Card Trivia:Soaring Auspicious Beast, Kirin

• This card is likely a reference to Kirin, who in chinese mythology is mythical hooved chimerical creature known in Chinese and other East Asian cultures, said to appear with the imminent arrival or passing of a sage or illustrious ruler. It is a good omen thought to occasion prosperity or serenity, as befitting with the name of the card.
• Kirin is also the Japanese and Korean word for giraffes.