#skekshod

[anchasvtt]

Castle of the Crystal in a nutshell

[wizardlamb]

Chat I’m tired. Also who stole the quality-

[alter02]

 Skeksis height hc

[skekla]

SkekTember, day 2- "Hoarded treasures"

In a dim, dust-mottled corner of the Castle’s Treasury, beneath folds of velvet shadow and high, crumbling vaults, sat skekShod the Treasurer.

Half-lost between a drooping velvet tablecloth and the weight of his own silence, he hunched over his gleaming hoard—his little kingdom of color and cold.

Before him: a spilled constellation of treasure.

Crystals, like raindrops frozen mid-laughter.

Baubles, all whispers and glints.

Delicate filigree loops and forgotten ornaments from lost eras.

Each caught the candlelight like it was a secret it wanted to tell.

With gnarled, fumbling fingers, skekShod sorted them, counted them—not by worth, but by shimmer, by shape, by feel.

He did not speak.

He never did, not really.

His pleasure was in the quiet clinks, the silky slide of gem on gem, the intimate hush of wealth being admired.

Then—ah.

A pendant. Skeksis-made. Old. Twisted gold cradling a large, translucent stone that flickered red, then purple, then something unnamed.

The kind of ornament worn long ago, perhaps during a banquet, or a celebration.

He lifted it gently, reverently, like it might sing if held just so.

His eyes, small and glassy, lit up.

He smiled. Wide. Childlike. Crooked.

To the others—cackling in the grander halls—this would’ve been a portrait of vulgar greed: the Treasurer hunched in shadow, all claws and hunger and hoarded glitter.

But no.

For skekShod, this was something else.

This was joy.

This was beauty.

This was life.

Each gem a star in his small sky. Each ornament a lullaby he could touch.

Here, in this forgotten corner of stone and silence, the world made sense.

He turned the pendant in his hands again.

And again.

The gem caught the light, and for a moment, it was brighter than the suns of Thra.

And skekShod smiled ever wider.

*DISCLAIMER*

This art challenge is not official or sponsored by the JHC. SkekTember is a small, fun thing created by a fan, for fans.

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I do not consent to ANY platform to use my artwork, posts, writing or reels to train generative AI tools.

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Artwork may be reblogged but not used or redistributed elsewhere without written consent.

Artwork © @skekla

All publically recognizeable canon The Dark Crystal characters, designs, settings and situations TM & © Jim Henson / Brian Froud/Universal studios/ The Jim Henson Company

(No commercial use or copyright infringement are intended)

[uracthearchivist]

Have you ever seen Jim Henson and Frank Oz's appearance on the Russell Harty Show to promote The Dark Crystal?

At the 20 minute mark, UrAmaj, The Cook, visits the set and Russell asks some rather pressing questions, such as "How do mystics go to sleep?" and states very astutely, "He's got slightly a tearful look."

But UrAmaj isn't the only one Russell gets to meet! SkekEkt and SkekShod make an appearance too, when Russell gets to sit at their table, and gawk at their strange choices of food.

https://archive.org/details/russell-harty-interview

[sleeping-abnormality]

Dadmal Au head canons

Seeing as nobody asked

Skekmal isn’t exactly an ‘overprotective dad’ but he does consider his kids a lot more fragile than they actually are.

And so if one gelfling wants to hunt, the rest have to tag along for their safety

Rian is considered the runt of the group due to his lack of wings or extra arms

Skekmal found Rian when he was a literal baby.

Deet appeared when she and Rian were both around 2 or 3

Brea showed up at the age of 5

Deet prefers to wear softer and fluffy animal hide

Brea and Rian prefer tougher clothing for protection

Rian wears the most trophies out of all the gelfling trio

Deet rarely walks during hunting; she prefers to fly

Rian is particularly ruthless towards targets

Brea makes excellent traps for prey 

Deet uses animal calls to lure prey

All three gelfling have bone masks that make them resemble birds (or skeksis)

Brea is the only one who can read and write

The gelfling have an odd relationship with UrVa

Skekmal won’t let them near his other half but UrVa is under the impression that the kids are unwilling participants in skekmal’s hunting

The other skeksis are aware of Skekmal’s protégés, however they don’t know that they are gelfling

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There was various reactions

Scared of the kids

Skekok

Skekekt

Skekayuk

Skekshod

Intrigued by the kids

Skeksil

Skektek

Skekzok

Annoyed by the kids

Skekso

Skekvar

Skekung

SkekNa

Skeklach

What kids? (Has no fucking clue)

Skeksa

Skekgra

Skekli

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After a long day’s hunt, cuddle piles are necessary in the cold forest

A more accurate description of this ‘cuddling’ is ‘Brea Deet and Rian using their dad as a weighted blanket’

The kids Dreamfast with each other during boring hunting trips

Rian loves making almost everything into a game or fun competition

Brea is the master of hide and seek

Deet prefers to have her hair up so it doesn’t get in the way of her wings

Brea uses her hair like a storage compartment

Skekmal full on snatches his kids up if he thinks they’re in danger

The kids will not eat unless Skekmal tries some first

[ikeabutterr]

chibi lineup of most of my designs i’ve done for the skeksis B)

my friend @veryberrysmiley majorly helped me with skektek , skekUng , skekekt , skekshod , skekzok and skekayuk BD !!!!

[burbujita-arts]

I HAD A VISION-

{Jokes aside. Stories different and different planet on this stories. Appearances and personalities semi-similar depending on how you look at it. BOTH THEY ARE ALIENS! They are evil and good counterparts/skins of one character and the evils feed on the planet's native species!}

ANYWAYS: