Quilen
Quilen (pronounced "kwai-lin")[1] are canine-leonine creatures that are native to Pandaria and serve as the favorite companions of the mogu. Mogu sorcerers create them by breathing life into stone using an ancient, secret magic.[2] Loyal and fearless,[3] these stone hounds know no mercy and can be quite skilled at blending into their surroundings. The mogu use them as guard dogs,[4] in war,[5] and to track their enemies.[6] There are three variations of quilen: organic, stone, and adorned stone.
During the brief reign of Emperor Kang, the mogu experimented with binding quilen servants in small stone statuettes. The experiment was abandoned as the quilen thus bound were greatly diminished in power and therefore deemed unworthy.[7]
Notable
Beast of Jade
Dagou (removed)
Dam'ren <The Frozen Sage>
Gasaran (removed)
Guardian of the Elders
Mu'Shiba <Kuai the Brute's Guardian>
Portent
Ro'shak <The Molten Flare>
Quet'zal <The Stormcaller>
The Stone Guard
Wulon <The Granite Sentinel>
Yachi
Yao
Types
Ancient Guardian
Bronze Quilen
Buried Quilen
Enormous Stone Quilen
Guardian of Sacrifice
Granite Fragment
Granite Quilen
Grave Guardian
Gurthan Iron Maw
Gurthan Quilen
Jade Quilen
Jade-Trapped Quilen
Korune Guardian
Mercurial Guardian
Quilen Guardian
Quilen Statue
Quilen Stonemaw
Quilen Watcher
Reanimated Quilen
Ruined Guardian
Sleeping Guardian
Spectral Guardian
Stone Guardian
Stone Quilen
Stone Watcher
Stonebound Quilen
Stonebound Watcher
Terracotta Defender
Terracotta Guardian
Untrained Quilen
As a mount
- Main article: Quilen mounts
[Imperial Quilen] is rewarded from the Mists of Pandaria Collector's Edition as well as the Digital Deluxe Edition.
[Qinsho's Eternal Hound] is a rare drop from Island Expeditions.
[Xinlao] drops from Anh-De the Loyal in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms.
[Ren's Stalwart Hound] drops from Houndlord Ren in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms.
As a companion pet
[Jade Defender] is a rare drop from
[Rajani Supplies].
[Lucky Quilen Cub] is rewarded from the Mists of Pandaria Collector's Edition as well as the Digital Deluxe Edition.
[Celestial Gift] is a rare drop from Elegon in Mogu'shan Vaults.
[Stoneclaw] is a rare drop from The Stone Guard in Mogu'shan Vaults.
As guardian pet
[Quilen Statuette] is a rare mogu Archaeology artifact.
As a hunter pet
- Main article: Stone hound#As a hunter pet
Quilen are tamable by hunters as part of the stone hound family. The family was originally named "quilen", but was renamed and expanded to include gargons in patch 9.0.1.
Patch changes
Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Family renamed to stone hounds.
Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): New special ability added,
[Stone Armor].
Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Added.
Trivia
- The in-game icon for
[Lucky Quilen Cub], an unreleased mogu mob named Mogu Quilin Master, and early MoP previews use the spelling "quilin".
- The name of these creatures seems to be derived from the qilin (麒麟, qílín), Chinese mythological creatures often referred to as "Chinese unicorns". Warcraft's interpretations more closely resemble Chinese guardian lions, or shishi, also known as "Foo Dogs" in the West.
- A creature based on the qilin would be introduced later in Mists of Pandaria's patch cycle in the form of the
[Swift Windsteed] mount.
- A creature based on the qilin would be introduced later in Mists of Pandaria's patch cycle in the form of the
Gallery
References
- ^ Stone Guard#Quotes
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Blizzard Entertainment. Imperial Quilen - World of Warcraft | Blizzard Shop. Retrieved on 2020-06-30.
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[Imperial Quilen]
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[90] Killing the Quilen
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[90 Daily] Stonebound Killers
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[20-35] The Tongue of Ba-Shon
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[Quilen Statuette]
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