![]() Should he fail, all things good will forever be destroyed. Card Front Card Back #8 - The Quest Begins UrSu, the dying Mystic Master, instructs Jen that it is to the high hill, to the dome of Aughra, Keeping of Secrets, that he must first go in his quest for the Dark Crystal's missing shard. Jen must find a crystal shard and return it to its rightful place before the Great Conjunction when the world's Three Suns become one. Card Front Card Back #7 - The Dying Mystic Master UrSu, the dying Mystic Master, sets before Jen his quest: to discover the secret of the Dark Crystal and restore its light. Jen believes he is the last surviving Gelfling. Card Front Card Back #6 - Jen the Gelfling The Mystics, gentle philosophers of the Valley of the Standing Stones, have rescued Jen from the ruins of his village and have raised him with loving care. It is the Scribe who taught Jen the art of writing. Card Front Card Back #5 - The Mystic Scribe UrAc the Scribe writes the simpler thoughts of the Mystics on unwound cloth spirals deeper thoughts he winds into spirals. Jen can feel pebbles patter against his skin as he frantically runs up the spiral pathway that leads to the cave that he shares with urSu, the Master of the Mystics. Card Front Card Back #4 - The Valley of the Standing Stones A storm breaks out over the Valley of the Standing Stones. He tells Jen that his Master wishes to see him in their cave. Card Front Card Back #3 - The Mystic Ritual-Guardian As Jen the Gelfling plays a tune on his flute, trying to finger harmonies that might answer the storm clouds overhead, urZah the Ritual-Guardian of the Mystics comes upon him. Beneath the thick layers of robes draping their scaly bodies, the Skeksis stand motionless, absorbing the cosmic radiances from the Dark Crystal. Card Front Card Back #2 - The Skeksis Power Ceremony In the Crystal Chamber deep within the Castle, nine sinister reptilian figures gather to perform their power ceremony. Once a glowing crystalline structure, the castle, now dimmed by ages of corruption, has lost its grandeur to layer upon layer of filth and decay. Complete Card List #1 - The Castle of the Dark Crystal Beyond the mountains and wilderness, across the vast and hostile desert, rising above the lifeless landscape, sits the Castle of the Dark Crystal. With a predominantly purple colour scheme, the card set was produced in 1982 by Donruss. The trading card set detailed below contains 78 cards that feature characters and scenes from the movie. Spy the symbols of the UrSkek, which have since been appropriated as signs of discord and Skeksis aggression.There were several sets of official trading cards for The Dark Crystal produced to co-incide with the film's release. Familiar iconography from the floor of the Crystal Chamber are featured around the outside. The three different sized circular bases across our 1:6 scale Dark Crystal range represent the three suns in the skies of Thra the dying sun, rose sun, and great sun. Prototype by Weta Workshop sculptor Hao Wang.Rich & intricate costume with multiple sculpted fabrics, including SkekTek’s bionic eye and toolbelt equipped for experimentation.Pays tribute to one of the most preeminent (and wicked) minds in the Castle of the Crystal.Yet in devising this clever solution, the Scientist has also constructed a rod for his own back, for now he must keep the flow of essence constant or call down upon himself the wrath of the Emperor and his terrible punishments. In order to sustain their wretched lives and preserve their corrupt rule, the Skeksis must forcibly steal the living essence of their Gelfling subjects, gorging themselves drunkenly upon the distilled juices of their captives. ![]() The culmination of his wicked experiments upon the now darkened Crystal propels him to an answer so diabolical that it will reshape the power structures of Thra forever plunging the world into war. Though by far the most diligent and meticulous of his kind, SkekTek is no less cruel or unprincipled than his fellows.
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