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The UrRu or Mystics are gentle and wise inhabitants of the planet Thra in the film The Dark Crystal. The characters are the opposites of the Skeksis. Although they had inherited the mystical wisdom of the urSkeks, they were powerless to use it outside their own valley, since the division had robbed them of their ability to act.

In the film, the UrRu are represented by puppets engineered under the direction of Jim Henson. Conceptual designer Brian Froud described them as "partly old wizard, partly some sort of strange animal." They have gentle features and runic patterns on their faces. They all lean on walking sticks and have four arms each, they have a tick, black blood. They are the wise gods and polar opposites of the skesis that roam the planet Thra. Daniel Peled is a former UrRu. The arrival of Urskeks on Thra was 87 BDM. Time Zero: Urskeks enter Crystal, are divided into Skeksis and urRu.

3 DM: SkekZod the Fool dies when he claims he can defeat a garthim single-handedly. The urRu counterpart was urMal the Dreamer.

54 DM: SkekShar the builder dies in a construction accident.The urRu counerpart was urNon the Gatherer.

89 DM: SkekTel, the first Treasurer, dies by assassination. The urRu counterpart was urKal the Weaver.

327 DM: SkekMar the Strategist dies in a fight with SkekUng the Garthim-Master. UrRu counterpart was urSim the Healer. At the film's beginning, there are ten Mystics, each representating an aspect of the Hebrew Sefiroth :

• the Master urSu, i.e. Keter
• the Ritual Master urZah i.e. Chochmah
• the Healer urIm i.e. Binah
• the Chanter urSol i.e. Chesed
• the Alchemist urTih i.e. Guevurah
• the Cook urAmaj i.e. Tiferet
• the Herbalist urNol i.e. Netzah
• the Scribe urAk i.e. Hod
• the Numerologist urYod i.e. Yesod
• the Weaver urUtt i.e. Malkuth