GALACTIC PERSONAE
The Drahvins
Bernice Summerfield meets unisexual soldier clones in The Eternity Club – and not just Sontarans!
Who are they?
Ruthless Amazonian space soldiers engaged in colonisation by force. The statuesque blonde soldiers are nameless clones grown in test tubes, while their leaders are naturalborn Drahvins who treat the troops as unthinking products manufactured to fight and kill. The natural-born Drahvins are partial to plant leaves, whereas the clones are given tasteless nutritional tablets. century, Drahvin civilisation had reached a steam-powered level of technology and the culture was practically medieval; their most advanced weapon was a clockwork rifle that fired shockwaves.