Changeling#
New World of Darkness
A human who was captured by the fae and returned to the mundane world
New and Changed Tags#
@seeming#
Optional Value required
The broad grouping of the changeling’s fae kin.
Allowed Values#
beast
darkling
elemental
fairest
ogre
wizened
@kith#
Optional Value required
The more specific grouping of the changeling’s fae kin. A subset of their seeming.
@mask#
Optional Value required
How the changeling appears to humans and other non-fae.
Added long attribute in NEW_VERSION
@mien#
Optional Value required
How the changeling appears to other changelings, goblins, and fae creatures.
Added long attribute in NEW_VERSION
@appearance#
Replaced by @mask Optional Value required
Not specific enough for changeling appearances
Changeling appearance is described using the mask and mien. Use those tags instead.
Added long attribute in NEW_VERSION
@motley#
Optional Value required Max 1
Tight-knit group the changeling belongs to, like a family
This is a magically-bound group of changelings which often lives together. Changelings socialize all the time outside of their motley, but it’s these people the changeling comes home to.
@freehold#
Optional Value required
Name of the main political group to which the changeling belongs
Usually tied to a human city. Freeholds almost always have multiple courts within them.
Subtags#
These tags can appear immediately after @freehold and will be associated with that tag instance’s value.
@role#
Optional Value required
Official position the changeling has in their freehold
This is a position outside of their court. Freehold-wide roles are not common, but some freeholds use them to help unify the disparate courts.
@court#
Optional Value required Max 1
Court the changeling belongs to
Usually one of the seasonal courts: Winter, Spring, Summer, or Autumn.
Subtags#
These tags can appear immediately after @court and will be associated with that tag instance’s value.
@role#
Optional Value required
Name of an official position the changeling holds within their court
Most courts have a seasonal king or queen, and many courts have optional positions. Changelings in these roles help run the court or forward its goals within their freehold.
@entitlement#
Optional Value required Max 1
Magical, prestigious group the changeling belongs to.
These elite groups have specific criteria for changelings who wish to join. Some require a certain seeming, membership in a court, or displays of skill.
Subtags#
These tags can appear immediately after @entitlement and will be associated with that tag instance’s value.
@role#
Optional Value required
Official position the changeling holds within their entitlement.
Not all entitlements have specific roles. For those that do, achieving a certain role can be a major motivation for members.
@fetch#
Optional Value required
The changeling’s fetch
When a changeling is created, a corresponding fetch almost always takes their place in the mortal world. These cursed “others” have an intrinsic link to the changeling, even if they don’t know their own true nature.