Race Bank Gold Cylinders

Two identical gold cylinders, each roughly the length of a forearm, gleam under the Citadel's harsh light. Their surfaces are etched with Minyan glyphs, their weight causing Herrick's hands to tremble as he brandishes them in hollow triumph. When the Oracle surrenders them, a specific control unit in one cylinder activates, revealing terminals that release lethal force. The Doctor's sword inserted into its mechanism triggers the immediate release of these destructive artifacts, underscoring their true purpose as catastrophic power sources.

4 appearances

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When this object appears and how it's used

4 moments

S15E20 · Underworld Part 4

Rask offers uneasy truce to Jackson's crew

Herrick presents two gold cylinders carved with Minyan glyphs, incorrectly touted as the quest’s objective. These artifacts, gleaming under harsh tunnel light, deceive Jackson and the crew into believing their mission complete while the cylinders’ lethal control terminals remain dormant and hidden within this event.

Before: Held by Herrick after being stolen, gleaming and inscribed with deceptive promise.

After: Transferred into Jackson’s possession, their true nature still concealed beneath ceremonial sheen.

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S15E20 · Underworld Part 4

Herrick’s hollow victory for Jackson’s crew

The race bank gold cylinders are brandished by Herrick with shaking hands as proof of mission success, their gleaming surfaces catching the dim tunnel light. These deceptive artifacts, taken from the Oracle without true understanding, are accepted by Jackson as genuine fulfillment of their quest despite their true nature as catastrophic power sources.

Before: Concealed and covertly obtained by Herrick prior to the exchange; unknown to the crew outside Herrick’s possession

After: In Jackson’s hands, having been given to him by Herrick and accepted as mission completion; their true function remains undisclosed to the crew

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S15E20 · Underworld Part 4

Doctor forces Oracle to reveal the cylinders

The gold cylinders are violently ejected by the compromised control unit upon the Doctor’s sabotage, revealing their true lethal purpose. Two identical artifacts rise from the terminal, immediately becoming the objects of desperate escape as the Doctor secures them before fleeing.

Before: Concealed within the Oracle’s control mechanism, visually indistinct from functional elements.

After: Physically retrieved by the Doctor, now in his possession, to be removed from the Citadel.

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S15E20 · Underworld Part 4

Doctor exposes the Oracle’s gold cylinders

The two gold cylinders are physically ejected from the now activated control unit by the Doctor's intervention, their true destructive purpose revealed when the Oracle ceases to mask their existence. Their shift from sacred objects to lethal artifacts underscores the Citadel's hidden curse.

Before: Concealed within the control unit, their danger masked by the Oracle's rituals and projections.

After: Physically possessed by the Doctor and carried by the fleeing party, their true lethal function exposed to all present.

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