CLaRA

## Summary

CLaRA is a Gallifreyan android, officially sanctioned by the High Council. She has existed for around 200 years, and often can be seen fixing the timeline, but most importantly, gathering information for the timelords. She has extensive databanks, and can access them at a whim, and is also rather well equipped for most situations. Be that as it may, the android also has many weaknesses.

## Origin

The faceless android body stood there, immobile on its two legs, with its wiring and fluid links protruding from its frame. Its creators were slowly working on it in a laboratory somewhere in the Gallifreyan Citadel. The project had been sanctioned by the Gallifreyan High Council as a way of creating a new way to gather information, with much less risk. They had all dreamed of the day where the creation would finally be complete. One of the scientists, presumably the leader, looked once again at the blueprints and various schematics in the hologram in front of him. It was nearly complete. He picked up the central processing unit, that he and his team had worked on for over 150 years, and placed it inside the abdomen of the robot. Next, a device that could only be described as a hyper-advanced positronic brain was placed into a liquid in what looked to be the head area. A scientist closed both of the hatches and covered them with a special paste, and a metal plate. The work was complete, or at least, the frame. The true masterpiece was yet to be unfurled, it was a single data drive, that one of the scientists inserted into the android frame. Soon, the machine whirred to life, and as the man stood there with his team of scientists behind him, his eyes glowing in awe, it finally happened…

   CLaRA began to speak, “Greetings, CLaRA operating within normal parameters. The following Primary Directives are active: One, This Unit must not damage the timeline, through action, or inaction, unless it is necessary to deviate within acceptable parameters. Two, This unit is to gather as much information as possible, to further develop it’s knowledge and AI subroutines. Three, this unit must not bring physical harm to another sentient being unless the risk to the timeline, or to personal life, exceeds acceptable parameters.”

The android looked around before loading its appearance files, and then at the group of scientists. They scanned them curiously before one of them pressed a button on a table and they disappeared into the vortex. To learn new things about other civilizations, and history around the universe. Amassing knowledge as much as possible, as well as doing it’s best to preserve the timeline.

Eventually, however, CLaRA was able to develop various personalities, that they would often use in social situations. Soon able to start consulting with various agencies on earth, such as UNIT, and Torchwood they began doing exactly that. They never officially worked for any of these agencies, but they were on good standing with them due to a large number of encounters. On many occasions, they had provided crucial information that was needed to stop various catastrophes. After some time, they were able to join both organizations. Their rank was unimportant, but it was high enough for them to have at least some influence. It was now time to learn more about themselves, and after just over two hundred years of being alive, CLaRA had amassed more information than they ever would have needed.

## Personality

Logical and rational, in fact excessively so, to the point where she may sacrifice a life in order to preserve the greater good. CLaRA appears to speak in a snide, almost sarcastic sort of way when referring to (or talking with) humans, using blunt anecdotes and facts to belittle them in a passive-aggressive manner. When speaking with Gallifreyans however, they are much more articulate. They don’t really have feelings per se, but they do have subroutines that can emulate feelings and emotions, although, CLaRA doesn’t use these often.

## Technical Specifications

The Computational Logic and Reasoning Apparatus is equipped with various pieces of equipment and is capable of handling most tricky situations.

### **BASIC SPECIFICATIONS**

The unit possesses an Advanced Hyper-Kinetic Artron Drive, as well as a Micro-Particle Accelerator, which can generate immense amounts of energy. Its cooling system is capable of cooling parts up to -156 centigrade during minimal operations. The unit is also able to withstand extreme pressure and vacuum, at a minimum of 1.49 × 10−11 Pa and a maximum of 103421.36 kPa. It also contains an integrated dematerialization circuit, mini-replicator, integrated sonic device, and integrated disabled. Also integrated is a complex set of scanner arrays. The metal around her chassis also contains an ablative coating, and she possesses shields.

**Pressure Thresholds:** 1.49 × 10−11 Pa to 103421.36 kPa

**Maximum External Temperature:** 8,000 Kelvin

**Minimum External Temperature:** 15 Kelvin

**Cooling Capacity:** 3500 K

**Weight:** 170 kg

**Lifting Capacity:** 10 T

### **DESIGN FLAWS**

They are, however, weak to high power EMP's. They are also weak to certain, sonic settings, that may jam certain parts of its functionality. Finally, it is weak to most plasma-based (not laser or electrically-based weaponry), as this can melt the metal plating.

A plasma ranged weapon would usually take two or three shots to break the plating, while a superheated plasma-sword would cut clean through the outer casing of the core.

It has two major weak spots, the first being the connections around its neck area to its hyper-positronic brain, that connect to the central processor. The hyper-positronic brain is what ensures most of the personality works. The second is its central core, which is heavily shielded but can be punctured by plasma weapons. This is located within its abdomen and is crucial to coordinating the function of all of the other components. If this is damaged, it will cause CLaRA to go offline.

### **SPECIAL FUNCTIONS**

When in a life-threatening situation, it can emit a large sonic pulse at the expense of a large majority of its power, after which it enters a power reserve mode to prevent a shutdown. In this mode, most of its functions are non-functional.