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Sacrificial Pallets

Coarse wooden pallets stacked to form a makeshift platform, splintered and sun-bleached where Swampie priests dragged them into the temple. The raised surface is stained dark along creases from previous rites, and the crude planks sag unevenly under the weight of bound victims—creepers coil around each corner, tightening as Ranquin positions Rohm-Dutt on the uneven surface. Frayed fibers dangle where drying vines have snapped, their brittleness betraying the peril of movement.
3 appearances

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When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments
S16E19 · The Power of Kroll Part 3
Doctor learns ritual secrets while bound

The pallet, a sagging wooden platform used for ritual sacrifice, serves as the central locus of torment. Bound to its surface, the Doctor, Romana, and Rohm-Dutt lie helpless as the creeping vines contract beneath the stress of drying fibers. It becomes both a torture device and a listening post as the captives extract information from the Swampies through their proximity to the ritual apparatus.

Before: Rough-hewn pallet constructed from lianes and wooden planks, positioned under the skylight; pre-stained from past sacrifices
After: Pallet remains fixed in place; bound victims show early signs of distress from tightening bonds
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S16E19 · The Power of Kroll Part 3
Ranquin summons Kroll while Doctor resists

The sacrificial pallets form the crude altar where the Doctor and Romana are bound. Their uneven, sun-bleached planks creak under the captives' weight, and frayed creeper fibers dangle where prior victims' struggles left brittle remnants.

Before: Stacked and positioned at the ritual's center, sagging unevenly and stained with prior sacrifices' blood.
After: Unchanged in position, serving as a focal point for Ranquin's ritual and the Doctor's interrogation.
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S16E19 · The Power of Kroll Part 3
Rohm-Dutt reveals Thawn’s conspiracy

The sacrificial pallet, sagging unevenly with age and humidity, serves as the platform for binding and execution. Rohm-Dutt, Romana, and the Doctor are fastened to it with creepers looped around its corners. Rohm-Dutt’s mid-scene confession occurs while he is physically stretched upon the planks, the pallet’s distorted surface amplifying the discomfort of his bonds.

Before: Placed centrally in the temple, weathered and stained, the pallet lies horizontally with creepers coiled around its edges and ready for binding.
After: Remains in position through the confession, though human movement has shifted its angle slightly. The plank’s jagged grain presses into Rohm-Dutt’s back as creepers tighten.
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