Changes: Quill (species)

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The Quill were a humanoid species on Rhodia. They lived on the smallest of the southern continents, (TV: For Tonight We Might Die) and had a long history of combat and civil war with the other species on Rhodia, the Rhodians. (TV: Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart)

Biology

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This could do with a physical description of the Quill Goddess from The Metaphysical Engine, as she is all we have to go by as to how the Quill truly look.

The one Quill known to have visited Earth, Miss Quill, was outwardly indistinguishable from humans, (TV: For Tonight We Might Die) but this was only because her true form was disguised. She claimed her true appearance could make humans scream. (PROSE: Joyride)

They had a more alien appearance originally, although it was not clear whether one form shown was their true form, or simply one imagined by April MacLean when she learned of Miss Quill's origin. In that form, the Quill, appropriately for their name, sported long quills or spines on their bodies, which sprouted from at least their heads and shoulders. Their skin was primarily reddish brown, with black, zigzagging stripes, and pale white on the lower part of the face. (TV: For Tonight We Might Die)

In an early stage of Quill development, Quill would shed their quills while still in the Quill nest. They would also consume their mothers, though Miss Quill noted that by her time this was medically unnecessary, and no more than a followed tradition. (TV: The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did)

Culture

Miss Quill told a Lankin recreation of Orla'ath that Quills did not have souls. Orla'ath said that they did, and also said the Quills believed they died with them. According to Orla'ath, "all Quill sisters" would try to kill each other in the nest, to test each other's strength. (TV: Nightvisiting) Miss Quill told Dorothea Ames that Quill mothers died in childbirth. Ames understood that their children thus feasted on the corpse in the nest. (TV: The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did)

The Quill worshipped the Quill Goddess. It was believed that she rose from the underworld and burst out of the first Quill nest. Most lost their faith in her, however, when, as Miss Quill explained, a thousand years before Quill's time, they realised that the only thing protecting the Quill was the Quill themselves. (TV: The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did)

Charlie, Prince of Rhodia, claimed that all Quill were heartless. (TV: Brave-ish Heart)

Andra'ath, of the Quill, was aware of Gallifrey, the Time Lords, and the Last Great Time War against the Daleks in contrast to Charlie, who was unfamiliar with the Daleks until he encountered one on Earth following Rhodia's civil war. (AUDIO: In Remembrance)

History

According to Charlie, Prince of Rhodia, they mismanaged their economy, and grew resentful of the Rhodians' success. Miss Quill added, though, that the Rhodians ate up all of the planet's resources, leaving them with little to work with. The Rhodians did their best to help, but in the process made them so dependent that they could never recover.

The two peoples were eventually at war with each other. The Rhodians won. The punishment they received was considered cruel by Miss Quill, but Charlie found it just: they released a creature into their brains called an arn, which, once it dug itself in, would telepathically link the host to a particular Rhodian, and force them to become their effective slave.

If I use a weapon other than my own hands, the arn kills me, yet if I fail to protect you, I am also killed. If I try to remove the arn, dead again. Slavery!Miss Quill ^[src]

While they were busy fighting amongst themselves, the Shadow Kin arrived, and killed everyone, Quill and Rhodian alike. All but one of the Quill were destroyed by the Shadow Kin: a female known as Miss Quill once brought by the Twelfth Doctor to Coal Hill Academy. (TV: For Tonight We Might Die)

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 {{Infobox Species
+|image = QuillGoddess2.jpg
-|name = Quill
+|origin = [[Rhodia]]
-|image = Quill_real.jpg
+|individuals = [[Quill Goddess]], [[Andrea Quill|Miss Quill]], [[Orla'ath]], [[Andra'ath's mother]], [[Andra'ath's partner]], [[Andrea Quill's child]]
-|origin = Rhodia
-|individuals = [[Miss Quill]]
 |first = For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)
+|appearances = [[Quill - list of appearances|'''''see list''''']]
-|appearances = {{il|[[TV]]: ''[[The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo (TV story)|The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Joyride (novel)|Joyride]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Stone House (novel)|The Stone House]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[What She Does Next Will Astound You (novel)|What She Does Next Will Astound You]]''}}
+}}
-}}{{species stub}}
-The '''Quill''' were a group of [[humanoid]] inhabitants of [[Rhodia]]. They lived on the smallest of the southern [[continent]]s.
+The '''Quill''' were a [[humanoid]] species on [[Rhodia]]. They lived on the smallest of the southern [[continent]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'') and had a long history of combat and [[civil war]] with the other species on Rhodia, the [[Rhodian]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart (TV story)|Co-Owner of a Lonely Heart]]'')
 == Biology ==
+{{section stub|This could do with a physical description of the [[Quill Goddess]] from ''The Metaphysical Engine'', as she is all we have to go by as to how the Quill truly look.}}
-The one Quill known to have visited Earth, Miss Quill, was outwardly indistinguishable from humans, ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'') but this was only because her true form was disguised. She claimed her true appearance could make [[human]]s scream. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Joyride (novel)|Joyride]]'')
+The one Quill known to have visited Earth, [[Andrea Quill|Miss Quill]], was outwardly indistinguishable from humans, ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'') but this was only because her true form was disguised. She claimed her true appearance could make [[human]]s scream. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Joyride (novel)|Joyride]]'')
 They had a more alien appearance originally, although it was not clear whether one form shown was their true form, or simply one imagined by [[April MacLean]] when she learned of Miss Quill's origin. In that form, the Quill, appropriately for their name, sported long quills or spines on their bodies, which sprouted from at least their heads and shoulders. Their skin was primarily reddish brown, with black, zigzagging stripes, and pale white on the lower part of the face. ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'')
+In an early stage of Quill development, Quill would shed their quills while still in the [[Quill nest]]. They would also consume their mothers, though Miss Quill noted that by her time this was medically unnecessary, and no more than a followed tradition. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did (TV story)|The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did]]'')
+== Culture ==
+Miss Quill told a [[Lankin]] recreation of [[Orla'ath]] that Quills did not have souls. Orla'ath said that they did, and also said the Quills believed they died with them. According to Orla'ath, "all Quill sisters" would try to kill each other in the [[Quill nest|nest]], to test each other's strength. ([[TV]]: ''[[Nightvisiting (TV story)|Nightvisiting]]'') Miss Quill told [[Dorothea Ames]] that Quill mothers died in childbirth. Ames understood that their children thus feasted on the corpse in the nest. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did (TV story)|The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did]]'')
+The Quill worshipped the [[Quill Goddess]]. It was believed that she rose from the underworld and burst out of the [[first Quill nest]]. Most lost their faith in her, however, when, as Miss Quill explained, a thousand years before Quill's time, they realised that the only thing protecting the Quill was the Quill themselves. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did (TV story)|The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did]]'')
+[[Charlie Smith|Charlie]], [[Prince]] of [[Rhodia]], claimed that all Quill were heartless. ([[TV]]: ''[[Brave-ish Heart (TV story)|Brave-ish Heart]]'')
+[[Andra'ath]], of the Quill, was aware of [[Gallifrey]], the [[Time Lord]]s, and the [[Last Great Time War]] against the [[Dalek]]s in contrast to Charlie, who was unfamiliar with the Daleks until he encountered one on Earth following Rhodia's civil war. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[In Remembrance (audio story)|In Remembrance]]'')
 == History ==
-According to [[Charlie (For Tonight We Might Die)|Charlie]], prince of the [[Rhodian]]s, they mismanaged their economy, and grew resentful of the Rhodians' success. [[Quill (For Tonight We Might Die)|Miss Quill]] added, though, that the Rhodians ate up all of the planet's resources, leaving them with little to work with. The Rhodians did their best to help, but in the process made them so dependent that they could never recover.
+According to [[Charlie Smith|Charlie]], Prince of [[Rhodia]], they mismanaged their economy, and grew resentful of the [[Rhodian]]s' success. Miss Quill added, though, that the Rhodians ate up all of the planet's resources, leaving them with little to work with. The Rhodians did their best to help, but in the process made them so dependent that they could never recover.
-The two peoples were eventually at war with each other. The Rhodians won. The punishment they received was considered cruel by Miss Quill, but Charlie found it just: they released a creature into their brains called an [[arn]], which, once it dug itself in, would [[telepathy|telepathically]] link the host to a particular Rhodian, and force them to become their effective [[slave]].
+The two peoples were eventually at war with each other. The Rhodians won. The punishment they received was considered cruel by Miss Quill, but Charlie found it just: they released a creature into their brains called an [[Arn (species)|arn]], which, once it dug itself in, would [[telepathy|telepathically]] link the host to a particular Rhodian, and force them to become their effective [[slave]].
-{{Quote|If I use a weapon other than my own hands, the arn kills me, yet if I fail to protect you, I am also killed. If I try to remove the arn, dead again. Slavery!|[[Quill (For Tonight We Might Die)|Miss Quill]]|For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)}}
+{{Quote|If I use a weapon other than my own hands, the arn kills me, yet if I fail to protect you, I am also killed. If I try to remove the arn, dead again. Slavery!|[[Andrea Quill|Miss Quill]]|For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)}}
-While they were busy fighting amongst themselves, the [[Shadow Kin]] arrived, and killed everyone, Quill and Rhodian alike. All but one of the Quill were destroyed by the Shadow Kin: a female known as Miss Quill once brought by the [[Twelfth Doctor]] to [[Coal Hill Academy]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die]]'')
+While they were busy fighting amongst themselves, the [[Shadow Kin]] arrived, and killed everyone, Quill and Rhodian alike. All but one of the Quill were destroyed by the Shadow Kin: a female known as Miss Quill once brought by the [[Twelfth Doctor]] to [[Coal Hill Academy]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]]'')
 [[Category:Humanoid species]]
+[[Category:Species wiped out by genocide]]
+[[Category:Quill]]
+[[Category:Sexual species]]