Chamber of Life
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The Chamber of Life was the Scientist's laboratory. It was connected to the castle's main shaft, and, by extension, the Crystal Chamber via a door that opened in the wall. Various animals, used for scientific experiments, were kept in cages throughout the lab. The room was used to drain the life essence from living things to prolong the Skeksis' lives.
The Scientist would strap a victim (usually a Podling) into a chair, and open the door in the wall, and mirror would be used to reflect sunlight filtered through the Dark Crystal into the captive's eyes, draining their life essence (in a liquefied form) through an IV tube and into a vessel for the Skeksis to drink.
