The Heart of the Spiral Politic 2010-01-18T08:29:54.312+11:00

capitol4.jpg capitol.jpeg city.jpg The Capitol and other domed Gallifreyan city-complexs. Several Time Lords use the word Gallifrey to indicate the Capitol (and not Gallifrey in general) so the Captiol's real name might be Gallifrey but to avoid confusion with the planet's name it is almost always called "the Capitol." The Capitol is in the Northern Hemisphere on the continent of Wild Endeavor and sits in the valley beween snow the capped mountains of Solace and Solitude. These are part of a desert mountain range that stretches to the horizon. The massive Mount Cadon dwarfs the Capitol. The only thing that grows on these mountains a deep red grass. Beneath the Capitol is a volcanic chasm known as the Crevasse of Memories That Will Be. The Capitol used to have a harbor (but the lake dried up). The Kasterborus Borealis can be seen from the Capitol, as can Mount Cadon. The Capitol might suffer from a bitter wind from the Northern Lakes. Its population is at least several thousand and it has the largest concentration of Gallifreyans on the planet. By Earth standards the Capitol is not that large of a city. A large glass dome covers the Capitol. Gallifrey (the Capitol?) smells of cloisters, libraries, vellum, and old exitonic circuitry. Candles are very common. Most of the walls in the Citadel appear to be made of stone with dim green light leaking out from the crakes in the aging walls. Unused corridors are filled with dust. Retina interface technology has virtually replaced all but the most basic manual keyboard interfaces. Most doors and even many TARDIS systems rely on Gallifreyan retinal scans to prime/activated it. All of these retina prints are controled by the APC which holds the Retina Master Print. It should be noted that some of their security systems are telepathically based. In the center of the Capitol (beneath the apex of the dome) is a structure known as the Citadel (see below). Many of the surrounding towers are helical in design. A small conventional spaceport can be found near the Citadel. Time Scaphs are docked the Scaph Port. Scientific research is done in the Penansulix Scientific Structure. The Parachronistic Chamber (located deep in the Capitol) can regulate time distortions. There are two huge towers in the north of the Capitol named Canoncity and Likelihood. Both of these building are dimensionally trancendental. The tower of Likelihood might be home to the Bureau of Possible Events. Time Lords meet in the Artron Forum to telepathically discuss and exhange points of view. While meeting their excess artron energy is abosorbed and routed to the berething bays to supply TARDISes. Other buildings include the Multidimensional Art Gallery (filled with vast numbers of computer created paintings from thoughout Gallifrey's history), the Capitol Library, the Mortal Coil hospital complex of the Hospitaller-surgeons, Retro-Engineered Spare-Body-Parts Repository, Bureau of Political Advancement, The Temple of Capitol Guilds, and the Office of Public Registry. Only a few of the buildings in the Capitol are dimensionally trancendental. The streets of the Capitol are patrolled by cleaning machines including automated street cleaning mechanisms. All the rooms in the Capitol are numbered (example Room 30007 in the Administrative Complex). Council members use aircars to get around the Capitol. The 53 story Communications Tower is in Sector 7 (just outside the Capitol). Beneath the upper levels of the Capitol is MidTown which has a multi-dimensional art gallery . Half a mile beneath the Capitol is the foundations of the Capitol, the remains of the original Capitol, and LowTown. Low Town is the society of poor that has formed in the foundations of the Capitol. The Vaults are the chambers that date back to the Old Time that serve as a foundation to the Capitol. The Vaults hold the power couplings for the eastern part of the Capitol, a fluctatiing access point for the matrix , the once regal Pazithi Cloisters and the Main Water Pumping Station. The last is off limits to unauthorized personnel, even Time Lords. The Nostrom Cloisters in the lower levels serve as a presidential bolt-hole. Hidden in the lower levels a shrines dedicated to the cult of Rassilon the Vampire. Buried deep underground are fallout shelters and Catacombs whose total length (if arranged end to end) would exceed the diamater of Gallifrey. The Transtube carriages (or trains) are used for transport from one city -compex to another on Gallifrey. They look a bit like Earth subways. The cities of Gallifrey are filled with spires, temples, and cathedras. Olyesti is one of the Three Minute Cities in the East. Prydos is an old city built on an artificial mound in great plane. Imports from all over the galaxy (and from any point in time) can be found for sale at Prydos. Its streets are paved with mosaics which present the history of the city. Transmats are used to reach the Houses. Gallifreyan transmats can not transmit through leathal levels of Ion Flux. Gallifreyans also use skimmers to travel. They are shaped like longboats with carved dragons in the back. They can fly and have sophisticated forcefields to protect the crew. They are computer controled or an organic pilot can fly the ship from below decks. The golden sails can be deployed to absorb energy to power the ship. Skimmers are considered obsolete transportation. Transmats are prefered. The idea of using an animal as a beast of burden is completely alien to their culture. Most Gallifreyans (and all Time Lords) never venture into the wildernes of the Outer Gallifrey unless they wish to become outsiders.

citadel.jpg The Citadel of the Time Lords In the center of the Capitol (beneath the apex of the dome) is a turquoise colored hour-glass shaped structure known as the Citadel. Rassilon designed the fortress-like Citadel and this is where all the Time Lords live. Though it towers over the other buildings its exterior isn't large enough to allow 1000 Time Lords to live in comfort. It's interior is dimensionaly trancendental and has at least 119 levels. Level 31 of the Citadel has the Panoptican (which holds the Power Mast of the Eye of Harmony). Inside the Citadel, on level 31, is the Panoptican. The dimensionally trancendental Panoptican is so vast that it has its own weather systems and takes an hour to cross on foot. It has six black stone statues of Gallifreyan heroes - one for each College. Rassilon's was in the North, while Omega's was on the south side of the room. There was a competition to see which College could build the biggest statue. This bankrupted the Scendeles College. There is a 6 sided debating chamber with an access point to the future Eye of Harmony located in the center of the room. The walls are covered with seats the ascend into the darkness. Level 31 of the Citadel also houses the controls for the Transduction Barriers and the Quantum Force-Fields. The Presidents Office is on Level 5. A Time Travel Embarkation Port can be found on Under-Level 15 . Traffic Control is one of the highest security-rated rooms in the Citadel. The Citadel also houses the Panoptican Archives, and the Temporal Scanning HQ. There are 363 white towers arrayed in a circle around the Presidential Wheel. A famously effective polygonal Zero Room can be found in the basement of the Junior Senate Block. The Chanceller Guard work in the Jasdisary Building (90 stories tall, rotates every 58 minutes) which is attached to the Citadel. Within the Citadel 's Jasdisary Building is the Security Compound where Security Control and the Obliette Suites are located. The luxurious Oubliette Suites are where prisoners are held (if they aren't sent to Shada). Time Lords appear to use the brass like Machenite as the building material of choice for the interior of important rooms. During the Time War the following levels can be found beneath the Capitol. 4th Circle: Tactical envisioning and clairaudient intelligence 5th Circle: Perceptual warfare 6th Circle: Extra-sensory camouflage 7th Circle: Primary evolutionary and terrorogical research 8th Circle: Deep Level Conference and Bunker facilities Lowest Circle: The War Room where the War Council of the Great Houses meets.

president.jpeg "Tradition, Obedience, Honor, Understanding, Loyalty, and Respect" The Philosophy of Gallifrey THE HEAD OF THE PRESIDENCY (Lord President of Gallifrey, President of the Supreme Council, the Inheritance of Rassilon) - The Lord (or Lady) President rules Gallifrey. The Head of the Presidency is seen as the physical manifestation of the Laws of Time and is entrusted with many of Gallifrey's most closely guarded secrets, including Jasquig Records, the War Perceptives, the Cavox Imperatives, and the Oubliette of Eternity.The President is the only Time Lord that knows that the Time Lords are directly answerable to the Gaurdians. It is likely that the President knows that Omega survived the detonation of Quaba. The President of the Supreme Council of Gallifrey and all of her Dominions, has the obediance of all Colleges, is the holder of the Wisdom of Rassilon, Guardian of the Legacy of Omega, and probably the Keeper of the Legacy of Rassilon, Defender of the Laws of Time, and Protector of Gallifrey. Like the Chancellor, the President is addressed as "Your Excellency." The President is the Preserver of the Matrix and holds the Matrix Crown which allows him direct access to the entire Matrix and its predictive abilites (though its use is quite stressful and thus reserved for corenations and emergencies). Once they don the Matrix Crown a President becomes part of the Matrix. The President wears the Sash of Rassilon on ceramonial occassions and carries the Rod of Rassilon. If the President was to have access to the Great Key they would have unlimited access to the Power of the Time Lords and have complete access to all the different Universes. The President has direct control over all aspects of Gallifrey's defenses, however the CIA can override him. The first time they put on the Sash of Rassilon they are altered to become Biodata Ultra-Aware, which allows them to predict and manipulate biodata in a way no other Time Lord can. It also helps them interact with the Matrix. Up until Arc of Infinity the Presidential Code was 4544553916592. Approximately every thousand years the Time Lords would deliberately loom a collection of potential leaders, one of whom would become the next Lord President of Gallifrey. Each President has the right to name his successor. This is usually done at a Resignation Ceremony when reading the Resignation Honours' List. However under Artical 17 of the Gallifreyan Constitution any Time Lord can declare himself a cannidate during an election. All Presidents are elected, however it is traditional to always elect the successor named by the previous President. 50 Members of the Chancellery Gaurd will be present for a Presidentian resignation. Should a president step down without naming a successor an election must be held within 48 hours. All voting for a presidential election occurs in the Capitol (this might mean that only the Time Lords get to vote for the President). Despite the urgency to decide upon a President-Elect it normally takes years to plan and assemble a Presidential Ordination. Presidential Ordinations and other formal ceremonies such as the appointment of a Chancellor are lead by Gold Usher (also known as the Dromeain Archibaptirx). At all such appointments Gold Usher will rap his staff down three times. Once for wisdom, once for honor, and once for tradition. Computers paint pictures of every Presidential Ordination. It is tradition for a new President to forgive political prisoners as his first act in office. The current President can not be but on trial But Presidents can be removed by a vote of no-confidence from the High Council. After a certain amount of time (at least 900 years) President's face mandatory retirement. Ex-Presidents appear to retain the right to access the Matrix's predictive abbilites and call for Presidential Inquirys. As of President Flavia there have been 412 Presidents of Gallifrey.

innercouncil.jpg The Inner Council The Inner Council is made up of the Lord President, the Lord High Chancellor of All Gallifrey (Vice-President) who serves as the administrative head of the goverment, and the High Cardinals. Like the President, the Chancellor is addressed as "Your Excellency." The Chancellor is appointed by the Supream Council and ratified by the President. For this reason the Chancellor is always a member of the same Chapter as the President. The Chancellor also oversees the Castellan and the Watch. The Constitution states that the President cannot give orders the Chancellor. The Vice-President is responsible for representing the President to other Time Aware Races, and coordinating the Watch and the CIA. Traditionally the post of Vice-President was seperate from the post of Chancellor, however in the modern era the Chancellor also handles the powers Vice-President. Together these 5 represent the most powerful of the Great Houses of Gallifrey. During Emergency Sessions, they can override the President's authority with a unanimous vote. Despite the various elections and appointments, the Houses represented on the Inner Council rarely change. It is very rare for any Newblood House to be represented on the Council.

highcouncil.jpg The High Council timelords2.jpg Time Lords The High Council is composed of 15 Councillors including the Inner Council members. Below the High Cardinals are the six Prime Cardinals (one for each chapter), and the Cardinals. They are are made up of the Inner Council and the 10 longest serving members of the Supreme Council. They can be removed by a 1/3 petition by all the Time Lords. A sub-committee of the High Council overseens the Temporal Scanning Service at Temporal Scanning HQ. The Honorable Central Population Directory is another sub-committee that is under the direct control of the High Council (thus they control the Looms). Later the positions of Keeper (aka Coordinator) of the Matrix, and Castellan (commands the Chancellory Guard and the Watch) were made non-voting members of the Council. Since Castellans aren't always Time Lords this is the only way a non-Time Lord can serve on the Council. The positions of the Chancellor and the other High Cardinals are ratified by the other members of the High Council and confirmed by the President. They usually meet in the High Council Chamber of Congress. It is rumored that 2/3rds of the High Council has been bribed or blackmailed by the CIA. THE SUPREME COUNCIL (aka the Council, the Parliment) - These Councillors are the Supream Guardians of Gallifreyan Law. Without a President the Supream Council techncially can not ratify anything. However this law has been known to be deliberately overlooked. Their combinded mental powers allow them to take mental control of any Time Lord (even ex-presidents). The number of Councillors of the Supream Council varies. Traditionaly the current President's Chapter will be the most well represented Chapter on the Council. Below the Cardinals are the Chapter Cardinals (who lead the Chapters), Under Cardinals, and Junior Cardinals. Chapter Cardinal do not serve on the High Council. The Surgeon-General is a member of the Supream Council, as is the Castellan. Membership is confered by petition of 1/3 of the Time Lord community. It is very rare for a Time Lord to achieve a rank higher then Junior Cardinal in less then 2000 years. They remain Councillors unitl they retire, die, or are removed by the President or 1/3 vote of the Time Lord populace.

timelords.jpg Time Lords Each Chapter has 100 full Time Lords for a total of 600. Their are also about 400 Apprentice and junior Grade Time Lords at any given time for a total of 1,000 Time Lords. All are graduates of one of the six Time Academies. (For more info see the Time Lord entry above). THE CIVIL SERVICE - Ranks that can be held by Non-Time Lords iinclude Castellan, Ordinal-Generals, Ordinals. I t should be noted that plebeian non-Time Lords are not bound by the color coding of the chapters with respect to dress. ORDINAL-GENERAL (aka Auld Mortality) The title of Ordinal-General is given to the Gallifreyan who has been chosen to become the next Auld Mortality after his final Deathday. When he dies, his spectral form take on a ghostly form and becomes Auld Mortality. This dark spectral presence haunts the current President of Gallifrey, reminding him that life and power is fleeting and that this death is certain. Computers paint pictures of every Presidential Ordination. Auld Mortality can be seen lurking in the shadows of each of these pictures. Ordinal-Generals have no staff, and no office. The existence of Auld Mortality is known only to the Head of the Presidency. THE CHAPTERS (aka the Six Cardinal Colleges) - Gallifreyan society is organized into six Chapters or Colleges. These Chapters are politico-economic factions (or clans), each of which is represented on the High Council by at least one Cardinal Prime. The six chapters are based on the six founders of Gallifrey: Rassilon (Prydon), Apeiron (a warrior), Omega, the Other, Pandak the First (Second President) and possibly Vanderkerian. Each Chapter has 100 full Time Lords for a total of 600. Their are also about 400 Apprentice and Junior Grade Time Lords at any given time. Each Chapter has a Chapterhouse. Gallifreyan customs forbid a person changing alligences to another Chapter. Time Lords can give their words as either a Time Lord or as a Prydonian. Such oaths are taken very seriously. Gallifreyans who become Investigators for the CIA loose all rank and connection to their colleges.

Prydon Chapter: The Prydonians wear scarlet and orange. They are known to be plotters and decision makers. This Chapter holds the most politically powerful Houses and for this reason receives more advanced Rassilon Imprimaturs than the lower chapters. The Prydon Chapter has producted more Presidents then all the other Chapters combinded. This Chapter was founded by Rassilon. Arcal Chapter: Arcalians wear green and brown robes. This is the second most powerful chapter and for this reason receives more advanced Rassilon Imprimaturs then the lower chapters. Arcalians are known for always siding with the winning side of any political debate. Arcallians dislike interacting with the outside universe and rarely leave their TARDISes. There is an Arcalian Council for Temporal Research. Patrex Chapter: The Patrexes wear Heliotrope robes. The Patrexes are an order of artists aesthetes who see artistic value in everything (even pain and suffering). But they lack any true imagination and a re minor players in Time Lord politics. The Patrexian Numbers serve as a numerical base to everything they create. They are know for obsessively catologing everything. One of the duties of the Patrexians might scanning into the future as far as was possible. Practically everything they create is beutiful but pointless. Cerulean Chapter: Their colors are a subdued light blue and they have little political power. Probably Green in policy. This chapter is made of either academicians or bureaucrats. Drome Chapter: The Dromeian colors are probably silver-grey and they have little political power. Probably similar to Social Democrats. This chapter is made of either academicians or bureaucrats. Scendeles Chapter: Their colors are quite subdued and they have little political power. This chapter is made of either academicians or bureaucrats.

The Time Lords are pledged to uphold the Laws of Time and prevent alien aggression where the indigenous population (and the Web of Time) is threatened. They also protect lesser species from Time Active races. T ime Lords use the Kardashev Scale to rate species. Type 1 Civilization controls all the resources of their planet. Type 2 have control of their star system. Type 3 have control over a complete galaxy. And Type 4 Civilizations have control over the fundemental forces of the entire Universe. . Type 1, 2, and 3 Civilizations are usually termed "Lesser Species" while the Type 4s are often referred to as Higher Evolutionaries. It should be noted that many Type 3 Civilizations have enough power and resources to pose a small amount of risk to a Type 4 Civilization. The Interventionist organizations are responsible for protecting history from such speices. They also carefully monitor other species research into time travel and act to prevent unauthorized time travel. The CIA was originally formed to deal with minor issues that the Time Lords viewed as being beneath them, but they eventualy grew to be a very powerful organization. The CIA is the most influential of the interventionist movement and believes that the Web of Time should be adjusted whenever it suits the needs of the Time Lords. Their moto is "They story changes, the ending remains the same." (ie you can do what ever you need to as long as recorded history remains the same). Their HQ is located in the Citadel Constraint Block and is sometimes refered to as Gallifrey Central. The CIA is obsessed with titles and positions. Though the President is the nominal head the effective leaders of the Agency is the Tribunal (also know as the Dark Council). Unbeknownst to even the Tribunal, the CIA is secretely controled by the Matrix Lords (Rassilon, Morvane, and Bedevere) from within the Matrix. It is rumored that 2/3rds of the High Council has been bribed or blackmailed by the CIA (the Doctor believes it's more like 1/2). The Tribunal is made up of the First (also known as the Director), Second and Third Speakers. The Allegiance Command Cell is a branch of the CIA. The CIA numbers its investigators. The higher the number the higher the rank of the Investigator. Under-Assassin is another title. Once they imprison someone not even the President can overtrun the judgment. CIA Investigators loose all traditional rank and connections to their colleges when they join. CIA robes are simplier than other governmental robes and usually either gray or black. However their bio-data extract will never mentions that they are affiliated with the CIA. They appear to join until their final death day. The TARDISes used by the CIA's Field Agents have enhanced Recall Circuits and remote self-destruct systems. To insure the existance of back up copies, top secret message sent from Gallifrey to agents are routed through the TARDIS closest to the receiver (they are of course encoded). They are equiped with details histories, complete wardrobes, false identification, documents of authority (including Psychic Paper), and curancy for various temporal nexus points. Many agents celebrate being able to eat various foods from the outside universe. The CIA prefers conspiracy and manipulation to open confrontation. Their agents are trained in the Smallest Effective Change Principles. The CIA has been known to change history by manipulating the genes of a race by having their agents interbreed with various races. This is done to direct genetic drift between one biosystem and another or to reduce their aggressiveness. Despite this they can delete entire planets without leaving Gallifrey and even have the ability to freeze time on Gallifrey. Because of this, the CIA belives that Time Lords should always present themselves as Gods to the lesser species.

Organization founded by President Morbius and based at House Ixion. It was tasked to ensure Gallifreyan culture survived, but tended to be radically proactive in carrying out this goal. It viewed all historical records as suspect and trusted only what they could directly sense and comprehend. The Order was led by Chatelaine Thessalia, had about 170 members and access to 4 TARDISes. Its members were malcontents from larger Houses who were combat trained by the Order. Despite this training most of their duties were administrative. The elite guard wear black and gold instead of the usual red. The CIA eventualy assumed all the responsibilites of the Order.

watch.jpg The Chancellery Guard The Watch represents Gallifrey's only real "army" but really serves as the police force for Gallifrey. It is made up of Gallifreyans from servitor-classes houses. Some (if not all) of the guards are Time Lords. All off the officers attend an Academy and are trained to resist the mind probe. It is possible for a House to buy their members commission in the Chancellery Guard. The guards who protect the Capitol have all had more then two centuries of experiance. Each Chapter maintains its own branch of the Watch. Each branch of the Watch is lead by a Commander who reports to the Castellan. The Castellan (aka the Magistrate) is head of Gallifreyan security but is not always a Time Lord. He is selected by the Supream Council and serves on the Inner Council. The Watch are supervised from Security Control. Besides security the Castellan's other duties include ensuring the maintance redecoration of the Citadel. Even the need for a constabulary force is limited and the Watch's main purpose is ceremonial. They are the only ones allowed to carry deadly weapons in Capitol. Most if not all Gallfreyans and Time Lords believe Gallifrey to be a just and fair society and citizens have no real desires or needs. Thus Gallifrey has very little crime and the Watch has little combat ability. M ost lack any real fighting skills. The Watch can use torture on murder suspects but needs special authority to use the Mind Probe. However under Romana's Presidency both torture and the Mind Probe were made illegal. Time Lord trials and inquires don't have juries, but they do have members of the court who act as bailiffs and witnesses. The Cardinal-Judge (or Inquisitor) is the only one who can call witnessess. The Valeyard is the learned court prosecutor. In Gallifreyan courts the accused can be held responsible for actions and statements that the Matrix predicts that he will make in his future.

"We but administer. You are imprisoned not by this Court, but by the power of the Law" Temporonic Biodata Tag (received by all convicted criminal Time Lords) - A biodata tattoo in the form of a serpent dragon on their right arm - This tattoo is keyed into the subject's entire biofield and links them to the courts though his own biodata strands. Mind Block (blocks specific memories or skills using chemicals that break down memory acids) Exile from Gallifrey without a fully functional TARDIS A common practice often viewed as being worse then death. -Often used for Time Meddlers (minor violations of the Laws of Time) and violent criminals who refuse to become outsiders or hermits. -Always accompanied by a Forced Regeneration. Forced regeneration (probablly regarded as a type of death sentence) -Considered to be a punishment for relatively minor crimes - For conduct unbecoming a Time Lord?? -Mandatory punishment for unauthorized use of a Time Capsule. Indefinite Imprisonment in their own TARDIS - The standard punishment for a "Sex Change Regeneration" (considered to be a worse crime then stealing a TARDIS and interfering in other time zones). - The subject's only escape is to activate the de-materialization switch with will remove them from History turning them into a neverperson. Biodata Amendment (to make someone less curious) -Used for aliens who are caught spying on the Time Lords Biodata Amendment (to confiscate or transfer future incarnations) -Reserved for major violations of the First Law of Time. -A Time Lord who destroys an entire species forfeits all his remaining lives. Execution by Vaporisation (via a Warrent of Termination and a Dispersal Chamber) -High Treason and assination of a President are both punishible by vaporization -Major violations of the 1st Law of Time (such as aggravated temporal interferance) are punished by vaporisation. -As of Arc of Infinity Morbius was the only Time Lord to be executed. -The remains of the criminal are dispersed through time and space to the nine corners of the universe and all records of the Time Lord's existance are deleated. Sentenced In Perpetuity to be frozen within Shada, an Oubliette, or a Phantom Sun -Used on criminals (regaurdless of species) whose existance is viewed as a threat to Gallifrey. -Used on being taht went places forbidden by the Time Lords or discovered information forbidden by the Time Lords. Time Looping a planet (reserved for punishing an entire race) -Used on species that attempt to violate the Laws of Time. Unhappening from History (using an Omnicalculator such as D-Mat gun or the Oubliette of Eternity) -As this punishment is a violation of the First Law of Time it is only enacted in secret by the President of (more often) the CIA. - Used for aliens who are caught spying on the Time Lords. Time Destruction (a painful method of execution)???

Junior Senate, Council of the Great Mother, Bureau of Loomographic Records, Causal Archive Record Office, Matrician Bench of Ordnance Surveyists, Brotherhood of Kithriarchs, and a Space/Time Accessions Bureau. The Central Office of Temporal Observation. Hospitaller-surgeons handle medical issues.

Each Chapter is organized into several Houses. Each House has one loom with a uniquie genetic core to loom its cousins. The Looms are held in the loomshed of the a physical house. These houses are sentient and the oldest living thing on the planet. Members of each house have minor variations in abilities. Under the Worshipful and Ancient Law of Gallifrey, a member of any House can give up the protection of their House and become the Kithriarch of a new House with a new Chapterhouse and Loom. The founder of a new House carries the title Grandfather. A new loom probably takes over 11 years to produce its first loomling. A Renegade Time Lord traditionally renounces his name and his house.

Of the many Houses there are five or six Founding Houses that date all the way back to the Dark Time. These Houses command significantly more respect than later ones. House of Fordfarding: House of Blyledge: The House of Blyledge was ancient even before the time of Rassilon. Blyledge is one of the senior houses in the Prydon Chapter of Glorious Gallifrey. The House of Blyledge is an angular small dark building that is older than the hill it sits on. It has a walled garden of silver trees in its center and is within visual sight of the Capitol. Family members often wear blue clothes and thus the House might be a member of the the Cerulean Chapter. House of Jadedreamers: One of the Houses that predates the Intuitive Revolution. Some of its family were members of the Sisterhood. House of Lineacrux: The least active of the Founding Houses, known only for their expertise in Gallifreyan history and laws. All of its cousins have the appearance of extremely old and senile Gallifreyans who passively observe society around them. In fact the Lineacrux cousins at some of the most powerful and influential members of Gallifreyan society. Their decrepit appearance is merely an act designed to lull others into ignoring them. They observe and (when consulted) offer their opinion in almost all gatherings of Gallifreyan society.

lung3.jpg lungbarrow.jpg lung1.jpg lung2.jpg House of Lungbarrow pictures by http://www.daryljoyce.co.uk/ Daryl Joyce The oldblood houses are the Founding housese plus the houses created by Rassilon after the Intuitive Revolution. House of Arpexia: The cousins of this house are Gallifrey's only scientific fundamentalists. They place great faith reason and logic as the solution to all problems and shun emotion. They have been conducting research for research's sake for millions of years. This house was responsible for the unstable Babels. They've produced many experimental Time Travel Capsules over the eons, but their technology tends to be over complicated. House of Catherion: An now extinct House whose chapterhouse is looked after by a caretaker line. House of Scarlet: Almost certainly a Prydonian House. House of Brightshore: A Prydonian House House of Dellatrovellas: One of the oldest and most powerful Houses. Time Lady Serenadellatrovella was a cousin of this house. House of Ixion: This House is located on the edge of the civilized portion of Gallifrey next to a mountain range. Its original Family left during the first Diaspora leaving only a line of caretakers to watch after the House. Millions of years later Morbius chose it as the Headquarters for the Order of the Weal and made one of the caretakers, Chatelaine Thessalia, head of the organization. Its "cousins" were malcontents from larger Houses who were combat trained. Despite this training most of their duties were administrative. They Loom of Ixion was never used but rumor has it that they tampered with other House's Looms to produced mutants and renegades. House of Lungbarrow: This Oldblood House was founded in response to the curse and became one of the original five founding houses from the time of Rassilon. The crest of Lungbarrow is two silver leafed trees whose branches reach over and intertwine. 45 cousins are allotted to the house of Lungbarrow. For the most part no Family members come to the House of Lungbarrow, except for Loomings and Tombings. In the last several thousand years it has fallen from favor, with its highest-ranking member holding a title of Ordinal General. About 350 years after the looming of the Doctor, the House was deleted from History for exceed its Loom Quota. It was reinstated 673 years later. The House of Lungbarrow is in the Prydon Chapter. The Lungbarrow Chapterhouse located in the Southern Mountain Ranges, two days walk from Rassilon's Rampart, and overlooks the river Cadonflood. A forest of silver leafed trees stretch from the House to the river Cadonflood at the base of the valley. The House sits halfway up Mount Lung on the west side. The river right next to the Hermits home floods frequently (this might be Cadonflood?). Southern Gallifrey is considered quite wild and beutiful, but does occationally suffer blizzards. A partial list of the Lungbarrow Cousins The Doctor, Arkhew, Maljamin, Farg, Innocet, Quencessetianobayolocaturgrathadeyyilungbarrowmas (Ordinal-General and 422nd Kithriarch), Satthralope (Housekeeper), Glospinninymortheras ( Cellular Eugenics (CIA?)), Jobiska, Luton, Rynde (Epicural Overseer), Celesia, Almund, Tulgel, Chovor (the Various), DeRoosifa, Salpash Irving Braxiatel claims to be a brother of the Doctor. Owis was the Doctor's Replacment after he was disinherited. House of Mirraflex: A minor oldblood House that produced most of Gallifrey's generals, enforcers, and strategists. Its cousins are known for being aggressive and ruthless defenders of the Laws of Time. They have nothing but disdain for the Lesser Species. Their Loom was known for being particularly versatile. The House was founded by General Mirraflex after the beginning of the Eternal Wars, who structured it as an esoteric martial lodge. House of Nechronmancy: Nechronmancers don't believe in the passage of time and don't acknowledge their gender or their names. They've deleted most of the records of their House and are viewed as pariahs among Time Lord society. They are capable altering time states in ways that would be impossible for any other Time Lord. During the War these deep engineers collected Highest Entropy Matter (HEM) from dead time states (where the universe had reached thermal equilibrium and history/time has ceased to flow). House of Stillhaven: A Prydonian House. House of Wildthyme A House in the mountains of Southern Gallifrey. House of Effeston Romanadvoratrelundar is custodian of this House.

There are very few Newblood houses (relative to the Older Houses) and their cousins tend to be quite eccentric. All of them were founded no more than 10,000 years before the Doctor was loomed. House of Dvora (aka House of Devouring Hounds): The first of the Newblood houses, House of Dvora was created 10,000 years before the looming of the Doctor. Their Cousins view themselves as destined to publicly lead and control. Dvora is the only Newblood House whose power equals the Five Founding Houses. They are ruthlessly practical and open to using violent methods, but strive to appear impersonal and passionsionless. They have seven elite operatives who undertake secret missions for them. Originally part of the Patrex chapter they later became Prydonian. Cousins include: Morbius. Romanadvoratrelundar , is inheriter of the House of Dvora. House of Heartshaven Probably a House that was spawned out of House Dvora. Cousins include:Romanadvoratrelundar. House of Oakdown: This Newblood House is a member of the Prydon Chapter and is one of the most respected and noble Houses on Gallifrey. This House produced the Master. Its estates were located on Mount Perdition, many of which were covered in red grass.. House of Paradox: This House conducted illegal experiments on Non-Linear Time. The Grandfather also begins to experiment with lesser species reproductive methods and begins wearing the armor of Yssgaroth Time Lords. It was reformed into Faction Paradox and exiled from Gallifey,. House of Tracolix: A minor Newblood House that is known for subtly trying to exploit every change that occurs in Gallifreyan society. They are arrogant, reckless, and ambitious. Their willingness to follow any passing fashion gives their cousins more versatility then those of other Houses. House of Xianthellipse: A minor Newblood House known for its understanding of biology and biodata. It is not a member of the Prydon Chapter (i.e. never wears scarlet).

Below the Time Lords are the Plebeian Classes (non Time Lord). This ancillary staff and their families live in the rest of the Capitol. They are Watch guards, technicians, artisans, cleaners, engineers, cooks, and musicians. MidTown is between the Capitol and LowTown. Low Town is the society of poor that has formed in the foundations of the Capitol. The Low Towners call Time Lords Timeys while the Gallifreyan elite refer to New Age Time Lord dropouts who live in Low Town as Shobogans. These Houses are ruled by a Chatelaine. There are between 3 and 9 million Gallifreyans. House of Redlooms: The Prydon Newblood House of Redlooms has been producing military Ordinals who serve in the watch for a very long time. It is a family of loyal mavericks who have defeated a dozen Time Lord traitors.

outsider.jpg An Outsider Some Gallifreyans and even some Time Lords reject technology entirely and live in the wilderness of outer Gallifrey hunting and growing their food.

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