SkekEkt is the Skeksi court Ornamentalist, or designer, at the castle. His Mystic counterpart in the Valley of the Mystics is urUtt the Weaver. "And skekEkt the Ornamentalist made clothes, above all for himself, rich fabrics that dripped jewels, the death of a hundred birds for one cloak. He first discovered the art of anointing the skin with a paste of clotted blood and diamond powder, to restore the sparkle of youth." - The World of the Dark Crystal In accordance to the Skeksis being based on the Seven Deadly Sins, SkekEkt seems to represent Vanity.