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}} The Sisterhood of Karn is a fictional religious cult that appears in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Residing on the planet Karn, the Sisterhood was introduced in the 1976 serial ''The Brain of Morbius'', featuring since in the 2013 mini episode "The Night of the Doctor" and the 2015 episodes "The Magician's Apprentice" and "Hell Bent". They are the guardians and worshippers of the Sacred Flame, which provides for them the Elixir of Life and thus grants them immortality. ==Backstory== In ''The Brain of Morbius'', details of Sisterhood's religious practices are abundant and much is made of their tempestuous relationships with other species. They are led by Maren, already old at the Elixir's discovery, and worship the "Sacred Flame", which furnishes them with the "Elixir of Life" and provides them with their mighty power, thus it fades when they away from the flame. Only the Time Lords, with whom they have shared the Elixir since the "Time of the Stones", parallel them in mental ability; where other races they can "destroy from within", the Time Lords can resist their influence – a strength which allows Morbius to reside on Karn undetected. The Time Lords themselves use their Elixir sparingly, only, for example, if they encounter difficulty when regenerating.〔 The flame itself is, according to the Doctor, the product of gases rising from the molten core of the planet up to the surface through a geological fault, and thus is to burn for millions of years. Apparently, the Elixir tastes of "stewed apricots – no custard".〔 They are revealed to have become paranoid after their betrayal by Morbius, who, having promised immortality to his followers, laid waste to Karn in search of their life-giving Elixir.〔 It is further revealed that prior to Morbius' revelation, only the High Council of the Time Lords knew of the Elixir and that, since their betrayal, they have been using their considerable mental powers to crash passing spacecraft onto the surface of Karn for fear of their taking the Sacred Flame.〔 Over a year prior to the events of ''The Brain of Morbius'', the Flame, clogged with soot, began to fade and Elixir stopped being produced and so, by the time of the main events of the episode, Maren has for months been attempting to rekindle the flame with powdered rineweed.〔 By the time of the 2013 mini-episode "The Night of the Doctor", the Sisterhood has "elevated" "Time Lord science" so that not only can their elixir trigger regeneration, different potions can be prepared which can cause specific changes in the Time Lord's new body. The Eighth Doctor uses this upgraded elixir to save himself and consciously opts to become "a warrior", regenerating into the War Doctor.〔http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/〕 The Sisterhood is able to prevent Colony Sarff, an agent of Davros, from separating into his individual components and attacking them ("The Magician's Apprentice"). Whether this is due to the atmosphere of Karn or their own mental powers is unrevealed. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sisterhood of Karn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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