The Curse of Tau Ceti

The Curse of Tau Ceti was the first serial of season five of Category War. It was the first appearance of the Deathoids, who would later re-appear in The War Makers.

## Synopsis

The dying days of the Earth Empire

Tau Ceti. A colony within the fracturing Earth Empire. Its inhabitants live in a floating city.

A crack squad of Adjudicators visit the planet trying to stop a drug smuggling ring.

Also visiting is the Resistance. The group is on the hunt for a piece of an object which can restore the entire multiverse.

## Plot

### Gods and Monsters (1)

In one of the many buildings of the floating city on Tau Ceti, a veteran of the Crusade of the Seven Systems - Drellman Hem - sits in front of a device. He turns on the device and watches as a glow starts to emanate from a doorway nearby the device.

Meanwhile, within Ankarstian's TARDIS, Ank and Poseidon are returning from a vacation to the planet Omicrossus when a being suddenly appears in the TARDIS console room. This being claims to be "The Creator" and he proves this by swapping Ank and Poseidon's species (something that Poseidon is somewhat annoyed by). The Creator then tells them that the War has thrown the multiverse out of alignment and that it needs to be recalibrated. Something that his enemy - Dorcha Aon, or the Destroyer, wishes to stop. The Creator then disappears and Ank sets the TARDIS to go to the Epsilon Zone.

After returning to the new Resistance base Poseidon and Ankarstian (aided by Areex, Hydrium, Kieli, and SANTACLAWS) begin a hunt for the device that recalibrates the multiverse - the Neach-Gledhidh Uine. Their search leads to a planet in the Tau Ceti system during the 33rd century. Shortly after the TARDIS materializes Ankarstian turns on the scanner - revealing that they are in an endless expanse of pink mist.

Ankarstian steps out - and almost falls into the atmosphere of Tau Ceti. She is able to pull herself back into the TARDIS and materializes onto a huge, floating city.

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## Cast

* Poseidon - Chris Barrie
* Ankarstian - Lesley Dunlop
* Areex - John Scott Martin
* Hydrium - Jeff Rawle
* Kieli - Susan Engel
* SANTACLAWS - Gerald Flood
* The Creator - Tom Baker
* Adjudicator Markas - TBA
* Drellman Hem - John Woodvine
* Deathoid voices - Roy Skelton and David Gooderson

## References

### Species

* The Avemi, Gleeck, Piscians, Het'Khoron, and Hul are mentioned

### Wars

* The Dalek Wars, the Builder Wars, and the Orion Wars are mentioned

### Planets

* Revolts on Hurr and Purgatory are mentioned
* Omicrossus is a popular resort planet

## Notes

* The Deathoids were made as replacements for the Daleks due to the Terry Nation estate not giving rights to the Daleks until Season 6 of Category War

## Continuity

* The Crusade of the Seven Systems is mentioned (CW: *The Shoal*, *The Great Interstellar Train Robbery*, *So Vast a Pile*)
* The Deathoids would re-appear in *The War Makers*
* Hurr is mentioned. It re-appears in (CW: *The Quality of War*)
* The story of the Earth Empire would be expanded on more in *Doctor Who: Original Sin* and *Doctor Who: So Vile a Sin*.
* Diplosians previously appeared in *Doctor Who: The Stones of Blood*
* Zygor is mentioned. This creates a discontinuity with *Doctor Who: The Bodysnatchers* where its said that Zygor was destroyed in a war during or before the 19th century. Zygor could have been rebuilt in the ~2000 years between Bodysnatchers and Curse, though.

## External links

* The Curse of Tau Ceti on Wattpad
* The Curse of Tau Ceti on the\_review

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**Seasons 4 and 5**
The Final Sanction, Sultanate, Hunters, Legacy of the Dead, Art, The Vault, **The Curse of Tau Ceti**, The Great Interstellar Train Robbery, The Shoal, Ice Screams, Hephaestus, The War Makers

**Season 6**
The Wall, The Water Monsters, War and the Daleks, Song of Death, The Maze, The Raid

**Seasons 7-9**
Planet of the Evil Ones, The Evolutionary Episode, Liberation, The Labyrinth of Karakarat, The Corruptor, The Woodworks, The Dark One, The Core, The Obsidian Archipelago, Breath, The Wheel of Metal, Death in the Light, Diamond Dogs, Hotel Hell, Legacy

**Season 10**
Planet of Bones, Men of the Earth, The Eight Soldiers, The Orb of Cestala, The Palace of Death, The Time Storm, Angel of Time, The Flight of Luxury, The Fine Game of Nil, The Haunting of the Epsilon Zone, The Horrid Circus, The Last Day at Eridan, Town of the Damned, The Jester's Trial, Concealment, Death Masks, The Last City on Earth