#skekdris

[chocodile]

He'd be into it. He enjoys meeting fellow connoisseurs of the dark arts and people who are "bold" and "enlightened" enough to seek darker and stranger things beyond the mundane, beyond what society deems socially acceptable.

...Also he'd make a FANTASTIC Skeksis. He's already an infirm dotty old bastard draped in ornate robes who drains people of their magical blood and drinks it when he's a bunny... he'd fit right in with the Skeksis (which, of course, means he'd need to up the ante and become even more deranged and degenerate than the rest of them to maintain his status of being That Extra Fucked Up Guy We Don't Trust).

It's just a shame that Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and Bloodborne came out before I brought his character back. I'd love to see him lose his mind and get consumed by dark magic indulgences in various different settings.

#skeksis #dark crystal #the dark crystal #ask #whiteweaselmlas #skekdris #my ocs #hyden #idk what his skek name would be

[skekdris]

A piece commissioned from SkekLa: https://www.deviantart.com/skekla Ever since I saw SkekLa's art of the skeksis, (especially the youthful ones in their prime), I've always wanted a skeksona. And knowing my tastes, a very corpulent one ^^.

Though SkekDris cares about his personal fitness a fair degree more than other skeksis, (which most of them honestly) he still loves to flaunt around his heft. SkekDris, though a secretive hermit and scholar, adores having guests over for tea, indulging in exotic substances, and if one is so inclined - a night in his bed chamber. Though not to the self-destructive degree of other skeksis, hedonism is a core part of their being that can never truly be erased. Rather than try and fight it completely (which is an impossible task that ends in despair) or losing themselves entirely to their vices like the others, Skekdris has managed to find the fine line of control. Much like a sea captain; Rather than fight the current, they learn and understand it to use it in their travels without being subject to the whims of the sea.

Pictured left, is one of his servants. One of the emaciates mentioned in my previous lore post. In short, they are skeksis (or beings transformed into a skeksis-like vessel) that seem unhealthily thin - save for their protruding paunches - and yet seem just as fit as an ordinary person, perhaps even a moderately athletic one. Through dark rituals and deals, these emaciates are granted magical sustenance, vitality, and even extraordinary senses... at the cost of their vision.

In this matter for the first and current servant, SkekZur, they were already blind. These two characters sort of exist in my own setting/vacuum, but if were to fit them into in the dark crystal setting, I'd see it that SkekDris was likely exiled for bucking a lot of skeksis social norms - as well as him being a skilled magic user causing him to be seen as a political threat. SkekZur being blind made him a target of vicious bullying. Partaking in a ritual that was 'free' for him and secluding himself from the petty squabbles of the castle was an easy contract in his mind. Thus, though a bound servant, SkekZur is eager to serve. He has since worn a leather mask across his beak - as do all future emaciates - symbolizing their blind devotion. Though be warned, though they are blind, they quite sharp and remarkably independent when contrasted with other servants. SkekDris has learned many a pretty secret from those whom paid them too little mind...

#furry #my ocs #skeksis #skekdris #skekzur #skekla #chubby #comission #the dark crystal #dark crystal

[skeknya]

Get to know me tag

Thanks for the tag @onedismay :3

Rules: Tag 10 or more people you want to get to know better

Fave ships: All skeksis ships, especially when SkekSil is involved. SkekSil/SkekTek, SkekNa/SkekTek, SkekMal/SkekSil,........ And I'm shipping my OC with half of them xD Also Stolitz and Symbrock <3

Favorite color: purple, light blue, black

Song stuck in my head: Liv Sin - Slave to the machine

🎵🎶Don't think you're in control

Cause they own your life

They own your soul

Don't buy their brief temptations

You're a slave to the machine 🎶🎵

Favourite food: Everything fried, pasta and cheese. I have to force myself to eat healthy ^^"

Last song listened to: ASP - Schwarzes Blut

🎶🎵 Ich taumle weiter, vorwärts, abwärts

In meinen Adern fließt das schwarze Blut 🎵🎶

Last TV show/movie: Hazbin Hotel! Sir Pentious is a good noodle <3

Spicy/sweet/savory?: Sweet->savory->spicy but I love all of them :) hard decision

Currently reading: Tides of the Dark Crystal! I really like the Gelfling main characters. There are many marked pages in my book with descriptions of the Skeksis xD I'm also reading The colour of revenge (Die Farbe der Rache) by Cornelia Funke. Sadly all my favourite characters died in the previous books (piper my beloved).

Last thing I googled: The menu for the restaurant I will visit with my sister today. If I go there unprepared, I may get overwhelmed by the food selection and order something I'll regret. Happened to often >_< To much choice, not enough time.

I'm tagging @ben-the-hyena @punkcalf @sunstar-of-the-north @aspenwynd @skekdris @natachastar @fischmitkeinemrad17 @lockboxfullofspoods

if you want of course! (you want ;D)

[skekdris]

My new dice and dice box! (And character lore below)

Dice box is an Elderwood Academy Mini spellbook with purpleheart wood, and Urwizards astrology style resin dice.

If you have seen my skeksona, it's clear why I went with purple/silver/gold for the aesthetic, it's so him. Lore post below!

Though he'd personally not be the most fond of dice games. SkekDris is very much a planner and dislikes taking chances. If he'd have to roll the dice so to speak, he'd long have since weighed out the probability and manipulate the circumstance and game knowledge to give him the best odds possible as far as TTRPG's go.

Most of his enjoyment from such games and having to deal with probability at all is honing his sense of X-factor and adapting to bad circumstances on the fly. SkekDris is smart enough to be a schemer, but wise and humble enough to know that even the best laid plans can unravel due to unseen information.

He'd likely be the type of person that would be banned at casinos for being too good at math and card counting. Emphasis on would. Against guests and people, he'd play honorably, if heavilly power-gamed. Against institutions? Forget sleight of hand and mathmatics. He's using magic to cheat them blind and peniless with supernatural luck.

In addtion, in the setting I have imagined for him; magic that can be cast clandestinely is exceedingly difficult. The majority of magic in his setting needs at least a material, verbal, or somatic component, and not infrequently any combination of the three. Thus, magic is fairly obvious when it's being cast, especially in calm situations. Savvy foes deal with mages by stripping them of their posessions, restraining them, and/or muting them.

Crafting personal spells to only require merely one of these limitations is the sign of a well learned mage.

Casting spells without a channeling medium or focus (such as a wand or amulet) safely is the sign of a very well learned mage.

Spells that can be cast from simply 'force of will' alone is the holy grail/zenith of magic in Skekdris' world. Even in this case where it's only done on a scale as minor cheating dice, cards, and other assorted probability baubles; a mage capable of such a feat is one who'd consider robbing the place conventionally or even taking armed security head-on lesser challenges of magic. Any mage with a modicum of skill can go invisible and sneak into the safe with a lockpick spell or cast a searing lance through the chest of every guard and leave with an empty vault and a trail of bodies.

But to use magic without any of it's visual tells? That is a mage who is of such prowess that he can do what he damn well pleases to that casino and they should be grateful that losing them money is the worst thing he's doing there.

#dice box #dnd dice #polyhedral dice #skekdris #Suprise lore #lore nugget #lore #magic #skeksis #oc

[skekdris]

Have you ever considered rollplaying your Skeksis OC?

I haven't. I'm not sure where to start or if would be a good idea. I certainly would need some time to think about it. ^^;

#asks #skekdris #skeksis #roleplay