The Djinn Kind

**THE DJINN KIND**

**Djinn**

The
Djinn are possibly the most populous and well spread of races,
occupying several realms, most notably Kaltheim and Ascheheim. Many
Djinn pride themselves on their faith and abilities, resonating
psychic or thermal abilities, as many they believe they were made
from fire. Those with such abilities are known for their signature
weapon, the Thermal Blade which they can use to channel and enhance
their thermal focus into a duel.

**Fae**
and Kami

Not
all Djinn are thermal based, some instead are more in touch with
nature than their desert dwelling cousins and root their essence to
other items, primordial forces or geographic locations. The two most
well known for this are the Fae of the Fae Isles and the Kami of the
Eastern Regions. They are sometimes referred to as 'Lesser Djinn'.

**Thalji**
of Kaltheim

The
Thalji are a complicated and frequently hostile race. Many consider
them and the Djinn two sides to the same coin, as the Thalji have
thermal traits on the other end of the scale, relying on frost, ice
and snow instead of the Djinn's heat (taking their name from the
Arabic word for snow, *Thalj*).
Many Thalji believe they are descended from the Jotunn, the Titanic
Frost Giants of old. Others believe that they were once Djinn that
had their fire ripped from them. Needless to say, they don't always
see eye to eye with many other races and prefer
to stick close to their freezing mountainous homes in Kaltheim.

**Silvertongues**
of Horror

Distant
cousins of the Djinn, Silvertongues tend to get a bad reputation,
although sometimes it is justified. Their home realm is that of
Horror, which also sets tongues a wagging about their origins. Like
their cousins, they too have special traits in that they can persuade
very well through a unique blend of persuasive skill, hypnosis,
spell-craft and hormones. The stronger the Silvertongue, the harder
it is to break their influence, but generally if one realises they
are being manipulated then they are freed. Typically Silvertongues
make the subject believe its what they wanted to do, as opposed to
blatantly enslaving them. In recent times, some Silvertongue groups
have looked to conquer other realms instead of remaining in their
realm of Horror. In Horror they have several small, but densely
populated cities, the most notable being The Silver City, but a large
portion of the populace still choose to live in hunting camps near
the Ash Forest. Even though Silvertongues notoriously have dark hair,
pale features and exhibit silver coloured eyes they are sometimes
considered as Horrors themselves.

**Shadowkin**

Shadowkin
are an unusual occurrence as without sounding too contradictory,
Shadowkin are practically demons without being demonic. In physical
terms, their appearance might appear like that of a demon or beast,
such as mild claws, fangs or forked tail. They are rare and
frequently falsely assumed to be demonic in nature, but merely have
differing physical attributes. The confusion is added to by the fact
tht like other Djinn cousins, they too are bound to an element, that
of which is shadow. As users of shadow craft, those who master it
have a mysterious way of concealing oneself and manipulating shadows,
but due to the rarity of Shadowkin, very few are left to teach it.