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|[[17 December (releases)|17 December]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]]
|[[17 December (releases)|17 December]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]]
|[[French (language)|French]] for "mysterious jewelers", referencing both the idea of them as craftsmen and clockmakers as seen with "Architects" and "Watchmakers", and the alternative name of their planet as [[Jewel (planet)|Jewel]], as introduced in [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Return of the Daleks (comic story)}} and also referenced by the "Lords of Jewel" designation in [[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Bright White Crack (short story)}}.
|[[French (language)|French]] for "mysterious jewelers", referencing both the idea of them as craftsmen and clockmakers as seen with "Architects" and "Watchmakers", and the alternative name of their planet as [[Jewel (planet)|Jewel]], as introduced in [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Return of the Daleks (comic story)}} and also referenced by the "Lords of Jewel" designation in [[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Bright White Crack (short story)}}.
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|"Boogeymen of Creation"
|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Bright White Crack (short story)}}
|Used by [[Larles]] in dialogue.
[[[24 June (releases)|24 June]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]
|The {{w|Bogeyman}} is a folkloric figure, the archetype of a hazily-defined "scary" entity used to scare children. The appellation suggests that the Superiors function as this on a universal, and even interuniversal level.
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|"Causal Initiators"
|"Causal Initiators"
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|Used by [[Melicia Clutterbuck]] in ''[[The Human Species: A Spotter’s Guide]]''
|Used by [[Melicia Clutterbuck]] in ''[[The Human Species: A Spotter’s Guide]]''
|[[11 May (releases)|11 May]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]]
|[[11 May (releases)|11 May]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]]
|Seems to be based on the assumption that "Great House" refers to the physical [[Chapterhouse]]s in which the [[Time Lord]]s reside, as opposed to the bloodlines attached to specific Chapterhouses, as more commonly shown.
|Seems to be based on the assumption that "Great House" refers to the physical [[Chapterhouse]]s in which the [[Time Lord]]s reside, as opposed to the bloodlines attached to specific Chapterhouses, as more commonly shown. Echoed by "the House-Dwellers" in [[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Bright White Crack (short story)}}.
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|rowspan=2|"elementals"
|rowspan=2|"elementals"
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|Originally introduced in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Time Warrior (TV story)}} as a name for the Time Lords' [[Gallifrey|home planet]]. Stated by the Doctor in [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Pit (novel)}} to translate to "they that walk in the shadows".
|Originally introduced in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Time Warrior (TV story)}} as a name for the Time Lords' [[Gallifrey|home planet]]. Stated by the Doctor in [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Pit (novel)}} to translate to "they that walk in the shadows".
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|rowspan=10|"gods"
|rowspan=11|"gods"
|[[TV]]: {{cs|Underworld (TV story)}}
|[[TV]]: {{cs|Underworld (TV story)}}
|Used by [[Minyan]]s such as [[Orfe]], [[Herrick]], and [[Idas]], and by the [[Fourth Doctor]], in dialogue.
|Used by [[Minyan]]s such as [[Orfe]], [[Herrick]], and [[Idas]], and by the [[Fourth Doctor]], in dialogue.
|[[7 January (releases)|7 January]] [[1978 (releases)|1978]]
|[[7 January (releases)|7 January]] [[1978 (releases)|1978]]
|rowspan=15|"Gods", sometimes uncapitalised, is a general real-world term for deities. Instances vary, and sometimes flip-flop, between "gods" being a descriptor for the kind of beings the [[Time Lord]]s are, but not exclusive to them, and cases where "the gods" (or "the Gods") is used to mean "the Time Lords" exclusively; the question is typically contextual, depending upon the culture of the speaker.
|rowspan=16|"Gods", sometimes uncapitalised, is a general real-world term for deities. Instances vary, and sometimes flip-flop, between "gods" being a descriptor for the kind of beings the [[Time Lord]]s are, but not exclusive to them, and cases where "the gods" (or "the Gods") is used to mean "the Time Lords" exclusively; the question is typically contextual, depending upon the culture of the speaker.
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|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|Warlords of Utopia (novel)}}
|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|Warlords of Utopia (novel)}}
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|Used by [[Sherlock Holmes]] in dialogue.
|Used by [[Sherlock Holmes]] in dialogue.
|[[25 January (releases)|25 January]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]]
|[[25 January (releases)|25 January]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]]
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|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Trauma Deception (short story)}}
|Used by [[Suala]] in dialogue.
|[[28 October (releases)|28 October]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]
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|[[COMIC]]: {{cs|Omega (comic story)}}
|[[COMIC]]: {{cs|Omega (comic story)}}
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|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Peace: A Lost Primer (feature)}}
|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Peace: A Lost Primer (feature)}}
|Used by the intra-diegetic third-person narrator.
|Used by the intra-diegetic third-person narrator.
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|"House-Dwellers"
|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Bright White Crack (short story)}}
|Used by [[Chris Cwej]] in dialogue.
|[[24 June (releases)|24 June]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]
|Reminiscent of "dwellers in the Great Houses" from [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Of the City of the Saved... (novel)}}, and, like it, presumably references the living [[Chapterhouse]]s within which bloodlines reside.
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|rowspan=3|"Houseworlders"
|rowspan=3|"Houseworlders"
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|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Visit from Everywhere (short story)}}
|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Visit from Everywhere (short story)}}
|Used by [[Abraytha Janus Colefia]] in dialogue.
|Used by [[Abraytha Janus Colefia]] in dialogue.
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|"Lords of Jewel"
|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Bright White Crack (short story)}}
|Used by [[Chris Cwej]] in dialogue.
|[[24 June (releases)|24 June]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]
|An allusion to [[Jewel (planet)|Jewel]], an alternative name for the [[Time Lord]]s' home planet, infamously given instead of [[Gallifrey]] in [[COMIC]]: {{cs|Return of the Daleks (comic story)}}. In [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Rebel Rebel (short story)}}, landmarks of "[[the Houseworld]]" are listed as including [[the Citadel]] and the "dome of Jewel" alongside the "[[Towers of Canonicity]]".<br />The name is also echoed by "''Bijoutiers mystérieux''" in [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Auteur and the Homeworld (poem)}}, translating, as it does, to "mysterious jewellers".
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|"L.T.E.s"
|"L.T.E.s"
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|[[26 December (releases)|26 December]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]]
|[[26 December (releases)|26 December]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]]
|Abbreviation for "Lesser Time Elementals".
|Abbreviation for "Lesser Time Elementals".
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|"Perpetua"
|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|Rebel Rebel (short story)}}
|Used in dialogue by [[Frey]].
|[[28 October (releases)|28 October]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]
|Reminiscent of "perpetual", meaning "everlasting". Stated to be a name specifically used by the [[Ephem]]s, an artificially-created servant-class of the Superiors, whose engineered genetic inferiority mainly manifests through inferior [[Regeneration|regenerative]] powers.
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|"The pilots"
|"The pilots"
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|[[7 November (releases)|7 November]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]]
|[[7 November (releases)|7 November]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]]
|Used collectively by the sapient [[TARDIS|timeships]] to refer to the humanoids with whom they share [[Gallifrey|their home planet]], as distinct from references to individual pilots of specific ships. For example, Lolita refers to the idea of [[War in Heaven|a War]] "between [[the enemy]] and the pilots".
|Used collectively by the sapient [[TARDIS|timeships]] to refer to the humanoids with whom they share [[Gallifrey|their home planet]], as distinct from references to individual pilots of specific ships. For example, Lolita refers to the idea of [[War in Heaven|a War]] "between [[the enemy]] and the pilots".
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|"The Race Of Temporal Supremacy"
|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|Ring Theory (short story)}}
|Used by [[the Gestalt]] in dialogue.
|[[24 June (releases)|24 June]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]
|Straightforwardly evokes their supremacy over [[time]]. The capitalied "Race" may tie in with the "Great Race" appellation.
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|"Shadow People"
|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Bright White Crack (short story)}}
|Used by [[Chris Cwej]] in dialogue.
|[[24 June (releases)|24 June]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]
|Reminiscent of "they that walk in the shadow" from [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Pit (novel)}}; may be taken as referring to their generally secretive ways.
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|rowspan=8|"Sun Builders"
|rowspan=8|"Sun Builders"
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|Used by [[Olivia Kagg Waldermain]] in narration.
|Used by [[Olivia Kagg Waldermain]] in narration.
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|rowspan=4|"Superiors"
|rowspan=24|"Superiors"
|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Bright White Crack (short story)}}
|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Bright White Crack (short story)}}
|Used by [?]
|Used by the non-diegetic third-person narrator, by [[Chris Cwej]] in writing, by the speaker in the Superior-made instruction video Cwej watches before attempting the [[Takeover of Dawn 1,027]], and by [[Chris Cwej]], [[Larles]], [[Kwol]], and [[Lady Aesculapius]] in dialogue.
|[?]
|[[24 June (releases)|24 June]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]
|rowspan=4|Used as an extention of "[[Chris Cwej's Superiors]]", a phrase sometimes used for a more specific subgroup whose identity is unclear. However, also claimed in dialogue by members of the species, highlighting not just hierarchical superiority to [[Chris Cwej|Cwej]], but the supremacy they claim over all the [[lesser species]]; They sometimes mention their "Superiority" with a capital S, as in [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Requiem (novel)}}. In discussion of the Superiors, the pronoun "They" is capitalised, like pronouns for God in Abrahamic religions.
|rowspan=24|Used as an extention of "[[Chris Cwej's Superiors]]", a phrase sometimes used for a more specific subgroup whose identity is unclear. However, also claimed in dialogue by members of the species, highlighting not just hierarchical superiority to [[Chris Cwej|Cwej]], but the supremacy they claim over all the [[lesser species]]; They sometimes mention their "Superiority" with a capital S, as in [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Requiem (novel)}}. In discussion of the Superiors, the pronoun "They" is capitalised, like pronouns for God in Abrahamic religions. In [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Flickering Flame (short story)}}, [[Iris Wildthyme]] also uses this terminology, equatng "the Superiors" with the preexisting matter of Iris's "mysterious superiors", a term previously used in various works by [[Paul Magrs]] to refer to the Time Lords.
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|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|Fountain of Youth (short story)}}
|Used by the non-diegetic third-person narrator.
|rowspan=20|[[28 October (releases)|28 October]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]
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|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|Flickering Flame (short story)}}
|Used by [[Chris Cwej]] in narration, and by [[Iris Wildthyme]] and [[Chris Cwej]] in dialogue.
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|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|Infinity (short story)}}
|Used by the non-diegetic third-person narrator, and by [[Chris Cwej]] and [[Kwol]] in dialogue.
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|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|Judy Collins vs Christopher Cwej (short story)}}
|Used by [[Chris Cwej]] in writing.
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|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|In the Loop (short story)}}
|Used by the non-diegetic third-person narrator, and by [[Giashnel]], [[Kwol]], [[Chris Cwej]], [[George Cwej]], [[Yanna]], and [[Kirstine]] in dialogue.
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|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|Ring Theory (short story)}}
|Used by [[Kady Williams]] in narration, and by [[the Gestalt]], [[Chris Cwej]], [[the Gentleman (Ring Theory)|the Gentleman]], [[Larles]], and [[Kady Williams]] in dialogue.
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|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|Crushing Reality (novel)}}
|Used by the non-diegetic third-person narrator and by [[Chris Cwej]], [[Kwol]], and [[Larles]] in dialogue.
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|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|When I Remember (short story)|When I Remember __________}}
|Used by the non-diegetic third-person narrator.
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|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Mushroom at the End of the Universe (short story)}}
|Used by the non-diegetic third-person narrator and by [[Kwol]] in dialogue.
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|[[PROSE]]: {{cs[Soft Target (short story)}}
|rowspan=2|Used by the non-diegetic third-person narrator.
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|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Ursine Brood (short story)}}
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|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Trauma Deception (short story)}}
|Used by the non-diegetic third-person narrator, and by [[Suala]], [[Giashnel]], and [[Chris Cwej]] in dialogue.
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|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|The PsyCon Prediction (short story)}}
|Used by the non-diegetic third-person narrator, and by [[Chris Cwej]] and [[Dylaxu]] in dialogue.
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|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Aftermath (short story)}}
|Used by the non-diegetic third-person narrator, and by the [[High President (The Aftermath)|High President]], and [[Larles]], in dialogue.
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|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|The V Cwejes (short story)}}
|Used by [[Chris Cwej]] in narration, and by [[the Surgeon]] and [[Chris Cwej]] in dialogue.
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|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|Rebel Rebel (short story)}}
|Used by the non-diegetic third-person narrator, and by [[Chris Cwej]], [[Christina Cwej]], [[Frey]], [[Friend 567|Friend #567]], [[the Healer]], [[Kwol]], [[Koschei (Rebel Rebel)|Koschei]], [[Larles]], in dialogue.
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|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Friendly Vignette (short story)}}
|Used by the non-diegetic third-person narrator, and by [[John Deuteragonist]] and [[Bernard Cwej Sr]] in dialogue.
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|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Armored Creature of 004X (short story)}}
|Used by [[the Healer]] and [[Helena (The Armored Creature of 004X)|Helena]] in dialogue.
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|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|Before Chris Cwej's Trial (short story)}}
|Used by the non-diegetic third-person narrator, and by [[Larles]] in dialogue.
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|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|P.R.O.B.E. Data Log #55: Mr. X (short story)}}
|Used by the intra-diegetic third-person narrator.
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|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|Love & War (short story)}}
|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|Love & War (short story)}}
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|A more pompous form of the meaning of "Time Lord"; an ''Emperor'' is etymologically a wielder of power, but carries a more militaristic implication than ''Lord''.
|A more pompous form of the meaning of "Time Lord"; an ''Emperor'' is etymologically a wielder of power, but carries a more militaristic implication than ''Lord''.
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|"Temporal Superiors"
|rowspan=3|"Temporal Superiors"
|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|Flickering Flame (short story)}}
|Used by [[Chris Cwej]] in narration and by [[Iris Wildthyme]] in dialogue.
|rowspan=2|[[28 October (releases)|28 October]] [[2020 (releases)|28 October]]
|rowspan=3|A variant on "Superiors", highlighting their association with time.
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|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|Rebel Rebel (short story)}}
|Used by the non-diegetic third-person narrator, and by [[Larles]] in dialogue.
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|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|Requiem (novel)}}
|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|Requiem (novel)}}
|Used by [[Tyron (Requiem)|Tyron]] in dialogue.
|Used by [[Tyron (Requiem)|Tyron]] in dialogue.
|[[23 April (releases)|23 April]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]]
|[[23 April (releases)|23 April]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]]
|A variant on "Superiors", highlighting their association with time.  
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|"Those Lot Up There"
|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Bright White Crack (short story)}}
|Used by [[Chris Cwej]] in dialogue.
|[[24 June (releases)|24 June]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]
|"Up There" is a euphemism for "Heaven", alluding informally to the spiritual dimension of the beings' "celestial" nature. [[Abraytha Janus Colefia]] similarly asks "Blimey, what ''do'' they teach you up there?" of the ''[[Zadellin]]'' crew in [[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Collision of Ships (short story)}}, with "up there" meaning their home planet.
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|"The time travellers"
|"The time travellers"
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