2e efreeti description

[Voadam]

Does anyone have the 2e description for efreeti handy?

I use the 2e monstrous manual as my physical description guide for D&D critters and have a scene with an NPC efreeti coming up imminently in my e-mail game and don't have my book (well its actually the 2e CD) with me at the moment. The 3.5 srd is less than helpful with

The efreet (singular efreeti) are genies from the Elemental Plane of Fire.

An efreeti stands about 12 feet tall and weighs about 2,000 pounds.

Efreet speak Auran, Common, Ignan, and Infernal.

Combat
Efreet love to mislead, befuddle, and confuse their foes. They do so for enjoyment as well as a battle tactic.

Now he's going to be openly appearing as an efreeti so I'm not going to use the disguise abilities to bypass the issue (plus the party has true sight abilities).

Thanks

 

[Henry]

Efreet
The efreet (singular: efreeti) are genies from the elemental plane of Fire. They are enemies of the djinn and attack them whenever they are encountered. A properly summoned or captured efreeti can be forced to serve for a maximum of 1,001 days, or it can be made to fulfill three wishes. Efreet are not willing servants and seek to pervert the intent of their masters by adhering to the letter of their commands.
The efreet are said to be made of basalt, bronze, and solid flames. They are massive, solid creatures.


Habitat/Society: Efreet are infamous for their hatred of servitude, desire for revenge, cruel nature, and ability to beguile and mislead. The efreet's primary home is their great citadel, the fabled City of Brass, but there are many other efreet outposts throughout the plane of Fire.

An efreet outpost is a haven for 4dl0 efreet and is run as a military station to watch or harass others in the plane. These outposts are run by a malik or vali of maximum normal hit points. There is a 10% chance that the outpost is also providing a temporary home for 1d4 jann or 1d4 dao (the only other genies efreet tolerate). Outpost forces are usually directed against incursions from the elemental plane of Air, but they can be directed against any travelers deemed suitable for threats, robbery, and abuse.

Efreet are neutral, but tend toward organized evil. They are ruled by a grand sultan who makes his home in the City of Brass. He is advised by a variety of beys, amirs, and maliks concerning actions within the plane, and by six great pashas who deal with efreet business on the Prime Material plane.
The City of Brass is a huge citadel that is home to the majority of efreet. It hovers in the hot regions of the plane and is often bordered by seas of magma and lakes of glowing lava. The city sits upon a hemisphere of golden, glowing brass some 40 miles across. From the upper towers rise the minarets of the great bastion of the Sultan's Palace. Vast riches are said to be in the palace of the sultan. The city has an efreet population that far outnumbers the great cities of the Prime Material plane. The sultan wields the might of a Greater Power, while many of his advisors are akin to Lesser Powers and Demi-Powers.

Ecology: Fire elementals tend to avoid the efreet, whom they feel are oppressive and opportunistic. Djinn hate them, and there have been numerous djinn-efreet clashes. Efreet view most other creatures either as enemies or servants, a view that does not endear them to other genies.


Copyright 1999 TSR Inc.

Using this you could say:

Before you is a Noble being, powerfully built as wide as a man and as tall as two. His muscles ripple beneath skin that looks like bronze with a hellish cast to it, and you instinctively know this being is of elemental fire and has power beyonjd what you see. His clothing, flowing breeches and sash, and only a light vest for a shirt (or bare chest) tell you both his love of the heat and his lack of fear. The look in his eyes is that of a master beholding inferiors, and it may take a lot to impress him to acquire what you need.

 

[Voadam]

Much appreciated. I half remembered the living flame part but did not remember the specifics of basalt.

 

[frankthedm]

The 2e art was nice but had them looking more like an Oni. 3e went with the way the 1e DMG cover had them looking.

 

[Pants]

I always thought that was a Marid being depicted there...

 

[Voadam]

The 2e art was nice but had them looking more like an Oni. 3e went with the way the 1e DMG cover had them looking.

Ooh, excellent web resource. Thanks for the link!

 

[frankthedm]

I always thought that was a Marid being depicted there...

The marid was one page over with a Gravity Defiance spell going.