History Characters / TheDarkCrystalMystics

Two urRu who appeared at the end of volume 2 of ''The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths'', and were killed by a rogue Skeksis after the botched division. One was choked while the other thrown into the fire shaft under the Crystal, killing their Skeksis counterparts in the process. urHom came from the urSkek Architect hakHom, while urYa came from the urSkek yiYa, whose position is unknown. Their deaths helped establish to Aughra the connection that existed between the Skeksis and Mystics.

!!!'''Appears in:''' ''The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths''

[=UrSen=] was the Mystic Monk and counterpart to [=skekLach=] the Skeksis Collector. Patient, deliberate and serene, he is free of the need for possessions or ambition, gently moving with the flow of the "now".

* AmbiguousGender: Both he and his Skeksis counterpart were originally portrayed as male, but skekLach had a female voice actor in ''Age of Resistance''. [=UrSen=] never appeared in the show, so his gender is even more ambigous than [=skekLach=]'s. Since "Heroes of the Resistance" by J.M. Lee reveals that skekLach is indeed a female, it could be the same for urSen.
* TheGhost: She does exist (because an urRu counterpart to skekLach has to exist), but she's never mentioned nor seen anywhere in ''The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance''. The [[AllThereInTheManual sole source mentioning her]] is ''The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths''.

* BirdPeople: They're distinctively less bird-like than the Skeksis, but still look like deep-billed, toothed emus. However, Brian Froud describes them as a cross "between a dog and a dinosaur".

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: In ''The Power of the Dark Crystal'', when skekSil dies, urSol, as the other half of their shared [=urSkek=] soul, dies as well.

* PsychicLink: When Jen cuts the Chamberlain's hand with the shard, urSol's hand also bleeds.

* {{Synchronization}}: They are linked with the Skeksis. If a Skeksis is injured or dies, his Mystic alter-ego feels pain or dies, because they were originally the same being. It's also the reason why they're able to pacify the Garthim upon entering the castle and likely how they saved baby Jen from the genocide.

* LegendFadesToMyth: At the time of ''Age of Resistance'', their existence has become the stuff of legends that only erudites like Brea know about, and even then, Brea thought it was "just stories" until she met both urGoh and urVa.

* PsychicLink: When Jen cuts the Chamberlain, urSol's hand also bleeds.

* PsychicLink: When Jen stabs the Chamberlain, urSol's hand also bleeds.

* GoodCounterpart: To [=skekAyuk=]. Where the Gourmand [[VillainousGlutton would have meals prepared only to eat them himself]], the Cook prepares them for his companions. [=SkekAyuk=] also prepares lavish feasts that nevertheless do nothing to fill the recipient while [=UrAmaj=] prepared simple, plain meals that are nevertheless delicious and nourishing.

* GoodCounterpart: To [=skekAyuk=]. Where the Cook prepares meals for his companions, the Gourmand [[VillainousGlutton would have it prepared only to eat it himself]]. [=UrAmaj=] also prepared simple, plain meals that are nevertheless delicious and nourishing. [=SkekAyuk=] prepares lavish feasts that nevertheless do nothing to fill the recipient.

* AccentOnTheWrongSyllable: [[PlayingWithATrope or in this case]], capitalization on the wrong letter: UrRu. This is never explained.

* AlwaysLawfulGood: As they are the manifestations of the urSkeks' positive traits, they are universally good and kind. That said, it also gets played down, as they are closer to Neutral than Lawful, as while they are all benevolent, the urSkeks' assertiveness and drive went to the Skeksis, meaning that the Mystics can't do much besides numbly rehearsing old rituals and practices. When called to do good, though, they will act.

* DyingRace: There's about ten [[spoiler:eight by the end of the film]], [[AllThereInTheManual when there were originally eighteen]]. [[note]]Technically, sixteen, since two were immediately killed [[spoiler:after the separation]] when the Skeksis killed two Mystics in curiosity [[spoiler:due to the fact that they still have a PsychicLink]] leading to the deaths of two Skeksis respectively.[[/note]]

The counterpart to skekSo the Emperor, urSu is the wisest of the Mystics and their leader. He saved Jen from the Garthim and raised him. Upon dying (due to his Skeksis counterpart's Darkening-induced decay), he sends Jen on a quest to restore the Crystal before the Great Conjunction happens, showing him what the shard of Crystal looks like and indicating him the direction of Aughra's observatory.

* BigGood: He served as the wisest of the Mystics' before he died, and raised and inspired Jen so the latter could fix the Crystal and save the world of Thra one day.

[=UrZah=] is the Mystic ritual guardian, and the Mystic counterpart of [=skekZok=] the Skeksis Ritual-Master. He would make the sand paintings of prophecy for the Mystics by pouring out the colored sands while the others chanted. [=UrZah=] would comb and brush the sands of amethyst, opal, agate, onyx, and chalcedony to build the forms of spiral energy. He speaks more freely than the other urRu, but mostly in riddles. Deep meditation leaves spirals in all his body, not just in his face. He is the first Mystic seen in the movie. He also leads the chants throughout the movie and leads the Mystics out of the Valley of when it is time to return to the castle.

[=UrAmaj=] was the Mystics' Cook, and counterpart to [=skekAyuk=] the Skeksis Gourmand. He was a close friend of [=urNol the Herbalist=], and the two of them would attend to the greater and lesser balances of the bodies and spirits of their companions. He approached his work slowly, blending the flavours and textures of various food till the desired soothing properties were attained. [=UrAmaj'=]s meals however was disliked by Jen, as he was unable to cook Gelfling food.

* OneNoteCook: As Jen notes, he is unable to cook Gelfling.

[=UrUtt=] the Weaver created the blanket coats wore by the Mystics. Every coat was a record of the wearer's thoughts and fate. He used a system of knotted threads to make them, not using scissors to cut the fabric. In the film, he is seen playing the harp at urSu's funeral. He is the Mystic counterpart to [=skekEkt=] the Skeksis Ornamentalist.

* HeroicWillpower: The Mystics largely lack in drive and passion to do much of anything. The Archer being able to not only proactively fight, but end his own life shows he's for the strongest will of all of them.
* MartialPacifist: As good-natured and kind-hearted as any Mystic, he is however extremely proficient with a bow and did not hesitate firing ''three'' fatal-intended arrows into the Hunter or taking his own life to stop skekMal after both are revived from their near-deaths.

* NonIndicativeName: For a guy called "the Wanderer", he seems to be a hermit who doesn't do a whole lot of traveling. Then again, in ''Creation Myths'', he can be seen wandering the world, aiding the Gelflings anyway he can.

* AmbiguousGender: Both he and his Skeksis counterpart were originally portrayed as male, but skekLach had a female voice actor in ''Age of Resistance''. [=UrSen=] never appeared in the show, so his gender is even more ambigous than [=skekLach=]'s.
* TheGhost: He does exist (because an urRu counterpart to skekLach has to exist), but he's never mentioned nor seen anywhere in ''The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance''. The [[AllThereInTheManual sole source mentioning him]] is ''The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths''.

* KilledOffForReal: When Deet kills the Collector during the second battle of Stone-in-the-Wood, urSen, as the other half of their shared urSkek soul, dies as well, even though we don't see him and he isn't mentioned anywhere in ''Age of Resistance''.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: The slow and stoner-like variant compared to the hyperactive skekGra.

* LegendFadesToMyth: At the time of ''Age of Resistance'', their existence has become legends that only erudites like Brea know about, and even then, Brea thought it was "just stories" until she met both urGoh and urVa.

* LightIsGood: The light side of the urSkeks and usually benevolent, but much as the Skeksis [[DarkIsNotEvil are intended to not be inherently evil]] LightIsNotGood is implied if nothing else by their inaction as being default.
* LongLived: Due to their connection to the Skeksis via original form, the urSkeks, they have lived long lives, thanks to the former's extended life technologies.

* BadassGrandpa: As old as all of the Mystics, but the only one so far capable of combat.

* NotTheFallThatKillsYou: [[spoiler: Averted. After jumping, they start disintegrating into sparkles well before hitting the ground.]]

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!![=urHom=] the Carpenter and [=urYa=] the Deceased

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!!urHom and urYa

Two urRu who appeared at the end of volume 2 of ''The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths'', and were killed by a rogue Skeksis after the botched division. One was choked while the other thrown into the fire shaft under the Crystal, killing their Skeksis counterparts in the process. urHom came from the urSkek Carpenter hakHom, while urYa came from the urSkek yiYa, whose position is unknown. Their deaths helped establish to Aughra the connection that existed between the Skeksis and Mystics.

!!!'''Appears in:''' ''The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths''

[=UrLii=] was the Mystic Storyteller, and counterpart to skekLi the Skeksis Satirist. His role was to create stories for others to hear.