<P> The Rules forbid the Immortals to fight on Holy Ground . Holy Ground is defined as any land or building held sacred by any people in the world . Examples of Holy Ground include cathedrals, churches, chapels, cemeteries, monasteries, and Native - American sacred land . The interpretation of this rule changed as the series progressed . Highlander states that the Holy Ground rule was a tradition . Highlander II: The Quickening calls it the "Golden Rule". In the Highlander: The Series episode "The Hunters", Duncan MacLeod says, "Even the most evil of us wouldn't desecrate Holy Ground ." In "Unholy Alliance" (1994), Horton is attacked by Duncan MacLeod in the Dawson family crypt and says, "Holy Ground, MacLeod! Shame on you...You're forgetting the rules . I tried to get Xavier (St. Cloud) to come but even he wouldn't kill here ." In the episode "Little Tin God", Watcher Joe Dawson mentions that according to legend, this rule was broken in AD 79 in Pompeii, implying that it resulted in the eruption of Mt . Vesuvius and the destruction of the city . In Highlander III: The Sorcerer, during a fight in a Buddhist shrine between Connor MacLeod and antagonist Kane, Connor's blade shatters and the power of the shrine is revealed to Kane . In Highlander: The Search for Vengeance, Colin MacLeod is struck by lightning for refusing to put down his sword inside Stonehenge . Mortals are not bound by the Rules and are allowed to behead Immortals on Holy Ground; the Hunters (see below) do this to Darius in Highlander: The Series . A practical result of this rule is that Immortals use Holy Ground as a neutral territory on which they can meet each other without risking losing their heads . In Highlander, The Kurgan taunts Connor MacLeod in a church . When MacLeod becomes aggressive with the Kurgan, he says, "Holy Ground, Highlander! Remember what Ramirez taught you!" Immortals wishing to retire from the Game often chose to live on Holy Ground . In Highlander: Endgame, Immortal Kell disregards this rule and slaughters a group of Immortals that were hidden in stasis on Holy Ground called the Sanctuary . This caused some controversy among fans, which prompted the producers to eliminate the reference to the sanctuary being on Holy Ground . In Highlander: The Source, The Guardian attacks Reggie on Holy Ground, though there is no obvious attempt to kill and the fight is short, following which Duncan attacks Methos, exclaiming that he did not care that it was Holy Ground . He is, however, quickly stopped by another Immortal . In neither case was there a beheading . </P> <P> In Highlander, Ramírez describes the Gathering to Connor MacLeod in this way: "When only a few of us are left, we will feel an irresistible pull towards a far away land, to fight for the Prize ." The Gathering is the reunion of the last few Immortals left on Earth who then fight each other until only one is left; this last one wins the Prize . The time of the Gathering is not consistent throughout the movies and series . In Highlander, the Gathering happens in 1985, the "far away land" is America and Connor wins the Prize after ultimately defeating the Kurgan . In Highlander: The Series, set in 1992 - 1998, the Gathering is supposed to happen during the first season for continuity with the first film . In all subsequent Highlander: The Series seasons and Highlander movies and series, the Gathering has not happened yet and the Game continues . In Highlander: Endgame, the Gathering is said to be set in "a far off time" and it is not mentioned at all in Highlander: The Search for Vengeance . </P> <P> The very last Immortal still alive at the end of the Gathering wins the Prize . The nature of the Prize is "ultimate power and knowledge", according to the Season 1 promotional booklet of Highlander: The Series . In Highlander, when Connor MacLeod wins the Prize, he screams out, "I know everything! I am everything!" He later tells Brenda Wyatt, "I can love and have children, live and grow old," all previously unavailable to him because Immortals are sterile and cannot live anywhere for very long without raising suspicion . Ramírez tells him, "You are generations being born and dying . You are at one with all living things . Each man's thoughts and dreams are yours to know . You have power beyond imagination ." The way in which the last Immortal uses the Prize depends on his personality . David Abramovitz, Creative Consultant on Highlander: The Series, explains, "Because there can be only one, at the end there will be only one . If that one is good, the world will see a golden age . If evil, the world will fall into anarchy ." In Highlander II: The Quickening, Connor MacLeod has become mortal after the Gathering and uses his vast knowledge to help mankind to solve its environmental problems . Conversely, in the Highlander: The Series episode "The Gathering", at a time when the Gathering has not happened yet, Connor describes what would happen should an evil Immortal win the Prize, "The last one will have the power of all the Immortals who ever lived . Enough power to rule this planet forever . If someone like Slan Quince (an evil Immortal) is that last one, mankind will suffer an eternity of darkness, from which it will never recover ." This makes the Game, as Producer Barry Rosen puts it, an "ultimate battle of good and evil". </P> <P> When Immortals are beheaded, there is a powerful energy released from their bodies which is called a Quickening . Lead Highlander: The Series actor Adrian Paul explains, "The Quickening is the receiving of all the power and knowledge another immortal has obtained throughout his or her life . It is like the receiving of a sacrament or a massive orgasm ." The producers describe it so: "The power of the Quickening is the equivalent to a major electrical storm hitting--windows explode, lights short circuit, it is almost as if the victorious Immortal is in the center of a lightning storm ." </P>

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