Homebrew genie Species Details

A genie is born when the soul of a sentient living creature melds with the primordial matter of an elemental plane. Usually, this happens near a point of overlap or contact between the elemental and material plane. Even then, only under rare circumstances does such an elemental-infused soul coalesce into a manifest form and create a genie. A genie usually retains no connection to the soul that gave it form, as the process through which it is created strips the soul of all its distinct accoutrements. That soul is simply a life force, a building block for a genie's being. It does, however, determine the genie's form and apparent gender, as well as maybe one or two key personality traits. Sometimes, it is possible for just life energy to accumulate and make a genie. This takes a much longer process, as life energy from many souls must be pulled together to be sufficient. Although they resemble humanoid beings, genies are actually more like spirits given physical form. Hence, some see genies have a "tail" or a wisp instead of legs sometimes. They don't mate with other genies or produce genie offspring, as all new genies are born out of the same mysterious fusion of spirit energy and elemental power. They do, however, occasionally court, though they often are so caught up in their own affairs they rarely meet another genie. A genie with a stronger connection to its mortal soul might choose to sire a child with a mortal, although such offspring are rare. When a genie perishes, it leaves nothing behind except for a small trace of its native element: a pile of dust, a gust of wind, a flash of fire and smoke, or a burst of water and foam.

genie Traits

genies can vary from size and weight some are tall some are short some can weigh over 300 pounds and some genies don't have legs some of them have wisps