#kreebees

in its larger battle form pyrelope finds new courage! sacrificing a bit of its speed for offensive power, it takes down foes with its large burning antler. though it has one of the smallest ascended forms of any kreebee, pyrelope, with its sheer amount of raw firepower, is NOT to be underestimated.

the direct counterpart to Hueleon, and the final of the single-element Kreebees, is none other than Boaruse! it's been determined to be the Imp told of all throughout Europe, a troublesome little devil that loves thievery and tricks. they have mastery over the Dark, and their tails function as scepters from which it fires pure shadows and fear.

with two elemental quartets down, only a duo of Kreebee types remain! the first of the two is Hueleon, resembling the Lung prevalent in Chinese folklore! it's no ordinary dragon, as its long slender body floats through the air almost ghost-like and its scales shimmer in the sunlight. it guards pearls made of pure light and loves basking in the sunrise, retreating away once the sun goes down for the day. it's thought to be impossible to find one at night time.

rounding out the second quartet of Plant-Volt-Ice-Metal, here's Auribex! Auribex is the Goldhorn (also called Zlatorog) which was told of in Slavic folklore, specifically Slovenia. it was described as a rare, pure-white antelope with horns of solid gold. for the most part this is true, but though it was depicted as an elegant beast, people failed to consider that large horns made of pure gold are... quite heavy.

up next we have our Ice Kreebee, Bomorilla! this species is, without a doubt, the famous Yeti spotted in the Tibetan mountains. it lives in snowy dens, but is also known to build its own homes out of snow similar to igloos, and even use chunks of ice as simple tools like hammers! Bomorillas are intelligent and curious, and love climbing mountainsides. if in the bitter snow you hear a rhythmic thumping, it is likely a Bomorilla drumming on its chest.

introducing Tailthund, the Kitsune! its element is Volt and it lives either in flat open fields or high up in rocky mountains, so it can bask in thunderstorms. some speculate that it hopes to get naturally struck by lightning as that may be what helps it achieve its true form. either way, when it does, its too-big-for-its-small-body tail will split into five!

took a lil' break to prep for artfight, so i'll post all the rest back-to-back to catch up! :]

this is Shruffalo, a Plant Kreebee! it is a medieval-era beast called a Parandrus, a hybrid creature observed in Ethiopia that no one really understood. was it an ox? a deer? a bear?? it was so hard to tell because it would camouflage with the trees around it. of course, it is now understood that it blends in well because its body is naturally made of greenery and bark, rather than possessing some sort of color-changing properties like originally speculated.

tornatrix are known to be quite prideful of their feathers and constantly maintain them, ensuring their wings are always the right shape to create cutting gusts of wind. it's rumored that the coloration of their feathers went on to inspire the look of early comic book characters, cocky heroes and cunning villains alike. their key weakness is that they are nocturnal, so they'll be too sleepy to put up much of a fight when the sun is high. it can be hard to fully gain its trust, but if you prove your worth by ensuring its safety as it rests during the day, it will warm up to you - just DON'T MESS WITH ITS FEATHERS.