DreadPirateMurphy
Explorer
I just had a thought.
You know what else has quills? Manticore. No one makes jokes about manticore tailspikes being thrown around.
How could you complain about something seeming to "not fit" on a manticore? The thing looks like a kit bash based on what was left over in the bottom of the mini box. (Yes, I know it is based on mythology -- that doesn't make it not silly.)
It would be like saying that the placement of the eyes in relation to the beak on an owlbear is a little off. The creating insane wizard would be like, "Oh, forgive me for making my half-mammal/half-bird abomination slightly disproportionate!" Then he would throw fireballs.
Dwarves with quills are a little different -- more like elves with tentacles instead of fingers. Duergar are now like tentacelves.