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![]() Smoke Genasi Unlike the rest of their Para- and Quasi-Genasi cousins, the Shadows of the Vapors have a pretty easy transition when they leave their native plane and hit the Multiverse-at-large. The biggest reason for this is simple: Sigil. Sigil is, thanks to its status as the City of Doors and the Crossroads of the Multiverse, the first location most travellers (of any race) visit on their first trip outside of their native plane. And the air of Sigil is almost always filled with some form of smog, smoke, or haze. So, while Smoke Genasi have to go through the usual adjustments that all Para- and Quasi-Genasi have to go through the first time they leave their native planes, all the smoke and smog in the Sigillian air provides Smoke Genasi with some of the comforts of home. This probably explains why Smoke Genasi are the most numerous of the Para- and Quasi-Genasi on the Planes. It also probably explains why Sigil has the largest concentration of Smoke Genasi outside of the Plane of Smoke. However, since they acclimate themselves so easily to life in the city of Sigil, cities in general (especially those with lots of smoke and/or smog) come to provide Smoke Genasi with a measure of psychological security. Consequently, Smoke Genasi are dedicated and enthusiastic city dwellers. Naturally, this doesn't mean that they're always happy and cheerful about their lot in life. They have the same problems as the average berk, after all. But Smoke Genasi are fascinated by city life like no other race in the Multiverse. They can gaze for hours at the endless ebb and flow of traffic on a city street, watching the intricate patterns of life play themselves out on the cobblestones. And the rare Smoke Genasi planewalkers will travel from city to city on the planes, exploring them, learning their customs, and so on. Indeed, some of the best travelogues on the Planes have been written by Planewalking Smoke Genasi. Smoke Genasi always have a faint odor of smoke about them, and this odor usually indicates their mood. The pleasant odor of smoked cedar, for instance, may indicate that the Smoke Genasi is in a generous mood, while a sharp and acrimoniously smoky odor might indicate anger or jealousy. Smoke Genasi usually also have dark gray hair that moves of its own accord like smoke coming off a fire, or mottled gray skin which seems to change coloring and pattern from moment to moment.
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