Genie (Dungeons & Dragons)
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| Dungeons & Dragons creature | |
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| Genie | |
| Alignment | |
| Type | Outsider |
| Source books | |
| First appearance | |
| Mythological origins | Genie |
| Image | Wizards.com image |
| Stats | OGL stats |
In the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, genies are outsiders native to the Elemental Planes.
[edit] Publication history
Dao, Janni and Marids first appeared in Dragon issue #66 (October 1982). "Featured Creatures" was an ongoing series of articles where Gary Gygax released information on official creatures before their release in the upcoming "Monster Manual II" (1983).
[edit] Types of Genies
- Dao - Genies from the Elemental Plane of Earth, dao often run gem-mining operations there or on the Material Plane.
- Djinni - Genies from the Elemental Plane of Air.
- Efreeti - Genies from the Elemental Plane of Fire, said to be made of basalt, bronze, and congealed flames.
- Janni - The weakest of the genies, Jann are formed out of all four elements and must spend time on the Material Plane.
- Khayal - Genies from the Plane of Shadow.
- Marid - Genies from the Elemental Plane of Water.
- Qorrashi - Distant relatives of the djinn, qorrash are elemental spirits of cold and ice.
[edit] References
- Baur, Wolfgang, James Jacobs, and George Strayton. Frostburn (Wizards of the Coast, 2004).
- Cook, Monte. Monstrous Compendium Planescape Compendium III (TSR, 1998).
- Cook, Monte and William W. Connors. The Inner Planes (TSR, 1998).
- Grubb, Jeff, David Noonan, and Bruce Cordell. Manual of the Planes (Wizards of the Coast, 2001).
- Gygax, Gary. "Featured Creatures" Dragon #66 (TSR, 1982).
- Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual (TSR, 1977).
- Sernett, Matthew, David Noonan, Ari Marmell, and Robert J. Schwalb. Tome of Magic: Pact, Shadow, and Truename Magic (Wizards of the Coast, 2006).
- Stewart, Doug, ed. Monstrous Manual (TSR, 1994).
- Williams, Skip, Jonathan Tweet, and Monte Cook. Monster Manual (Wizards of the Coast, 2000).
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