The Qilin is a creature that's crucial to the plot of "The Secrets of Dumbledore."

Early in the film, Newt travels to China to assist an adult Qilin in giving birth. However, he's intercepted by Grindelwald's followers, among them Credence, who kill the adult and abduct its offspring. 

The Qilin, however, gave birth to not one, but two babies. Credence delivers one to Grindelwald, and the dark wizard is quick to sacrifice it and later reanimate and charm it to choose him during the International Council of Wizards election.

Newt, however, takes care of the other one, and protects it, eventually bringing it to the International Confederation of Wizards election in Bhutan. 

The Qilin, according to director David Yates, is "able to see into a person's soul and instinctively know the goodness and purity of their heart." The creature, in the history of the wizarding world, was called upon at elections to judge candidates, thereby influencing the voting people's choice. 

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