{"id":310,"date":"2024-12-20T23:47:39","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T23:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/planesmarches.gamesoup.com.au\/?p=310"},"modified":"2026-06-08T03:09:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T03:09:55","slug":"water-genasi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesmarches.gamesoup.com.au\/?p=310","title":{"rendered":"Genasi &#8211; Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id310_8b5299-83 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id310_8b5299-83 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id310_8b5299-83 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:600px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:200px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:140px;padding-left:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading310_a59507-98[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading310_a59507-98\"]{margin-bottom:40px;text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading310_a59507-98 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading310_a59507-98[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading310_a59507-98\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading310_a59507-98 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading310_a59507-98[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading310_a59507-98\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading310_a59507-98 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-8-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading310_a59507-98\"><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-310_ec9187-5b .kt-block-spacer{height:320px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-310_ec9187-5b .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:rgba(238, 238, 238, 0.01);width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-310_ec9187-5b\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>WATER GENASI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Water genasi are patient and independent, used to solving problems on their own and not afraid to take a lot of time doing so. At times they are fierce and destructive like terrible storms, but more often than not they present a tranquil appearance, despite whatever emotions run underneath that quiet surface. Because their elemental forebear usually has no interest in them, water genasi are often abandoned by their human parents and raised instead by aquatic creatures such as aquatic elves, dolphins, locathah, merfolk, sahuagin, or even aboleths. Water genasi usually leave their parents (real or adoptive) upon reaching maturity, taking to the open sea in order to explore, learn, and develop their own personality and place in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most water genasi are descended from a water elemental outsider such as a marid (water genie) or triton. A rare few are born of outsider servants of the evil water goddess Umberlee (although it is not known why these matings eventually produce water genasi instead of tieflings). Aquatic elves tell of a lost line of sea-elf planetouched descended from minions of Deep Sashelas, but these are not true water genasi, lacking a genasi&#8217;s human heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Water genasi look human except for one distinguishing feature related to their elemental ancestor. Some examples of these features are lightly scaled skin, clammy flesh, blue-green skin or hair, large blue-black eyes, or webbed hands and feat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Water genasi feel that they are unique and superior to the humans who bore them. They have little or no interest in others of their kind &#8211; since they can wander both the land and the seas, they feel there is room enough in the world that water genasi need not crowd each other or even meet. Only in large communities of aquatic elves are two or more water genasi likely to spend much time together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Water genasi take pride in their special abilities and can be boastful if in the right mood. Tougher than humans and able to breathe water, these genasi sometimes view human sailors and naval merchants as vulnerable fools who are as likely to drown at sea as they are to get seasick. The people of the Sea of Fallen Stars are familiar enough with the stories of water genasi to recognize them and ignore their rude behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Water genasi have the best of both worlds. They can walk on land for an indefinite time (unlike aquatic elves, whom they secretly pity) and can always retreat to the tranquil depths of the ocean. Often loners, they sometimes establish a home in a remote underwater cave, going for years without encountering another intelligent being. They feel a kinship to other aquatic creatures, particularly tritons and water elementals, who can easily outswim the genasi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Water genasi tend to be neutral and therefore avoid extremes in politics, opinion, or career. Some find a quiet spot to call home, others enjoy riding the currents for months, allowing the water to take them places hundreds of miles away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Water genasi have no society of their own, but often subconsciously adopt traits of the people who raised them, so a water genasi raised by aquatic elves is likely to believe in personal freedoms and good behavior, while one raised by sahuagin will be bloodthirsty and militaristic. Water genasi from different cultures can be as radically different as a quiet spring and a raging waterfall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Water genasi do not prefer the company of other water genasi. If anything, it makes them feel less special and unique in the context of the other beings they live near. Accordingly, they rarely live in the same communities and none have been known to marry. This keeps the population of repeat-generation water genasi low, with new genasi coming from new bloodlines or from lines that skipped a generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their self-contained nature makes water genasi unlikely leaders. A water genasi is more likely to guard or support a person he respects and admires than to be a person who attracts or welcomes subordinates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Water genasi have no common racial deity. Those who live with a community of other aquatic creatures usually adopt the patron deity of their allies. Because water genasi clerics must choose deities who grant the Water domain, all water genasi clerics worship Auril, Deep Sashelas, Eldath, Isis, Istishia, Sebek, Silvanus, or Umberlee. Those who are not devout enough to be clerics still worship those deities or another water-themed deity such as Valkur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While few water genasi enjoy very cold weather, those who do usually worship the Frostmaiden. These eccentric genasi often swim in arctic waters with seals and similar creatures, and are known for their habit of pairing up with a large cold-based monster. They often make friends with frost giants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deep Sashelas, the elven god of waves and waters, is a natural choice for genasi who associate with aquatic elves. They often act as emissaries and messengers between colonies of aquatic elves and their landbound cousins. As the patron of water magic, he also has many arcane spellcasters worshiping him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most placid and introspective water genasi worship Eldath. Her clerics and druids are benign and helpful beings, which makes them a favorite prey of followers of Malar. Mages who worship Eldath prefer abjuration spells over all other kinds. Istishia&#8217;s idea of embracing one&#8217;s personal excellence is appealing to water genasi, as is his message of flexibility and overcoming obstacles over time. His worshipers are mediators, often interceding between rival groups using the same body of water, whether two different fishing villages or a colony of aquatic elves annoyed by merchant traffic above their kelp beds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rough waters and remote naval exploration are meat and bread to water genasi. Water genasi revering Valkur are welcomed by sea captains and respected by common sailors. Some lack a taste for adventure but love working with boats, and these make a living in coastal communities repairing ship damage below the water line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many evil water genasi in the vicinity of Mulhorand, Unther, and Chessenta worship the crocodile god Sebek, sometimes becoming lycanthropes. They harass shipping routes and folk living on or near rivers. Like their deity, they constantly feel the need to prove their strength and justify their existence by bullying creatures weaker than themselves. Worshipers of Umberlee, the Bitch Queen, can be the most cruel and temperamental of all the water genasi. They enjoy extorting money for their church, and a shipboard cleric has nothing to fear should the crew decide to push him overboard when the weather turns nasty. Evil spellcasters who practice water magic often worship her as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WATER GENASI LESSER RACIAL TRAITS<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>+2 Constitution, -2 Charisma: Water genasi have high endurance, but are cold and emotionally distant.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Planetouched: Planetouched are humanoids (not outsiders) with the planetouched subtype. They are susceptible to spells and effects that specifically target both humanoids or outsiders. Charm person works against them, and so does banishment. This trait replaces the outsider entry in each planetouched description.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Medium-size.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Water genasi base speed is 30 feet. They swim at a speed of 30 feet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Darkvision up to 60 feet,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create Water (Sp): Water genasi can use create water once per day as cast by a 5th-level druid.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>+1 racial bonus on saving throws against water spells and effects. This bonus increases by +1 for every 5 class levels the genasi attains.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Water genasi breathe water as an extraordinary ability.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clerical Focus: A water genasi cleric must choose a deity who grants access to the Water domain and select Water as one of her two domains.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automatic Languages: Common, home region. 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