So, looking back at Rage of the Elements, I reread the new lore of the jann genies and there shuyookh.
Painting them as the actual progenitors of geniekind is great, it's a nice differentiation from D&D's lore. Granting their noble variant the ability to grant wishes, is also neat.
But claiming that they are the only ones that can grant wishes, which other single-element genies are envious of? After reading through six whole other noble genie entries in which they expressly CAN grant wishes?
I feel like there must have been a breakdown in communication somewhere.
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The Jann wish ability is an inherent three action activity, everyone else is a downtime ritual that they know, not something they can do because of who they are.
The most wondrous (and notorious) of their powers is their ability to grant wishes. Unknown to many outside their kind, this is not an innate ability for genies of the elemental planes, but ritual practices passed down over time in an attempt to replicate the wish-granting abilities of the janns. These rituals are limited by the biases and elemental magic of each kind of genie. So far, they have been unwilling to share their techniques with one another to create stronger wishes.
Most genie shuyookhs can conduct this ritual up to three times per year to grant a mortal or undead creature a wish. Many unscrupulous creatures compel genie nobles to serve them, tricking them or entrapping them with magic. However, once a genie noble grants a third wish to a single creature, they are freed from service to that creature forever.
The Jann also give an instant critical success, others have to roll a flat check 5 for a success, with no chance of a critical success. See individual stat blocks in RoE for this last bit and confirming that non-jann wishes are a downtime activity.