Ki-rin

A ki-rin
Difficulty	21
Attacks	Kick 2d4, kick 2d4, butt 3d6, spell-casting

A ki-rin
Difficulty	21
Attacks	Kick 2d4, kick 2d4, butt 3d6, spell-casting
Base level	16
Base experience	552
Speed	18
Base AC	-5
Base MR	90
Alignment	15 (lawful)
Frequency (by normal means)	1 (Very rare)
Genocidable	No
Weight	1450
Nutritional value	400
Size	Large
Resistances	None
Resistances conveyed	None
A ki-rin: can fly. can see invisible creatures. does not eat. (*) is not a valid polymorphable form. is a lord to its kind. can follow you to other levels. is nasty. is strong. has infravision. can be seen through infravision. does not appear in Gehennom. never leaves a corpse.
Reference	monst.c#line1097

The ki-rin, A, is an angelic being in NetHack. It is often a candidate for a player's steed (if they manage to tame one - difficult due to its high magic resistance, making a wish for a figurine be a more likely method) due to its high speed, power, and ability to fly. They also will wear amulets of reflection (though they are not generated with them), preventing any nasty disintegration accidents. A ki-rin steed will never buck you because of conflict due to its high combined base level and monster magic resistance unless it is level drained below 15.

Any non-knight should count on a charmed ki-rin going wild (peaceful) after mounting, kicking or whipping it five times.

A ki-rin is too large to wear shirts, body armor, or cloaks, and its horns will not fit into metal helmets, but is able to wear any other type of armor despite being ridable. This is bug C341-18.