The noble kirin roam the sky, their feet rarely touching soil.

They have a stag's graceful body and cloven hooves, a pair of backward-facing antlers, and a thick mane and tail ranging from golden to brilliant reds or purples in the hues of the setting sun. Their hide resembles that of a dragon, the scales gleaming ebon or iridescent green or gold.

Rare in the extreme, kirin seldom meddle openly in worldly affairs, preferring a subtle hand in overturning the schemes of wicked spirits such as hags and oni. The blood of young kirin runs hot, however, and such spirited youths may serve as companions for clerics and paladins of clever wit and untarnished moral quality. Though their pride is generally too great to allow others to ride them, in extremis they might carry a wounded companion to safety.