#Skekok the scrollkeeper

[candythemew]

Skeklach: I love you BITCH I ain't gonna never stop lovin you, BITCH

Hello again Dark Crystal Community

[scientistservant]

I'm in love.

[thirstyokapi]

Skeksis in maid dresses part (7 I think?).

[thra-athon]

Thra-Athon Fan Fiction Contest

We would love for you to write an original Dark Crystal fan fiction or poem. What would a holiday celebration be like on Thra, in the life of a Gelfling, a Podling, or even the Mystics & Skeksis ? 3 winners will be featured in narrated videos and 1 lucky winner will have their entry illustrated by Eliane Torralba ( @feusus , the one who did that SkekOk above !) 

You must be 16 or over to enter.

The theme for this year’s Fan Fiction & Poetry Contest is to create your own Thra-themed holiday and tell us about it. This can be done in prose or poetry, from a character’s point of view or your own.

You must submit your entry to thraathon@gmail.com by Sunday, November 22nd.

In the email SUBJECT, please put Thra-athon Fan Fiction (or Poem) Entry and then your name (e.g ‘Thra-athon Fan Fiction Entry Joe Bloggs’).

In the email you must include your full name, address, and a social media handle (if you have one and are happy to be tagged).

Word count must be a minimum of 350 words and a maximum of 500 words.

We would ask that you keep the content family friendly i.e. no swear words, sexual references, or nudity.

Limit one entry per person.

Entries must be in English.

Entries must be the work of the entrant and must not have been published or accepted for publication elsewhere.

Copyright of original content remains with the author. Trademarked characters are the property of The Jim Henson Company. This event and this contest are hosted by fans and for fans. It is not endorsed or run by The Jim Henson Company, its subsidiaries, or affiliates.

Entries cannot be returned.

The results of the competition will be announced on the Thra-athon social media event page and The Great Con-Junction social media pages.

Entries should be submitted as a Microsoft Word Document (.doc or .docx) or PDF (.pdf).

Entries not complying with competition rules will be disqualified.

[skekjet]

SkekOk & SkekLach wedding day pics. I had a lot of fun with the outfits and just wanted an excuse to draw an otp in nice clothes, m’kay.

[absolutelythelargestbeefiesthog]

I HAVE DONE A LOT OF STUPID THINGS BUT I HAVE NEVER FOUND SKEKOK ATTRACTIVE. WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOU?

[urskekyagvi]

SkekOk: "I know you aren't talking to me during independent reading time."

[vivigthefizzgig]

[candythemew]

Something I really like about the Collector is that no matter the reality, They’re always friends with the Scroll-Keeper on some level. The manga? Pretty decent friends. (SkekOk even calls Chamberlain cringe after he complains about him.) YA Novels? They freaking get drunk on Spriton wine together during a census and they’re just goofballs who love laughing together. AoR? …You already know my feelings about them being an old married couple, But from a PURELY CANON standpoint, having it essentially confirmed by the writers and puppeteers at the con telling me that they were best friends before Lach died, it just makes me happy. It’s very rare for the skeksis to be friends with other skeksis in a purely non-selfish way where there’s nothing to gain.

I just think she’s neat and it’s cool to have at least 1 trait shared throughout all her versions.

[thewiglesswonder]

Art by @kiwi-strawberry-banana

[zombiekiller52]

SkekOk the Scrollkeeper as a skywing dragon from the book series Wings of Fire written by Tui T. Sutherland (I highly recommend reading the series if you want a good book where all the main characters are dragons and there are almost no humans) 

I did this drawing for a contest on deviantart where we had to pick any fictional character from any media (books/movies/shows/etc) and draw them as dragons of any tribe from the wings of fire book series so of course I choose a skeksis. I also did sketch drawings of The Ritual master, Hunter and scientist as dragons but I haven't done them digitally yet  (but it will happen one day :3 ) 

The contest is now closed and I didnt win but it was lots of fun to enter!

[soloragoldsun]

What I wish had happened with Brea and skekOk:

I would have absolutely loved it if skekOk had developed an attachment to Brea, even for a short amount of time.

In the first episode, there seemed to be a genuine connection between the two. Seeing them talk about books while in the carriage was a bit heartwarming, and I kinda wanted to go “Aw!” when Brea hugged him.

In the books, we see how skekSa has genuine affection for the Sifa Gelfling, and the series shows us through skekGra that it is possible for Skeksis to be good. I feel that skekOk could have been a tragic look at a Skeksis who almost turns good. (We know he won’t, since he’s evil in the movie.)

I can see him trying to claim Brea when the Hunter brings her, telling the Emperor that he wants a new “pet” to help him in the library. He would rationalize the draining of the Gelfling to her, and assure her that she will be safe as long as she behaves. Brea tries to get through to him, her experiences with skekGra giving her hope that other Skeksis can be turned good, and skekOk protests, but finds himself thinking about Brea’s words more than he should.

Then, when she flees with Seladon, Tavra, the other Gelfling, he sees it as a betrayal, reverting fully to his classic Skeksis nature.

[podlingmom]

Well shit, man...

[the-dank-crystal]

skekoklahoma

[froody-matriarch-of-bleu-cheese]

“Once this was a beautiful face...”

“Oh hush. Such rubbish. You were NEVER beautiful.”

Skeklach and Skekok. I quite like the dynamic between these two. They are often seen together. Even though it’s more of a professional thing that they are seen near or with each other, I like to think there’s something between them. xD The scrollkeeper and the collector respectively.  Even if these two get on each other’s nerves, on some level, they are fond of each other or at least they put up with each other. They’ve known each other for many Thrine, and Skeksis can indeed form friendships of sorts. 

And I love how ‘ok is the composed, intelligent one while she is more the life of the party and speaks her mind. She was a lot of fun to draw.