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| − | ! colspan="2" | [[File:Dark Crystal symbol.GIF|30 px]]Raunip[[File:Dark Crystal symbol.GIF|30 px]] |
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| + | |gender = Male |
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| + | |family = [[Aughra]] <small>(mother)</small> |
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| + | |birth = [[Age of Innocence]] |
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| − | | [[Age of Innocence]]<br />[[Age of Harmony]]<br />[[Great Division]] |
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| + | |appeared = ''[[The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths]]'' |
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| + | {{Quote|I disturbed the balance of Thra and left others to pay for my mistakes. The Podlings, the Gelflings, even the Skeksis.|Raunip<ref name="CM3"/>}} |
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| − | == Appearance == |
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| − | Like his mother, Raunip had a flat nose, a thick mane of hair and a pair of horns. Unlike his mother, he had a thin body, had two, rather than three eyes, and had a tail. |
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[[File:Raunipborn.jpg|thumb|Raunip's birth.]] |
[[File:Raunipborn.jpg|thumb|Raunip's birth.]] |
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| − | Raunip was born during the [[Age of Innocence]].<ref name="officialsite">[http://www.darkcrystal.com/mythology.php The Dark Crystal - Mythology]</ref> He arrived on Thra via an organic meteorite, which was discovered by [[Aughra]]. Sensing life within the rock, Aughra |
+ | Raunip was born during the [[Age of Innocence]].<ref name="officialsite">[http://www.darkcrystal.com/mythology.php The Dark Crystal - Mythology], ''Darkcrystal.com'', n.d.</ref> He arrived on [[Thra]] via an organic meteorite, which was discovered by [[Aughra]]. Sensing life within the rock, Aughra molded it into her own image. It was this event which first inspired Aughra to look beyond Thra and study the cosmos. However, Aughra kept his origins secret, leaving Raunip to believe that he was a native of Thra.<ref name="CM2">Froud, B., Dysart, J., Sheikman, A. & John, L. (2012). ''The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths, Vol. II''. Archaia. [[Special:BookSources/978-1-936393-80-0|ISBN 978-1-936393-80-0]]</ref> |
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| − | ===Feud with the urSkeks=== |
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| ⚫ | {{Quote|Meddlers and usurpers! Cast out by their own kind, exiled from their own world. And they would claim Thra as their own.|Raunip expresses his disgust over the urSkeks. |
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+ | === Feud with the urSkeks === |
| ⚫ | {{Quote|Meddlers and usurpers! Cast out by their own kind, exiled from their own world. And they would claim Thra as their own.|Raunip expresses his disgust over the urSkeks.<ref name="CM1"/>}}When the Fallen [[urSkeks]] arrived on Thra during the first [[Great Conjunction]], Raunip became increasingly embittered at their "meddling" in the cultural development of the [[Gelfling]]s and his mother, as well as their encasing of [[the Crystal]] in a vast [[The Castle of the Crystal|fortress]], which he saw as an act of appropriation. When he discovered that the urSkeks were in fact exiles from their own world, Raunip incited a mob of Gelflings to attack the urSkeks in their Castle, but was halted by Aughra.<ref name="CM1">Froud, B., Holguin , B., Sheikman, A. & John, L. (2011). ''The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths, Vol. I''. Archaia. [[Special:BookSources/978-1-936393-80-0|ISBN 978-1-936393-80-0]]</ref> |
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| + | === Role in the Great Division === |
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| ⚫ | When the day of the Great Conjunction arrived, the urSkeks gathered around the Crystal, hoping that its rays would purify their spirits and transport them back to their homeworld. However, Raunip continued to mock the darkened |
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| ⚫ | A thousand [[trine]] after they first arrived, the second Great Conjunction approached, and the Fallen urSkeks, with Aughra's assistance, were ready to return to their homeworld. They invited Raunip, as well as delegations representing Thra's sentient races, to attend the event. Seeing this as an opportunity to challenge the urSkeks directly, Raunip journeyed to the Castle with song-teller [[Gyr]], Lady [[Kel]], and the [[Podling]] [[Kotha]]. Raunip spurned the urSkeks' attempts at hospitality, and went into the [[Hall of Reflection]], where he witnessed [[Dark Heart|an urSkek]] lose its composure after hearing Gyr play a song from its homeworld. Raunip fueled the darkened urSkek's rage further by mocking it.<ref name="CM2"/> |
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| ⚫ | When the day of the Great Conjunction arrived, the urSkeks gathered around the Crystal, hoping that its rays would purify their spirits and transport them back to their homeworld. However, Raunip continued to mock the darkened urSkek, which gave into its darker nature. The darkened urSkek's fear and anger prevented its brothers from entering the Crystal's light, and each one of them was [[The Great Division|split]] into two new races; the cruel [[Skeksis]] and the gentle [[Mystics|urRu]]. In the ensuing confusion, the urRu and the Gelfling and Podling delegations fled the Castle, leaving Aughra and Raunip behind. When Aughra failed to reason with the Skeksis, one of them attacked the Crystal, chipping off a [[The Shard of the Division|shard]]. Mother and son escaped the Skeksis by climbing down the shaft below the Crystal, and journeyed to the center of the planet, hoping to find the lost shard. Wracked by guilt, Raunip asked Aughra if she would remember him, to which she replied she always would, as he was her first and greatest creation.<ref name="CM2"/> |
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| − | Raunip and Aughra would continue to search for the lost shard, spending more time within the catacombs and attempting to figure out which was the item that the sought to no avail. Unlike Aughra, who was single-mindedly on this sole task Raunip wished to reconnect with the Gelfings that he and his mother cared for. After he ventured from his home, he had discovered that the Gelflings and Podlings had forgotten them and that strange beasts now prowled the lands destroying everything in their wake. To his shock and horror, Raunip learned that the Gelfings were associating themselves with the vain Skesis and encouraging them to make weapons and go to war against the creatures called the Mystics, blaming them for the attacks. |
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| − | His words of a peaceful outcome fell to deaf ears, so Raunip and a Gelfling journeyed to the Valley of the Mystics. What he found were a peaceful race of contemplatives and knew in his heart that they could not be the culprits. When the real culprits, the [[Makrak]]s, encroached upon the Valley of the Mystics, a Podling named Kotha who was rescued by the Mystics, managed to communicate with the through Animal Soul Speaking. He learned of the plight of the creatures to which Raunip pitied them. After misunderstandings between the under-dwellers and the surface dwellers were cleared up, Raunip decided to guide them to a region called the Field of Fire, where they perhaps may find a way home. |
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| + | [[File:Raunip leads the Makraks.jpg|thumb|Raunip leading the [[Makrak]]s to the [[Field of Fire]]]] |
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| + | Raunip and Aughra would continue to search for the lost shard, fruitlessly gathering every fragment they could find. When the two resurfaced, they discovered that the Gelflings had formed an [[Alliance of the Crystal|alliance]] with the Skeksis in order to repel a horde of invading [[Makrak]]s. Raunip attempted to convince the Gelfling elder [[Carn]] not to trust the Skeksis, but was rebuffed and accused of abandoning the Gelflings in their time of need. Raunip left Carn's village with her daughter [[Thall]], who shared his suspicion over the Skeksis' motives. They were approached by [[urGoh]], who took them to the [[Valley of the urRu]], where Raunip was reunited with [[Kotha]]. Raunip attempted to convince the urRu to stop the Skeksis taking the Gelfling to war, but his pleas were ignored. When, the next day, the Makraks reached the Valley, Raunip learned through Kotha's interpreting of their language that they had been forced out of their underground home, and that their destructive actions were prompted by fear of the surface world. When the urRu managed to prevent the Skeksis from exterminating the Makraks, Raunip participated in the peace talks, and volunteered to guide them to the [[Field of Fire]], a region suited to their needs, despite knowing that the journey could end with his death. After receiving protective clothing and amulets from Thall, Raunip said goodbye to his mother, who stayed aloof until he finally left, at which point she wept silently.<ref name="CM3">B. Froud, M. Dow Smith, A. Sheikman & L. John (2015). The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths, Vol. III. Archaia. [[Special:BookSources/978-1-60886-435-5|ISBN 978-1-60886-435-5]].</ref> |
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+ | Raunip was last seen in the company of a Fizzgig, slowly dying and recounting his tale. He declared that his mission was a success, though at the cost of half his face. While he lamented that he may have never seen his loved ones again, he resolved to continue living for as long as he could, hoping that those he had left behind remembered him.<ref name="CM3"/> |
| − | ===Legacy=== |
+ | === Legacy === |
| + | A thousand years after Raunip's disappearance, a rocky area near [[Ha'rar]] called "Raunip's Pass" was chosen by Maudra [[Fara]] as the site of a [[Trial by Air]] in her dispute for the title of All-Maudra with [[Seladon]].<ref name="S01EP06">"[[By Gelfling Hand...]]" ''[[The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance]]''. Netflix. August 30, 2019</ref> |
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+ | Despite Aughra's pledge to remember him, she appeared to have forgotten about Raunip by the time of [[Jen]]'s quest to find the shard, claiming that, other than the urSkeks, she was the only one to have witnessed the first Great Conjunction,<ref name="DCN">Smith, A. C. H., & Odell, D. (1982). ''[[The Dark Crystal (novelization)|The Dark Crystal]]''. Holt, Rinehart and Winston. [[Special:BookSources/0030624363|ISBN 0030624363]]</ref> and later claimed in the Book of Aughra that "[of] the race of Aughra, [she was] alone, the first and last."<ref name="WDC">Froud, B. & Llewellyn, J. J., (2003) ''[[The World of the Dark Crystal (book)|The World of the Dark Crystal]]''. Pavilion Books. [[Special:BookSources/1-86205-624-2|ISBN 1-86205-624-2]]</ref> Either that, or she did remember him, but decided not to talk about him. |
| − | ==Behind the scenes== |
+ | == Behind the scenes == |
The character was created and designed by [[Brian Froud]] for ''[[The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths]]'', and was conceived as a [[Wikipedia:Trickster|trickster]] character.<ref>S. Sunu, [https://www.cbr.com/sheikman-and-holguin-discover-the-dark-crystal-the-creation-myths/ Sheikman and Holguin Discover "The Dark Crystal: The Creation Myths"], ''Cbr.com'', December 28, 2011</ref> |
The character was created and designed by [[Brian Froud]] for ''[[The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths]]'', and was conceived as a [[Wikipedia:Trickster|trickster]] character.<ref>S. Sunu, [https://www.cbr.com/sheikman-and-holguin-discover-the-dark-crystal-the-creation-myths/ Sheikman and Holguin Discover "The Dark Crystal: The Creation Myths"], ''Cbr.com'', December 28, 2011</ref> |
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{{Quote|Raunip is such is a great character, and he’s such a great engine for drama, relationships, a different perspective. But in the first season, the audience needs to learn sort of the first perspective: the Skeksis, the Gelfling. That’s the easiest way in. As the story progresses, with more layers, nuance, and grey areas. Raunip is the master of the grey area. So, keep hope alive.|[[Will Matthews]]|<ref name="gizmodo"/>}} |
{{Quote|Raunip is such is a great character, and he’s such a great engine for drama, relationships, a different perspective. But in the first season, the audience needs to learn sort of the first perspective: the Skeksis, the Gelfling. That’s the easiest way in. As the story progresses, with more layers, nuance, and grey areas. Raunip is the master of the grey area. So, keep hope alive.|[[Will Matthews]]|<ref name="gizmodo"/>}} |
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Revision as of 16:41, 27 April 2020
I disturbed the balance of Thra and left others to pay for my mistakes. The Podlings, the Gelflings, even the Skeksis.
Raunip[1]
Raunip, also known as Raunip the Heretic, was the adopted son of Aughra, born before the arrival of the Fallen urSkeks. Like his mother, he was a friend to all the races of Thra, but he differed in that he viewed the arrival of the urSkeks with suspicion.
Biography
Birth
Raunip's birth.
Raunip was born during the Age of Innocence.[2] He arrived on Thra via an organic meteorite, which was discovered by Aughra. Sensing life within the rock, Aughra molded it into her own image. It was this event which first inspired Aughra to look beyond Thra and study the cosmos. However, Aughra kept his origins secret, leaving Raunip to believe that he was a native of Thra.[3]
Feud with the urSkeks
Meddlers and usurpers! Cast out by their own kind, exiled from their own world. And they would claim Thra as their own.
Raunip expresses his disgust over the urSkeks.[4]
When the Fallen urSkeks arrived on Thra during the first Great Conjunction, Raunip became increasingly embittered at their "meddling" in the cultural development of the Gelflings and his mother, as well as their encasing of the Crystal in a vast fortress, which he saw as an act of appropriation. When he discovered that the urSkeks were in fact exiles from their own world, Raunip incited a mob of Gelflings to attack the urSkeks in their Castle, but was halted by Aughra.[4]
Role in the Great Division
A thousand trine after they first arrived, the second Great Conjunction approached, and the Fallen urSkeks, with Aughra's assistance, were ready to return to their homeworld. They invited Raunip, as well as delegations representing Thra's sentient races, to attend the event. Seeing this as an opportunity to challenge the urSkeks directly, Raunip journeyed to the Castle with song-teller Gyr, Lady Kel, and the Podling Kotha. Raunip spurned the urSkeks' attempts at hospitality, and went into the Hall of Reflection, where he witnessed an urSkek lose its composure after hearing Gyr play a song from its homeworld. Raunip fueled the darkened urSkek's rage further by mocking it.[3]
When the day of the Great Conjunction arrived, the urSkeks gathered around the Crystal, hoping that its rays would purify their spirits and transport them back to their homeworld. However, Raunip continued to mock the darkened urSkek, which gave into its darker nature. The darkened urSkek's fear and anger prevented its brothers from entering the Crystal's light, and each one of them was split into two new races; the cruel Skeksis and the gentle urRu. In the ensuing confusion, the urRu and the Gelfling and Podling delegations fled the Castle, leaving Aughra and Raunip behind. When Aughra failed to reason with the Skeksis, one of them attacked the Crystal, chipping off a shard. Mother and son escaped the Skeksis by climbing down the shaft below the Crystal, and journeyed to the center of the planet, hoping to find the lost shard. Wracked by guilt, Raunip asked Aughra if she would remember him, to which she replied she always would, as he was her first and greatest creation.[3]
Departure
Raunip leading the Makraks to the Field of Fire
Raunip and Aughra would continue to search for the lost shard, fruitlessly gathering every fragment they could find. When the two resurfaced, they discovered that the Gelflings had formed an alliance with the Skeksis in order to repel a horde of invading Makraks. Raunip attempted to convince the Gelfling elder Carn not to trust the Skeksis, but was rebuffed and accused of abandoning the Gelflings in their time of need. Raunip left Carn's village with her daughter Thall, who shared his suspicion over the Skeksis' motives. They were approached by urGoh, who took them to the Valley of the urRu, where Raunip was reunited with Kotha. Raunip attempted to convince the urRu to stop the Skeksis taking the Gelfling to war, but his pleas were ignored. When, the next day, the Makraks reached the Valley, Raunip learned through Kotha's interpreting of their language that they had been forced out of their underground home, and that their destructive actions were prompted by fear of the surface world. When the urRu managed to prevent the Skeksis from exterminating the Makraks, Raunip participated in the peace talks, and volunteered to guide them to the Field of Fire, a region suited to their needs, despite knowing that the journey could end with his death. After receiving protective clothing and amulets from Thall, Raunip said goodbye to his mother, who stayed aloof until he finally left, at which point she wept silently.[1]
Raunip was last seen in the company of a Fizzgig, slowly dying and recounting his tale. He declared that his mission was a success, though at the cost of half his face. While he lamented that he may have never seen his loved ones again, he resolved to continue living for as long as he could, hoping that those he had left behind remembered him.[1]
Legacy
A thousand years after Raunip's disappearance, a rocky area near Ha'rar called "Raunip's Pass" was chosen by Maudra Fara as the site of a Trial by Air in her dispute for the title of All-Maudra with Seladon.[5]
Despite Aughra's pledge to remember him, she appeared to have forgotten about Raunip by the time of Jen's quest to find the shard, claiming that, other than the urSkeks, she was the only one to have witnessed the first Great Conjunction,[6] and later claimed in the Book of Aughra that "[of] the race of Aughra, [she was] alone, the first and last."[7] Either that, or she did remember him, but decided not to talk about him.
Behind the scenes
The character was created and designed by Brian Froud for The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths, and was conceived as a trickster character.[8]
In a 2019 interview with Gizmodo, screenwriter Jeffrey Addiss stated that he loved Raunip, and hoped that there would be space for him in future seasons of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. Will Matthews further elaborated:[9]
Raunip is such is a great character, and he’s such a great engine for drama, relationships, a different perspective. But in the first season, the audience needs to learn sort of the first perspective: the Skeksis, the Gelfling. That’s the easiest way in. As the story progresses, with more layers, nuance, and grey areas. Raunip is the master of the grey area. So, keep hope alive.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 B. Froud, M. Dow Smith, A. Sheikman & L. John (2015). The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths, Vol. III. Archaia. ISBN 978-1-60886-435-5.
- ↑ The Dark Crystal - Mythology, Darkcrystal.com, n.d.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Froud, B., Dysart, J., Sheikman, A. & John, L. (2012). The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths, Vol. II. Archaia. ISBN 978-1-936393-80-0
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Froud, B., Holguin , B., Sheikman, A. & John, L. (2011). The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths, Vol. I. Archaia. ISBN 978-1-936393-80-0
- ↑ "By Gelfling Hand..." The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. Netflix. August 30, 2019
- ↑ Smith, A. C. H., & Odell, D. (1982). The Dark Crystal. Holt, Rinehart and Winston. ISBN 0030624363
- ↑ Froud, B. & Llewellyn, J. J., (2003) The World of the Dark Crystal. Pavilion Books. ISBN 1-86205-624-2
- ↑ S. Sunu, Sheikman and Holguin Discover "The Dark Crystal: The Creation Myths", Cbr.com, December 28, 2011
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 B. Elderkin, "A Spoiler-Filled Chat With Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance's Creators", Io9.gizmodo.com, September 3, 2019
