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This article covers the type of genie. For the type of geniekin formerly known as ifrit, see naari.

Ifrits, also known as efreet (eh-FREET1; singular is efreeti), are powerful and cruel genies who hail from the Elemental Plane of Fire.234 Noble ifrits are called ifrit shuyookhs3 and were once called maliks.526

Appearance

Qalkami Mishalq, an ifrit information broker.

Ifrits resemble crimson-skinned humans wreathed in flames with billowing black smoke seeming to leak from their flesh. Ifrits tower over humans at twice their height, most standing at least twelve feet tall.2 Horns that grow out of their foreheads and vary in size further add to an ifrit's fiendish resemblance, with some being mere nubs and others the size of a stag's.7[citation needed] Thanks to their huge size, an average ifrit weighs around 2,000 pounds.2

Society

Ifrits dwell primarily on the Plane of Fire but can shift between the Astral and Elemental planes and the Universe practically at will, and their world-spanning machinations often lead them far beyond their traditional home.824 Ifrits are often tyrannical4 and accept other species to a very limited degree and only for the practical purpose of profit.8

Ifrits get along poorly with all other types of genie. They despise the carefree jaathooms;9 hate faydhaans,10 who embody the opposing element of water; and find janns pathetically frail. The only type of genie that ifrits tolerate are jabalis,11 who embody elemental earth, but even then their similar nature tends to make ifrits compete rather than cooperate.82 Ifrits consider themselves superior to the fire scamp monarchy, the Matriarch of Holy Sublimation, and all geniekin and humanoids, except for the few naaris12 who have proven themselves.8

Dominion of Flame

Ifrits rule the Dominion of Flame, the most powerful empire on the Plane of Fire, whose cosmopolitan cities spread their racism, cruelty, and deviousness to nearly every corner of the plane. Their capital, Medina Mudii'a, is one of the greatest cities in the Great Beyond. The Dominion of Flame maintains a tense peace with the jabalis of the Plane of Earth and sometimes work with them, except for Medina Mudii'a, which remains in a state of open war with the jabali Opaline Vault. For this reason, oreads often receive unwelcome scrutiny within ifrit-ruled cities.8135

Since the recent reappearance of the Elemental Planes of Wood and Metal, the Dominion's ifrits have desired to burn and melt them.14 However, the Plane of Wood's leader Lady Shumunue has sought trade agreements with the Plane of Fire.15

On Golarion

Among geniekind, ifrits have traditionally had the closest relationship to the Universe. They often appear as devious wish-granters who twist mortals' desires to the ifrit's own whims, and as cruel slavers.2 They can produce naari offspring with humans,16 and many naaris live in the depths of the Meraz Desert where the nation of Qadira meets the continent of Casmaron.17

References

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  1. Erik Mona, et al. “Appendices” in Campaign Setting, 246. Paizo Inc., 2008
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Logan Bonner, et al. “Monsters A-Z” in Bestiary, 164. Paizo Inc., 2019
  3. 3.0 3.1 Logan Bonner, et al. “Fire” in Rage of Elements, 130. Paizo Inc., 2023
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Logan Bonner, et al. Genie” in Monster Core, 159. Paizo Inc., 2024
  5. 5.0 5.1 Tim Akers, et al. Plane of Fire” in Blood of the Elements, 22. Paizo Inc., 2014
  6. Paizo referred to nobles of each type of genie by different titles until the publication of Rage of Elements, which refers to genie nobles of all types as shuyookhs. See the genie articles in Rage of Elements and Pathfinder Core Preview pg. 14.
  7. Jason Bulmahn, et al. “Monsters A to Z” in Bestiary, 140. Paizo Inc., 2009
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 John Compton, et al. Plane of Fire” in Planes of Power, 33. Paizo Inc., 2016
  9. Paizo referred to jaathooms as djinn until the publication of Rage of Elements. See Rage of Elements pg. 3 and Pathfinder Core Preview pg. 2.
  10. Paizo referred to faydhaans as marids until the publication of Rage of Elements. See Rage of Elements pg. 3 and Pathfinder Core Preview pg. 2.
  11. Paizo referred to jabalis as shaitan until the publication of Rage of Elements. See Rage of Elements pg. 3 and Pathfinder Core Preview pg. 2.
  12. Paizo referred to naaris as ifrits until the publication of Rage of Elements. See Rage of Elements pg. 3 and Pathfinder Core Preview pgs. 2, 13.
  13. Robert Brookes, et al. “Chapter 3: The Great Beyond” in Planar Adventures, 137. Paizo Inc., 2018
  14. Logan Bonner, et al. Genie” in Pathfinder Core Preview, 18. Paizo Inc., 2023
  15. Logan Bonner, et al. “Wood” in Rage of Elements, 190. Paizo Inc., 2023
  16. Tim Akers, et al. Ifrits” in Blood of the Elements, 6. Paizo Inc., 2014
  17. Jessica Price. “Adventuring in Qadira” in Qadira, Jewel of the East, 38. Paizo Inc., 2017