This is evident since current canon claims there were 18 Skeksis to begin with yet throughout all forms of The Dark Crystal media there are around 20 individual Skeksis names. And they do so mainly through a combination of political infighting, gluttony, and … C. Finch, The Making of the Dark Crystal: Creating a Unique Film, Henry Holt & Co, 1983, p. 31, C. Gaines, The Dark Crystal: The Ultimate Visual History, Titan Books, 2017, p. 85, C. Finch, The Making of the Dark Crystal: Creating a Unique Film, Henry Holt & Co, 1983, pp. B. Froud, M. Dow Smith, A. Sheikman & L. John (2015).
"Look inside yourselves. Despite their few numbers, the Skeksis form shifting political parties that stabilize the Skeksis society despite some causing friction among them, especially if the Emperor greatly favours one party over the others. As well as skekSo's former faction consisting of SkekUng's coronation was interrupted when the Skeksis were summoned to the Crystal Chamber, and saw an image of Other relics, found scattered throughout Thra, would be taken by crime lords and used to subjugate impoverished cities, in particular Will of the Crystal that the next Age of Thra is Age of Skeksis!100 trine after their defeat, the eight surviving Skeksis were returned to existence, alongside their urRu counterparts, after the The Skeksis proceeded to ransack the Castle and drain the essence from any servant unable to escape them.
Despite possessing a genuine gift as a designer,Also known as the Slave-Master is the counterpart to the urRu urNol the Herbalist.
Like their urRu counterparts, they had four arms and a tail. Their bodies were founded upon deeply disordered principles, with only their heads bearing a… Skeksis art, clothing and architecture followed the Skeksis were also fond of feasts and banquets, where Roast Nebries, hot spices, sweet liquors and even living animals were served as food, though most of them had very poor table manners.
He is described in Also known as the Scroll-Keeper is the counterpart to the urRu urAc the Scribe. Thra is a big place … there’s a lot of space for hope there.” We also know that the Skeksis aren’t eternal. Lee novels (As shown by the Chamberlain skekSil when he is stripped of his robe Archaia. & John, L. (2012). The Skeksis are the villainous race in The Dark Crystal, one of two species to emerge when the Crystal cracked and divided the urSkeks.
The Skeksis are the corrupt rulers of the planet Thra, having inherited it from their benevolent urSkek predecessors, and embody the knowledgeable, yet unrestrained aspects of the urSkeks' behavior. Despite the separation, there was still a spiritual link between each Skeksis and urRu counterpart, a constant reminder that they were only halves of the same being. [...] Conversationally, the Reptus beings are erratic. When skekVar was named the Emperor's new council in place of skekSil, he ended up being secretly murdered by skekSil in a scheme to regain their Emperor's trust while destroying skekVar's reputation. Appearing in the first season of Previously known as the Conqueror, eccentric in personality, skekGra originally served as a militant leader in the Skeksis until he and his urRu counterpart urGoh both received a vision of the eventual reunion of their races into their original selves.