They are similar to the Manjun Efreets, and might actually be the same. Once bound by a Sahir (sorcerers), they demand regular rewards, not only to remain loyal but also to survive. The Junún often take the shape of great, purple-skinned elementals that glow like fire and are adorned with heavy gold jewelry. They incite madness in their victims or, even worse, possess the unwary or those too weak to resist them by locking eyes. The Junún Efreets are among the worst of their kind. They are capricious and although not as powerful as many others of their kind, have the ability to release windstorms on opponents. The Ifh-Bíff Efreets are spirits of the higher air. All Efreets native to Rabiah can fly, although some of their descendants on other planes have lost this ability. They can also be seen on camels forged of sand and magic.Įfreets can be warded off by prayer or the materials iron and ruby. Often they also take the form of sand cyclones or tornados and ravage through the deserts of Rabiah. They often appear as wild animals such as cobras, scorpions, and dogs, but have been known to tempt people in the form of beautiful women and soldiers. While most of the other tribes need some time to change their appearance, the efreets are known to turn from an unimposing figure into a raging lion or worse in the blink of an eye. As a result of this conflict, the efreet are less powerful these days than they once were, and the marid became rare and secluded.Įfreets thrive in abandoned or desolate places, such as the City of Brass. The marids, however, intervened and the efreets were forced away.

He led an army against the djann and their human allies. When the djinn tribes of light sought to better their position, the leader of the efreets, the demonic Iblis, sought to wipe out the converted djinn. Evil since ancient days, they have a great hatred toward the races of light and have constantly attempted to destroy the Djann. The efreets of Rabiah are the second most common and the most dangerous of the djinn tribes.

Many of the most revered elemental artists of the Prismari College of Strixhaven are efreets, including the dean Nassari. Much like how Djinns were in four colors before being pigeonholed to blue-aligned after Judgment, Efreets had the same treatment, but instead into red-aligned.Ī Serendib Efreet. The first Djinns and Efreets were featured in the Arabian Nights set. Note that Efreets are considered a separate creature type in Magic, while in historical sources they sometimes are considered a subclass of Djinns. Efreets commonly inhabit desolated places, such as ruins or caves. They are often depicted as powerful, wicked, ruthless, and evil beings. Most efreets draw their power from fire.Įfreets are historically held to be drawn to the life force (or blood) of a murdered victim seeking revenge on the murderer.

Efreets are also called ifrits, and the name is pronounced: 'aye-freet'. Efreet is a creature type used for cards that depict a class of infernal spirits with a fiery appearance and noted for their strength and cunning.

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