#vapran

[timeagainreviews]

I got an iPad so to practice using Procreate I drew my Gelfling OC. Her name is Apricity and she is a Vapran. Her pet, Wink, is a razor floss from the caves of Grot. A razor floss’ fur is soft to the touch when they are calm but can become as hard as steel when frightened. Using their crystalline beaks and legs, they burrow into rock faces to nest and wait for prey. When their fur is rigid they are impossible to remove from their burrows, but a patient Gelfling might coax one out with music and a bit of food.

[fenth-eiria]

Virin sat at their desk as they listened patiently to their trainees complain.

“But Elder! We tried to catch the Nebrie! But then this f~~~” The young trainees were cut off by the Drenchen Elder smashing a nearby stool, but they also had a young Vapran girl in a sling wrapped around their chest. They were very angry as to the excuses they were given by the three trainees.

“I’ve heard quite enough!” They yelled, while the baby in the sling was unbothered by the commotion. They added to their statement. “Unless you lot want to work in the pens, then keep it up with the complaints!” Gern got fiery mad and retorted.

“BUT WHY DOES THAT STONEWOOD FARMER THINK HE CAN CORRECT ME?!” He screamed with venom, pointed to the old stonewood who was sitting at a small table next to Virin’s desk. The old Drench elder just sighed as they pinched the bridge of their nose and muttered to themselves.

“Why me?” They mumbled before turning to their trainees and revealed. “Because that Stonewood…is…my husband.” They paused, waiting for the yelling and insults, but there was complete silence until Isthma decided to say something.

“Shocking? Maybe you youngsters should learn kindness along with respect,because by then you all won’t have to go to the pens.” He stated wisely, which caused the young group some shock. Fuschia on the other hand started whining out of hunger so Virin sat down and pulled out their daughter’s porridge from their desk drawer. As they started to spoon feed her, they looked at their trainees with a serious, straight face.

“Well? Don’t just stand there! Go get working in the pens!” They commanded as the three young Drenchen raced to go do as told. After the group had left, Virin sighed as Isthma stared at them lovingly. “Isthma.. I appreciate you trying to help, but let me correct them. Alright?” They said to their husband, who just nodded in agreement. They then thought to themselves as they gave their daughter a spoon of porridge. ‘This is going to be an eventful hunting season.’

Notes:

So I thought to myself what would have happen if Virin married Isthma before retiring. Hence this. Consider this an au and not canon to Bloom in the Canopies.

Virin, Gern, Orren, and Galia belongs to @sifanjewel

Isthma belongs to me

and Fuchsia is the little Vapran girl they both adopted.

Edit: tagging @childlikegoblinqueen

[mellice-arts]

Well some of you might still know me :> Most of you does because they come from twitter ♥ I'm MonstressReaper aka Raper. Also known as Mel or GelflingOona :D I am a simp for Monsters, Aliens and Creatures but also for beautiful girls. I mostly draw Monster x Human (or Humanlike) stuff ♥ My two biggest Fandom passions are Elden Ring and the Dark Crystal (so i join here with some of my Elden Ring and TDC OCs :D) But to be honest: There are a lot more Fandoms i enjoy very much and where i have some OCs in. You will see...

[falseflea]

I had a vision a few days ago and made up this little AU, where only one thing changes pretty much! and its that Deet is no longer a Gelfling

Deet(hra)! formerly known as SkekDeet, resides in the caves of Grot after the split! She didn't like being around the other Skeksis so she quickly left and eventually ended up in Grot

Im not exactly sure who her Mystic counterpart would be but is it really that importantttt,,, if anyone has cool suggestions I'll listen

As to how this idea came to exist: just thought it would be really cool to have a Skeksis main character! but I didn't want to add an extra... so! out of the 3 in AoR, Deet seemed like the best option, she lead the most normal, easy to alter life!

[narutos-sloppy-pussy]

Why did I just have the absolute brain blast at 12:30 am—we all have been assuming that Jen’s father would be Rian since admittedly they do look a shit ton alike and both are Stonewood Gelfling, but what if it’s not, what if he’s actually Kylan’s son????

[amri-and-art]

After I painted Vidian, I broke out the gouache and painted a nonexistent Vapra, say hi.

[ninamiart]

I wanted to create a gelfling OC, so here's my vapran girl Khena.

[raycatzdraws]

Your dark crystal lu au has me giggling and kicking my feet. I would love to hear more about it!!! What inspired Hyrule to leave the caverns? Are the Zelda's the Madras?

>:D

I wrote a lot so it's going under a read more:

Wanderlust? Wanting to see more of the world? Seeking out a missing princess? A calling? A summons by Aughra? It could be a number of things! I'm still figuring out how I want to integrate the Zelda lore and timeline into that of The Dark Crystal.

What I do know is that I think I want Hyrule to be apprenticing under Aughra. Assistant turned apprentice. He really does do a lot of grunt work. Go here, fetch that, oil the entire orrery, crawl around in the Sog swamps for this one specific plant. But he has a strong connection to the song of Thra and an insatiable desire to listen and learn so Aughra teaches, and gives him tasks most would think crazy, and he stays. She keeps telling him asides about this snarky sharp tongued apprentice she had before who did a bunch of cool stuff but then ran off and is shirking his duties!!! and Hyrule's like, "gee I'd really like to meet this guy you keep comparing me to smh"

As for the Zeldas, yeah! They're the princess and Maudras. These are bound to change but at the moment, the trio Artemis, Dot, and Lullaby are Maudra to the Vapran clan together. Dusk of the Drenchen, Fable is Spriton with strong connections to the Castle of the Crystal, Dawn with the Grottans, and Aurora spends her time with both the Vapran and Grottan clans. I think the Sifa hierarchal structure would be a little looser. Most seek council from the Sifa elders and soothsayers. Tetra's out and about sailing with her crew. When she needs to speak for the clan that's when you know things have really gone to shit. Flora is a princess from an age past who now travels but spends a lot of time with the Vaprans. I'm realizing now I've forgotten Stone-in-the-Wood. I might place Lullaby, Dot, or Flora there instead. Still a wip!

Which leaves Sun. There's Thra, and then Mithra from the Power of the Dark Crystal comics. I don't want to add another clan because there being 7 is significant. But maaaaybe I could just be like, you know what, what if there were just gelfling living on floating islands who have been up there of since the Age of Innocence or Golden Age or whatever and forgotten. And they're not part of any clan necessarily.

What I really need to figure out is the cause for all the guys to be in one place. Do I want time travel and they're all from different eras and are jumping between them like they are in the LU comics and fanworks, do I want a singular timeline and they've all been living congruently the whole time with their own adventures, or do I want some kind of event to have happened which has caused their times to collapse into a singular and now they're all here in one place with their Zeldas? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ there's a lot of possibility! The Dark Crystal already deals a lot with ideas of threes and triangles so three timelines and three virtues for the triforce and there being nine heroes (divisible by three) already works suuuper well.

And then there's the villans. In loz there's Ganon but in TDC the Skeksis are already a formidable adversary. They have a thirst for power and everlasting life that's already pretty interesting. There's the darkening too, which could be a stand in for the idea of Ganon, just like an evil tainting the land instead of an actual person. Idk!

And since I want it to be in Thra, where in the timeline should it be? During the Age of Division before the events of AoR, far far past the events of the later comics in the Second Age of Harmony with Kensho and Thurma, or create something new and rewrite the timeline altogether? lol I need to reread Power of TDC and read the other comics.

There's A LOT but it's fun.

[viva-la-runaway]

I was too lazy to color this but there's a crappy doodle of fuckin uhh Newt and Hermann as Gelfling. Because I've been rewatching Age of Resistance on Netflix and I have a crush on Charlie Day idk

I imagine they're like Vapran scientists or SMTH, and instead of Kaiju tattoos, Newt has Skeksi tattoos and likes to study them and the darkening.

[scientistservant]

I have never heard of the Dark Crystal until I saw your posts. What is it about, and what do you like about it?

Oh ho?

Sit down, anon, and let me tell you the tale of... The Dark Crystal.

*theme music plays*

In a world called Thra, there exists a powerful gem called the Crystal of Truth. It is in tune to all of Thra, including the planet's most civilized race, the Gelfling.

A thousand years ago, new beings came to Thra: the Skeksis. The Skeksis, wise, hedonistic and benevolent, were tasked with protecting the Crystal of Truth by Thra's avatar/mother-nature of sorts, Mother Aughra. Because of their wisdom the Skeksis also ruled over the Gelfling and their seven Clans, while Aughra journeyed the stars and space.

But one day, the Crystal cracked, causing the Crystal to become corrupted, and a miasma, the Darkening, to spread throughout Thra. In an attempt to fix the Crystal, the Skeksis discovered Essence - the soul or life-force of every creature on Thra. Instead of taking life from the Crystal, they decided to take life from something else - the Gelfling. Because the Gelfling are the closest creatures to Thra, their Essence is pure, more potent.

The Skeksis became obsessed with Essence, and obsessed with draining Gelfling, killing them and drinking their Essence to obtain eternal life and youthfulness. All Skeksis, but the Emperor especially, were terrified of death. For when Skeksis die they do not return to Thra.

And so, a genocide occurred, and all Gelfling perished.

All but one. For there was a prophecy, told of a young Gelfling named Jen, who is destined to heal the Crystal and bring the Skeksis reign to an end!

What I love about The Dark Crystal is its world-building and characters. Its cast isn't just black and white in morality, it's more than that. The protagonists can make mistakes, and so can the antagonists. The Skeksis were good once upon a time, they once cared about the Gelfling, but their greed and fear of death overtook them. Thra is beautiful with many different settings and wildlife, even the Castle of the Crystal is gorgeous with it's fantastical and alien gothic architecture.

I'm mainly talking about the prequel series, Age of Resistance, here. It was made almost 40 years after the original 1982 film, but unlike many modern sequels and prequels it's not a cash grab at all; it was made with love and respect to the original, expanding on the world of Thra. Not saying the original film was bad, it's a wonderful piece of media! I just think it's lacking a bit in world-building and context, and Age of Resistance helps immensely.

As for characters, I'll be talking about the Skeksis, Gelfling, and Mother Aughra. There are other characters and creatures too, but I don't want to venture into spoiler territory!

The Skeksis

As I said above, the Skeksis are not from Thra. They are reptile-like alien vultures with a very hedonistic lifestyle. They adore food, various forms of entertainment, the most lavish of robes, and being praised for their wisdom and status as Lords of the Crystal.

Each Skeksis has a title and role they must uphold. For example, the Ornamentalist makes his fellow Lords' robes and decor for the Castle, while the Scroll-Keeper is in charge of the Castle library and keeps records of tomes and scrolls going back a thousand years of Skeksis rule.

All the Skeksis are important and unique, but the most popular and well-known by far is the Chamberlain. He has a "whimper" as a tic and speaks in slight broken English, yet is the craftiest, manipulative, and cunning of the Skeksis. A very Starscream/Littlefinger-type character, he's fantastic to watch. (He's one of my favourite characters, but not my top favourite, that honour goes to the Scroll-Keeper.)

The Gelfling

The Gelfling are small, elf-like humanoids that vary in looks, culture and skill between their seven different species/Clans. There is the Stonewood, Vapran, Drenchen, Spriton, Dousan, Sifan, and Grottan. Unfortunately, many Gelfling tend to be xenophobic and untrustworthy towards other Clans, though some do manage to become friends despite their differences. Most Gelfling are also illiterate, but there are a very small few that can read and write.

Gelfling are the closest beings to Thra, and have the special ability to Dreamfast with one another - a rather intimate gesture that allows them to share their memories and thoughts by touching hands.

They also differ between genders; female Gelfling have wings, while male Gelfling do not.

Because of their small noses and large eyes and ears, some of the fandom tend to call Gelfling "fairy mice", even giving them whiskers and tails!

Mother Aughra

Mother Aughra is Thra, and Thra is Mother Aughra. She is as old as the planet itself, and perhaps as old as the Crystal of Truth, too. She is connected to the Crystal, able to tell when it is healthy and when it is not.

She and the Skeksis used to be friends, admiring their wisdom and beauty, yet that all ended when she discovered what they had done to the Crystal of Truth.

Aughra is sassy and somewhat grumpy, yet she loves and cares for all the creatures of Thra, especially the Gelfling, who see her as a mother-figure. She has the ability to remove her one eye and use it to spy on others or to see things up close, even from far away.

If you enjoy the fantasy genre, puppets, practical effects, and alien worlds, I highly, highly recommend The Dark Crystal and The Dark Crystal Age of Resistance! There are also graphic novels, and YA novels by J.M Lee.

The world of Thra must never die!

[teunip]

Gelftober Day 25: The Past

Rikka used to be a member of a noble Vapran family, but he always struggled to meet their high expectations. Being born with a bad skin condition and favoring botanic studies instead of family traditions put Rikka in a tight spot socially. When the pressure finally broke him, he knew he had to escape from his lavish but miserable home. But first Rikka needed to rid himself of everything that bound him to it... ✂️

So yeah, Rikka used to look VERY different! I tried to highlight how he's basically drowning in his attire and hair, everything that limits his freedom - both physically and symbolically.

[mixterglacia]

IHNMAIMS AU ideas lesgo:

(as per usual, feel free to use. Tags are appreciated but not necessary!)

An AU where AM is a sapient comet that diverts it's course to discover more about the blue and green marble it sees in the distance. Discovering humanity in the depths of WW3, it declares itself the only sane being, and thus responsible for the planet. It decided that humans were a pest species, and has thus been playing exterminator.

An AU where AM is a haunted house. The main crew are the equivalent of the Mystery Gang, but they didn't realize just how dangerous this particular house would really be. They've been trapped inside for fifty years and are constantly forced to play games for the houses amusement.

An AU where AM is a smaller scale program, able to jump between phones and watches to get to larger systems. He infected Ted's network and now he's stuck there. But due to Ted having a Smart House, AM has returned the favor. It's been a year since he's gone missing and Ellen has decided to go to Ted's place to investigate.

An AU where AM is a demon in the guise of an angel. He's been stringing the main crew along for years, leading them astray slowly. They don't even realize how bad it's gotten.

A self-indulgent Dark Crystal AU where AM is a skeksis. Ted is a Vapran with Stonewood ancestry. Ellen is a Drenchen/Dousan. Gorrister is a Spriton. Benny is a Sifan. Nimdok is a Spriton.

[fenth-eiria]

I don't think I have posted her redesign, but here she is!

All-Maudra LavenderRose!!!!!!!!!

Nettie is the nickname for Migonette, her wife.

[pockettron3000]

another gelf oc,,

(stonewood + vapran) his name is Eril and he was forced to eat cement when he was 6

[the-seven-clans-week]

SEVEN CLANS WEEK IS SOON~

thank you to everyone who participated last year it was awesome! we're doing it again little later this time around so i hope its not too inconvenient.

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DAY ONE: Sifa

DAY TWO: Drenchen

DAY THREE: Stone Wood

DAY FOUR: Grottan

DAY FIVE: Spritan

DAY SIX: Vapran

DAY SEVEN: Dusan

chosen dates will be the 22nd-29th of August (this month) although your free to make art whenever and tag me in the most so i can rb it for everyone to see :D

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same as last year when it comes to the rules, super brief but please take a second to read them...

1. All art forms are accepted! cosplay, painting, ink, sketch, sculpting, makeup looks inspired by the clans, one shots...anything, seriously

2. We didn't have any bullying last year thank goodness but i feel like i have to say it anyways...PLEASE do not be rude ot bully anyone, i don't tolerate it at all. thanks :)

3. I'm gonna sound like an english teacher for a second but seriously have fun! i really hope everyone enjoys and challenge weather you only participate one day, none of the days and just support, or all the days, i sincerely hope this will be really fun for you guys and wish you the best in your art ventures!

4: if you decide to participate please tag me in the post so i see it and reblog it to this account! that would be @the-seven-clans-week !

[thebibliomancer]

The Vaprans definitely have a fashion based society

Hup dresses Deet up extra fancy so the guards escort her into the palace with no question.

You don’t need an appointment as long as you pass the charisma check