He found a pretty blue bug! :D
Or did it find him?

This is a long overdue piece for my good friend, Vlen.
His character is actually one of my own Shi'Imoran species. A large canine known as Yanumi. They are basically the Shi'Imoran equal to our Earth's wolves. Infact, Umi is the Ancient Shi'Imoran word for beast, Yan translates to sun.
Yanumi indeed are often referred to as the Children of Lumina (the deity of Light) or Beasts of the Sun.

Yanumi themselves differ from earth wolves in that they are not only larger and have the ear flags, but also have much thicker bone structure, bigger paws, long tufted ears, fluffier fur and a crest, as well as elongated canines and claws. Their markings also tend to be different, though actual colouration is naturally similar. Their fur texture is also quite different from that of a wolf in that it's more feathery and even their flags are like ridged flight feathers.

Yanumi are also sapient and often able to speak.