Yyrkoon

Yyrkoon
Aliases	Unknown
Relatives	Elric (cousin) Cymoril (sister)
Affiliation	Melniboné
Biographical information
Marital status	Unknown
Date of birth	Unknown
Place of birth	Unknown
Date of death	403 YK
Place of death	Tower of B'aal'nezbett, Imrryr, Melniboné
Physical description
Species	Melnibonéans
Gender	Male
Height	Unknown
Weight	Unknown
Eye color	Unknown

Yyrkoon is a Dragon Prince of the empire of Melniboné, cousin to Elric and brother of Cymoril.

Biography

Prince, Yyrkoon brother to Cymoril and Cousin to Elric is convinced that the albino Elric is too feeble and disrespectful of tradition to sit upon the Ruby Throne and rule Melniboné.

Wielding Mournblade, Yyrkoon twice attempts to usurp the throne. After a pirate attack on the capital Imrryr, Yyrkoon pushes Elric out of the ship thinking he would drown due to the weight of his armor. Yyrkoon also twice abducts Elric's lover Cymoril, placing her into sorcerous sleep.

Ultimately, the conflict between the cousins leads to the death of Yyrkoon and Cymoril, the sacking of Imrryr, and the fall of Melniboné.

Trivia

• Despite having near identical names, it's not confirmed that the demon from The Chronicles of Corum is this character, since Yrkoon was said to be a former human, not Melnibonean.
• In the Roy Thomas comic adaptations of the 80s, Yyrkoon is portrayed as having ginger hair.

Gallery

Yyrkoon imprisoned for treason

Escaping with Cymoril

Yyrkoon wielding Mournblade in battle against Elric