Marid

Description

Marid are a race of man-like creatures believed to be from the Elemental Realm of Water. They are large beings, 10-11 feet in height, and weighing around 1,500 pounds.

The marid's morale score of 12 reflects its absolute control over its own fear, but does not indicate that the creature will throw its life away easily. Use the "8" figure to determine whether an outmatched marid decides to leave a combat.

Marid have a number of magical powers which can be used at will (that is, without needing magic words or gestures): Create Food and Drink and drink, creating tasty and nourishing food for up to 2d6 humans or similar creatures, once per day; become invisible, with unlimited uses per day; assume gaseous form, as the potion, up to one hour per day; create illusions, as the spell Phantasmal Force but including sound as well as visual elements, three times per day; and control water, as the spell, with unlimited uses per day. This power allows the marid to manipulate water within a 10-foot cubic area per level of experience, creating currents, waves, whirlpools, and other effects as desired. Marid may also create a jet of water at will, with no limit as to the number of times per day this power may be used. This jet has a range of 60 feet and causes 2d6 points of damage on a successful attack.

Due to their highly magical nature and extra- dimensional origin, marid cannot be harmed by non- magical weapons. They are immune to normal water damage, including drowning, and suffer only half damage from magical attacks based on water.

Source note: This creature is converted from The Basic Fantasy Field Guide of Creatures Malevolent and Benign – Omnibus Edition, 1st Edition Release 4, © 2010–2025 Chris Gonnerman, R. Kevin Smoot, James Lemon, Matt Sluis, and Contributors. The Basic Fantasy Field Guide textual material is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International; this page adapts that creature to White Box.

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