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The All-Maudra Trials (Personal TDC Headcanon)

In Age of Resistance, Maudra Fara challenges Seladon to Trial by Air for the Living Crown, which based on the other Maudras’ reactions is the worst/most dangerous challenge, but what other challenges might have existed before the Skeksis banned them altogether and appointed the role of All-Maudra to only the Vapra?

There would have been other options for Maudras who couldn’t fly (damaged/deformed wings, wings not built for aerial flight like the Drenchen, or no wings at all). The major rule for the Trials was that a Maudra couldn’t pick anything her opponent was physically incapable of.

For example, a Vapran Maudra couldn’t pick Trial by Air if her opponent was Drenchen or didn’t have wings etc.

Also, no killing of opponents; accidental deaths may have occasionally occured, but no Trial existed where the challenge was a fight to the death. Therefore, duels with swords or other weapons were not an option. Even in their early civilizations, Gelfling were against murder of any kind.

The Challenges:

Trial by Air

Flight race through course of challenger’s choice

Courses included the Claw Mountains, Endless Forest, Swamp of Sog, Crystal Desert, Caves of Grot, and select areas of the Sifan Coast

The Spriton Plains were not included because they’re literally just grass and don’t pose much of a challenge

The Caves of Grot were limited to two Grottan opponents or two non-Grottans so that a Grottan Maudra couldn’t have the unfair advantage of her superior eyesight in the dark

The Sifan Coast was limited to extremely rocky/stormy areas that actually posed a challenge

Trial by Water

Swimming race in the Swamp of Sog, Sifan Coast, or Black River

Similar to rules in Trial by Air, this Trial was limited to two Drenchen opponents or two non-Drenchens. A Drenchen Maudra couldn’t challenge a non-Drenchen to Trial by Water because they would have the obvious unfair advantage with their finn-like wings and gills.

Trial by Foot

Running/parkour race through the Endless Forest or Swamp of Sog

Use of wings prohibited (wings were lightly restrained to prevent cheating and just opening on instinct)

Trial by Sport

A series of challenges including bola/spear/axe throwing, archery etc., whoever won the most got the Crown

Took place in Sami Thicket

Use of wings prohibited because they were not considered necessary for the sports in question

Trial by Brawl

Hand-to-hand combat. I’m talking full-on wrestling, boxing, just all-out messy beat-the-shit-out-of-each-other fights

Use of wings was allowed only if both opponents had fully functional wings (didn’t matter the clan, as long as both had them it was fair game)

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I think about the All-Maudra Trials a lot because we get next to no info on them. How often were challenges initiated? Which clan had the Crown most often? The concept of Maudras fighting one another in often dangerous circumstances intrigues me.

#dark crystal #dark crystal age of resistance #age of resistance #the dark crystal #gelfling #trial by air #All-Maudra

This is a gift for the second year for the anniversary of The dark Crystal.

I know, maybe don't believe me but I still have the hope to see the second season

The best thing about Seladon (In my opinion) was when she was Dark All-Madura

#The Dark Crystal #the dark crystal age of resistance #all-maudra #seladon the dark crystal #fan art #crystal of truth #Gelfling

All-Maurdra Mayrin! I feel like she gets a lot of hate but, I kinda like her-

#dark crystal #age of resistance #art #procreate #vapra #All-Maudra #Zia’s Dark Crystal Art

that’s my all-maudra

#yes im a seladon apologist #shes hot #what are you going to do about it?#also she has a really complex character and is literally a parallel to rian which i could talk about all day #seladon #all-maudra #the dark crystal #age of resistance #the dark crystal age of resistance #aor #tdc aor #tdc age of resistance #the dark crystal aor

This is not really a locale, but I really like the throne room of the All-Maudra.

It is a very nice and spacious room, you can see it especially in the next picture.

What I like most about the whole room are the windows, because they are big and it seems like you can see a lot of Thra from there.

@thra-athon @createforthra

Create For Thra Day 3

#createforthra #all-maudra #vapra clan #ha'rar #dark crystal

I feel like we don’t talk about the moment when Seladon burns the All-Maudra’s body enough, because BOY was that a lot. That scene smacks me in the face every time I watch it.

On a lighter note, this is saved on my laptop as “The Angsty idiot”

#Seladon may have been making some poor choices but at least she looked bad-ass making them #dark crystal #the dark crystal #age of resistance #seladon #all-maudra #gelfling #the dark crystal: aor #the dark crystal : age of resistance #aor #myart

#the dark crytsal: age of resistance #dark crystal #all-maudra #maudra mayrin #arrested development #lucille bluth #gob #seladon #meme

I dont know if u and Ben-the-hyena already brought this up, but after reading the 7 gelfling clans and rewatching AoR I realised it’s heavy implied that the All-Madura title was created by the skeksis to establish a hierarchy and maintain power of the clans. Since in the natives au, skeks aren’t considered gods but rather another species of thra, I wonder if in this timeline Maudra Martin is just the Vapran Maudra as opposed to the ruler of all gelfling clans.

Correct, actually! There would be no All-Maudra since the Skeksis in this AU don't necessarily hold the power to establish such a thing; however, the Skeksis Empire still tries to find ways to hold sway over the gelfling clans, whether this be through economic means (harsh tariffs and control over trade routes) or some simple political/social string pulling...well, until Emperor SkekSo decided to just do away with all that subtlety and start a genocide.

#the dark crystal #Natives au #natives au #ask #thank you so much for the ask!#skeksis #skekso #vapra #gelfling #All-Maudra