#human Gelfling au

[ericaportfolio]

Dark Crystal Sketch Dump from Instagram.

[twiggystarrdust]

"But twiggy, why are there other races in your OC? Where did the merfolk come from? And the gnomes? And how are their humans on Thraa?!?"

Well my dearies...

"Thraa had always been a place in which everything had its place. Each of the gelfling clans resided in their own dwellings, taking sanctuary beside the seven great trees. The Stonewood's lived in the Endless Forest in Stone-in-the-Wood and the Grottans stayed deep in the Caves of Grot. The Sifans explored the seas or resided by the coast, while the Vaprans settled high in the mountains of Ha’rar. The Great Smerth homed the Drenchen clan, the Crystal Desert homed the Dousan, and Sami Thicket was a haven for many of the Spritons tribes, but there was never a place for those that didn't quite fit in gelfling societies. The outcasts, the exiles, the wanderers and the lost.

Long ago, in the days when Aughra’s son Raunip would roam the planet, There sat a rock near the sea. Raunip, the greatest wanderer of them all, while frustrated and longing for answers, would often come to this rock and sit upon it, contemplating his conundrums. To those close to him, the rock became a symbol of meditation and knowledge, and a sanctuary to any who found themselves lost.

Many trines later, after the unification of the Gelfling clans and the great rebellion in the Age of Resistance, new races began to emerge. Gelfling had often believed that the creatures of their lands were all that inhabited Thraa, but once the clans united and shared their skills and resources, they began venturing out, exploring all that the Silver Seas offered. New continents populated by unfamiliar races were found. The Sifan sailors discovered a race that called themselves humans, while The mariner, Skeksa, met a species known as the Gnomes. With the promise of new lands, migration began, and the new species began to mingle. The news of these new creatures roaming Thraa spread from the Sifan coast to the Valley of the Mystics. Hearing of this, the Dwarfs surfaced from deep within their mountain dwellings that they had resided in undetected for hundreds of trine to offer trading and master craftsmanship. Tribes of Reptilians emerged from the sanctuary of the grasslands, far beyond the Mountains of Grot, and Merfolk arose from their underwater homes. With the threat of the Skeksi diminished, and the alliance of the new species, Thraa began to prosper, offering a home to a vast array of new cultures and species.

However, there were still those who didn't fit into any of the colonies, clans or tribes and so would go in search of their own haven. Tuck Pot, a close friend of Raunip, would often come across these wanderers and would offer them sanctuary in his grove. He took in many creatures of every species, offering them a safe place, but he knew that his grove could not hold all those who were lost. When a large tribe of reptilians came to seek refuge, Tuck led them and the other wanderers to Raunips Stone and helped them build a place to call their own. The colony of wanderers grew, and soon, a new city was formed.

The City of Rivers sat on the edge of the land, wedged in between the High Hills and Raunip’s spine. Many rivers weaved in and out of its cobbled streets, leading out towards the vast Silver Sea. A great wall surrounded the inner city, where the descendants of the original Reptilian settlers lived, while a second wall surrounded the outer city limits, protecting all of its citizens. At its centre, in the heart of the city stood Raunips Stone."

[talkin-tdc]

Gelfling come to earth AU

AU where the gelfling are transported to earth and find humans who want to protect them.

-I see Rian and Ordon ending up with a young pompous lawyer (think edgeworth from ace attorney) who only lets them live with him since he knows he wouldn’t want to be left stranded in an alien planet without help but hates them at first. He thinks Rian is reckless and that Ordon adapted poorly to change, but after getting to know them he grew more fond of them and enjoyed the excitement he otherwise wouldn’t experience since he lived alone.

-Mayrin and Seladon were found by a hippie artist (think the van from cars kinda hippie) living off of her parents wealth. She actually loved dark crystal and were worried the government would do something bad to them, so took them in. She teaches Mayrin and Seladon to mellow out a bit and have a stronger bond as she can relate to having a bad bond with parents (her parents gave her things and pressure not affection). In turn, she’s inspired by Mayrin and Seladon to take control of her life and become independent of her parents money by opening up her own art shop.

-Tavra and Brea are found by a local farmer family (best comparison would be apple family from my little pony) and they start getting to work around the farm to earn their keep and after getting to know them, the farmers offer them a place to stay. They learn about farm life and the family learns about Thra as well as how to be more organized as the farm was doing bad for a few seasons due to poor management. Brea and Tavera learn about earth, and Brea in particular is intrigued with their political sphere and how different it is from Thra.

-Naia and Kylan are found by a struggling actor (any male actor you like will do but I prefer thinking of it like a young Daveed Diggs) . He works at a local coffee shop and lives upstairs barely being able to pay the rent and food (don’t ask about his student loans…). From them, he learns to be more persistent and still follow his passion. Naia learns to forgive herself from her past mistakes and that they don’t define her (she messed up a spell that was supposed to be her coronation into being Maudra so feels guilty like actor does for his loans and not being able to pay). Eventually, Kylan teaches the actor some gelfling songs and actor decides to put it online.

-Well the song gets massively popular because of its sound, it resonating with people, and no one being able to translate the lyrics. Actor guy gets super famous from it and goes on a few talk shows and does interviews etc.

-It’s playing in the background of the news one morning as lawyer and Ordon/Rian are getting ready and listen to the song and Rian’s like “Hey! That’s gelfling!! HE’S SINGING GELFLING!!!” Lawyer begins to look for other interviews of actor and realizes that his answers to “What gave you inspiration to write this warm, cozy song?” always change and he gets fidgety or looks away from the camera.

-Seladon and Mayrin hear it on the radio which was playing internet hits at the time, and tell hippie, thinking it could be Tavra or Brea. Hippie (though hating technology) agrees to take them to the local library to look it up.

-Farm family gets the local paper (which Brea reads every morning to improve her human reading comprehension!) and discovers the gelfling as well. The oldest daughter takes Brea and Tavra to the library to find out more since the farm is remote.

-Happens to be same library hippie girl is at with her gelfling and Brea, Tavra, Seladon, and Mayrin reunite. Hippie and farm girl help look up actor and see that in interviews he mentioned auditioning for a theater a few states away from them so they set off to find him in case he knows how to get the gelfling home.

-Lawyer sees the actor as suspicious and looks him up, finding the theater the girls did and taking Rian and Ordon there, all hoping to find a way to bring them home.

-The three get to the theater where actor is rehearsing and try to figure out why the other is there. Lawyer notices their strangely large tote bag and they notices his heavy/unzipped backpack he used to carry around Ordon/Rian if they wanted to go out. They realize pretty quickly they’re there for the same reason and decide to jump the actor. After actor gets out of rehearsal, they confront him and he admits to knowing Naia and Kylan. They ask to see the other gelfling first but actor is too nervous for that. So, actor takes them all to the coffee shop he works at and takes the gelfling upstairs to find naia and Kylan.

-Naia is ashamed she got them into the mess but the gelfling assure her some good’s come out of it and they’ll return home. Mayrin helps naia redo the Maudra spell and they create a portal to go home. They don’t know if they’ll remember the human world, or what all happened, but they have a tearful good bye to their humans and leave.

-Back on Thra, they reunite with loved ones and don’t quite remember all that happened, but seem to be more stable after the disappearance. They return to their normal lives and all is well (of course until the canon AoR takes over 😉 ).

-Alternate part 2 would be after Gelfling leave humans get together one a year to commemorate their friends going home until one decides to look up what Gelfling and the dark crystal actually is. They see the draining, lose their minds, but luckily caught the Maudra spell via actor recording it on an old camera. They do the spell and go help their friends, but when they go to Thra, they forget about anything to do with the Gelfling being on earth and only recall their lives before meeting the Gelfling. Can they save their friends from the claws of the Skeksis or shall they become essence as well?

[gretchensinister]

Dark Crystal Vampire AU Part 4: I GUESS THIS THING NEEDS A PLOT, HUH?

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Onto the Age of Resistance and the original movie:

The inciting incident is still AU Mira getting drained with a witness. AU Rian unfortunately is up against the general perception that vampires aren’t real. I’d set this part in the 1930s because if I go with the 966 eclipse for the split date, that means that the 1000 year anniversary is fast approaching. So let’s say Rian was able to take pictures but one of the issues is finding a place to have them developed that he’s sure won’t get back to the skeksis. The location of the AU skeksis castle I’m thinking of as Venice, I’m pretty sure they have a reasonable number of old palaces there that could accommodate a gaggle of rich old vampires.

On the subject of the 1000 year anniversary—Skeksis like SkekZok, and SkekTek separately, have concluded that the original ceremony didn’t grant them permanent immortality, and something needs to happen at the 1000 year mark to make them live forever. They don’t know what it is but they know they can’t do it if they’re arrested for murder.

Well. There is one big thing that could happen. SkekGra told them. But they DON’T need to reunify, they’re the superior parts of the URSKEKs, that’s horseshit, goodbye!

SkekGra and UrGoh are doing fine, by the way. They moved to Tangier, Morocco, at some point, and during this first phase of the AU story, that’s the International Zone or Interzone and being eccentric weirdos there is really working for them. They are having lots of kinky threesomes for blood and they’ve discovered that it really decreases the pain/thirst to live with and get along with your other half! Also pairs drinking each other’s blood drastically lowers the amount of external blood needed.

(SkekMal and UrVa know this last thing too, because UrVa at one point decided to harry SkekMal forever across the Earth, never letting him settle, and after one too many disrupted hunts SkekMal was like “then I’ll just drink from YOU” and it ended up being a very interesting night.)

SkekSa and UrSan are...somewhere...in the Mediterranean Sea.

UrLii ended up living in the Paris catacombs. It happens. Eventually SkekLi ended up there too.

I think Aughra has to be a book in this AU. Maybe another esoteric acronym, AUGHRA.

I haven’t thought out much plot mapping for the show as AU. Maybe the gelfling characters are the remnant/descendants of the original URSKEK cult members? And it’s kind of an underground/esoteric religion? Would help explain the emotional sway of the skeksis/not just calling the cops. The URSKEK underground religion is what the skeksis wipe out before “movie” events. I think the urRu still raise Jen. He’s still got to help with reunification, and so does Kira, but it’s something that takes more time and is more like real detective work/solving a mystery in this AU.

As for the ending...there is reunification but I’m not sure if would let them all just leave. They certainly don’t become the original URSKEK humans again. Something different has to happen. It’s 1966! Try something new!

And that’s the vampire AU!

[mixterglacia]

TDC/SU AU: The Skeksis and Gelfling

(Note, this is not hyper accurate to SU lore. Just vibe with it y’all.)

Thra is a planet under the rule of Algodonite, the Empress of the Metamorphic Court. 

A result of failed experimentation by Homeworld. The original goal was to split a group of lesser Diamonds to clone them. However, this resulted in the loss of 18 natural Diamonds. They each split into two distinct Gems, none of which mirrored their former glory. Fusion is required to return to their previous state, but the Metamorphic Gems stubbornly refuse. They believe they are the stronger half, fooling themselves into thinking they can become Diamonds without Fusion.

Their counterparts are the Prism Gems. Lead by Shell Agate the Mistress.

While most are still withdrawn, a few of the Prism Gems have reached out to work with the humans that have broken away from the rule of the Metamorphic Court. While they cannot change what their species has done, they feel they need to help save the planet they had a hand in destroying.

Currently, three humans are also considered honorary Prisms.

Rian was born into a long line of guards that served the Metamorphic Court. He accidentally witnessed the Court he protected as they carried out an experiment on his beloved Mira. They were trying to see if a human soul could fill the void left by the Division. While it seems to work temporarily, it doesn’t last forever and kills the human in the process. While this fact doesn’t deter the Court, it sets Rian on his quest to save his planet.

Brea is from a royal bloodline, appointed by the Court to govern the other humans in their stead. She’s deeply curious by nature, and has a thirst for knowledge. This is what leads her to question the Court’s intentions. After seeing a horrible event where members of her people were forced to hand over family heirlooms, she sought the truth. What use are human artifacts to a Gem? These thoughts lead her to a strange, semi-sentient creature by the name of Dolerite. With their help, she joins the Prism’s in their quest to save Thra.

Deethra, also known as Deet, is from a small group of humans that live in a former Kindergarten. She’s deeply in tune with the natural world, often tasked with feeding the farm animals that sustain her remote village. After being attacked by a rampaging bull, Deet woke at the base of the Sanctuary Tree. A living database of Homeworld history, with full sentience. It’s unclear why the Great Trees are aiding the Prism Rebellion. Some think the Trees know they will die along with Thra if the Court is allowed to continue. The Sanctuary Tree gifts Deet with a vision of the future, and sets her on her path to join the Rebellion. Along the way, she befriends a Pebble that goes by Hup. While technically a Gem, Pebbles are treated like slaves. Hup escaped, and she intends to do whatever it takes to help save Thra.

A being by the name of Aughra is now organizing the Rebellion…in her own strange way. She seems to be a physical representation of Thra itself.

The Metamorphic Court:

-Algodonite the Empress

-Crocoite the Gourmand

-Lepidolite the Ornamentalist

-Howlite the Heretic (Banished)

-Yellow Goldstone the ??? (Shattered)

-Prehnite the Collector

-Mookite the Satirist (Banished)

-Bloodstone the Huntress

-Hematite the Slave Mistress

-Ulexite the Scroll Keeper

-Pectolite the Mariner

-Sonora Sunrise Cuprite the Treasurer

-Cinnabar the Chamberlain

-Jadite the Scientist

-Magnesite the Garthim Mistress/General/Empress

-Rutilated Quartz the General

-Scheelite the ??? (Shattered)

-Sunstone the Ritual Mistress

The Prism Gems:

-Shell Agate the Mistress

-Andalusite the Cook

-Coral the Weaver

-Linarite the Wanderer (Sort of Banished)

-Blue Goldstone the ??? (Shattered)

-Milarite the Nun

-Septarian the Storyteller (Self-Exile)

-Tigers Eye the Archer

-Plume Agate the Herbalist

-Sanskrit Jasper the Scribe

-Variscite the Swimmer

-Tektite the Numerologist

-Serandite the Chanter

-Realgar the Alchemist

-Moldavite the Healer

-Iolite the Peacemaker

-Feldspar the ??? (Shattered)

-Boulder Opal the Ritual Guardian

The Fractured Diamonds:

-Radiant Diamond

-Sun Diamond

-Peach Diamond

-Indigo Diamond

-Green Diamond (Shattered)

-Teal Diamond

-Fawn Diamond

-Red Diamond

-Black Diamond

-Umber Diamond

-Aqua Diamond

-Gold Diamond

-Maroon Diamond

-Peacock Diamond

-Gray Diamond

-Sage Diamond

-Fallow Diamond (Shattered)

-Scarlet Diamond

The future is…uncertain for our band of rebels. The outlook is bleak, but you never know. Stranger things have happened.

(Inspired by @sifanjewel / far.dreaming.maudra on tiktok)

[marine-indie-gal]

Ok, so little Unpopular Opinion to say the least, but I actually do like The Super Mario Bros Movie with Bob Hoskins (even though most of the Movie's Plots were indeed Shitty and that some of the Character Designs look absolutely nothing like the Original Characters) but what I do like about it is how it takes up a little FairyTale Aestheic Realistic development but on how that despite most of the designs being inaccurate, I like other people's takes on Designs that are Quite Different for their own personal interpretations despite the New Mario Movie coming up which I am exicited to see. As far as I am indeed one of the Few Fans who actually liked the 90s Movie, I decided to put up a little spin around the SMG4 characters if they were in the 90s Movie Universe. Inspired by a Few Out there who have done their own personal takes on what Characters in a Different Media based on the Said Franchise would look like in a Different Style. Considering that the 90s Movie made its own versions on some of the Mario Characters different, I figure why not do the same with some of the SMG4 Characters if their own LA Movie Counterparts were to be different than the Originals.

Some Info About My Own Personal Takes:

Meggy - While not looking alike at all with the Cephalopod Humanoid Creatures that we are all familiar with, I wanted to make an attemption of Inklings and Octolings by making them more Merfolk-like with a little spit of some Alien features as if Merfolk Cephalopods look something like Water-themed Aliens that still resembles most Cephalopods in Marine Life (kinda like the Amphibian Man from "The Shape of Water" and other Sea Monsters). Granted, I wanted to make Meggy's Inkling form something like an Actual Cephalopod Mermaid with more Squid/Octo-Like features (she still has the ability to transform into a Squid whenever she can) and as for her Human form, I know it's not very Athlete-like, but just imagine that she's still the same Meggy who can kick ass like a total badass but can still go through her Mer-Squid form whenever she want too. Also, Yeah, the Inklings and Octolings in this AU (while being Merfolk instead of looking more Humanoid) have the ability to transform into Humans for disguises whenever they go on land (so techincally think of it as in AU where if Meggy never lost her Inkling form).

SMG4 and SMG3 - Eh, not much about these designs. Let's just say I sorta redesign the New Designs of them by making them look close to how Mario and Luigi are depicited in the '93 film but I used accepts of more of their Real-Life Counterparts considering those Guys are indeed their Main Avatars to their own Fictional Mario World. I also gave SMG3 a sockhead instead of a Plumber Hat.

Melony - Considering that the Zelda franchise has Fantasy aspects, I wanted to make Melony look more like those Elf/Fairy-types of Creatures considering that she was turned as a Human by the Fierce Deity Mask. Say that she's sorta of a Fairy type inspired by the Nymphs of Greco-Roman Mythology, I also wanted to add in some Pink Flowers in her Hair while making her Wear a Forest-Fairy themed dress like most Fairies in Folklore (minus the Wings). As for the Real Inspiration for the Ears and even the Eyes, I mainly went with one of the Cult 80s Classics, "The Dark Crystal" by making Melony be inspired by the Gelfling characters in that Franchise; https://darkcrystal.fandom.com/wiki/Gelfling Axol - As far as Artists go throughout the Years, I wanted to make Axol look like some 90s Artist who can still draw Characters and Comics. Despite being born in Inkopolis in SMG4 Canon, in the 90s Movieverse, I can imagine him being born from a Sailor Family who had a passion for Art and even moves to Japan just like how did in the Original Series (so needless to say I did kept the Japan part of his life but for his Birthplace since Inklings and Octolings are Merfolk in this AU, Axol would have to be born in a Family of his near the Ocean at his own Beachouse where Inklings and Octolings still roam around the Seas). I also gave him one piercing in one of his earrings and let's just say that the badges that he wears are Buttons of Classic Anime Icons (like Goku from Dragon Ball or Sailor Moon).

Boopkins - Considering that most of the Mushroom Kingdom residents in the 90s version look nothing like their own actual counterparts from the Game, I had to make Boopkins a Human just like how the '93 Movie went. I know that Fishy Boopkins is based off of Spike (considering that he does appear in the Movie) but I actually wanted to make Boopkins look different from Spike like he's his own Actual Character. I went with the Blonde Hair and Green Eyes to resemble how he looks, I also gave him a Shirt that has a Fish on it considering that he's a Sea Creature but he's still the Guy who bonds with Sea Creatures and Anime. Bob - Like the Original, he is a Garo but I tend to take some inspirations off of the Garo Master from the Zelda Franchise. So like how that the Movie Goombas are, I wanted to make Bob's species look even more different by having them look something like the Skeksis from "The Dark Crystal" (hint by that Bird face which looks something like a Plague Mask and even the Reptellien-like tail), I also took one accept from his New Design by having him wear a Bandana around his Neck. I also gave Bob some pupils that would make it look extra Creepy.

Tari - I wanted to make her look something like a 90s Gamer by the tell of the Gloves and even that Outfit (which has the Rubber Duck on it), I also gave her Brown Hair and Blue Eyes with some little Blue diet on her Short Hair to still resemble on how she actually looked. In an addition, I also gave her a Heart necklace to resemble her own kindness. Saiko - Since she's a Bad Girl judging by her own name which translates to "Psycho Bitch", I wanted to make her look more Punk-like with a Few More Spikes to resemble her own Style and even have a Skull wearing a Bowtie on her own Top Shirt. I also gave her a Pink Eyeshadow since Pink is her Main Color but has for her Hair diets, I cut them off and made most of her Hair more Pink and even replace the Bowties for the Pigtails with a Headband that has a Bow on her head (I also gave her a piercing on her Nose). Imagine her living on the Streets like she's part of some Punk Gang who's got a Weapon of a Baseball Bat instead of a Giant Hammer.

Swag and Chris - Ok so much like how that the Mario Bros are depicited in the Film to resemble their Original Counterparts, I wanted to do the same for both Swagmaster and Chris, only instead, they work as Police Offiers working at a Police Department but are still are Security Guards like how they are in the Original Series. Swag almost looks like the same as his OG Self but for Chris, I added an Eyepatch on his own Scared Eye cause I thought it would be cool and I also gave him a little Tattoo that's meant to resemble Black Fire if you can at least spot the Other Addition that I added in. Shroomy - Easy as peasy, I made him wear a Different Scout Outfit to resemble his OG Self, though for the Hair color, he's still a Redhead like Meggy but I also gave him some Freckles as a relfection to some of his Spots from his own Mushroom head but even the Hair Bangs is mainly the real reflection behind his Actual Mushroom head.

SMG4 (c) Luke and Kevin Lerdwichagul Super Mario Bros. Movie 1993 Film (c) Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel Mario (c) Nintendo

[benjimatorarts]

Couple of Human AU art dumps.

1.)Drawing Ambassador SkekVar and General Skekvar

2.) Couple of sleepy Silung human drawings... because I can’t stop drawing them.

3.) Skekgra the Conqueror is going through a lot of realizations and perhaps guilt...

4.)The tables have turned... smol gelfing now towers over the smol skeksis bois.

I just thought it be funny if Rian is on the hit list of a small compact bounty hunter. Mal maybe smaller than Rian, but he is not less of a threat. While Sil is wise to keep his distance from Rian. Rian can and will beat Sil up...

[imagin8]

I drew the Drenchen siblings as humans for my high school AU. I included Eliona and Pemma as well since I feel like they don't get mentioned a whole lot.

So in this AU Maudra Laesid would be in charge of the swimming team with Naia being vice president. Gurjin is on the team and is currently their best team members.

Since Eliona and Pemma don't really have a description in the books, I had to think up my interpretations of what they'd look like. It was harder to think of what they'd look like as humans than as gelfling for some reason lol. But anyway,Eliona would not be as involved in the swim team as her older siblings. Instead I feel like she would be more interested in Environemntal or geography class. And Pemma would be in the elementary school, which would be a branch off of Thra high school (that's what I'm calling it for now).

I'm feeling like drawing human Amri just to pull together the entire book squad.

[hegaveyoubones]

modern/human AU Tavronica sketch!!

[skekshroom]

I’m curious to how exactly a human would be presented/portrayed to the gelfling? We know that the Skeksis pretty much would see a human as a pet, but to the public how would it appear? A newly-arrived noble? A ‘civilized savage’ (because colonialism sucks)? Some tamed physical manifestation of nature (in the case of cryptid!human)? The Seladon x reader made me curious

YOU MY FRIEND ARE SPEAKING MY LANGUAGE

So, were a human to arrive on Thra it would greatly depend on HOW they arrive and how much previous exposure to gelfling you've already had to determine what they are.

So were gonna choose your own adventure! 

In my AU's, the portal in which the human actually GETS to Thra isn't able to be pinpointed, so like in 3 Suns/Dark Sun's/etc etc- you wake up washed up on the coast. I'm playing with a few ideas where you wake up buried alive and just spawn out of the ground. The skeksis however, will deny any suggestion that you're from another world, if asked. They still push the "we're native too we've always ruled" agenda.

Anyways, your most likely one determines your fate!

You manage to bypass all gelfling before you run into the skeksis, you are coerced or go willingly with them: 1

You manage to bypass all gelfling before you run into the skeksis, you are taken against your will: 2

You run into a few gelfling briefly in passing but don't engage before you go willingly with the skeksis: 3 

You run into a few gelfling briefly in passing but don't engage before you are taken by the skeksis: 4

You familiarize yourself with the gelfling you meet before you are shown to the all Maudra and then the skeksis, you go willingly with the skeksis: 5

You familiarize yourself with the gelfling you meet before you are shown to the all Maudra and then the skeksis, you are taken by the skeksis: 6

Part 2:

You had no previous experience with gelfling, but you become a royal pet: A

You had no previous experience with gelfling, but you become a tamed beast: B

You had no previous experience with gelfling, but you become a consort or demand equal standing: C

Your previous experience with gelfling was them expressing wonder or reverence, but you become a royal pet: D

Your previous experience with gelfling was them expressing wonder or reverence, but you become a tamed beast: E

Your previous experience with gelfling was them expressing wonder or reverence but you become a consort or demand equal standing: F

Your previous experience with gelfling was them expressing fear, but you become a royal pet: G

Your previous experience with gelfling was them expressing fear, but you become a tamed beast: H

Your previous experience with gelfling was them expressing fear but you become a consort or demand equal standing: I

Part 3: 

You can be trusted to play your part +

You cannot be trusted to play your part: =

Results:

1A+, 3D+, 3G+: You are shown off to the Maudra as a sort of 8th wonder of the world. You may converse with the Maudras and high ranking gelfling, but you are not given Lord status, moreso the Emperor's lion that sits pretty next to the throne and... Of course, can speak. If anyone had seen you before, especially if they were frightened by you, that was just you waking up a bit disoriented from thousand trines of slumber and walking the land as if it were new again. Anyone who saw should have looked away, and should feel privileged to see the awakening of a very old symbol of the skeksis.

2A+, 3E+, 4F+, 4E+, 4H+, 4G+ : Same as above, but you are given less free range when speaking to gelfling. You are there to look regal and that's about it. You can be cordial, just hold your tongue if the Maudren ask how you got there. If anyone heard that you put up a fight in the beginning or scared some gelfling on the way, you were simply disoriented from thousands of trine of slumber beneath Thra. 

1C+, 2C+, 3C+, 4C+: They'll have the gelfling apologizing for their own ignorance Emperor's New Clothes style. skekOk will rewrite all of history and insert you into it. You have ALWAYS been a companion of the skeksis. You have simply been slumbering for many, many, trine. You went on a cosmic voyage. Being a different kind from the skeksis, your mortal shell perished and you just now are born again. But anyways, you are Lord and the gelfling will all welcome you back. Just fake it till you make it, if you slip up it's fine, you've um... You've been asleep a while. 

5F+, 6F+, 5I+, 6I+,. 5D+, 6E+, 6I+ This part is a little more messy, but they'll use similar excuses as above. You have traversed a realm between Life, Death, and Thra itself. You have projected your mind in a cosmic voyage. That's why you're disoriented. That's why you mistakenly said you are FROM "Earth". That's why you didn't recognize gelfling, and that's why you may have scared some of them, or perhaps even been unwilling to go with the skeksis. Fear not, gelfling. You've were simply still in a sleep state, an altered state of consciousness. You're awake now. You've come to your senses.

1A=, 1C=, 3C=, 3D=, 3F=,3I=, 4D=, 4F= : It's not that they don't like you... You're just a bad liar and they can't trust you to interact with gelfling. You are paraded sometimes, shown off, but you will never converse with gelfling. The skeksis will implement social rules to forbid mortal gelfling from tainting your presence. The excuses are similar to as above. You'll get demigod status, but it'll be very lonely. If you cave and talk to one... You could seriously screw things up for you and the skeksis. I highly recommend doing it.

2A=, 2B=, 4E=:5G=, 5H=, 5I= Dungeons. Confines. You are NEVER to be seen or acknowledged by the gelfling. You do not exist. You have never existed. Whatever they saw was a trick of the light. A myth... Like the Hunter of Sami Thicket. Whether or not you're treated well depends on your status. The tamed beast who cannot be trusted to behave will always be hidden away. The consort or pet who may have frightened gelfling and is a terrible actor will simply be hidden away when gelfling are present. You'll be treated well, but you'll live your life looking over your shoulder.

6D=, 6E=, 6G=, 6H=, 6I=: YOU NEVER EXISTED. You are a product of mass Hysteria. A monster maybe, don't worry gelfling, the skeksis have killed the threat. It's fine. The skeksis will gaslight the general population like no tomorrow. You could easily topple so much faith in the oligarchy simply by letting it slip that you exist. Do with that what you will.

[someonegetthelechuga]

honestly ....... i’m sorry but i have to!!! there’s not a lot of deet and rian art so I have to make it 🥺🥺🥺🥺

[assembleallrats]

don’t mind the depressed boi he’s just vibing

[twiggystarrdust]

far from finished, but i think this is going to be a long haul, so i might as well post the progress for day 6 of dark crystal week.

it's my Dark Crystal AU, where gnomes, merfolk and humans live on thraa with the gelflings.

OCs are (in order):

Fondel the elemental mage gnome, Griddle the merfolk prince, Twiggy the gelfling and last of the vilyayans, Fiona the rogue and rafiki the preacher.

I'm so happy with how this is going considering this is a redraw of an old group pic of them, my skills have improved so much in the last 6 months. practice makes progress!

[talkin-tdc]

Jim Henson AU feedback

So I’m looking to possibly write a big fic on Jim Henson multiverse kinda with an emphasis on dark crystal. Basically a few gelfling would be transported to earth which is shared between fraggle rock, muppets, and Sesame Street all in their irl locations (fraggle rock in Canada, seasame street New York, muppets in Los Angeles).

But idk where everyone would go necessarily? I feel like Rian would definitely end up in fraggle rock, possibly with Brea and Deet maybe? Maybe Hup? Trying to also determine who would go to the muppets and who would go to Sesame Street.

Basically the premise is it’s an AU where tdc characters (mostly gelf) get sucked into an earth where the muppets, fraggles, and Sesame Street is all real. Their mission is to find each other and get home. I may also place a few characters from each in Thra but again focus would mainly be gelfling on earth.

The characters I see going to Thra are probably uncle traveling Matt, Kermit, Cookie Monster, Fozzie, and Boober, with their respective friends scrambling for leadership replacements/trying to find them. But if anyone could find better fits to go to Thra lmk. I was preparing to have Honeydew and Beaker stay on earth with Doc to come up with a way to get the gelfling home when they eventually team up. Other than that lmk who you guys think should go to Thra/be interesting plot points. The only one I know for sure is staying is Gobo so he can interact with Rian.

I’d go in depth on Matt/Gobo’s relationship and how much it actually hurts Gobo that he’s always gone/he longs for something more and for Matt to be close more often and see him as more of a son than nephew. I think for Kermit I’d explore him not having to take a leadership role and realizing he’s happier getting to be part of a group and not have to lead it.

For the gelfling, it’d be finding out how the world works on earth and them slowly realizing the Skeksis were actually oppressing them. For Mayrin/Ordon, they’d learn how much they put work over their kids and ended up hurting them and strive to have better and stronger relationships with them. For Rian, Gurjin, Brea, Deet, and a few others, it’d be hardening them to an unfamiliar world and making them a bit more serious/respect the lives they had rather than try throwing it away by putting themselves in dangerous situations. For characters like Tolyn/Seladon, it’d be that they can have fun sometimes and not to only focus on work but on those around them they love.

I also point out characters like Gobo and Kermit as being the leaders of their respective shows they’d also be semi main focuses. I’m thinking possibly a team up in the end to defeat the Skeksis with the Skeksis teaming up with others as well? (Though other JH villians are kinda hard to find…maybe the hecklers form muppets? I don’t think Doc would help them though…but maybe unwillingly or they lie to him that they’re the good guys?).

To give more clarity on the timeline it happens right before AoR and on earth would be the original muppet show, fraggle rock, and semi original Sesame Street (perhaps a few years after Kermit started the muppets and switched jobs from Sesame Street to the muppets). Not planning on Walter or anything like that. Main human with be Doc or ocs/side characters without a big role.

But anyway any help is greatly appreciated might make this more of a summer project but I’d enjoy any feedback I got thanks!

[sharkonaut-draws]

Me making a humanised skekMal its more likely than you think

I know what you’re gonna say! But Shark! They’re supposed to be old decaying vultures. I l know I know, but I want feral forest man beefcake Mal, let me have this Also Aughra called him the most beautiful so

Also I drew Brea for size reference of the gelfing in this Human Skeksis AU, they’re not tiny little puppets. So the human skeksis still came in and destoryed the gelflings world ya know like typical humans….

Anyway I’ll get to the others eventually, I have ideas for them all~

[mixterglacia]

SU/TDC Au: Diamonds

So user far.dreaming.maudra on TikTok/ @sifanjewel here had pointed out that White Diamond reminds her of an urskek. So you know I had to take that idea and run with it. I'll be adding to this as I go. I'll also be doing the reverse and converting TDC to gems/humans. Anyway, here we go!

White Diamond 

- skekIte the Navigator

-urWhi the Lamplighter

--IteWhi the Radiant

Blue Diamond

-skekUe the Prosecutor

-urBlu the Mourner

--UeBlu the Therapist

Yellow Diamond

-skekLow The Warden

-urYel The Investigator

--LowYel the Judge

Pink Diamond

-skekInk the Innovator

-urPin the Philosopher

--InkPin the Challenger

Steven Universe

A reincarnation of InkPin, Steven is a Stonewood Gelfling by the name of Sven. For many trine, he had no idea that his 'mother' was in fact urPin. They had formed a relationship with a roaming Stonewood bard named Gelt, and performed a ritual to give their beloved a childling. This resulted in the unprecedented reincarnation of InkPin's soul into the body of a gelfling.