Object
Great Rod
The Master grips the Great Rod—a sleek, elongated artifact of blackened metal marked with Gallifreyan glyphs along its length. Its unadorned but tapered form fits precisely into the dais’s mechanism, where the Master twists it with deliberate force to breach the sealed Eye of Harmony. The Rod’s activation emits a pulse of energy, visibly warping the vault’s reality as containment fails and Rassilon’s star awakens.
2 appearances
Purpose
To interface with and disrupt sealed Gallifreyan relics, specifically by triggering the violent activation of ancient cosmic forces through mechanical alignment.
Significance
This rod is the catalyst for the Panopticon’s catastrophic breach, enabling the Master to unleash Rassilon’s star—a move that accelerates the Doctor’s race against time to prevent universal destruction. Its use starkly inverts its ceremonial origins, turning a relic of Gallifreyan order into an instrument of chaos.
Appearances in the Narrative
When this object appears and how it's used