Shard of the Division

The Shard of the Division is a pivotal object in The Dark Crystal. It is a shard from the Crystal of Truth broken off in the scuffle from which the UrRu and the Skeksis were born. It was integrated into the Dual Glaive before the sword's destruction and inserted back into the Crystal by Jen and then by Thurma. 
==History==
=== Background ===
It was formed when a Skeksis cracked the Crystal and a shard broke off. Eventually, it was found by SkekGra the Heretic and UrGoh the Wanderer, who forged it into the Dual Glaive, a weapon given the capabilities of stealing essence back from a Skeksis. After SkekMal destroyed the Glaive, the shard was found by Brea, who showed a resurrected Aughra and the Gelfling clans.
=== Found by Jen ===
The shard fell into Aughra's possessions, along with several duplicates of it created by the Skeksis to distract other Gelfling from heading it. Jen was able to find it by playing his Firca but wasn't sure what it was used for. Hidden, Jen eventually showed Kira the object but only told her what he did know based on the knowledge given to him by UrSu. Shortly after the Podling village was attacked by the Garthim, Jen discarded the shard because he believed it brought nothing but conflict ever since he found it on the accounts of Aughra's and Kira's homes being destroyed.
=== Discovery of the Shard ===
The following morning, Kira found the Shard near the Wall of Destiny, from where Jen had discarded it from. The Gelfling learned that they needed to use the Shard to heal the Dark Crystal. Before they could take any action they encountered the exiled Skeksis Chamberlain, SkekSil twice. As he tried taking both Jen and Kira, the boy Gelfling took the Crystal Shard and cut SkekSil's hand. The infuriated Skeksis threw Jen across the caverns and caused the celiing to collapse on him. However, the Gelfling survived and Jen took the Crystal Shard within his possession. He lost the shard when Jen jumped from one of the room's balcony and on to the Crystal. Kira took it from the ground and instead of giving it to the Skeksis when SkekSil tried to manipulate her, she threw it to Jen who, in a fit of grief after SkekZok killed Kira with his dagger, restored the shard back into its place, healing the Dark Crystal and returning it to its natural state as the Crystal of Truth.
Though the shard was later taken by a young fireling, Thurma in hopes to restore her kingdom Mithra, it was later restored by her and made the urSkeks one yet again.  
Category:Magical Objects
Category:The Dark Crystal objects