Various spirits of flame.
General[]
Jinn—sometimes also spelled djinn—were spirits of flame made flesh and beings of two planes, one of which was the mortal plane.[1] They were neither divine, demonic, nor mortal.[2] As supernatural beings some were users of magic, and they could associate somewhat more freely with angels and demons. They were also very numerous, likely more common than vampires.[3]
There were several types of jinn, and they tended to be as moral or pleasant as any individual mortal.[4] The si’lat were tricksters.[3] The ifrit (or efreet) were generally unpleasant. Another lesser type was the ghul (or ghoul) that could inhabit and animate dead bodies. This was apparently a newly developed behaviour; they used to primarily act as voices in the desert leading travelers astray.[5]
Family bonds could be very important for jinn. One example was that Omar chose his family over continuing his relation with Sunday.[6] Los Angeles had a sizable jinn community.
Abilities[]
Many jinn were capable users of magic. They could change shape, turn themselves invisible, and make themselves into clouds of dust. While disembodied they could cross a city like Los Angeles in seconds.[7][8]
They were sensitive to iron.[9]
Known jinn[]
- Aamir, an ifrit, Los Angeles[9]
- Aminah, a jinn, Los Angeles[4]
- Ashraf, an ifrit, Los Angeles[9]
- Haisam, a jinn, Los Angeles[4]
- Humaid, an ifrit, Los Angeles[7]
- Layali, a young jinn, Los Angeles[7]
- Leela, a jinn child, Los Angeles[6]
- Marwan, an ifrit, Los Angeles[9]
- Masood, an ifrit
- Najib, a ghul, Los Angeles[9]
- Omar, a jinn
- Salwa, an ifrit, Los Angeles[9]
- Sumaya, a si’lat (mentioned only)[3]
- Yusuf, an ifrit
- Youssef, likely a ghul, Los Angeles[9]
- Uthman, an ifrit
- Zafirah, a thief and si’lat
Trivia[]
See jinn, ghoul, sila, and ifrit on wikipedia for more folklore and myths around jinn.
Sources[]
Jinn play a key role in the following stories:
References[]
- ↑ Past Due, chapter 23
- ↑ Personal Demons, chapter 18
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Past Due, chapter 14
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Grand Theft Sorcery, chapter 1
- ↑ Personal Demons, chapter 22
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Grand Theft Sorcery, chapter 10
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Grand Theft Sorcery, chapter 21
- ↑ Grand Theft Sorcery, chapter 26
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 Grand Theft Sorcery, chapter 22