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Oread
Elemental earth laces through the bones of oreads, who appear similar to stone statues of their mortal ancestry, with delicate crystals in place of hair, fur, or scales. Most oreads are stoic and slow to plan but steadfast in their resolve and unwavering in their convictions.The typical oread cherishes quiet seclusion. Yet as they age, many oreads find themselves inexplicably drawn to some far-flung location with a pull like that exerted on the needle of a compass— intangible, constant, and ultimately irresistible. The destination of this mysterious pilgrimage is unique to each oread, though it usually ends in some place of great mystical power, natural splendor, or esoteric learning. Most oreads are drawn to a place that's somewhat familiar, but a rare few feel drawn to travel in a seemingly random direction, departing with only the hope that they'll discover whatever mystery lies at the end of their invisible path.
Many oreads find that the role of a guard suits their personality well, for in such a role they can feel as if they're helping promote order but also find time to stand vigil as lone sentinels over a specific portion of a fortification or a remote location on a wilderness trail.
Recall Knowledge - Humanoid (Society): DC 15
Unspecific Lore: DC 13
Specific Lore: DC 10
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Oread GuardCreature 1
Medium Human Humanoid Oread Source Monster Core 2 pg. 251
Perception +7
Languages Common, Petran
Skills Athletics +7, Crafting +3, Medicine +5, Society +3, Survival +5
Str +4, Dex +1, Con +2, Int +0, Wis +2, Cha +0
Items bastard sword, full plate, light hammer, steel shield (Hardness 5, HP 20, BT 10)
AC 17 (19 with shield raised); Fort +7, Ref +6, Will +5
HP 20
Reactive Strike [reaction] Shield Block [reaction]
Speed 20 feet
Melee [one-action] bastard sword +9 [+4/-1] (two-hand d12), Damage 1d8+4 slashingRanged [one-action] light hammer +6 [+2/-2] (agile, thrown 20 feet), Damage 1d6+4 bludgeoningVicious Blow [two-actions] The oread guard makes a melee Strike. This counts as two attacks when calculating the guard's multiple attack penalty. If this Strike hits, the oread guard deals an extra die of weapon damage.
All Monsters in "Geniekin"
| Name | Level |
| Ardande | 1 |
| Ifrit | 1 |
| Naari | 1 |
| Oread | 1 |
| Suli | 1 |
| Sylph | 1 |
| Talos | 1 |
| Undine | 1 |
Geniekin
Source Monster Core 2 pg. 250Geniekin are mortals whose ancestry has become entangled with the blood of genies or other elemental creatures, causing them to exhibit elemental powers drawn from the Elemental Planes. Though the geniekin found here are all of human descent, geniekin and other planar scions can descend from other ancestries.
Planar Scion
Related Groups Geniekin, NephilimMany immortals dwell upon the other planes of the Great Beyond. Some are benevolent and kindly, like angels. Others are cruel and destructive, like demons. And some flt roles outside of morality, like psychopomps. It’s far from unheard of that mortals and immortals alike become entangled romantically, and the children of such engagements carry a supernatural element in their bloodlines for generations to follow. After the first generation, this otherworldly influence usually lies dormant, but now and then, the influence can manifest strongly in descendants many years later. These inheritors of extraplanar legacies are known collectively as planar scions.
Extraplanar Humanoids
An important distinction exists between planar scions and extraplanar humanoids, such as fetchlings. Fetchlings and other extraplanar humanoids represent true ancestral groups with their own physical and cultural identities and traditions. Planar scions are members of diverse ancestries who share a similar inheritance from extraplanar beings and, with exception of undines, typically integrate into other humanoid societies instead of building their own.
Geniekin On Golarion
While most geniekin planar scions live on their genie parent's ancestral plane, rare fonts of elemental power or genie activity sometimes give rise to geniekin on Golarion. By far, geniekin are most commonly found in Katapesh, as genies are more prevalent there than other regions due to the nation's history of binding genies.
Other Planar Scions
Planar scions descended from residents of the Outer Sphere are known as nephilim and include orderly aphorites and chaos-loving ganzis, both of which are presented on the following pages. In addition, kjosas have the blood of einherjar and valkyries in their veins, and fiendish asuras might parent a faultspawn nephilim.
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