The Gelfling Ruins



The Gelfling Ruins are referred to by Kira as "the houses of the old ones." It is in these ruins that Kira discovers the Crystal Shard that would eventually heal the Dark Crystal. As she and Jen enter through the gates within a section of the ruins, Kira tells of the Gelfling slaughter carried out by the Skeksis which left the area uninhabited for many years.

Through the gates is an open-air thrown room. There is an ornate thrown, and the walls are filled with heiroglyphic-like picture-based writings. It is in these ruins that Jen first reads The Prophecy of the Crystal, and with Kira's help, begins to understand his place therein. During the same scene, Jen and Kira encounter the exiled Chamberlain for the first time.

Landstriders inhabit the outskirts of the ruins, and are called upon by Kira to aid in transporting her and Jen towards The Castle of the Crystal.