Djinn

A jinn (Arabic: جن), also romanized as djinn or anglicized as genie, is a class of sentient beings according to Arab culture. In Islam, they are believed to be a third category of intelligent life alongside s and humans, occupying the intermediate space between the spiritual and physical, for which reason they are invisible entities with the ability to shape-shift. Like humans, they have the free will to be either good or evil in contrast to angels, which are intrinsically perfect at the cost of free will. Unlike humans, who are thought to have been made of clay, djinn are said to have been created from "smokeless fire" and "scorching winds".el-Zein, Amira (2009). Islam, Arabs, and Intelligent World of the Jinn. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press.
Stories of djinn's interactions with humans are replete throughout the and works of folklore like One Thousand and One Nights. Among these are accounts of djinn being captured and enslaved by humans. The Levantine Assassin Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad alluded to such tales in 1190 when he retorted to Ayman, a man he was interrogating, that he was not a "djinn for [him] to order around".Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles – The Hidden Party
Diseases and disorders of the mind have also been attributed to attacks by malicious djinn as though they were malevolent spirits taking possession of the body. In the 9th century, the young thief-turned-Hidden One Basim Ibn Ishaq struggled with nightmarish visions of a djinnAssassin's Creed: Mirage – The Master Thief of Anbar which were later revealed to be repressed traumatic memories of his past life as the Isu Loki, who had been imprisoned and tortured in the vault that would later come to be known as the Alamut Temple.Assassin's Creed: Mirage – In Pursuit of Truth
==Gallery==
ACMir Djinn Memory Corridor Trailer.png|A djinn in Basim's Memory Corridors
ACMir Djinn Concept 1.jpg|Concept art of a djinn in Basim's Memory Corridor
ACMir Djinn Concept 2.jpg|Concept art of a djinn's face
ACMir Djinn Close-up Face.png|A djinn's face
ACMir Djinn Character Model Concept 1.jpg|Close-up of the djinn character model
ACMir Djinn Character Model Concept 2.jpg|Torso shot of the djinn model
ACMir Djinn Character Model Concept 3.jpg|Full body shot of the djinn model
ACMir Djinn Character Model Concept 4.jpg|Detail of the djinn's hand
ACMir Djinn Character Model Concept 5.jpg|Front view of the djinn model's coloring and lighting
ACMir Djinn Character Model Concept 6.jpg|Back view of the djinn model's coloring and lighting
ACMir Djinn Character Model Concept 7.jpg|Detail of the djinn model's hand coloring and lighting
ACMir Djinn Character Model Concept 8.jpg|Detai of the djinn model's face coloring and lighting
ACMir Djinn Character Model Concept 9.jpg|Concept model of the djinn
ACMir Djinn Character Model Concept 10.jpg|Concept model of the djinn's unclothed head
ACMir Djinn Concepts.jpg|Various djinn concepts
ACMirage The Master Thief of Anbar 1.png|Basim face-to-face with a djinn
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles 
*Assassin's Creed: The Golden City 
*Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game 
*Assassin's Creed: Mirage 
*Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One 
==References==
Category:Islamic mythology