Category:Changeling
Note: this article deals with the changeling constructs created by the Shadow Fey. For the changeling humanoids of [[doppelganger descent, see category:Changeling (doppelganger-blooded).
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Also known as "kin,"[1][2] changelings are construct[2] servitors created by the Arak races from humanoid soul-shadows placed in new flesh bodies.[1][2] To create a changeling, a shadow fey must remove a mortal's shadow (which also holds the person's soul)[1][2]. The living body left behind becomes a mindless[2] husk, going through the motions of a person's old routines but otherwise having no personality or drive[1][2], leading them to be called elfshot or shadowreft.[1][3] Meanwhile, the new changeling construct becomes obsessively devoted to a certain trade or craft, ignoring all other things.[1][2] Changelings are immortal but without emotion or personality. Most changelings will not even act in their own self-defense.[1][2] The powriekin, muryankin, sithkin, and tegkin are notable exceptions.
The skillset of a changeling is determined by which of the Breeds of the Arak the creator belongs to.[1][2] Becoming a changeling is usually reserved for particularly adept individuals in their corresponding fields of question.
Changelings look like their living counterparts, save for a visual characteristic implying an association with their creator's breed.[2]
Creating Changelings
Obtaining Consent
Removing the shadow first requires obtaining the mortal's consent as determined by the mortal's consumption of faerie food[1][2]. This definition of "consent" is dubious by mortal standards, as there is no requirement for mortals to fully understand or even know of the consequences of eating the faerie food[1][2].
Removal of the Shadow and Delivery to the Shadow Rift
Once consent (such that it is) has been given, the creation of the changeling is a multistep process requiring the proper Tools of Transcendence.[4] Summarizing and abridging the ritual, the process requires the lighting of a Shading Candle to keep the mortal asleep, shearing off the shadow with a Silver Sickle, and delivering the shadow to the Shadow Rift in a Shadow Sack before the Candle runs its course or is snuffed out.
Advancement
Changelings advance by character class. Most breeds of changelings only take levels in the expert class, with a few exceptions.[5]
Languages
Changelings known and speak the same languages as their mortal predecessors.[1][2]
Encountering Changelings
Changelings dwell within the Shadow Rift, where they make up about a quarter of the population.[6] They are most concentrated in the town of Anvolee, where they make up the vast majority of the popuation.[7] They can also be encountered in Tepest[8].
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 The Shadow Rift (Module) p. 151
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 Denizens of Dread p. 48
- ↑ Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey p. 81
- ↑ For details on the ritual and proper order of steps, see The Shadow Rift module p. 151-152, Denizens of Darkness p. 35, or Denizens of Dread p. 48. For details on the magical tools, see Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey p. 83
- ↑ Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey p. 109-110
- ↑ Gazetteer V p. 98
- ↑ Gazetteer V p. 118
- ↑ Gazetteer V p.51
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Subcategories
This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total.
Pages in category "Changeling"
The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
