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S22E10
· Timelash Part 1

Borad demands Peri be brought to him

The Borad watches a recording of Peri leaving the TARDIS and orders his android to retrieve her unharmed. His interest in capturing Peri suggests she is either a liability to his regime or holds significance in his time-manipulation schemes. The insistence on capturing her alive hints at her value as a potential pawn or future asset. This direct command heightens the tension for Peri’s safety and underscores the Borad’s ruthless control over the time corridor and Karfel’s fate.

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The Borad instructs his android to bring Peri unharmed, revealing his interest in her.

calm to ominous ["Borad's vault"]

Who Was There

Characters present in this moment

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Android Enforcer
Android Enforcer
 primary

None; exhibits mechanical compliance devoid of emotional response.

The android enforcer stands motionless beside the Borad, its blue-tinted face and unblinking optics absorbing the command. It demonstrates clinical indifference, preparing to act with mechanical efficiency on the Borad’s order, embodying the regime’s capacity for precision violence against organic threats.

Goals in this moment
  • • Retrieve Peri and deliver her unharmed to the Borad as instructed.
  • • Eliminate any obstacles to the mission with red-ray precision if necessary.
Active beliefs
  • • The Borad’s directives are absolute and must be followed without deviation.
  • • Peri represents a target requiring containment, not immediate annihilation.
Character traits
Mechanical indifference Unblinking obedience Precision readiness Clinical efficiency
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Borad
Tyrant of Karfel
 primary

Feigned calm masking deep analytical calculation and underlying paranoia about Peri's importance.

The Borad sits enthroned in his vault, watching a recording of Peri’s departure from the TARDIS with detached fascination. He issues a precise, measured order to the android, his public persona radiating cold authority masking deep calculation and paranoia about her potential to disrupt his regime.

Goals in this moment
  • • Secure Peri as a captive asset to neutralize potential disruption to his time-based control over Karfel.
  • • Demonstrate absolute authority to his enforcer by issuing a command that highlights his strategic foresight.
Active beliefs
  • • Peri poses a threat or opportunity that must be controlled through direct intervention.
  • • Enforcing loyalty requires visible, unchallenged dominance over both people and technology.
Character traits
Cold authority Calculated precision Masked paranoia Ruthless efficiency
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Location Details

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Borad's Vault

The Borad’s Vault functions as the command nexus where the ruler observes surveillance recordings and issues orders that extend his temporal tyranny. Its oppressive scale, humming energy conduits, and surveillance equipment create an atmosphere of unavoidable control. The vault’s technological infrastructure enables the Borad’s paranoid worldview to manifest as actionable commands.

Atmosphere Oppressively authoritative with a low thrum of contained energy and an air of unchallenged dominance.
Function Strategic command center for surveillance, decision-making, and enforcement of the regime.
Symbolism Represents the Borad’s absolute power and technological mastery over time and perception.
Access Strictly controlled, accessible only to authorized personnel and the Borad’s immediate enforcers.
Metallic walls lined with conduits pulsing with green light Central dais rising from a blackened alloy floor

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Key Dialogue

"BORAD: A plucky creature who knows how to take care of herself. If she's still alive, I want her brought to me completely unharmed."