Suli

Suli

(Creature)

Common

Suli

Level

Varies

Alignment

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Adjective

Suli

Images of sulis

Source: Bestiary 2, pg(s). 310

Type

Outsider
(native)

CR

By character class

Environment

Any

Alignment

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Adjective

Suli

Source: Qadira, Gateway to the East, pg(s). 28f.

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See also: Jann and half-jann

Sulis are geniekin touched by multiple elements. They possess considerable power over the elements—including the ability to enshroud their arms in acid, ice, electricity, or fire—and they are often considered blessed for their genie heritage (especially among the humans of Qadira).

Appearance

A portrait of a suli.

Sulis are the geniekin who most closely resemble their mortal ancestry, to the point that they are nearly indistinguishable as children and can pass as tall, beautiful members of their mortal ancestry as adults. Suli traits among those of human descent are especially subtle compared to sulis of other ancestries.

Adult sulis whose elemental traits have manifested stand out for their vibrant eyes, brilliant bronze skin, asymmetrical physical traits on one side of their body, and the charm and intensity from their heritage.

Sulis among the Vourinoi elves of Osirion have eyes whose luminescence resembles flame and have hair colored bright blue or white. Suli gnomes more frequently have hair, skin, and eye colors that do not match, and also exhibit natural colors related to the elements.

Adventurers

Alchemists, wizards, and others who focus on the creation or combination of elements appeal to the multi-elemental nature of many sulis, while others pursue callings such as the bard that combine martial and magical capabilities. Suli monks often focus their attention inward, harnessing the elemental potential inside themselves and exploring their inherent connection to the elements through their martial art.

Ecology

Suli heritage usually manifests in adolescence or adulthood or when awakened by an encounter with a genie.

Sulis who are the descendants of mortal humanoids and janns are known as suli-janns and are the most common sulis. Two non-suli geniekin of different types can also produce suli offspring, as can dual-elemental beings and humanoids; the resulting dualborn sulis possess an affinity for these elements.

Unlike other geniekin, sulis live only as long as humans do, and their human nature expresses more in their development due to their weaker elemental influence. Signs of jann heritage are easily misinterpreted, and many sulis have been mistaken for sorcerers.

Society

Sulis are innately social and can be boastful and arrogant; many consider bragging to be a cultural institution and boast about their own accomplishments as well as their friends and family, seeking to be remembered for centuries. They are competitive and stubborn, which can lead to explosive interactions with equally acerbic people. Such tendencies also guide many into jobs with public visibility or opportunities for public interactions, including performances and other artistic pursuits.

Sulis are friendly with halflings, due to their mutual hatred of slavery. Humans and aiuvarins are also considered to be friends, and sulis often pass as them in hostile lands.

Sulis become adventurers most often to meet people and travel to exotic lands, which they value as much as wealth and power. Their empathy can also motivate sulis to take action against all kinds of threats. Due to their natural charm, sulis are likely to become leaders or take responsibility for diplomacy.

Religion

Sulis who do worship often venerate deities of duality, creation, alchemy, or travel. Many who relate to their origins as an artistic creation worship Shelyn. Others worship multiple deities at once. Those who seek strength to exact revenge on societies who mistreat them worship an elemental lord (or all of them), and others follow the Lantern King, finding his laughter warming and his fickle tricks appealing.

On Golarion

Ashasar, a suli druid and Liaison to the Seat of Balance of the Concordance of Elements.

The nomadic suli-jann clans of the Windswept Wastes on the continent of Casmaron are the largest community of sulis in the Inner Sea region.

Janns greatly value self-promotion and encourage their offspring to brag about their achievements. They often send sulis into human society, hoping that they make good impressions and soften the stance of the Keleshite government regarding genie slavery.

Elemental wizards and alchemists, most often in Thuvia, also purposefully seek to internalise elemental forces to give birth to sulis. Sulis are prized for their connection to the elements, especially in Merab, and suli alchemists are often sought for their knack with element-infused creations.

In Varisia, dualborn sulis often connected to elemental air live among Shoanti quahs. Othoban suli halflings of New Thassilon most often draw their connections from the Runelords of ancient Thassilon.

Suli dwarves often collect gemstones related to their elements, and spellcasters among them use such gemstones as foci. Vourinoi elves of Osirion bear dualborn suli children connected to air or water elements. The often unpredictable nature of the suli heritage suits goblin sulis, whose sense of style can change depending on their strongest elemental connection at a given time.

References

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