▁physical ▁aller gy ▁or ▁a ▁condition ed ▁ref lex ▁( as ▁suggested ▁by ▁the ▁Doctor ) ▁is ▁not ▁established . ▁ ▁The ▁w olf ▁cell ▁was ▁cultiv ated ▁in ▁young ▁boys ▁kid n apped ▁by ▁the ▁mon ks ▁of ▁the ▁monaster y , ▁the ▁Bre th ren , ▁who ▁turned ▁away ▁from ▁wor sh ipping ▁God ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁worship ▁the ▁w olf ▁instead . ▁The ▁hosts ▁would ▁react ▁to ▁moon light ▁and ▁transform ▁into ▁were wol ves ▁at ▁the ▁full ▁moon , ▁leading ▁to ▁dead ▁liv est ock ▁and ▁leg ends ▁of ▁ly can th ropy ▁in ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area . ▁ ▁Event ually , ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁the ▁Bre th ren ▁ar range ▁for ▁Queen ▁Victoria ▁to ▁be ▁di vert ed ▁to ▁the ▁nearby ▁Tor ch wood ▁Est ate ▁where ▁the ▁current ▁host ▁would ▁inf ect ▁her ▁with ▁the ▁w olf ▁cell , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁" Emp ire ▁of ▁the ▁Wolf ". ▁The ▁plot ▁is ▁th wart ed ▁by ▁the ▁Doctor ▁and ▁Rose , ▁who ▁use ▁a ▁teles cope ▁constructed ▁by ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁Mac Le ish ▁against ▁the ▁were w olf . ▁The ▁teles cope ▁is ▁in ▁actual ity ▁a ▁gig antic ▁light ▁ampl ification ▁chamber ▁and , ▁using ▁the ▁Koh - i - No or ▁diam ond ▁as ▁a ▁foc using ▁element , ▁strik es ▁the ▁were w olf ▁with ▁enough ▁moon light ▁to ▁disp el ▁it ▁from ▁the ▁planet . ▁It ▁is ▁unclear , ▁however , ▁if ▁Victoria