Gharlane of Eddore (Fictional alien)
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Gharlane of Eddore was a character in Doc Smith's Lensman
novels, Master Number Two of the Innermost Circle of the All-Highest
of Eddore. Gharlane was the Eddorian responsible for inhibiting/halting the Arisia
n-directed progress on the planets Sol III, Velantia III, Rigel IV, and Palain VII. While his modes of operation on Rigel IV and Palain VII were never described, his work on Velantia III was based on the introduction of the Overlords of Delgon on Velantia VI.
On Sol III/Tellus/Earth
, Gharlane usually operated by activating various humans who were positioned to interfere directly with the progress of civilization. He acted as Lo Sung of Uighar, the leader of one of the nations in conflict with Atlantis
, and initiated the nuclear exchange which destroyed Atlantis. He activated the Roman Emperor Nero
. As well as Lo Sung and Nero, in the encounter between Drounli/Bergenholm and Gharlane at the beginning of "First Lensman" Drounli names Gharlane as the activator of these humans: Mithridates of Pontus, Sulla, Marius, Hannibal of Carthage, Alcixerxes of Greece, Menocoptes of Egypt, Genghis Khan, Attila, the Kaiser, Mussolini, Hitler and the Tyrant of Asia. Smith implies that he was active during the period of the three World War
s, and that when he left Earth after the Third World War, he had created the Adepts of North Polar Jupiter to assure the continued inhibition of the humanity of Sol III. After his return to the Sol system centuries later, activating the human form of flesh known as Gray Roger, he was the Chief Devil of the Adepts of North Polar Jupiter and an alumnus of Harvard .
Gharlane attempted to destroy the Arisian-activated human form known as Nels Bergenholm, but was blocked by Drounli the Moulder, one of the four Arisians comprising the fusion known to Civilisation as Mentor of Arisia
, in the first overt action taken by the Arisians in their aeon-long conflict with Eddore.
Gharlane passed into the next plane of existence after a mental battle with Kimball Kinnison and Mentor of Arisia
aboard the Thrallian flagship during the Battle of Klovia, while activating the Thrallian human form of flesh known as Prime Minister Fossten.
Lensman
The Lensman series is a serial science fiction space opera by Edward Elmer "Doc" Smith. It was a runner-up for the Hugo award for best All-Time Series ....
novels, Master Number Two of the Innermost Circle of the All-Highest
Innermost Circle of the All-Highest
The Innermost Circle of the All-highest were the most powerful members of the fictional race known as the Eddorians, the inhabitants of the planet Eddore, as described in the Lensman series of books written by E.E...
of Eddore. Gharlane was the Eddorian responsible for inhibiting/halting the Arisia
Arisia
Arisia is a Boston-area science fiction convention, named for a planet in the Lensman novels by E. E. "Doc" Smith. The name was chosen as an homage to an older Boston-area con, Boskone, which took the typical ending for a convention—con—and then altered the spelling to match the name of an...
n-directed progress on the planets Sol III, Velantia III, Rigel IV, and Palain VII. While his modes of operation on Rigel IV and Palain VII were never described, his work on Velantia III was based on the introduction of the Overlords of Delgon on Velantia VI.
On Sol III/Tellus/Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
, Gharlane usually operated by activating various humans who were positioned to interfere directly with the progress of civilization. He acted as Lo Sung of Uighar, the leader of one of the nations in conflict with Atlantis
Atlantis
Atlantis is a legendary island first mentioned in Plato's dialogues Timaeus and Critias, written about 360 BC....
, and initiated the nuclear exchange which destroyed Atlantis. He activated the Roman Emperor Nero
Nero
Nero , was Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last in the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Nero was adopted by his great-uncle Claudius to become his heir and successor, and succeeded to the throne in 54 following Claudius' death....
. As well as Lo Sung and Nero, in the encounter between Drounli/Bergenholm and Gharlane at the beginning of "First Lensman" Drounli names Gharlane as the activator of these humans: Mithridates of Pontus, Sulla, Marius, Hannibal of Carthage, Alcixerxes of Greece, Menocoptes of Egypt, Genghis Khan, Attila, the Kaiser, Mussolini, Hitler and the Tyrant of Asia. Smith implies that he was active during the period of the three World War
World war
A world war is a war affecting the majority of the world's most powerful and populous nations. World wars span multiple countries on multiple continents, with battles fought in multiple theaters....
s, and that when he left Earth after the Third World War, he had created the Adepts of North Polar Jupiter to assure the continued inhibition of the humanity of Sol III. After his return to the Sol system centuries later, activating the human form of flesh known as Gray Roger, he was the Chief Devil of the Adepts of North Polar Jupiter and an alumnus of Harvard .
Gharlane attempted to destroy the Arisian-activated human form known as Nels Bergenholm, but was blocked by Drounli the Moulder, one of the four Arisians comprising the fusion known to Civilisation as Mentor of Arisia
Mentor of Arisia
Mentor of Arisia is a fictional alien from the planet Arisia in Edward Elmer "Doc" Smith's Lensman series. Mentor is actually a fusion of the four Arisian minds known to Arisians as The Moulders of Civilization, and were individually responsible for protecting the nascent civilizations of Sol...
, in the first overt action taken by the Arisians in their aeon-long conflict with Eddore.
Gharlane passed into the next plane of existence after a mental battle with Kimball Kinnison and Mentor of Arisia
Mentor of Arisia
Mentor of Arisia is a fictional alien from the planet Arisia in Edward Elmer "Doc" Smith's Lensman series. Mentor is actually a fusion of the four Arisian minds known to Arisians as The Moulders of Civilization, and were individually responsible for protecting the nascent civilizations of Sol...
aboard the Thrallian flagship during the Battle of Klovia, while activating the Thrallian human form of flesh known as Prime Minister Fossten.