Doctor Who:
State of Decay
By Terrance Dicks
“Hence it is the directive
of Rassilon that any Time Lord who comes upon this enemy of our people and of
all living things, shall use all his efforts to destroy him, even at the cost
of his own life.”
Still trapped in E- Space
the TARDIS materializes on an unknown planet that seems to be like medieval
times back on Earth. There on the planet
the local villagers fear The Three Who Rule.
The Three Who Rule have banned all technology and all learning and
anyone caught doing it will be put to death.
The villagers are also in fear of their sons being picked in the
selection and sent to the castle where they are sacrificed are drained of blood
to feed the Three Who Rule but more importantly the Great Vampire living below
the castle.
The Doctor tells Romana
that it is the responsibility of every Time Lord to destroy vampires but more
importantly The Great Vampire. The only
way to kill the Great One is with a bowship and there are none around. With the help of the villagers and some
ingenuity to use the castle as a bowship it is up to The Doctor to save Romana
and Adric from the vampires and to destroy the ancient enemy of Rassilon and
the Time Lords the Great Vampire once and for all.
