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Guess who just spent the last few days drawing and redesigning all the Kirins, and creating headcanons for them………..  
Yeah I haven’t done much these holidays and got bored of doing nothing, so I’m riding this creative high for as long as I can XD
 
I loved the Kirin from the moment I saw their episode, and I don’t think anyone’s tried to flesh them out at all really, (I haven’t looked so I could be wrong). I thought why don’t I do it! So here they all are (I think there’s like two kirin I didn’t bother with, but that’s because they weren’t featured in the Kirin Tale Song, and I only wanted to do the kirin that were in that song (Mist Shine is the exception, I don’t know when she appears in the episode, but the wiki had a pic of her and I was like, that’s Rain Shine’s colour palette?? she cAN HAVE A DAUGHTER! ))
 
A lot of the Kirin shared the same designs with just a recolour (literally all the guys were the same model with dif cols), so I changed up their manes mostly, added a couple features here and there. If I keep drawing them their designs will probably evolve over time like my next gens. But for now, this is what they’ll look like.
 
Be prepared for a long description ahead, I might move this information into a different post or a journal if it gets wayyyy too long, but oh well.
 
For a quick ref of the relationships: Kirin Relationships
 
Head Canons ahead!:  

 
Lin Peaks:  
The Kirin live in a secluded part of Equestria known as the Peaks of Peril, a mountain with a valley in the middle of it, surrounded up multiple dangerous mountain peaks. To the Kirin, this mountain is called Lin Peaks (which means forest peaks). They live in houses built into the trees and are happiest close to nature. A magical stream flows nearby, called the Stream of Silence, causing anyone who enters its waters to lose their voice. Because of this, the Kirin have created a form of magical sign language. (Like how Japanese/Chinese/Korean languages use symbols for words, instead of English where we write out each letter for a word. (In Japanese, 木 = tree) ) It appears above their heads.
 
The Kirin have two languages, one evolving from the other. There’s the traditional language, a longer form used when speaking or writing. There’s multiple words for the same thing (Tree/Sapling/Bark… Apple/Fruit/Royal Gala/Granny Smith/etc…) and then there’s the simplified version; used for sign language. It can get tiring using your magic to describe something when one word will suffice. Plus writing out full sentences takes too long, so this simplified version evolved during the few years the Kirin had their voices lost. Like how texting gained its own shorthand language; (brb / lol / ttyl / omw / the myriad of emoticons; :D XD :/ ¯*(ツ)*/¯ ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ಠ_ಠ (I like to think the Kirin created their own version of emoticons to help communicate to each other as well).
 
The Kirin live closer to a “Hunter-Gatherer” lifestyle, calling themselves a tribe, rather than a village. They don’t seek monetary gain, they instead have a trade and bartering system. It’s supposed to help promote helping each other out, because for such a small community if they don’t all do their part for the tribe; helping to grow fruit, collecting resources, and building tools, then come harsh times, they could be in danger of going hungry or cold. So instead of not having enough money to buy food, they trade other resources for a future favour. Though sometimes this can cause disagreements when one Kirin believes they are getting an unfair trade.
 
Since the Kirin are such a small and isolated community, they have a strong love of entertainment. This could be music, writing, theatre, art or sports. This love fell a little to the way-side when they all became silent, not being able to speak made it impossible to sing, put on a play or cheer for a sports team. Plus the water made everyone mellow, so their passion, their drive, fell away as well. They just didn’t feel like doing any of that anymore.

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Mildgyth
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KIRINS:  
Orange Flare and Fern Flare:  
Orange and Fern are twins, which is incredibly rare among the Kirin. I headcanon that Kirin lay eggs (like dragons since they are dragon-ponies). Once a year, for 2 or 3 months Kirin, if they have been “trying for a baby” will lay one to two eggs. Three is uncommon, but not unheard of. But laying two eggs in the same year isn’t called having Twins, they’re just siblings to the Kirin. Who’s older is based on who was laid first, not who was hatched first. Instead Orange and Fern are the product of an egg having two yolks inside. They were a large egg, the largest that year, and doted over by their parents.  
Kirin eggs are covered in scales, and when the baby hatches, the eggshell sticks to their back, creating the scales on them.
 
Orange and Fern are best friends and enjoy each other’s company. They share a home together, moving out from their parent’s home at the same time.  
They have a different circle of friends though, Fern likes to hang around her work friends, while Orange prefers the company of his sports team. They sometimes hang out with each other’s friends when they’re together, but aren’t very close with them.
 
Fern works for their leader Rain Shine as a gardener/cleaner. Since they all live in trees, someone needs to keep the plants’ upkeep so that it doesn’t get overrun by vines and moss. It’s her job to water the flowers, trim the leaves, and clear away any weeds or overgrowth. She likes to chat with the other ponies working there; Coal Embers, and Pearl, along with the leader’s daughter; Mist Shine (Misty) who likes to hang around them.
 
Orange makes items and tools for the community, vases, bowls, hammers, chairs, cabinets. He’s a bit of aPear carpenter and pottery maker rolled into one. He learnt the trade from his father as most Kirin do; taking on their parent’s jobs so they can retire or take on easier jobs. Orange still has a few more decades before his father is ready to retire, he’d just wish his father stopped calling him his apprentice already, he’s been doing this half his life and thinks he’s earned the right to call himself a full carpenter by now.  
His favourite hobby is the Kirin Sport’s team. They get together a couple of times a week and play a range of games. At the end of the month, they have a competition together which usually gets spectators out to watch as well.
 
Pearl and Lemon Grass:  
Pearl is the older by two years, her mother remarried a little after she was born, and soon had her little brother Lemon Grass.
 
Pearl is head of the Community Theatre Group; working as the producer on most plays. She often talks with their leader Rain Shine about the productions; for help with the dates and funding. She has a love for costume making and is a seamstress, making all the costumes for the plays. She often acts in the plays as well but prefers to leave the main roles for other Kirin since she’s busy working with their writer, and director; Autumn Blaze to make the productions.
 
Lemon Grass is friends with Orange Flare, and so gets roped into playing on the sports team, though he’s a bit too clumsy to have much skill in the games. While fun, he prefers to garden and grow fruit for the tribe.
 
The two half-siblings get on well and share a home together, but have very different friend groups that don’t get along. It’s like the Jocks vs the Theatre Geeks, each thinks their own group is better, and that the other is dumb for not thinking so as well. Like the Jocks are a bit brutish, and the Theatre is for sissys. It’s mostly a friendly rivalry. Sometimes the other group will get riled up when their practice is disturbed, but come a big game or opening night, the other group will be there cheering in the crowd. That doesn’t mean they want to spend their free time hanging out with them.
 
Lemon Grass does not get along with Fern Flare, every Kirin has that one Kirin who can get them to turn into a Nirik, and that Kirin is Fern Flare for him. She’s friends with Pearl, and that might have something to do with it; they were fast friends as kids, and that made Lemon feel like he was being left behind, and then when they got a bit older, Fern and Pearl started dating for a little bit. It didn’t go anywhere, and they decided to just stay friends, but during that time, Lemon was getting increasingly annoyed with Fern, feeling like she was weaselling her way into his family. He’s older now, and not as immature, but some of that old animosity still exists between them. Pearl and Fern aren’t as close friends as they used to be anymore, only catching up some of the time now that they’re older, but still on good terms. She isn’t aware as to how much Fern and her brother don’t like each other, thinking it’s just a small disagreement.
 
Summer Breeze and Winter Storm:  
These two are sisters, Summer being the older one by a year. They are friends with Orange Flare and Lemon Grass and are apart of the Sport’s Team with them.
 
Don’t have as much to say about these two since haven’t thought about it much. Summer is a medicine kirin, helping with any injuries during their games, and Winter runs the local library after being passed up for the secretary job with their Chief. She has a rivalry with Coal because of this since he got the job instead.
 
Mist Shine and Coal Embers:  
Mist Shine is Rain Shine’s Daughter and is next in line to be Chief. She has an obvious crush on Coal and has on multiple occasions, asked him on a date, but Coal is focused on his work and doesn’t have time for dating, turning her down each time. They are both friends though, enjoying a nice morning coffee together at the cafe, and hanging out (being a nuisance) while Coal is trying to work. There are multiple Kirin villages dotted in and around the Lin Peaks, and he corresponds with each of them, drawing up issues and complaints from the other villages for their leader; Rain Shine.
 
Mist hasn’t had a hard life, and isn’t concerned with taking over from her mother when she steps down; not seeing it as a hard job to do. Coal is constantly irritated by this carefree attitude, while he is in a near-constant state of stress, but is trying to do his best to show Misty and teach her that being the leader of the tribes is a hard job. Rain Shine isn’t too concerned by her daughter’s carefree attitude like how Coal is, she thinks Misty will do fine in the job and has faith in her. (Not realising and ignoring the fact that Misty is well underprepared for the responsibilities of leadership).
 
Coal also has a dislike for Winter Storm and hates going to the library which is an annoyingly frequently thing he needs to do in his job as Official Secretary, and Unofficial Advisor to the Chief. He has honestly no idea why Winter Storm doesn’t like him, but her cold shoulder, taking any opportunity to disrupt his work while in public, or getting into verbal spars with her has caused animosity between the two.
Mildgyth
Best Pink Pony - For being the first person to reach 50k uploads, managing the site's featured images, and countless other contributions to the site.
Silly Pony - Celebrated the 13th anniversary of MLP:FIM, and 40 years of MLP!
Shimmering Smile - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of Equestria Girls!
Lunar Guardian - Earned a place among the ranks of the most loyal New Lunar Republic soldiers (April Fools 2023).
Roseluck - Had their OC in the 2023 Derpibooru Collab.
King Sombra - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of The Crystal Empire!
A Lovely Nightmare Night - Celebrated the 12th anniversary of MLP:FIM!
Princess of Love - Extra special version for those who participated in the Canterlot Wedding 10th anniversary event by contributing art.
Elements of Harmony - Had an OC in the 2022 Community Collab
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Sapphire and Inferna:  
The two most notorious rivals in the entire town. Well known for their loud and disruptive fights, and the catalyst for the “Stream of Silence” incident. Sapphire and Inferna before this incident were constantly at each other’s throats, fighting over the main roles in the plays since they are both passionate members of the Theatre Group. Sapphire is also in a relationship with one of the other theatre members; Rose Thorn, who is often chosen as the lead female. So to have Inferna ever in the love interest’s role made Sapphire severely jealous. Didn’t matter if Inferna was in a relationship with Orange Flare, Sapphire couldn’t take seeing Inferna as the lead role, and kissing their girlfriend. Inferna was no help either. She felt cheated whenever she was passed up for the lead role, and in the times she was the lead, she’d hold it over Sapphire’s head so much, you could count down the moment they’d turn into Niriks. Because of Sapphire’s jealous nature, and Inferna constantly stirring the flames, fights would ensure.
 
After being silenced, their emotions mellowed, and they came to realise their actions were petty and pointless. They never apologised, unable to speak, and deciding to ignore it was a better option. After getting their voices back, they tried to keep ignoring it, but when they almost got into one of their old fights again, they stopped and asked what they were doing? They finally apologised and became sort of… frienemies. They were more trusting and supportive of each other, but couldn’t help trying to out-do each other on stage.
 
Sapphire, while born female, has very masculine features, and often tries out for the lead male roles. She feels more comfortable in the male role and is still trying to figure herself out, using both female and male pronouns at times. She also helps out with the lighting for the plays.
 
Inferna is female through and through but likes to take on the male roles since they have more action involved. She also has a passion for art and helps out with the set designs.
 
Rose Thorn and Autumn Blaze:  
Rose Thorn is in love with the theatre and reads nothing but plays and poetry. Most of the time she gives off this calm and romantic air to her, but she is quick to anger, but also quick to calm back down. She’s in a long-time relationship with Sapphire, though is probably a bit more in love with their characters than she is with Sapphire… Runs the local cafe, and likes to meddle in the love lives of others a bit too much.
 
Autumn Blaze is a writer and has a love for the theatre, often writing original plays for them, or adapting already written ones. She doesn’t really have one set group of friends, she’s one of those people who is friends with everyone. She became something of an ambassador after Applejack and Fluttershy visited. Often going to Ponyville to meet up with her friends, but also opening up relations and trade between the Kirin and Ponies.
 
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And that’s what I have so far!
 
Some of this might change, some of this I might expand upon as time goes on, and their designs will probably grow the more I draw them. But I hope you enjoy what you’ve read :D