Role playing an Air Gensai

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FlippinFerrets
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Role playing an Air Gensai

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So I'd like to make a character who is an Air Gensai. I'll be honest too, It's because I like one of the hair styles. Hair is everything to the son of a barber. But seriously, I know almost nothing about the race. How does an Air Gensai act? Are they Diverse like a human can be or do they have some underlining characteristic? I really know only what the character creation screen tells me, and I don't gather much from it.

In short, help. Please. I don't want to embarrass myself by doing stuff wrong. I'll read whatever links you give me or whatever you post.
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Nomster
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Re: Role playing an Air Gensai

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Genasi all differ from each other and have these little quirks that can be interesting to RP... This Forgotten Realms Wiki page is fairly accurate & not very influenced by 4.0 and a good starting point. Keep in mind that the Spellplauge and Time of Troubles (ToT) have not yet happened in our timeline.

http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Windsoul_genasi

If you want a source book, Races of Faerûn is most detailed.

In short, air genasi can be just as diverse as humans. I would say that a lot depends on upbringing, were they raised by air genasi parents or did their heritage jump a few generations so they were raised by human parents or something else...? Country/city of origin; they are likely have found more acceptance in larger cities than in a small village.
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Re: Role playing an Air Gensai

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Nomster wrote:Genasi all differ from each other and have these little quirks that can be interesting to RP... This Forgotten Realms Wiki page is fairly accurate & not very influenced by 4.0 and a good starting point. Keep in mind that the Spellplauge and Time of Troubles (ToT) have not yet happened in our timeline.

http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Windsoul_genasi

If you want a source book, Races of Faerûn is most detailed.

In short, air genasi can be just as diverse as humans. I would say that a lot depends on upbringing, were they raised by air genasi parents or did their heritage jump a few generations so they were raised by human parents or something else...? Country/city of origin; they are likely have found more acceptance in larger cities than in a small village.
Thanks for the link, I've read it all the way through and I think I have a grip on how I will make my Windsoul :]
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