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Revision as of 14:23, 13 May 2013
The Podlings of Kira's village.
The Podlings, also known as Pod People,[1]
[2] were a sentient race native to Thra. In their own language, they referred to themselves as apopiapoiopidiappididiapipob, which translated as "master gardneners who live in bulging plants."[1] They were a rural and hedonistic race, who lived only to sing, dance and tend to their plants.
Description
Their voices were alto in their natural state, though skekTek the Scientist experimented on captured Pod slaves over hundreds of trine in order to create baritones for the Pod choir.[2]
Culture
They were pacifists by nature, and would not kill anything other than Crystal Bats, which they dispatched with bolas.[2]
They had domesticated the Nebrie, from which they collected milk. When a Nebrie died, its skin was used for making drums, and the fur around its ears and face was used to fashion clothes for young Podlings. They had also domesticated the Fizzgig, which served to guard the Podlings' plant tendrils.[2]
History
The Podlings lived in peace with the Gelflings for centuries.[2] [3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Froud, B. & Llewellyn, J. J., The World of the Dark Crystal. Pavilion Books. ISBN 1-86205-624-2
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Smith, A. C. H., & Odell, D. (1982). The Dark Crystal. Holt, Rinehart and Winston . ISBN 0030624363
- ↑ Froud, B., Dysart, J., Sheikman, A. & John, L. (2012). The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths, Vol. II. Archaia. ISBN 978-1-936393-80-0