Editing DjinnTheBinding (section)

==Q&A==

''If djinn are so powerful, how do they stay hidden?''
* In the first place, most djinn rein in their more potent and obvious powers out of fear for the consequences. Secondly, mortals don't usually connect the effects of uncontrolled power use to the djinn that caused them. They're more likely to be explained away as natural disasters, freak weather events, or even terrorist attacks.

''In that case, what stops djinn from abusing their power?''
* Risk of losing Stability and/or creating Turbulence. Risk of attracting unwanted attention from mages or enemy djinn. Risk of getting in hot water with their angelic superiors. Risk of collateral damage.

''Do djinn start out as mortals?''
* No. You don't become a djinn, or discover that you're really a djinn. A djinn's human vessel is only a facade for something much, much older.

''If djinn are thousands of years old, shouldn't PCs start at a higher power level?''
* If you want to do that, go ahead. If not, the best excuse I can think of for starting off at the bottom of the ladder is to say that you've only recently been released from your supernatural imprisonment. As you prove yourself to your angelic parole officers, they'll unbind your powers, allowing you to increase your Naphsha.

''What sort of Prelude would a djinn PC have?''
* I can think of at least two possibilities: playing out the djinn's original capture and imprisonment (possibly including the crimes for which it was imprisoned), or its recent release and attempts to integrate into human society. Since djinn are immortal, "recent" doesn't have to mean within the last decade; this is a great opportunity to play around in different historical periods.

''Can djinn reproduce?''
* A djinn can use its human vessel to engage in intercourse either with humans or other djinn's vessels (although both are frowned on by the archangels), but neither produces offspring. Remember that a djinn's human form is nothing more than a disguise worn by a spirit of elemental chaos; it can no more reproduce than a man in a cat costume can conceive a litter of kittens. Djinn themselves are sexless and can form vessels of either gender. They may have other djinn as "lovers", but this is a spiritual union rather than a sexual one.

''Can djinn shapechange?''
* Only by using Morphic Workings. A djinn can create a vessel to look however it wants, but once formed, the vessel can't be changed. If the vessel is destroyed or if a djinn voluntarily assumes its bodiless form, it takes time and Rukh to create a new one.

''What's the signature city for Djinn: the Binding?''
* Las Vegas. It's an oasis in the desert, it's colorful and exotic, and it provides lots of opportunity for granting wishes and using Luck Workings. Since so many people are constantly coming and going, it also allows a djinn to encounter a wide array of plot hooks without ever having to leave the city.