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fishtail-tavra · 7 months

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Dreamed of 1980’s animated adaptation of Age of Resistance (in the style of the last unicorn) and to be honest it was super fun

They pushed everything into one, hour and a half movie, so a lot of things that were secrets weren’t anymore and the set up got changed to move things right to the climax-

So everyone knows the Skeksis are evil and eating people, but the Skeksis are holding everyone hostage saying the Dark Crystal will die without them (taking all of Thra with it) and THEY will die without Gelfling essence, so from the very start tithes include sacrifices and the retuning of the drained people and

In my dream I cared more about the gays though, meaning Tavra and Onica.

Tavra got introduced arriving late to some big party Mayrin was hosting for the visiting Skeksis- no actually, it was for Brea? Some kind of coming of age thing?- anyway, Tavra trips and falls on her face coming in the doors and everyone’s very O_O; except her sisters who are already running over to say hi

She tripped though bc she saw ONICA in the crowd, disguised, and there were a lot of shots of her in the background during the main action of the party, looking worried and discreetly talking with Totally Not Onica while spilling things on herself absentmindedly or having to get tugged out of the way gently by Onica before she runs into/got run into by someone else

(there’s a morning scene later where we see them in bed together- very PG- both still fully dressed bc Tavra was up most of the night worrying- but Onica is watching Tavra sleep now, reaching out to touch her recently shortened hair (more on that later), and Tavra wakes up from that, smiling, and it’s the first time in the movie we see her really smile so)

In my dream I was mostly busy looking at screen caps and gifs of these two, but there was other changes I had fun with, like BADASS ARCHER NAIA

Naia showing up at the last big battle-

(right before the Skeksis get spooked into unleash the garthim and the clans all scatter desperately hoping at least one Gelfling survives the slaughter long enough to fulfil the Far-Dream that Onica led them into dreaming together blah blah)

-with this MASSIVE bow, bigger than she is, (lots of cool shots of her arms and back muscles whenever she drew it) and to fire the thing she actually needs to be either standing on something (usually her brother) (or one time both Kylan and Amri stood in for a single Gurjin) or she needs to be airborne

She and Gurjin had this trick where he’d kneel down and she’d run and jump on him, he’d boost her up, and she’d use her wings to slow her fall long enough to get off a shot or two before landing again

She didn’t used it to kill anyone (except Arathim) bc movie Naia still was big on not having the Mystics as collateral damage for stopping the Skeksis,

But she did get a few really dramatic shots- once shattering a Skeksis’s jeweled staff when they were using it to hypnotized and then almost kill someone- and another where (after her own bow got broken) she picks up urVa’s bow (MUCH bigger than hers) and uses her legs while lying on the ground wounded to shoot a flask of essence out of a skeksis hand before they can drink it

In this adaption though Brea is the one who really gets the rebellion kicking, still by reading something, but not a book this time

The movie had Brea going through the trial by wing that her grandmother started as like a coming of age/proof of power to rule kinda thing, where the women who lead the Vapra have to fly the dangerous winds of Raunip’s Pass alone, reach this one high spot where Raunip left an inscription, read it and bring back a stone from the pile siting nearby

This rock pile and inscribed stone is actually the movie version of Lore,

only this time Lore was created by ye oldie Tavra (Raunip’s Friend) to keep her friend Raunip company long after she was dead, and as a way to show no hard feelings for the fight they had over the UrSkeks.

But when Raunip left for the last time (passing through the mountains of Tavra’s home and what would later get named Raunip’s pass) he left Lore behind in the cliffs overlooking Ha’rar, so the Dream-Stitched stone could watch over Tavra’s people even after he was gone

This choked me up every time dream me saw a dream post about it ngl

Anyway, Seladon the 1st, Mayrin, Seladon the 2nd, and Tavra had all just flown up there, seen some old oddly etched rocks, the dedication from Raunip to his friend Tavra, shrugged and grabbed a rock before leaving

(the size of the rock you could manage to haul back was also part of the trial and Seladon was feeling both worried for ‘airheaded’ Brea and insecure knowing her little sister was probably going to bring back a larger stone than Seladon- with her crooked wing- had felt safe carrying)

Only Brea actually takes an interest the ancient writing and the symbols and the odd carvings and she gets distracted clearing away some dirt and rubble

underneath she finds the Dream-Stitching, activates it, gets a lore dump from ye oldie Tavra’s memories AND gets Lore itself to wake up, when it turns out to be able to play recordings of Raunip’s voice etched into stone- Tavra’s real gift to him, a way for him to Dream-Stitch his memories and be remembered even without vliya- so Brea ALSO gets all of RAUNIP’S fears and confessions about his involvement with the second great conjunction and the UrSkeks and the shattering and how things have gone downhill since then and

Brea’s family is getting increasingly worried she’s taking so long, what if she got smashing on the rocks by the winds, what if she’s hurt and needs help-

and the Skeksis get a chance to be evil and manipulative commenting that if Brea isn’t strong enough to follow in her grandmother’s flight path then maybe it’s the will of Thra that she fails this challenge and never comes home

I think I remember this being one of those moments where you can see everyone’s different reactions in a single frame, and it went something like Mayrin: devastated, Seladon: flinching and cringing, Tavra: looking absolutely murderous.

This is when Tavra steps forward and when questioned says she’s going to go look for her sister, since it was the will of Thra that they BE sisters in the first place, and Seladon hesitates before also saying she’ll go with Tavra

But that’s when Brea comes home with an entire rock monster and sort of accidentally starts a rebellion by asking questions, so

The night BEFORE this, the party scene, with the tithing and the prepping Brea for her big day, there had been this moment when the drained Gelflings were returned home, and Mira was one of them

And so Rian had come too, because up until this moment the “crystal anointed” were kept in seclusion, hooded and veiled, to keep a general panic from breaking out, and they only were released back to their own family in the clan they came from

(an information isolation tactic, to help the Skeksis spread rumors of each clan paying more than the other, or of their offered Gelfling being less worthy of the Crystal’s light and THAT’S why they are Like That Now, but the other clans aren’t being effected, no no no it’s totally just you, and you’re also having to give more people because the richer clans are paying more in tithes to send fewer offerings, so really the ones you should be mad at are the OTHER CLANS, not the Skeksis, the Skeksis don’t care how they get their sacrifices, the Skeksis only care about maintaining the Crystal that maintains all life on Thra obviously-)

Rian followed them to Ha’rar (with Gurjin) (and Naia because Naia’s not letting her twin go off into maybe danger without her) to finally reunite with Mira, but she’s been SO badly drained he barely recognizes her and she DOESN’T recognize him,

Cue very sad scene of Rian trying to help her remember, and after a bit she does reach out to dreamfast, like its instinct, only nothing happens, and Naia (the healer) checks and declares she doesn’t have enough vliya to dreamfast with- in fact, she doesn’t have enough to stay alive with, even. She isn’t just old and drained looking. She’s dying.

Rian is horrified, Rian breaks down, Rian shouts at the Skeksis while crying and holding Mira close,

The Skeksis don’t like that and we get a fun dramatic party screeches to a halt scene as the General gets up and draws his sword

Dream me thought it was very fun that Gurjin still got his hero moment, causing a distraction by taking on the castle guards that came here with the Skeksis so Rian could get Mira away

(also callback to the first movie, with a drained and totally out of it Mira still managing to break her and Rian’s fall with her wings when he has to throw them off a cliff)

(he totally thought they were gonna die together and was fine with that)

(instead they land on a Sifa ship and WOOO YEAH TAE AND ETHRI ARE HERE totally not because Oinca had a feeling it would be good and convenient if they parked their ship in this very specific spot)

Back in Ha’rar, Gurjin is captured by the guard, a pissed Naia challenges and fights the general about it

(there was a scene were the Skeksis realize Naia and Gurjin are twins and get Excited about that)

So they make a deal with Naia, if she wins, her brother will go free, if she loses… they both will go to the crystal together.

And while all THIS was happening, BREA ran off to fetch Tavra, who’d slipped away at some point, and runs in on the secret that her big stern sister is very much kissing a Sifa, which these days is Very Very illegal, but Brea’s just shocked to see very serious soldier Tavvra actually kissing anyone-

She remembers to tell Tavra what’s happening at the party, Tavra dives out the nearest window to get there faster, Onica suggests she and Brea take a detour along the way

(the detour is to set up a small tricky sabotage that will let Naia escape in moment)

The first time we see Tavra do anything cool in the movie is when she breaks through a window, sword drawn, and slashes at the General’s hand to make him drop Naia when he has her by the throat

Tavra and the General duel, Naia uses this distraction to attack the guards holding Gurjin and they exit stage right pursued by more guards, Seladon is freaking out and Mayrin calls for Tavra to stand down-

And in the tags of one post about this, ppl talk about how earlier in the movie it was set up how Gelfling don’t normally cut there hair short, since hair is kinda like tree rings or roots to them, so getting rid of it is like throwing away your life up till then and wanting to forget/distance yourself from it

(a thing traditionally associated with criminals, outlaws, Gelflings who went against their families)

BUT lately short hair has ALSO been used by rebels, the rumored Gelflings who refuse to pay tithes or offer up people to the castle

So this scene comes up, Tavra's duel, where the General says something like “blah blah traitorous Vapra, blah, oath breaking Gelfling scum”

And Tavra’s just like, it’s not breaking a vow to defend the people I’ve sworn to protect- which makes the General so mad he tries decapitating her, only she just kneels in response and bows her head-

So the sword cuts off her braid of hair instead. Big crowd reaction shot and gasp

(also revelation that Tavra’s hair is really wavy/curly when it’s short and not tied back, I don’t know why dream me thought that detail was super fun)

(tags on this post point out that this is kinda like, symbolism of how the Skeksis have being cutting Gelfling’s off from their actual old laws and traditions while making Gelflings bow to them instead)

And the other Skeksis sees this, hears the murmurs and muttering, sees the very bad PR image of a Skeksis about to kill a princess who is kneeling on the floor before him WHILE ALL THEIR PERSONAL GUARDS ARE MISSING and rushes in to pull the General back before he can split Tavra down the middle

The party ends… awkwardly, with the Skeksis placating the crowd by commending Tavra (through gritted beaks) for withstanding their ‘test’ of her loyalty and duty to her vows as a paladin, which they totally did on purpose, never would have actually killed anyone nope

They just barely restrain most of their rage when the guards come back (covered in odd powders that make them sneeze and slipping on boots covered in grease) to report that the three ‘criminals’ have escaped with their ‘abducted’ ‘prisoner’ (Mira)

annnnnnd they’re forced to accept Mayrin’s offer of Tavra leading her soldiers on the search, since they’re the only ones who know Ha’rar well enough to do it

(quick scene of Tavra directing her paladins to search the mountains and the cliffs and the village and the valley, and… no, not the seashore or the coast. Without the help of a Sifa they wouldn’t survive long there and would have to turn inland soon anyway. it’s not like there are any Sifa up here right now. Right? Right.)

I think I also remember that Deet gets introduced while she’s dreamfasting a giant taint-maddened nebrie-

(she can’t heal them, but as long as she’s dreamfasting with them SHE can take on the pain and horror of the taint, and when she sings while doing that they fall peacefully asleep, letting anyone nearby get safely away)

And it turns out she’s been working so hard to find out what’s going on with the tainted creatures of Thra she’s become sensitive to the presence of the taint, AND good enough at listening with her vliya that she can hear and understand what the Trees are saying, even though their voices have almost gone quiet

The trees lost contract with each other as the taint spread (some of them being taken over by it even) so Deet got sent out by her clan’s Tree to contact / warn / bring messages to the other trees and their clans

There was still that cool moment of Kylan dreamstitching the warning onto flower petals and everyone watching them fly off in a cloud so I guess Deet recruited him at some point… or no… maybe that was to summon the clans to what ended up being the big final battle?

I feel like there was a ‘lighting the beacons’ scene where all the clans lit their blue flames and a moment (echoing the opening of the tv show) where we saw their leaders all standing together in dreamfast on a map vision of Skarith land, reaching out to each other around a shared blue fire….

Anyway taking on the suffering of the taint was slowly tainting Deet herself, and she kept lashing out in pain more, or getting lost in the nightmare visions of the crystal’s breaking

She got one cool scene at the end though.

After the Gelfling come together to Far-Dream the prophecy of how the Skeksis might fall and the Skeksis see this and, in a panic, unleash all their Garthim before they can even control them properly, leading to many Gelfling being killed instead of captured for draining-

Deet is one of the ones caught and brought back to be drained, but she’s laughing when they strap her into the draining chair, and when she calls out,

all the tainted creatures she’s helped over the movie wake up in time to cause havoc on any nearby garthim-

and so do the Trees, reconnected briefly THROUGH the spreading taint BY Deet as she’s being DRAINED by the crystal, and the connection lasts just long enough for their roots to soak up as much of the taint as they can while tearing up the ground around the castle, breaking the crystal (and the taint’s) direct connection to the rest of Thra-

The trees all die, burning up in a last blaze of vliya along with Deet, but the tainted creatures aren't tainted anymore, and outside the barren land around the castle everything else starts growing in healthy again

Turns out it was the world that was feeding life to the crystal, not the other way around

(another skeksis lie)

Which makes the skeksis ultra SUPER unhappy the garthim rampage killed off so many useful Gelflings before their essence could be drained

The stinger ending was Kylan finishing writing all this down and hiding the book just before garthim burst in, the shot of his hand desperately tucking the book away-

-jump cutting to Jen’s hand gently pulling it’s crumbling pages out of hiding who knows how many trine later

Final shot being a slow pull back and pan out of Jen calling to Kira about what he found, and her excitedly calling back that she thinks a small nearby sapling might have just talked to her, so maybe he could read the book aloud to both of them?

end credits roll over the scene as Jen reads and Kira clears away weeds from a young baby tree, while fizzgig gets chased around the clearing by a whole pack of little angry baby fizzgigs

And that’s it, that’s the movie adaption that doesn’t exist but I got to be in the fandom of for a few glorious minutes

The last unicorn animation style REALLY went well with the vibes. loved it.

#the dark crystal: age of resistance #tdc:aor #tavra #brea #naia #rian #gurjin #deet #onica #adaption #au #non-canon

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anarkittyuwuuniverse · 1 year

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I've been thinking a lot about the Dark Crystal Creation Myths lately and specifically how much it really... Complicates the series' relationship to the UrSkeks in a way. Like from the beginning the reunion of the UrRu and the Skeksis is portrayed as a good thing, it's how the whole conflict of the franchise is solved, it's the climax of the movie, it's the happy ending. Hearing the story from Heretic and urGoh it's also very clear that they long to be one again. But the way UrSkek society and culture is portrayed in Creation Myths make it sort of feel like something you wouldn't want to go back to. "Your utopia sounds like oppression" like Raunip said. The division occurred because one UrSkek "gave into his darker nature", but what darkness means to an UrSkek is just wanting to be an individual. Dark Heart's heart first started to darken when he heard Gyr play his song, when his inner most feelings and desires were heard through another voice, when it was shared. When we first see his heart go dark is when he exclaims "That is MY song!" It darkens further when Raunip tells him that he's the first of his kind who "speaks for himself". Then during the great conjunction, when he discovers that he can't feel his home world, he thinks they're all being rejected, until Raunip taunts him and calls him poisonous. There he switches from the we to the I, lamenting that no one in the universe will ever love him, and that causes the split.

There's just something so tragic about it, and so much you could read into it. Was Dark Heart rejected because he wanted something to keep for himself? Because he wouldn't let his inner self be known? Because he had an inner self to begin with? Because of the shame? Because he wanted to be loved? Because he wanted to be loved for who he was and not as a part of the UrSkek collective? Is wanting to be loved a kind of UrSkek cardinal sin because it's an expression of ego?

You can see the Skeksis as the extreme of this of course because they're completely self-serving and have no concern for anyone else. But then again, they might be evil but they're at least distinguishable from one another. Dark Heart could only be told apart from the other UrSkeks when he started to darken. I'm not really going anywhere with this I'm just having feelings about Dark Heart??

#maybe I'm completely misunderstanding what they were going for I've only read the comic once #dark crystal #dark crystal creation myths #urskeks #dark heart

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clumio · 2 years

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hey all! i finished up my uquiz: which dark crystal character are you?

no urskeks/related characters in it because that would make it even longer than it is, sorry!

you can get: deet, rian, brea, tavra, seladon, kylan, naia, gurjin, kira, jen, hup, aughra, and raunip! have fun :)

#dark crystal #the dark crystal #tdc #tdc aor #it’s a bit of a wip but that’s ok #ives.txt #ALSO i got aughra when i took it

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ben-the-hyena · 10 months

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In the Natives AU, obviously no Castle of the Crystal, the Crystal of Truth is out in the air like it always was meant to be with Aughra never too far. But no matter how she was always around, with @dracocheesecake we agree many people notably the Gelfling offered to assist her in protecting the Crystal. Not that she thought it was needed, in fact protesting, but she couldn't oppose the enthusiasm. Pluuus she DOES prefer Gelfling so using the pretext they are closer to Thra anyway let them send guards even if she deemed it useless ; still not apeasing jealousies from other people NOTABLY Skeksis, even though sometimes with exceptions Aughra does accept guards from other people to appease minds and rekindle her contact with them. Since she is motherless in the AU (we love the theory Raunip is half UrSkek in the canon verse but since here no MalVa well no Raunip) it also helped her keep company and not feel alone as grumpy as she seems. So there are guards of every clan, Dousan too, residing in a camp not far

That's why even in that AU Mira (whom I remind does NOT die since she was never drained... neither does Tolyn sadly, faithful and bootlicking to Aughra here), Rian and Gurjin know each other and are friends and still fucking up and goofying around

In faaaact one day they mess around so much another day they disobeyed they NEARLY damage the Crystal one of them ending up on top of it. HERESY, all the Gelfling are furious and pit on them, Aughra both trying to ease the tension protecting thel from others giving a form of wisdom, but herself bopping them on the head and demanding that they learn responsibility and that for now she wants them out of her sight. Ordon is very disappointed (daddy issues in that AU too) and since in a way this was an awful diplomatic incident sends them all 3 to Ha'rar court to let the All Maudra decidd what to do with them or at least to Mira who is a Vapra. Mayrin decides it is best to teach them a lesson and reinforce her alliance with the Skeksis Empire to send them to the capital at the Emperor's castle for an exchange of guards for a whole trine whether they like it or not. Skeksis answer positive but send only one guard, considering and precising so that one Skeksis is worth 3 Gelfling (racism that already ticks off the 3 buddies and Brea who overhears it). The guard, my OC SkekFih (him and no another because being the General's and Ritual Master's son in law he is considered as the highest choice... also a side of their mind hopes to get rid of him that way lol), is not sent at the Crystal which is neutral ground but in Ha'rar for that punishment turned diplomatic tactic to strengthen the alliance with the Gelfling, the trio and SkekFih in a way tasked to be ambassadors during that trine. Rian Gurjin and Mira having tge pressure NOT to fuck up outside of their comfort zone with a task given by the All Maudra herself everybody hoping it would help them mature up

Rian, Gurjin and Mira do not get a very warm welcome despite being given a cheerful tour of the castle by the SkekEi Chatelaine (who may or may not say some microaggressions too), feeling the mockeries even if whispered in Skeksish between Skeksis behind their back they don't understand, and some kinds of passive aggression from some courtiers as forms of provocation and lack of respect in general do occur from the hosts who are sure they are superior and want to give a hint once again (SkekVar and SkekAyuk having the dish "Gelfling essence" served in the barracks to "welcome" them. At first glance it does seem great since it is a luxury and does taste good, but given the name and the taunting on how it is obtained from Gelfling resources therefore they could say they do "drain" them and hear all the snickers Mira and Rian do not savor it or feel comfortable Gurjin gave 0 fuck it ate it all) meanwhile SkekFih is as honeyed and perfect as possible among the Paladins to be in the All Maudra's good graces, but really he actually feels contempt about these disgusting featherless midgets and is actually not happy himself to be there (he IS aware it is half to get rid of him and he misses his family) and writes anything he considers as interesting to keep in mind during his patrol or when he overhears conversations to his mate SkekLong the Ritual Apprentice in case, who knows

So when SkekSo ends up attacking and declaring war with no warning or official agreement 6 unum into that trine, Mira, Gurjin and Rian who already sensed something was wrong and were already feeling a harsher rise of a tension got imprisonned as war hostages and SkekFih reacted as soon as he heard the first news of villages being set ablaze by flying the coup thanks to his mate's letter (that explained him what strategy the Emperor, the General and the Spy Master had chosen and giving him a 2nd letter for Mayrin feigning to need him back for an emergency) before being potentially arrested as a hostage or killed not without having killed the messengers and hidden their bodies discreetly (which Brea would find under the throne when discovering the secret passage he had discovered first and did not know someone else would) so the news would hopefully arrive too late to Mayrin's ears to react properly (and which would result in "there is no war, it is just a rumor, we had no declaration and no news, proof the Skeksis are still trading with us whe must NOT attack first for simole paranoid tales" for a short time especially on Seladon's side)

We are yet to determine more details, we just know the trio will escape (and Mira had recently found out from the Doctor of the Castle after fainting during training - which earned more remarks how Gelfling are weak - she is pregnant and doesn't know how to tell Rian with all that frenzy) and as soon as SkekFih returns home he comes sure he will congratulated by his father-in-law for his precious help and initiatives but is just pushed away with a "BAH YOU WERE A COWARD, I'D HAVE KILLED THE ALL MAUDRA IF I WERE THERE YOU JUST WANTED TO FLEE" from SkekVar. Dude wants his approval into the family too hard

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teeniegreeniebeanie · 1 year

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Since my convo with @minisculecakes (hope you don't mind the @) about The Dark Crystal, I've been rereading The Dark Crystal Bestiary and I just wanted to share my fave pages. Under the cut in case anyone doesn't wanna scroll through it all lmao

Ofc we're gonna start off with the cover

The cover art doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of the truly beautiful art inside. It's also textured which is a great big plus for me (I love love love textured book covers)

And then we have the map of Thra right after the cover

I hope it allows you to zoom in enough to read it. If you can't, I'll gladly break it down or even type it all up.

Then the Dousan page

This book covers all of the Gelfling Clans, but art wise, this is my favorite. Look how pretty Seethi is! The Dousan has always been one of my favorite clans.

skekGra and urGoh

Added this one cause these are my favorite silly little guys.

Of course I have to put Aughra's page here

She's always been my top favorite character both in the movie and the show.

And our boy Raunip

This is where I first read about him and then I heard he's in one or a few other books.

FIRELINGS

LOOK AT THEM. THE ART. THEIR SPECIES. I love them sm

Crystal Skimmer

I mean, come on. There was no way I was gonna leave this one out.

Rakkida

One of my favorite creatures. Rakkida are so cool, and their design?? I am hooked.

Anyway that's it. Thanks for coming to my TED TDC talk.

#the dark crystal #greenie rambles

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papabirdurskeks · 9 months

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Number 27 for the ship trope

27. Dumb and Dumber

Not a romantic ship, but this time a platonic sense that this trope definitely falls under Modern AU! SarKu and Raunip!

Like legit, these two are really fucking stupid. Raunip being your dumb edgy teen that thinks he's right while SarKu hangs about being completely oblivious to most things around him (thus pissing Raunip off). Though to be fair, sometimes SarKu does this to troll Raunip and isn't always playing dumb, he just likes to annoy Raunip because ONE, he is older and too, bigger as well. Raunip talks a lot of shit, but never dares try to fight SarKu knowing he'll loose, haha.

However, put these two on some sort of adventure and they will make the stupidest decisions anyone can think of. All the while they think its worth it.

#matla speaks #dark crystal age of resistance #dark crystal #urskek #urskeks #raunip #oc #dark crystal modern au #sketches

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twiggystarrdust · 1 year

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"But twiggy, why are there other races in your OC? Where did the merfolk come from? And the gnomes? And how are their humans on Thraa?!?"

Well my dearies...

"Thraa had always been a place in which everything had its place. Each of the gelfling clans resided in their own dwellings, taking sanctuary beside the seven great trees. The Stonewood's lived in the Endless Forest in Stone-in-the-Wood and the Grottans stayed deep in the Caves of Grot. The Sifans explored the seas or resided by the coast, while the Vaprans settled high in the mountains of Ha’rar. The Great Smerth homed the Drenchen clan, the Crystal Desert homed the Dousan, and Sami Thicket was a haven for many of the Spritons tribes, but there was never a place for those that didn't quite fit in gelfling societies. The outcasts, the exiles, the wanderers and the lost.

Long ago, in the days when Aughra’s son Raunip would roam the planet, There sat a rock near the sea. Raunip, the greatest wanderer of them all, while frustrated and longing for answers, would often come to this rock and sit upon it, contemplating his conundrums. To those close to him, the rock became a symbol of meditation and knowledge, and a sanctuary to any who found themselves lost.

Many trines later, after the unification of the Gelfling clans and the great rebellion in the Age of Resistance, new races began to emerge. Gelfling had often believed that the creatures of their lands were all that inhabited Thraa, but once the clans united and shared their skills and resources, they began venturing out, exploring all that the Silver Seas offered. New continents populated by unfamiliar races were found. The Sifan sailors discovered a race that called themselves humans, while The mariner, Skeksa, met a species known as the Gnomes. With the promise of new lands, migration began, and the new species began to mingle. The news of these new creatures roaming Thraa spread from the Sifan coast to the Valley of the Mystics. Hearing of this, the Dwarfs surfaced from deep within their mountain dwellings that they had resided in undetected for hundreds of trine to offer trading and master craftsmanship. Tribes of Reptilians emerged from the sanctuary of the grasslands, far beyond the Mountains of Grot, and Merfolk arose from their underwater homes. With the threat of the Skeksi diminished, and the alliance of the new species, Thraa began to prosper, offering a home to a vast array of new cultures and species.

However, there were still those who didn't fit into any of the colonies, clans or tribes and so would go in search of their own haven. Tuck Pot, a close friend of Raunip, would often come across these wanderers and would offer them sanctuary in his grove. He took in many creatures of every species, offering them a safe place, but he knew that his grove could not hold all those who were lost. When a large tribe of reptilians came to seek refuge, Tuck led them and the other wanderers to Raunips Stone and helped them build a place to call their own. The colony of wanderers grew, and soon, a new city was formed.

The City of Rivers sat on the edge of the land, wedged in between the High Hills and Raunip’s spine. Many rivers weaved in and out of its cobbled streets, leading out towards the vast Silver Sea. A great wall surrounded the inner city, where the descendants of the original Reptilian settlers lived, while a second wall surrounded the outer city limits, protecting all of its citizens. At its centre, in the heart of the city stood Raunips Stone."

#dark crystal #my au #gelflings #humans #gnomes #merfolk #reptilians #dwarfs #skeksi

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