Editing The Dark Crystal (section)

===The Makraks===
Imagine if [[Dwarfs]] were literal bug men. Well that's what the Makraks are, bug people who dig holes and live in mines. They were supposed to appear as the slaves of the Skeksis along with the Garthims, but they ended up being cut for being too weird and ugly. They are still canon, however, as the Skeksis' constant abuse of the Crystal eventually led to the destruction of their caverns, forcing them to migrate somewhere else. The cackling birds, using the sporadic attacks of the Makraks, struck fear and anger to the surface dwellers, and allied themselves with the Gelflings to drive them away from their lands. 

They were eventually led by Raunip, Augrah's son, to uncharted lands, where they could live in peace.

If you're looking for someone to blame for the alliance of the Gelflings with the Skeksis, you can blame these guys.