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What is Changeling?Part flesh and part dream, changelings' appearances mirror their dual natures. Changelings see one another in their true forms: as embodiments of the Dreaming given form by the Glamour of faerie magic. This is their fae mien. Banality shrouds this form, however, hiding it from the world behind a human-like appearance, called the mortal seeming. Changelings do not shift between the two forms like shapechangers. How a changeling appears depends on who perceives her.The mortal and the magical worlds exist in tenuous juxtaposition. The two realms have no effect on one another for the most part, but they do collide now and then. Boundaries slip and magical elements find their way into mortal consciousness, or denizens of the “real” world suddenly witness or become a part of the strange and puzzling events of the Dreaming. The fae strive constantly to bring back the Summerlands, the halcyon country that once embodied the perfect union between dreams and reality — it was the very realization of dreams. Some believe that restoring the Summerlands will rejoin the faerie realm of Arcadia to the human world, sparking a renaissance of magical possibilities that will preserve the mundane realm from stagnation and decay. Although humans deny the existence of the fae, relegating them to legends and fairy tales, the fact that these stories persist indicates a desperate desire to believe in the unbelievable. Many humans hope that wondrous creatures such as the fae exist, but cannot sustain faith in what they cannot perceive directly or embrace through reason. In fact, most mortals hardly remember what it is they long for. They are broken by a banal world that tells them that searching for intangible or spiritual fulfillment is a waste of time and energy. 06:12 - 2008-Sep-18 - post comment
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About Set in Westborough High, this Changeling the Dreaming adventure revolves around a group of kithain students living small community between Brooklyn and Queens. Recent Entries - Geography of The Wasteland - Location - Changeling Kiths - What is Chimera? - Banality Friends  |