's mother|his mother]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Ancestor Cell (novel)}}) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
