Hieronymous (short story)

Hieronymous was the thirtieth The Blogs of Doom short story. It was published in Doctor Who Magazine #550, and focused on the character Hieronymous from The Masque of Mandragora.

Summary
The events of The Masque of Mandragora are retold from the perspective of Hieronymous casting a horoscope for each of the 12 zodiac signs.

Characters

 * Hieronymous

Worldbuilding

 * Hieronymous is the finest astrologer in all of San Martino.
 * The blasphemous pagan Cult of Demnos, also known as the Brothers of Demnos or the AHH (Alcove Helix Hieronymous), have meetings every lunchtime in their secret underground temple.
 * Those possessed by Mandragora become a glowing mass of energy that can fire electricity from their fingertips.

Astrology

 * Mars will come into conjunction with Saturn in the seventh layer of the House of the Ram.
 * The Duke of San Martino was an Aries and his son Giuliano is a Cancer.
 * Based on the horoscopes, the Fourth Doctor is a Taurus and a Virgo.
 * Venus is rising in the House of the Bull.
 * Sarah Jane Smith is a Leo.
 * Count Federico is a Scorpio.
 * Hieronymous advises Giuliano, as a Capricorn, to just tell Marco he loves him already.
 * The summer solstice is approaching.

Continuity

 * The Brotherhood of Demnos and the centre of the Mandragora Helix are mentioned. (TV: The Masque of Mandragora)