kirin

Well, I don't know what a gronom is, but I know a kirin is a sort of Japanese unicorn who has something to do with chiising an/or identifying future rulers.

HH Com 296 (295 was a duplicate) Miss Snark 2006

I think one of the really appealing things about Enki in particular is that he has this sarcastic, blunt personality but that he's fundamentally a kirin, so more than Keiki (who is quite stoic) and Taiki (who is a boring, personalityless golden child) he's really interesting to me.

Sea of Wind - Fuyumi Ono karenhealey 2010

A sweet, simple story of a boy's efforts to grow into his magical self as a kirin of the Twelve Kingdoms, destined to choose and guide the king of Tai.

Sea of Wind - Fuyumi Ono karenhealey 2010

TAIKI: But I was born in Japan and have only recently come to this world, and don't know how to take on my kirin form, or tame demons, or anything.

Sea of Wind - Fuyumi Ono karenhealey 2010

And all this was without bringing in the Chinese kirin, which looked more like a dragon, so far as she was concerned!

red dust Ryn Cricket 2010

Since Tai has no king, a lamia hatches to care for the imminent kirin of Tai.

Archive 2009-12-01 Kristen 2009

Taiki begins as a fairly weak protagonist since he is very apologetic and cries a lot, not at all like the typical kirin.

Archive 2009-12-01 Kristen 2009

Taiki begins as a fairly weak protagonist since he is very apologetic and cries a lot, not at all like the typical kirin.

Reviews of fantasy and science fiction books Kristen 2009

For instance, when he is told there are eleven other kirin in addition to him, he then wonders if that means there are twelve in all.

Archive 2009-12-01 Kristen 2009

This book is the story of Taiki, the kirin of the kingdom of Tai.

Reviews of fantasy and science fiction books Kristen 2009