changeling the lost 2nd edition playtest pdf

These powers have Catches, loopholes in the Contract that allow the Changeling to use the power without expending their store of Glamour, the magical essence of Faerie.Īpart from Contracts, Changelings are able to use the Fae's connection to fate to bind mortals and Changelings into Pledges, agreements which are infused with Glamour and supernaturally enforced by the rules of Faerie.

Changelings, having been touched by and made part of Faerie, are able to learn clauses of these Contracts, giving them many supernatural powers. In their own Realm, they have complete control over such things in the mortal world, they wield lesser yet mighty power. The magic of the True Fae is based on Contracts made with elements, living things, and even concepts. Powers and Abilities Main article: Contract As well as marking them as a member of an exclusive group of Changelings, having such an entitlement also carries the double-edged sword of attracting the notice of the True Fae. These grant their members an Entitlement, a title and responsibility which carries social and supernatural weight. Some Changelings also join noble orders, societies with narrower agendas bound by supernatural pledges. Each Court has supernatural influence over a strong emotion and the physical aspects associated with their season. They align themselves into seasonal Courts which offer them some measure of protection against the True Fae. More formally, they make use of ancient pacts made by the Fae with the seasons (at least in Europe in other places there are Courts aligned with other things of similar symbolic power, like the cardinal directions or the sun and the moon). They therefore often congregate into small groups, sometimes called motleys. Within each Seeming are more specific groupings called Kiths.Ĭhangelings find themselves alienated from normal mortals, as they are no longer mortal themselves. These loose categorizations are referred to as Seemings. While every Changeling is unique, those who have shared similar experiences in Faerie notice similarities in the physical changes they have undergone. Seemings and Kiths Main article: Seeming (CTL)

Very few Changelings are able to reclaim their old lives, or make entirely new ones without retaining ties to the fae realm. A Changeling's true, inhuman mien is hidden by his Mask, the aspect of Fae magic that makes Faerie creatures and artefacts seem mundane to mortal eyes. Unlike most who suffer this fate, the Lost have managed to find their way back through the Hedge to the mortal world, but their time in the Faerie realm (Arcadia) has irrevocably changed their bodies, minds and souls.

Changelings, also known as the Lost, are humans who were abducted by the Fae.

Changeling the lost 2nd edition playtest pdf