A villain in the Elric of Melniboné book series, written by Michael Moorcock. Prince of Melniboné, Elric's cousin. He is next in line for the throne, as Elric has no male heir. He is greatly concerned at Elric's behavior and takes all of Elric's brooding and philosophical talk as a sign of weakness. He yearns for a return to more traditional emperors and secretly plots Elric's demise. Yyrkoon is considered a great sorcerer and has made many pacts with unholy forces to obtain his sorcerous strength. As further evidence of his decadent ways, he openly desires his sister Cymoril and intends to make her his wife and Empress if his plans for Elric ever reach fruition. A demon serving Mabelode the Faceless whose name is Yyrkoon also appears in the third book of the Swords Trilogy as a minor enemy of another aspect of the Eternal Champion, Corum. It is not made clear that this is the same Yyrkoon, but the text hints at Melnibonén characteristics.

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