Genasi

(Gin-nos-e)
The Elemental Planes are often inhospitable to natives of the Material Plane: crushing earth, searing flames, boundless skies, and endless seas make visiting these places dangerous for even a short time. The powerful genies, however, don’t face such troubles when venturing into the mortal world. During these visits, a mortal might catch a genie’s eye. Friendship forms, romance blooms, and sometimes children result. Occasionally, genasi result from exposure to a surge of elemental power, through phenomena such as an eruption from the Inner Planes or a planar convergence. Elemental energy saturates any creatures in the area and might alter their nature enough that their offspring with other mortals are born as genasi. - Wizards of The Coast

Basic Information

Anatomy

A humanoid stature is present in the Genasi, however, they are not always bipedal. Depending on the type of element the elemental parent possessed will be the dominant element of the child. A child with a fire elemental parent could possess; cracked skin resembling charred/burning wood, hair of flame, or rare cases of skin similar to magma.
These characteristics can be dangerous. Flame hair can cause burns on another species and start fires, however, it does not harm the individual possessing it. Although, these characteristics can be harnessed for various uses.

Biological Traits

Common Traits of Genasi, will not be present in all

Fire

• Flame Hair
• Cracked/Charred, Hot Skin

Earth

• Rolling Sand, Gemstone, or Metal Ore Hair

Air

• "Invisible" Hair
• Fading In & Out Skin

Water

• Transparency-Changing Skin

Civilization and Culture

Naming Traditions

Genasi use the naming conventions of the people among whom they were raised. They might later assume distinctive names to capture their heritage, such as Flame, Ember, Wave, or Onyx.

Major Language Groups and Dialects

Common and Primordial.

Origin/Ancestry

Earth, Fire, Water and Air.