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Topic: The Skeksis

	The Dark Crystal Walkthrough - IGN FAQs
		In stark contrast to the friendly urru, the skeksis are malicious beings who are not afraid to employ any means to achieve their ends.
		The skeksis and the urru (who just happen to come in from the back) are merged into the urskeks, and all is well.
		Openly insulting the skeksis and calling them idiots, just like her Garthim captors, Aughra casually sits down, confidently reminding the Lords how they will receive what they deserve when the Prophecy is fulfilled.
	faqs.ign.com /articles/368/368765p1.html (18706 words)

	The Dark Crystal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Their wrath was particularly directed toward the elf-like Gelflings due to a prophecy that promised the restoration of the crystal and the end of the Skeksis' power.
		After his parents were killed by the crustacean-like Garthim created by the Skeksis, he is raised in a lush valley in which the Mystics reside.
		The emperor of the Skeksis dies at the same time that the Mystic does, because they are both part of the same being.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Dark_Crystal (1758 words)

	Skeksis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Skeksis (specifically skekUng the General) on permanent display at The Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta, GA
		The word "Skeksis" serves as both singular and plural form for this species, with the singular being pronounced /skɛk.sɪs/ and the plural pronounced /skɛk.siz/.
		In the film, the Skeksis are represented by puppets engineered under the direction of Jim Henson.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Skeksis (263 words)

	DVDFILE.COM: Dark Crystal review
		One thing to keep in mind about the dirt, one of the defining elements of a pre-90's special effects film is a noticeable amount of dirt visible during optical effects present between the different layering of composite shots.
		The final sequence with the Skeksis and Mystics is a prime example and shouldn't be mistaken as part of what I'm talking about.
		There is the deleted Skeksis funeral scenes provided from a workprint that is worn, just as it should be from a workprint.
	www.dvdfile.com /software/review/dvd-video/darkcrystal.htm (1378 words)

	Muppet Central Articles - Reviews: The Dark Crystal Special Edition DVD
		Here we witness the Skeksis performing their funeral rights for their passing Emperor (to an odd composing of a "Phantom of the Opera" like pipe organ song), while the Mystics perform their funeral rituals with Jen.
		Whereas the Skeksis' funeral is harsh and cruel with its dark music and is carried out very somberly with fire, the Mystics seem to celebrate the passing on with beautiful music of harps and Jens' flute.
		A bonus on not understanding the Skeksis in these scenes is watching the performances of the puppeteers and watching them tell the story through their movements.
	www.muppetcentral.com /articles/reviews/merchandise/crystal_dvd.shtml (1355 words)

	Review - The Dark Crystal (1982) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In a magical land far, far away lives a young Gelfling named Jen, who is presumed to be the only one left of his kind after the evil, greedy Skeksis killed off his family and species.
		In order to save the world from the eternal rule of the Skeksis, Jen must find the shard of the Dark Crystal before the forthcoming conjunction of the three suns.
		The two travel the land together and brave the dangers of the Skeksis so the balance of truth and power can be restored.
	www.cinetalk.org /review_the_dark_crystal.htm (462 words)

	THE DARK CRYSTAL
		Hooded and ugly, quarrelsome and unkind, the Skeksis were the same in number has the urRu, but their wicked opposites.
		As was the Skeksis custom, instead of striking each other with their swords, the two opposites struck at a large stone.
		The Skeksis turned their backs on the disgraced Chamberlain and rushed frantically to the Crystal Chamber talking excitedly, pushing and pulling at each other rudely.
	www.angelfire.com /me3/muppets/Dark2.html (463 words)

	Dark Crystal, The @ Toonarific Cartoons
		One of the Skeksis smashed the crystal, separating a shard and turning the crystal dark.
		To keep their power (and assure their immortality at the next Great Convergence), the vulture-like Skeksis sent their giant servants, the Garthims, to kill all Gelflings.
		In the film’s present day, a Gelfling named Jen thinks he is the last of his race, and he sets out to fulfill his destiny.
	www.toonarific.com /show.php?show_id=5845 (374 words)

	SkekZok - Muppet Wiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		SkekZok is the court Ritual Master for the race of Skeksis in The Dark Crystal.
		He is the tallest of the Skeksis, with "a skull-like head and hypnotic eyes." The original notes called for a robe hung with ecclesiastical bric-a-brac such as reliquaries and Orthodox icons, as well as a great staff.
		The other Skeksis he sought to control through the prophecies he invented, the false apparitions he conjured.
	muppet.wikia.com /wiki/High_Priest_Skeksis (263 words)

	The Dark Crystal
		Originally, members of one of the factions, the Skeksis, were meant to speak in their own constructed language.
		Their wrath was particularly directed toward the elf-like Gelflings due to a prophecy that promised the restoration of the crystal and the end of the Skeksis' power.
		After his parents were killed by the crustacean-like Garthim created by the Skeksis, he is raised in a lush valley in which the Mystics reside.
	www.sfcrowsnest.com /scifinder/a/The_Dark_Crystal.php (1204 words)

	The Dark Crystal by A.C.H. Smith
		In any case, the Skeksis never had needed the urRu: impractical, old, chanting visionaries, obsessed solely with their collective inner life, their values diametrically opposed to those to which the Skeksis ascribed.
		Shortly after the division, the Skeksis had discovered that by breaking the Crystal they could entrap malevolent energies that, on the molecular level, were visible as the dark coloring it took on.
		The Skeksis had profited prodigiously from the knowledge and from their control of the Crystal within the fortress they had carved from the mountain that contained it.
	www.lauraknauth.com /MovieCollectibles/Smith.html (1247 words)

	Movie-Vault.com :: Over 2000 Reviews and Counting...
		The Skeksis took over the land, shutting themselves away in the Castle of the Crystal and sending out the Garthim, huge, crab like monsters, to do their bidding.
		However, the Skeksis have learned of Jen's existance, and send out the Garthim to destroy the final threat to their survival.
		The Skeksis slink around the rooms, some bob their heads, during a duel between two rivals, one begins to drool with anger.
	www.movie-vault.com /reviews/tJomUKjsicjhzhTA (691 words)

	Dark Crystal - Wizards Community
		The skeksis and mystics are just too powerful and too rare to work in a party with the other races, though it might be interesting to run a campaign where a group of PC mystics was pitted against a group of PC or NPC skeksis.
		The Second age is when there was a war between the Gelfling and the Garthem (The Skeksis don't like to get their hands dirty if they don't have to) and ended with almost genoside, this war went on for a thousand years.
		The second Age ended with the movie, the Mystics and Skeksis became the urSkeks and the Crystal was healed.
	boards1.wizards.com /showthread.php?t=47994 (4177 words)

	Skeksis Chamberlain Mini-Bust: The Dark Crystal - Plan B Toys - RTMisc
		The Skeksis took power over the land (with the aid of their Gathim shock troops) and have ruled with an iron fist.
		The diametrically opposed Mystics and Skeksis are simply the two parts of a whole, the yin and yang and this makes it very clear who is on the side of good and who is evil.
		After the Skeksis Emperor's death there is a power struggle between the Chamberlain and the General (known also as the Garthim Master), and the General wins the challenge and assumes the throne.
	www.toymania.com /columns/rtmisc/dcskeksilbust.shtml (1066 words)

	seMissourian.com: Off! Magazine: Movie Review - 'The Dark Crystal'
		The Skeksis took control of the land from their new home in the Castle of the Dark Crystal, while the Mystics made their home in the mountain valley far away.
		The Skeksis and the urRu are different sides of the same coin.
		Their home is a dank and dirty castle, they drain the essence from their slaves in order to prolong their own twisted lives and they struggle amongst each other for power and position in a rather simplistic society.
	www.semissourian.com /story/87903.html (885 words)

	DVD Review - The Dark Crystal: Collector’s Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In a time and place far from here, a shiny crystal that served as the source of Balance and Truth was shattered and divided the world into two opposing factions.
		The Skeksis, reptilian-bird-like power-hungry and wicked creatures that worship the now Dark Crystal for their powers, and the Mystics, peaceful and knowledgeable beings, close to nature and its unique powers.
		Jen, is a Gelfing boy, a race that has been eradicated by the Skeksis, and he lives a calm life among the Mystics who teach him everything about peace and love.
	dvdreview.com /fullreviews/the_dark_crystal__collector_s_edition.shtml (1770 words)

	The Dark Crystal
		The result of this was that the race split in two, becoming the evil Skeksis and the wise Mystics.
		Th shattered crystal was used by the Skeksis to use the power of the three suns to dominate the world, and slaughter the many peoples.
		The Skeksis are truly evil, there is a chilling scene in which a battle for the leadership takes place.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/fantasy_and_sf/34725 (671 words)

	Skeksis - Muppet Wiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Skeksis had control of the castle where the Crystal was kept; in its chamber they practiced their evil arts, hating each other as much as they hated the rest of the world."
		In The World of the Dark Crystal, Jim Henson commented that the Skeksis were based on the Seven Deadly Sins, but that since there are ten Skeksis and only seven deadly sins, they used some sins twice and made some more sins up.
		The Skeksis are full body puppets, operated in a very similar way to Big Bird: the puppeteer's left arm is in the arm of the skeksi, and the puppeteer's right arm is held up over the puppeteer's head and the hand operates the jaw.
	muppet.wikia.com /wiki/Skeksis (314 words)

	The dark crystal.
		The legacy of Scred lives on in the icky Skeksis of the Dark Crystal, from the reptilian gaze to the "sk' sound in their names.
		The Skeksis seized control of the Crystal, and with it, control of the planet.
		The Skeksis took what they saw to be positive action to defuse the prophecy: they undertook to kill every Gelfling on the planet.
	www.atarimagazines.com /creative/v9n3/168_The_dark_crystal.php (1730 words)

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		White males, middle-class, middle-of-the-road milksops enthralling a legion of white male, middle class, middle-of-the-road saps who see them as a dazzling reflection of their own mediocrity.
		Bassist, Olly, is a recent addition to the band and he describes life with them as 'Skexirific' (an expression meaning something that is really rather jolly good).
		The Skeksis have several wonderfully fun hymns that they would like to share.
	www.nme.com /newmusic/the-skeksis (225 words)

	The Dark Crystal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Featuring fantastical puppet flora and fauna from Muppet man Jim Henson, this dark but wonderful children's movie follows Jen and Kira, two young Gelflings who are the last of their kind, as they try to fulfill the prophecy of the Dark Crystal.
		Fearing the prophecy, whose fulfillment would mean the end of their reign, the Skeksis exterminated the Gelflings--all but Jen and Kira, a girl he meets on his journey to the crystal.
		Pursued by the Skeksis and their dark creatures, Jen and Kira race to the crystal, even as their time runs out.
	homepage.mac.com /imac_preferred/DVDs/Pages/TheDarkCrystal.htm (330 words)

	The Dark Crystal - Movie Rental Review
		Long ago the skeksis massacred a peaceful race called gelflings because of a prophecy that warned about a gelfing being able to "heal" the crystal and end the skeksis' reign.
		Though some viewers (especially small children) may be tempted to close their eyes during the onslaught of the horrible garthim or the gruesome scene of podlings being drained of their "life essence," the sumptuous design will dare them not to look away.
		The gnarled, hideous skeksis are (wisely) made to look a little ridiculous, with their poor table manners and royal vanity.
	www.commonsensemedia.org /movie-reviews/Dark-Crystal.html (818 words)

	John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Film/TV: CULT MOVIE BLOGGING: *The Dark Crystal* (1982)
		On the day that the elderly Skeksis Emperor and his opposite number among the Mystics finally dies, young Jen, a Gelfling is told of his role in the scheme of things by his dying master.
		These material possessions are so important to the Skeksis that they appear literally hunched over by the weight of their cloaks and the elaborate, bony gear they wear over their spines.
		In the case of both the Skeksis and the Mystics, the colors that we see, the costumes that they wear, the very imagery tells the viewer everything you need to know to understand their world.
	reflectionsonfilmandtelevision.blogspot.com /2005/10/cult-movie-blogging-dark-crystal-1982.html (2355 words)

	Retroland \| The Dark Crystal
		One of the Skeksis smashed the crystal, separating a shard and turning the crystal dark.
		To keep their power (and assure their immortality at the next Great Convergence), the vulture-like Skeksis sent their giant servants, the Garthims, to kill all Gelflings.
		In the film's present day, a Gelfling named Jen thinks he is the last of his race, and he sets out to fulfill his destiny.
	www.retroland.com /pop_view.php?eid=1162&cid=3&decade=1980 (372 words)

	THE DARK CRYSTAL
		The Skeksis gained control of the Crystal and turned all that was good in their world into evil.
		If the prophecy were not fulfilled, the power of the Skeksis would grow even stronger and their reign would be renewed forever.
		The Skeksis did all they could to prevent the prophecy from coming true.
	www.angelfire.com /me3/muppets/Dark1.html (700 words)

	The Dark Crystal characters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The picture on the left shows them as they normally are; the picture on the right shows a podling after being drained by a Skeksis.
		The Skeksis are the villains of the movie, totally without any "redeeming values" they have set about on a program to exterminate the Gelfling by draining their bodys of a vital life force in order to prolong their own lives.
		She is basically a scientist, of sorts, and helps Jen and Kira in their battle against the Skeksis.
	www.bookmice.net /darkchilde/dark/characters.html (157 words)

	Thra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The noble and kind urRu retained the gentle calm of the UrSkesks, while the vain and cruel Skeksis retained their charismatic drive to glory.
		Strange beasts moved in the woods." The passive urRu fled from the crystal's presence to a remote valley, while the Skeksis began to treat the split of the crystal as their greatest achievement.
		The Valley of Stones is a twisting valley with frequent mist, the perfect place for the urRu to meditate in concealment from the Skeksis.
	www.sfcrowsnest.com /scifinder/a/Thra.php (919 words)

	DVD Review - The Dark Crystal: Collector’s Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In a time and place far from here, a shiny crystal that served as the source of Balance and Truth was shattered and divided the world into two opposing factions.
		The Skeksis, reptilian-bird-like power-hungry and wicked creatures that worship the now Dark Crystal for their powers, and the Mystics, peaceful and knowledgeable beings, close to nature and its unique powers.
		Jen, is a Gelfing boy, a race that has been eradicated by the Skeksis, and he lives a calm life among the Mystics who teach him everything about peace and love.
	www.dvdreview.com /fullreviews/the_dark_crystal__collector_s_edition.shtml (1770 words)

	Dark Crystal review
		The castle begins to slough off the accumulated centuries of filth from the effects of the Skeksis and the shattered crystal.
		As the crystal is healed, the podlings are restored to their former health and are able to flee the castle.
		The power of the conjunction is directed through the bodies of the mystics, grabbing on to the Skeksis and blending the two back together.
	www.bookmice.net /darkchilde/dark/review.html (488 words)

	Science Fiction Movie and TV Reviews
		One thousand years ago, the Pure Crystal was shattered, dividing the world into two factions, represented by the decadent, villainous Skeksis and the peaceful, contemplative Mystics.
		The result was the Dark Crystal, a flawed version of the original that empowers the tyrannical rule of the Skeksis.
		An ancient prophecy states that if the crystal is to be healed and the Skeksis overthrown, it will be done by a member of the race of Gelflings.
	www.scifi.com /sfw/issue254/screen2.html (639 words)

	The Dark Crystal (1982) - IMDb user comments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Their dwelling is a castle that appears to be as dark and rotten as the skeksis themselves.
		What makes the film stand out from the norm is the fact that both the skeksis and the mystics were once as one, all powerful beings of great wisdom and benevolence.
		The immense evil of the skeksis is so brilliantly portrayed that it affects the viewer in an unforgettable way.
	akas.imdb.com /rg/title-tease/comments-bottom/title/tt0083791/usercomments (2453 words)

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