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Fandom Lasting Impact: A Dark Crystal Roleplay

UnderBough

Raiser of Eyebrows
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Looking for one to two other folks, so this could potentially be a 1 on 1 roleplay. A small group roleplay would be preferred!

It is two hundred trine (years) before the Gelfling Jen and Kira reunite the Crystal with its lost shard. The self-proclaimed Lords of the Crystal, the Skeksis, rule supreme over the peaceful planet of Thra. Their subjects, the Gelfling and the Podling, live their lives blissfully unaware of the terrible exploitation they're subjected to and the mysterious experiments performed by the Skeksis scientist. The peaceful urRu, or Mystics, continue their monastic existence without interfering in the lives of their counterparts.

In the absence of the World-Mother, Aughra, Thra's power wanes. She has abandoned her home and cast her soul into the stars at the suggestion of the deceptive Skeksis, who hold total power without her meddling. She sleeps, and she dreams of planets and galaxies beyond her own. Worse yet, something stirs deep within the tunnels of the planet--a darkness unlike the blight currently creeping across the land. Not even Emperor Skekso, who dabbles in the dark arts of sorcery, knows its nature. The Gelfling are oblivious of the threat, but not for long, and the Skeksis intend to hide it from them as long as they possibly can while a solution is concocted.​

This roleplay will take place either mainly in the Castle of the Crystal or in multiple places at once, depending on how many players are interested in joining. It is recommended that players have prior knowledge of the Dark Crystal, either having watched the movie or the TV show. If you have not watched either and are still interested in the concept, please let me know and I can fill you in on some of the basics!

You can play an OC or a canon character. Any of the existing Thra races are welcome, or you could isekai a character in here. If the latter is your wish, please PM me with your character for me so we can discuss a plan for their entrance into this world. I have a Skeksis oc and a Gelfling oc prepared, whom I will post if anyone is interested in joining!
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Races/Species
urRu
Skeksis
Gelfling
Podling/Pod Person
Gruenak
Arathim/The Ascendancy

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  • It is preferred that there is no ocxoc this time around.
  • I prefer third person prose roleplay, but post length isn't something I'm picky about. We all have days where we can only write one line, right?
 
You had me at Dark Crystal. It's honestly one of my all time favorite movies, so I've seen it a whole bunch of times. I've also seen the TV show and read the prequel comics, though I still need to get around to reading the sequel comics. I already have character concepts in mind for the urRu, Skeksis, Gelfling, and Podling species, so I'll ask if we are allowed multiple characters, and if so, how many? Anyways, definitely count me in as interested.
 
Hey, I'm so glad to hear this!! I'd say you can have up to two main characters per setting just to keep things manageable.

I still haven't read the prequel comics, but the sequel ones are alright. I need to read about Raunip though!!
 
Hey! Super interested in this. Dark Crystal is one of my favourite fantasy settings. I would love to join if it is still open. I would be happy to play a canon character (Probably Skeksis and an urRu as I love the dual nature of them).
 
Absolutely! I'll close this now, actually, since I have two folks that expressed interest. Sepokku Sepokku you're welcome to join us as well, since you were the first to ask if I was still open. We can all discuss plot and characters in PMs or in this thread if you'd like!
 
Just to check, would that make the 3 of us who replied able to join in? Just making sure I read correctly ^^
 
Alright! Well in that case, if there are no objections I would like to play a Skeksis and urRu. Depending on what we decide on for the plot will influence my choice on them, but I do have a pull towards Skekmal and Skeksa.
 
Both are super choices. Do y'all have a preference for whether we focus on one setting or two? Since there are urRu involved I'd guess we should probably plan for two in the long run, but what about when we're first starting out?
 
I'm thinking of playing a Skeksis and either a Gelfling or Podling. As far as the Skeksis go, would I be allowed to make an original one? I'm pretty sure it's confirmed that there were more Skeksis initially than those seen in the original movie, who had just died out. As for my Gelfling/Podling idea, since we have someone wanting to play an urRu, I was thinking maybe have them just live with the urRu. It could almost be like a proto-Jen from the movie, though if I play a Podling, I think the dynamic would be quite different. What do you guys think of this idea?
 
Works for me! I have an original Skeksis as well. There were 18 in all, each named and accounted for, but this is our roleplay so obviously we can raise that number to 20, 21, whatever we feel like.
 
I personally have no qualms with either! I figured it would be easiest for others to work their OC's into the story if at least one of us plays a canon character, hence my leaning towards Skekmal and the such.
 
Hi! Unfortunately this particular rp is closed, but you can pm me if you like. I don't do romances, but I'm open to 1 on 1 roleplays.
 
KaasVedas KaasVedas skekMal would be cool! Especially since he's versatile in terms of his ability to travel from place to place. The urRu and Skeksis are usually so stationary, but skekMal and urVa present a really good opportunity to link the castle to the Mystic haven.
 
Hey sorry about going silent, I was overtaken with real life stuff. Anyways I’m still interested in this. I’ve decided on making an OC Skeksis and an OC Podling, which I hope to have the character sheets done by in a few days.
 
KaasVedas KaasVedas skekMal would be cool! Especially since he's versatile in terms of his ability to travel from place to place. The urRu and Skeksis are usually so stationary, but skekMal and urVa present a really good opportunity to link the castle to the Mystic haven.
Thank you! That was my thinking as those two are always on the move, relatively speaking for urRu
 
I'll have my characters written up and posted here tomorrow, y'all. Looking forward to seeing everybody else's as well!

Their names are skekRa the Mortician, urEl the Sculptor, and Isla the Stonewood Gelfling. More details to follow.
 

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