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- See also: Half-janni and suli
Janns1 are the weakest members of geniekind. Composed of all elements, they are most frequently found on the Material Plane.2
Appearance
Janns appear almost human, but have a definite mystical air to them, something that makes them both admired and distrusted by actual humans. Janns stand at least six feet tall and carry themselves with an unnatural grace. The only other giveaway to their nature is their eyes, which sparkle with an unnatural brightness.2
Habitat and ecology
Janns favour the quiet isolation of the deepest desert and the most remote oases. Unlike other genies, janns have no home elemental plane; instead they roam across the Material Plane. They keep their distance from humans, whom they distrust. They are drawn to places of natural beauty like the Painted Flutes and other natural wonders. Janns are unique amongst genies in that rather than being composed of a single element, they are instead made of a combination of all. Despite their human appearance (which, if pointed out, would quickly offend), they are much stronger than they initially appear.2
Should a jann overcome their distrust of humans and procreate with one, the resulting child is a half-janni, whose offspring with humans are called sulis.3
Jann nobles are alternatively called amirs, and are the only genie nobles unable to grant wishes.4
- For other meanings of "Amir", please see Amir (disambiguation).
On Golarion
Clans of nomadic janns roam the deserts of Kelesh. They encourage their suli kinsmen to brag about their achievements and interact with humans, in the hope of making good impressions and softening the Keleshite government's stance on genie slavery.56
References
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- ↑ Prior to Rage of Elements, Paizo publications used jann as the singular form and janni as the plural. The current forms are jann as the singular form and janns as the plural form. See also Pathfinder Core Preview pg. 2 and Rage of Elements pg. 3.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Jason Bulmahn. (2009). Bestiary (First Edition), p. 141. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-183-1
- ↑ Brian Cortijo. (2009). Qadira, Gateway to the East, p. 26–27. Paizo Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-60125-180-0
- ↑ Logan Bonner, Jason Bulmahn, Stephen Radney-MacFarland, Mark Seifter, et al. (2019). Bestiary (Second Edition), p. 162. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-64078-170-2
- ↑ Tim Akers, Judy Bauer, Jim Groves, Chris Lites, Dale C. McCoy, Jr., and Cassidy Werner. (2014). Blood of the Elements, p. 11. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-654-6
- ↑ Benjamin Bruck, et al. (2015). Inner Sea Races, p. 134. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-722-2