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| |name=Ki-rin | |||
| |alignment=Good | |||
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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). | |||
| ==Publication history== | |||
| 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 = | title =Eldritch Wizardry | place= | publisher =TSR | year =1976 | location =Lake Geneva, WI | edition =1}}</ref> | |||
| The ki-rin appeared in the first edition in the original '']'' (1977).<ref>]. '']'' (TSR, 1977)</ref> | |||
| The ki-rin appeared in the second edition in the ''Monstrous Compendium Volume Two'' (1989),<ref>], et al. '']'' (], 1989)</ref> and reprinted in the ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993).<ref>Stewart, Doug, ed. '']'' (], 1993)</ref> The ] variant of the ki-rin appeared in '']'' (1991).<ref>]. '']'' (TSR, 1991)</ref> | |||
| The ki-rin appeared in the third edition '']'' (2001).<ref>]. '']'' (], 2001)</ref> | |||
| ==Description== | |||
| Ki-rin are always ]. | |||
| Ki-rin worship ]. | |||
| Ki-rin resemble ] somewhat. They are powerful spellcasters, and roam the skies looking for good deeds to reward, and malefactors to punish. | |||
| 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. | |||
| The coat of the ki-rin is luminous gold, much as a sunrise on a clear day. | |||
| ==Influence== | |||
| An obituary to ] specifically highlights the Ki-rin as an example of the way in which ''D&D'' embraces world culture and folklore.<ref>Jonathan Rubin, "," ''Slate'' (March 6, 2008).</ref> | |||
| ==References== | |||
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