In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the quickling is an evil fey creature.
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The quickling was introduced to the D&D game in the first edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.
The quickling first appears in the first edition Monster Manual II (1983).[1]
The quickling appears first in the Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Appendix (1990),[2] and then appears in Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two (1995).
The quickling did not appear in any official Wizards of the Coast products for third edition. It did, however, appear in the Tome of Horrors (2002) [3] by Necromancer Games.
The quickling appeared again in Necromancer Games's Tome of Horrors Revised PDF (2005).
The quickling appears in the Monster Manual for this edition (2008).[4]
The quickling has the ability to move and attack at extremely high speed.
Quicklings are said to have been brownies transformed by the evil power of the Queen of Air and Darkness.[5]