Profiles The Brethren by DJ Forrest

The brethren were from the monastery of St Catherine’s in the Glen, and whose mission was to capture Queen Victoria and have her attacked by the Lupine Wavelength Haemovariform, aka The Werewolf. They were based in Scotland and were trained in Martial Arts.

In the year 1540, a Lupine Wavelength Haemovariform spaceship crashed to earth in the Highlands of Scotland, near the St Catherine's in the Glen monastery. The monks tried to assist in the welfare of the space traveller, turning away from their own god in order to Worship the Wolf. They brought food and sacrificial offerings to the werewolf over a period of 300 years and trained it to fear mistletoe - perhaps as a way to also protect themselves during the coming of the full moon.

In 1879, at Torchwood House, they planned for Queen Victoria to be bitten by the wolf in order to bring about the 'Empire of the Wolf'. After trekking across the Scottish moors, they arrive at Torchwood house and take control of the household, capturing the staff and Robert MacLeish's wife in the cellar, where the crate with the werewolf lies covered. When the Doctor and Rose are discovered on the moors by an armed soldier travelling with the Queen herself, they are escorted to the house where they become guests of the Queen.

Rose is captured by the monks and taken down to the cellar where she discovers what is in the cage but doesn't appear as frightened of it as she should. After all, the stories of Bad Wolf seem to follow Rose wherever she goes with the Doctor.

The werewolf returned to human form and was released from this earth by the angle of the light telescope using the Koh-i-Noor, allowing it to return home. Brother Angelo was killed by Queen Victoria, for doubting she could defend herself being a mere woman.

There's not much told about the brethren, whether they were captured and locked away by the soldiers, or they fled across the moors later, after their plot was foiled.

Although there are some questions regarding the Queen's injury, debating whether it was a mere splinter or she was indeed bitten. The Doctor reflects about the mystery of haemophilia in the royal household and wonders if its perhaps a Victorian euphemism for werewolves.

The brethren only appeared in Tooth and Claw episode, broadcast on 22nd April 2006, written by Russell T Davies and directed by Euros Lyn.