Kurosia : The Yehkshir

The Yehkshir
There are fairytales of a shapeshifting dragon species within Kuros lore. The Yehkshir (yeh-keh-shire) were said to be the birthmothers of the Kuros as a species. They would disguise themselves as regular elemental dragons in order to find a desirable mate. Once found, the Yehkshir would then trick the male into breeding and then either kill them, or vanish to lay the eggs somewhere safe. There can only be female Yehkshir, and not all offspring end up Yehkshir. Most are born Kurosian, while one in 40 end up their mother’s species. None end up as regular elemental dragons either, although they may share their sire’s abilities.

These origin species have never been proven to exist, but instead live in fairytales and are often worshipped as Goddesses.

The main inspirations for the species is a few things. One, beastofoblivion's work has always been a huge inspiration for me. How expressive, creative, and full of motion her work is just blows me away and inspires me rather than intimidates me. 

Secondly... Mass Effect. Yep, Mass Effect worked it's way into my dragons. The shape of the Yehkshir's crest is that of a Reaper's, as well as the detail work inside of the crests, and the glow. Fuuuuh Reapers

I'm having a ton of fun designing these Gods, and I plan to draw more of them. Mahoura has been doodled, and a couple others hinted at. 

Enjoy!
~Weird Hyenas

Also note, this isn't just a Skylanders thing. All things Kuros is based mostly in the Legends universe for the most part, just adapted into Skylanders simply for lore.

Bhailiu - weirdhyena.deviantart.com/art/…
More Information on the Kuros & Lore - weirdlanders.tumblr.com/Kuros

Kuros & the lore(c) WeirdHyena
Texture from WingsOfAHero wingsofahero.deviantart.com/ar…
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