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|name=Ki-rin |
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|alignment=Chaotic Good |
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{{R from fictional character|Dungeons & Dragons monster}} |
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|first='']'' (1976) |
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In the '']'' (''D&D'') ], the ''']''' are ]s. They are ] the mythological ] (or ''kirin'' in Korean and Japanese). |
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==Publication history== |
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The ki-rin first appeared in the original ''Dungeons & Dragons'' game supplement '']'' (1976).<ref>{{Citation | last =Gygax | first =Gary | author-link =Gary Gygax | last2 =Blume | first2 =Brian | author2-link =Brian Blume | title =] | place= | publisher =TSR | year =1976 | location =Lake Geneva, WI | edition =1}}</ref> |
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The ki-rin appeared in the first edition in the original '']'' (1977).<ref>]. '']'' (TSR, 1977)</ref> |
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The ki-rin appeared in the second edition in the '']'' (1989),<ref>], et al. '']'' (], 1989)</ref> and reprinted in the '']'' (1993).<ref>], ed. '']'' (], 1993)</ref> The ] variant of the ki-rin appeared in '']'' (1991).<ref>]. '']'' (TSR, 1991)</ref> |
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The ki-rin appeared in the third edition '']'' (2001).<ref>]. '']'' (], 2001)</ref> |
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==Description== |
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Ki-rin worship ]. |
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Ki-rin resemble ] somewhat. They are powerful spellcasters, and roam the skies looking for good deeds to reward, and malefactors to punish. |
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Ki-rin are a race of aerial creatures whose hooves rarely touch the earth, for they dwell amid the clouds and behind the winds. Females are never encountered and Ki-rin are always solitary. They sometimes aid humans if the need to combat evil is great. |
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The coat of the ki-rin is luminous gold, much as a sunrise on a clear day. |
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==Influence== |
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An obituary to ] specifically highlights the Ki-rin as an example of the way in which ''D&D'' embraces world culture and folklore.<ref>{{cite web|author=Rubin, Jonathan|url=http://www.slate.com/id/2185914/|title=Farewell to the Dungeon Master: How D&D creator Gary Gygax changed geekdom forever|work=Slate|date=March 6, 2008}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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<references/> |
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{{D&D creatures}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ki-rin (Dungeons and Dragons)}} |
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{{D&D-stub}} |
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