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15th-Century Reed Cutter by Woodland Pond

unremarkable isolated fatal unwitting
A 15th-century laborer whose life is disrupted by temporal energy from the Doctor's ship while cutting reeds by a pond
9 appearances
Agricultural labor
Also known as: Richard, Medieval peasant

15th-Century Reed …'s Journey

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9 moments
Season 11 (7) Season 14 (2)
S14E1 · The Masque of Mandragora Part 1
Doctor and Sarah torn apart by cultists

Naively unaware during life; terror and pain presumably overwhelm him in the final moments.

Cutting and stacking reeds by a quiet woodland pond when the Doctor wakes. He is oblivious to the Doctor’s presence and the latent danger. Helix energy erupts near him, engulfing …

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S14E1 · The Masque of Mandragora Part 1
Doctor sees Helix energy claim a life

None — extinguished in the moment of attack

The peasant labors by the pond cutting reeds when turquoise Helix energy descends. His scythe ignites in the corrosive fire, hurling him backward into the reeds where he collapses lifeless. …

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Season 14 · asteroid

A 15th-century laborer whose life is disrupted by temporal energy from the Doctor's ship while cutting reeds by a pond