ShairGen2 A gen loyally serving her sha'ir. Gen 3e 2e 3rd Edition Statistics[1] Size Tiny Type Outsider Challenge rating 1⁄2 General Information Movement Flying, swimming Activity cycle Day[2] Diet Omnivore[2] Homeland(s) Zakhara, Elemental Planes[2] Intelligence Low Language(s) Common[1] Subraces Djinnling Efreetikin Daolani Maridan Lightning gen Favored climate Any[2] Favored terrain Any[2] Appearance Average height 8" – 12" (20–30 cm)[2] Gen were small elemental genies who often served as special familiars to sha'irs in Zakhara. All sha’irs needed them to work their magic. As powerful as an individual sha'ir may be, they were utterly helpless without their loyal gen.[1] Most sha'irs would even choose to aid their gen over a friend or comrade in arms.[3] Some sha'irs even believed that gen were the children of genies. Other sha'irs were convinced that gen were extensions of the sha'ir's hama, or spirit. Not surprisingly, when asked about the true nature of gen, the various genie races would not speak of the matter.[4] Various kinds of gen existed including: wind gen (djinnlings), sand gen (daolani), sea gen (maridans), and flame gen (efreetikin).[2] The names air gen, earth gen, water gen and fire gen were also used, respectively.[1] The special lightning gens only served mighty beings on their homeplane of lightning, never a sha'ir