

It discovered how to use the refracted light of the Crystal to drain the essence and weaken the will of Gelfling and Podlings, turning them into mindless slaves. The Skeksis scientist called skekTek experimented with the Dark Crystal. With the passage of time, their powers began to fade. Despite being responsible for sourcing the Skeksis' vast wealth. Meanwhile, over the course of hundreds of trine, the Skeksis went from eccentric nobles to mad despots. The Definitive Guide to the Creatures of Thra (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. Led by Emperor skekSo, they played the role of extravagant hosts to both Gelfling and Podling alike, holding grand feasts and games. A blighted wasteland slowly and inexorably crept from the Castle and strange creatures began appearing throughout Thra’s wilderness.Īfter the initial shock of the cracking of the Crystal, the Skeksis settled into their roles as Lords of the Dark Crystal. And with the darkening of the Crystal, so too did the world turn dark.

The Crystal darkened, turning from pure bright white to dimly glowing violet. The resulting release of energy – the kakoi – broke off a dagger-shaped shard and changed everything. Two Skeksis, and therefore two urRu, were murdered.ĭestructive behavior continued, and one of the Skeksis struck the Crystal and cracked it. Immediately following the split, confused fighting erupted. For every urRu, there was a corresponding Skeksis. The Skeksis were the personification of their destructive, cruel and aggressive impulses while the urRu were the personification of their creative, healing and passive impulses. Unintentionally, the urSkeks were split into two separate creatures: the Skeksis and the urRu. During this Great Conjunction, the urSkeks stepped into the light of the suns that filtered through the Crystal and refracted through the urSkeks’ mirrors. At the close of the Age of Harmony, the second Great Conjunction occurred and marked the beginning of the Age of Division.
