Untempered Schism

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The Untempered Schism is a raw, turbulent rift in space-time on Gallifrey that exposes viewers to the Time Vortex and profoundly shapes the destinies of Time Lords who gaze into it.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Doctor Who concept
fictional phenomenon
spatiotemporal rift
accessControl strictly regulated
ageOfInitiates 8 years old
appearsIn Doctor Who
surface form: Doctor Who television series
associatedWithCharacter Time Lord children
the Doctor NERFINISHED
The Master
surface form: the Master

the Rani
associatedWithSpecies Time Lords NERFINISHED
category Time Lord culture
Time Lord technology
ceremonialRole Time Lord coming-of-age ritual
characteristic turbulent
connectedTo Time Vortex
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
createdBy Russell T Davies
dangerLevel extremely dangerous
effectOnViewers profound psychological impact
shapes destinies of Time Lords
energyType temporal energy
exposesTo Time Vortex
fictionalUniverse Doctor Who
firstTelevisionAppearance The Sound of Drums
surface form: "The Sound of Drums"
firstTelevisionAppearanceSeries Doctor Who series 3
firstTelevisionAppearanceYear 2007
functionInSociety Time Lord initiation rite
genre science fiction
governedBy Time Lord authorities
hasCanonicalStatus television canon
impactOnTheDoctor inspired wanderlust
impactOnTheMaster triggered constant drumming in his mind
impactOnTimeLords influences moral and psychological development
languageOfWork English
locatedInFictional Gallifrey
medium television
metaphoricalRole symbol of destiny and madness
symbol of infinite possibilities
nature raw rift in space-time
partOf Doctor Who expanded universe
surface form: Doctor Who mythos
planet Gallifrey
possibleReaction be inspired
go mad
run away
usedByGroup Time Lords NERFINISHED
viewingDescribedAs gazing into the Time Vortex
visibility can be looked into but not entered safely

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Gallifrey features Untempered Schism