Water Genasi

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## History

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## Biology

Genasi have a strong connection to elemental energy - their bloodline is direct, from a parent who is a marid or water elemental. These unions are extremely rare, and only prove successful when the non-elemental parent is in in the elemental plane of water, making genasi even rarer still.

The children of such unions are not welcome in the elemental plane; unions between mortals and marids may complicate marid politics and power structure, and thus genasi offspring are usually raised by their mortal parent on the material plane.

Their strong connection to the element of water is manifested by their bodies: they are unmistakeably elemental, whether that is hair that flows like water, or bodies themselves that seem at one with the ocean, sometimes even mistaken for water elementals.

## Settlements and Infrastructure

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## Art and Culture

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### Language

Water Genasi can innately speak and understand Aquan, and usually speak common and the language of their mortal parent or the society they were raised in.

Thought it is common for genasi to be named after the traditions of the culture they were raised in, those who do know their marid parentage often cite it in introduction, as "son/daughter/child of".

**Examples:** Ataahua daughter of Akiri, Nui son of Tamaiti, Kaginga child of Flone

## Society and Relationships

While terran attitudes to genasi can be suspicious, water genasi who live in the sea often become integral parts of their communities. Their rare births are treated as a blessing and good omen, and many are groomed to take on influential roles within their community, such as teachers, scholars or civic leaders.

Because of their rarity and their usual immersion within their parent's culture, water genasi have no unified group, cities or society to speak of, and rarely seek each other out. Their elemental nature often calls them to adventure though, and wandering water genasi are usually considered welcome guests.

It's even a common belief amongst goblins that trying to cheat a water genasi during a trade is incredibly bad luck.

## Death, Deities and Belief

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### Death Rites

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### Death Adjacent Roles

how are roles related to death (eg morticians) considered within their culture

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## 5e Mechanics

*You can add or tweak traits from your mortal parent race if suitable: e.g. if your mortal parent is merfolk and you have a tail, you should take traits/adjust stats related to mobility.*

### Traits

* Amphibious
* Mortal Origin
* Advanced Watersight
* Waterform
* One With Water
* Absorb Elements