A Sourcebook for

Changeling: The Lost

D.M. Hubbard
 Jinn and
Tonic
The great bronze doors of the Sultan’s Club, embossed with images of
playful nymphs and fantastic beasts, swung slowly inward on near-silent
hinges. The man framed in the doorway appeared both anxious and amazed
at the sight before him. The interior of the Sultan’s Club was like something
straight from the tales of The Arabian Nights: a scattering of low tables
surrounded by brightly colored cushions were separated by curtains of
sheer silks in softer tones, providing a modicum of privacy.
Delicate fragrances of jasmine and musk drifted on the air, mingling
with roasted meats and wine to create an aroma that stirred his blood and
his stomach in equal measure. As the man stepped fully into the room, the
doors closed behind him with a low metallic sound. Somewhere beyond the
silks a stringed instrument played, and soft murmurs could be heard in male
and female voices.
As he stood, taking in all the club had to present, another man, this one
dressed in a riot of blues and golds as if a djinn stepped from the very pages
of fantasy approached, arms wide in welcome and flashing a dazzlingly
bright smile.
“Ahlan wa sahlan, habibi! Greetings and welcome to the Sultan’s Club! I
am Sapphire, how may I be of service?” the twinkle in his eye hinted at the
multiple meanings of that last word, making the new guest flush slightly.
“I, uh, I’ve never been here before,” the man stammered even as
Sapphire placed a hand on his shoulder, guiding him toward an empty table
in a secluded nook.
 As they seated themselves on the cushions, Sapphire snapped his
fingers and a young man appeared with a tray with a bottle of wine and two
glasses as well as a plate of various sliced fruit and cheeses. Sapphire flashed
his smile again, as he poured two glasses of a deep purple liquid, passing one
to his guest who took it with only a slight tremble.
After each man had taken a sip, Sapphire continued, “So what brings
you to my fine establishment, mister…,” he trailed off, not having gotten the
man’s name as yet.
“Jared,” he blushed slightly, “My name’s Jared an I was referred by
Steve McCallister.” He fidgeted with the stem of his wineglass.
“Ah, habibi Jared, “Sapphire smiled at him and Jared felt his blood in
his ears, his host had to be the most handsome man he’d ever seen. “Mister
McCallister is indeed a frequent visitor to the Sultan’s Club. He and I have
had several entertaining evenings together.” he raised an eyebrow at the
innuendo and Jared flushed again, blood flowing to more than just his
face. He took a long drink, emptying his glass before meeting Sapphire’s gaze.
After a few more minutes of small talk and no little flirting, Sapphire
caught his guest’s gaze and asked, “So, what is your heart’s desire, Jared?”
Jared looked into the bright blue eyes of his host, surely the reason he
was called Sapphire, and swallowed nervously. What did he want?
As he pondered, Sapphire’s gaze softened and a slow smile spread
across his face, as the magic flowed out and back to him like a ripple in a
glass of wine. And with that ripple came the unspoken answer.
“Very well,” Sapphire announced, “I can assist you with that promo-
tion.”
Jared’s eyes widened and his mouth dropped open in astonishment.
His career was topmost of his priorities currently, but how could his host
have possibly known that?
Sapphire patted Jared’s knee reassuringly, “Do not fear, habibi, I’m
very good at reading people. Now, as I said, I can assist you with that
promotion, but I need a small favor in return.” He said
S-S-Sure, anything,” Jared stammered, his breath hitching. Between
the wine and the flirting he was more aroused than he could ever remember.
All neurons were firing and it was almost more than he could stand not to
lean in and….
 Their lips met and in a moment of euphoric cliché, Jared was sure
there were sparks. He drew back, breathless.
Sapphire’s brilliant smile was there as he spoke, “Let’s go
somewhere more private and we can discuss the details of the favor I
need from you. Shall we?”
He extended his hand as he rose and Jared had to fight a blush as
he realized the tent in the front of his slacks would be visible to anyone.
“No judgements here, habibi, “Sapphire reminded him and lifted
his eyebrows appreciatively as he glanced downward, making Jared
blush more but also grin shyly.

Later that night, long after Jared had left the Sultan’s Club on an
endorphin high like he had never experienced in his life, Sapphire sat in
front of a computer terminal idly browsing Etsy for new art for the club
when an email notification brought his attention back to matters at
hand.
It was from a fake email address Sapphire noted.
“Good to know he can follow instructions,” he said softly to
himself, their earlier encounter pleasantly at the forefront of his mind.
Attached to the email were several files and as Sapphire first saved
them to a thumb drive then opened them his smile broadened and
became more predatory had anyone been there to see it.
“Now, let the games begin,” he murmured, taking a long drink of
his vodka tonic with an edge to his voice that few would imagine could
exist in the usually jovial jinn.

The multiple fires that broke out seemingly at the same time the
following day were the talk of every news outlet, mostly because they all
seemed to be electrical in nature, making such a coincidence
unprecedented. The few odd piles of ash scattered here and there escaped
the notice of mortal authorities completely.
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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

JINN AND TONIC I

CHAPTER ONE: EMOTIONAL ARMAMENTS 8

Emotional Resonance 9
Unleashing 10

CHAPTER TWO: KITHS 11

Antiquarian 13
Explorer 15
Forgotten 17
Jinn 19
Lamia 21

CHAPTER THREE: CONTRACTS 24

Crown 24
Jewels 26
Mirror 27
Shield 29
Steed 31
Spring 34
Summer 38
Autumn 39
Winter 46

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 To say the Lost are changed by their
durance in Arcadia at the hands of utterly
mad and inhuman captors is just a bit of an
understatement. When changelings finally
return to the mortal world, days or even
decades later, those changes become much
more apparent. Changelings find
themselves composed of primal elements
and emotions; indeed, more than any other
supernaturals, the Lost are creatures of raw
emotion. Not only do they feed on emotions
in the form of Glamour, but the Courts that
the Lost filter themselves into are divided
by primary emotion as much as by season.
It is these emotions that the Lost have
learned to exploit in innumerable ways to
defend themselves and their fellows from
countless dangers both inside and outside
the Hedge.
But these emotions are far more than
mere sustenance, they can be manipulated
in such a way as to create the sharpest of
weapons or the most stalwart of defenses.
Far from being passive expressions, the
Lost can actively manipulate their preferred
emotions to create ideal situations for use
against their targets including augmenting
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Contracts. This can be done as a means to
drain off specific types of Glamour, but is
usually used far more creatively. From
driving your enemy into a blind frenzy,
causing them to forego defenses and attack
friends as easily as foes to an overwhelming
sorrow that pervades a room causing all
within to stumble and break down in tears,
unable to do anything else, Lost learn to
manipulate these emotions through their
Courtly Mantles. As their connection to the
Court grows so does the intensity of and
mastery over their Court’s primary emotion.
The following rules are presented as
a new option for players to delve deeper
into their characters’ emotional connections
with their Courts and with the changes
wrought upon them from their durance in
Arcadia. These emotions are also tied into
the seasons, as well as an element, a time of
day and a day of the year. Players are
encouraged to be descriptive and
imaginative in how their emotional
expression is affecting their target and to
work with their Storytellers in bringing
these alternative rules to life.
Emotional Resonance
Each Court has a primary emotion that
encompasses their connection to both Arcadia
and their return to the mortal world. This
emotion dictates many of the courtiers’
behaviors and how they interact with others,
most especially in their deelings with and how
they combat the forces of the Gentry. Just like
the lands of the True Fae, emotions are
nuanced, with variations and subtleties so that
there are many different expressions of a
single emotion. Below is a small list of related
emotions and the Courts to which they belong;
this list is far from exhaustive and the players
and Storyteller are encouraged to add to it as
they see fit to better reflect and express their
characters’ emotions and temperment.
In addition, there are several examples
of how these emotions can be used to perform
effects, besides enciting the primary emotion
on the character herself or another target.
Once again, this list is not all-inclusive, and
Storytellers and players should work together
to add to it as imagination and common sense
dictate. Duplicating the effects of an existing
Contract that the character doesn’t actually
know is certainly possible (and common).
Spring – Desire
Synonyms: Ambition, Ardor,
Aspiration, Craving, Fascination, Lust
Element: Earth; Time: Dawn (15
minutes before/after); Day: Spring Equinox
Summer – Wrath
Synonyms: Acrimony, Displeasure,
Fury, Indignation, Ire, Rage
Element: Fire; Time: Noon (15
minutes before/after); Day: Summer Solstice
Autumn – Fear
Synonyms: Anxiety, Aversion,
Dismay, Dread, Suspicion, Unease
Element: Air; Time: Dusk (15 minutes
before/after); Day: Autumnal Equinox
Winter – Sorrow
Synonyms: Anguish, Distress,
Heartbreak, Melancholy, Misery, Remorse
Element: Water; Time: Midnight (15
minutes before/after); Day: Winter Solstice
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Unleashing
Each of the four seasonal Courts of
the Lost specialize in certain emotional
actions, from attacks to healing in various
forms, utilizing the expressions of their
primary emotion. These actions can be
overt or subtle, based on the emotion used
and the individual changeling employing
the action. Like everything in changeling
society, however, nothing comes for free;
there is always a price to be paid. The act of
utilizing emotions in this manner is known
as Unleashing.
A key element of Unleashing is that
in order to make use of the emotion the
changeling must experience it; connecting
with it on a primal level to the point that
they participate in its near-fullness in order
to properly channel that emotion into the
desired magical action. For attacks, a
specific Condition is listed for each Court;
for miscellaneous actions, other suggested
Conditions are given that may be more in
line with the action being taken. The
changeling accepts the Condition related to
the action, which cannot be resolved before
the end of the scene when it will
automatically resolve as the emotion
diminishes naturally (at the Storyteller’s
discretion, certain dramatic actions may
cause these Conditions to persist longer
than a scene).
Below are examples of attacks and
other actions that each Court is capable of
performing as well as the suggested
Condition the character is required to accept
in order to perform the attack or action;
these Conditions can be adjusted at the
Storyteller’s discretion to better reflect their
particular story’s theme and mood.
System: Wyrd + Mantle
Cost: 1+ Glamour, based on the
action
Success: The desired effect happens.
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Exceptional Success: Additional
successes beyond those required can add to
the overall effect in ways determined by
both players and Storyteller, as befits the
situation and game.
Failure: The effect fails to
manifest.
Dramatic Failure: This can include
the Condition on the changeling becoming
Persistent or spreading to those in the
vicinity along with other unpredictable
effects. Players and Storytellers are
encouraged to use these situations to the
fullest for dramatic and plot effect.
Modifiers: +1 if within 15 minutes
of Time; +2 if at exact Time (not
cumulative with previous modifier); +3 if
exact Day (see above; maximum bonus of
+5). Dramatic and appropriate uses or
descriptions of the action may also warrant
bonus dice. Penalties can arise for wrong
time of day, actions outside the purview of
the Court, and how broad the scope of the
action – affecting a group vs. a single target
– at the Storyteller’s discretion.
Spring – Attack Condition: Wanton;
Other Conditions: Distracted, Lethargic
Example Attacks: Using earth or
plants to attack a target
Example Actions: Healing damage,
curing poison/disease, calming animals,
coaxing plants to grow
Summer – Attack Condition: Berserk;
Other Conditions: Fragile, Shaken
Example Attacks: Using fire or heat
to attack a target
Example Actions: Raise
temperature, melt ice, start fires, cauterize
wounds to stop bleeding or burn poison
from a target
Autumn – Attack Condition: Spooked;
Other Conditions: Sickly, Strained
Example Attacks: Using wind or
ghosts to attack a target
Example Actions: Spoiling food,
ripening fruits/vegetables, causing
inanimate organic matter to decay rapidly,
causing wounds to fester or poison to
spread
Winter – Attack Condition:
Withdrawn; Other Conditions: Guilty,
Confused
Example Attacks: Using water, ice
or cold to attack a target
Example Actions: Lower
temperature, create ice, extinguish fires,
slowing bleeding or poison in a target

EMOTIONAL DEFENSES

Each Court is particularly adept at defending itself from certain

diametrically opposed emotions, much as the seasons can be said to be
opposites. Against other displays of emotional power, they can provide some
added resistsance as well. When a changeling is subjected to an emotional
attack, she can apply her Court’s Mantle in bonus dice to her resistance roll. The
following table indicates the bonus resistance a changeling has against particular
emotional attacks, based on her Mantle rating.

Spring – (Mantle) vs. Autumn; (half Mantle, rounded up) vs. Summer and Winter
Summer – (Mantle) vs. Winter; (half Mantle, rounded up) vs. Autumn and Spring
Autumn – (Mantle) vs. Spring; (half Mantle, rounded up) vs. Summer and Winter
Winter – (Mantle) vs. Summer; (half Mantle, rounded up) vs. Autumn and Spring

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 If Seemings are the equivalent of an organization of changelings with broadly similar
appearances and affinities, then a kith is closer to an extended family. Even changelings of
different Seemings can share commonalities when belonging to the same kith. Kiths are the
direct result of what a True Fae (and sometimes just the Hedge itself) does to captured mortals
in the twisted halls and tangled groves of maddened Arcadia. Sometimes, a Keeper has a
specific need for a specific tool and a new kith is born. Other times, a changeling lost in the
Hedge pricks her finger on the thorn of a multi-hued rose only to awaken days later feeling
different.
However it happens, a kith further defines the role of a changeling, providing specific
abilities that assist them in completing the tasks set them by their Keepers. Like most things in
Faeire, however, a kith has two edges and it is often these very same benefits that allow the
changeling to escape back to the mortal world. Once returned, these same abilities are used to
establish their places, providing essential functions for their Freeholds as well as for their
individual survival.

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 Antiquarian
Whether pouring over musty tomes in
a long-ago looted tomb in search of arcane
secrets or trolling dark web fórums searching
for a certain human trafficker, the antiquarian
is a specialist is research. Where the explorer
can find people or things in the world, the
antiquarian can find lost or obscure knowledge
with effortless ease. Before their durance they
may have been over-curious children or those
who had few friends except perhaps the
librarían; they may have even been the older
librarían who had only his cats and books to
keep him company.
The Gentry of Arcadia twisted and
warped their hapless captives into much more
useful forms; though those forms vary widely,
all were made to be functional as well as
aesthetic (though not necessarily a human
aesthetic): from a being made of paper scribed
in characters from a language never uttered by
human tongues to one whose arms and legs
are five times longer than a normal human, the
better to reach the books on the topmost
shelves.
From moon-mad oracles providing
prophecy to meticulous librarians cataloguing
their masters’ books and treasures, the
antiquarians are fonts of knowledge without
compare. Able to just know almost anything,
from the most mundane to the most esoteric
with but a moment’s concentration, they are
highly sought after not just by their former
Keepers but by Freeholds and independent
Lost as well. Fortunately, their abilities give
them an edge in staying one step ahead of
their enemies.
Wizened: Impossibly thin with spidery
limbs far longer than one would think posible,
the wizened antiquarian can reach any book or
scroll in his library from his central desk.
Those seeking his counsel must bring a piece
of knowledge in exchange or face imposible
riddles before he will answer their questions.
The Delphic Oracle, face hidden by veils and
with incense scrawling poetry in a wispy hand
through the air pulls knowledge from the void
and is praised as divine.
Beast: A strange figure, more like a
mole than human, crouches in the tomb of a
long-dead pharoah; claws made for digging
and eyes made for seeing in the near-total
darkness aiding in the recovery of the papyrus
scrolls found within the tomb. Another has
webbed hands and feet and gill slits to allow
for underwater excavation of ancient ruins and
the recovery of the treasures found within. Yet
another has the lower body of a serpent and
reads the dregs of tea cups, a literal Pythia.
Kith Blessing: When the antiquarian
uses Academics or Investigation to research a
topic or to solve puzzles, three successes count
as an exceptional success. If the character
possesses the Encyclopedic Knowledge Merit,
he gains +3 to the roll.
Font of Inspiration: The antiquarian
can spend 1 Glamour to instantly “know” the
answer to a single question. The question itself
must be one that the character would have
been able to answer after some amount of
research or investigation (Storyteller
approval), and this ability is useable once per
scene.
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Explorer
Briarwolves, why did it have to be
briarwolves?
‘X’ never marks the spot…well, almost never.
Pop culture and literature are both
filled with the explorer; from Gulliver to Allan
Quartermain and Indiana Jones to MacGyver.
Always one step ahead of the bad guys;
always able to deal with any situation when it
arises; always finding their way into, and more
importantly out of, trouble, the Lost known as
explorer take their names figuratively as well
as literally.
Whatever their lives were before their
capture and durance within Arcadia, the Lost
now known as Explorers were reshaped by
their Keepers to be capable of locating almost
anything. Sent into the Hedge and the mortal
world to locate various items, people or even
locations, these changelings were often able to
unerringly reach their assignments with ease.
Now that they have escaped their prisons, the
explorers use their abilities to help themselves
and their Freeholds to locate rare goblins
fruits, mortals who have wandered into the
Hedge by accident or even to rescue their
cohorts still trapped in Arcadia.
Ogre: Consummate survivalists, ogre
explorers are more like rugged mountain men
than other Lost. They are rough around all
their edges; personal hygiene is not something
that comes naturally to these changelings,
even more than their other Ogre cousins. But
one cannot find a more stalwart ally who
knows all the best hiding spots and routes into
and, more importantly, out of the Hedge as
well as both urban and tropical jungles.
Wizened: The classic archeologist
sifting through the sand or studying ancient
artifacts; the archivist pouring over musty
tomes in the back corner of a great library;
these are the miens of the Wizened explorer.
Taken from mortal lives and even pop-culture,
the Wizened often appears disheveled and
disorganized… at least until he needs to find
something, then his focus is razor sharp and
his dogged tenacity comes to the fore.
Kith Blessing: When the explorer uses
Survival to track someone or something down,
or when he uses the skill to find his way out of
something, such as a foreign city or the
Hedge, three successes count as an
exceptional success. He gains the Direction
Sense Merit for free. If he possesses the
Hedge Sense Merit, he adds +3 to this roll
when within the Hedge.
Through the Wilderness: The explorer
is an excellent guide both in the mortal world
and within the Hedge. The explorer can never
become lost; he will always know exactly
where he is in relation to known landmarks.
By spending a point of Glamour and focusing
on someone, something, or someplace, the
explorer can more easily locate what he seeks.
As long as the person, place or thing is not
obscured by magic, the explorer can locate it
within the mortal world with a number of
hours equal to 8 – Wits. If magical
obfuscation is involved, a Clash of Wills is
made to try and locate what the changeling
seeks; if he wins, he succeeds in locating what
he seeks in (12-Wits) hours. If the person,
place or item is located within the Hedge, he
must succeed at a Clash of Wills (using a
generic value of 10 dice if there is no specific
antagonist) and locating the
object/person/place in the hedge takes 24 –
(Wits + successes) hours.
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Who, me? I’m no one… don’t you remember?
Once there was a boy who waited for
his father to pick him up from school. Minutes
turned to hours before the boy finally began to
walk home in what he thought was the
direction of his house. As evening drew down
its twilit curtain, the boy crossed through a
particularly dense thicket of shrubs and was
never seen again.
Once there was a girl who was invited
to a birthday party, but no one wanted to play
with her, so she took her doll and went to the
back of the yard top lay by herself. A voice
called to her through the rosebushes and she
found a new playmate. When the party was
over, the not-girl picked up her doll and went
home.
Once there was an old man who lived
in a nursing home; his family long since
stopped visiting and even the orderlies and
nurses rarely came to check on him. One
night, as moonlight slanted between his
blinds, he stared into the night. A pale figure
motioned for him to join her for it was a
lovely night for a walk in the gardens. He
slipped from his room and past the the
sleeping orderly and when morning came, the
orderlies cleared out the man’s belongings
assuming someone else had removed his body
during the nightshift. They weren’t wrong.
The changelings known as the
forgotten come from all walks of life, ages and
regions of the world but the one thing they all
share is isolation. Each of them, in some way
whether physically, mentally or emotionally,
are isolated from their fellow mortals. Their
Fae Keepers are drawn to this isolation and
offer to provide them with all the things they
lack, but most importantly the True Fae offer
them a sense of belonging. It is a lie, of
course, like everything else in Arcadia, but for
a time, the forgotten ply their skills in service
to the lords and ladies of Faerie and believe
they belong, that they mean something.
These same abilities allowed the
forgotten to more easily escape the bonds of
servitude when at last the lie was revealed.
Once they tore themselves free of the Hedge’s
thorns and tumbled back into the mortal
world, these skills proved invaluable in
surviving in the world they now found
themselves in.
Darkling: Murky as shadow or
transparent as glass, these Lost have been
sculpted to take advantage of the the literal
definition of “forgotten.” Spies and saboteurs
extraordinaire, these forgotten make use of
their skills and abilities to provide useful
reconnaissance and counter measures for their
Freeholds.
Fairest: All fairest are beautiful, but
some are simply more mundane in their
beauty that they are easily lost in a crowd of
beautiful people. Sometimes it’s very easy for
a changeling with this Seeming to seduce a
mark, then erase all memory of their
tryst…only to come back later with the
blackmail photos and have the target not be
able to recall who it was they were with.
Kith Blessing: When the forgotten
uses Stealth for any reason, three successes
count as an exceptional success.
Clouded Memory: The forgotten may
spend a point of Glamour to fade the memory
of their presence from an individual or a
device such as a camera or hard drive. Images
are blurred and indistinct on recorded media
(and closed circuit television). Similarly, the
memory of the changeling is fuzzy and details
cannot be recalled with clarity. Spending a
Willpower point allows the subject to recall a
single specific detail, but no more (eye color,
hair color/style, shirt color, etc.).
Special: Members of this kith cannot
purchase the Fame Merit, and should they ever
accquire it, they lose their Kith Blessing until
such time as they divest themselves of Fame.
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 Jinn
So let it be written, so let it be done.
According to pre-Islamic mythology, the
jinn were beings created from smoke and
colorless fire and ruled the earth before the rise
of mankind. They encompass all sorts of spirits
and have been interchanged with both demons
and angels as well as daevas and asuras. Said
to have been gifted with a variety of magical
powers, the most common were the ability to
turn invisible and to change shape into any
animal or object they desired. The jinn of
Arabian lore had behaviors running the gamut
from mischievous tricksters to malevolent
assailants and alternately assisted or harmed
humans.
In time, King Solomon was gifted with
magic powerful enough to bind the jinn and
other spirits to his will. In so doing, the very
nature of these capricious beings was altered.
They became the favored spirit of mortal
magicians to summon, and once brought into
the material world, they were bound with
oaths and bargains to perform various tasks
for their masters before they were allowed to
return to their otherworldly homes. Countless
jinn were summoned and bound into service,
commanded to perform tasks for their masters
the world over. After millennia of this, the jinn
became very adept at understanding the ins
and outs of bargains and pledges… as well as
knowing how to craft their own to take
advantage of gullible mortals. A petty
revenge, but it gave them some measure of
satisfaction in their long years of servitude.
The jinn of Arcadia were shaped by
their Keepers into tools that came at their beck
and call. From simple scribes and record
keepers, to planners of elaborate feasts and
fetes to generals commanding fae armies, the
jinn have done it all and more. Their
appearances varied wildly from Keeper to
Keeper, but most appeared the way classical
mythologies of the Near and Middle East,
India and East Asia depicted them.
Elemental: Classical Arabian visages,
these jinn incorporate the very elements into
their miens: An air-jinni’s legs seem to fade
from view in swirling clouds of sweet-scented
smoke while an ifrit’s hair and eyebrows
appear to be tongues of flame that dance and
flicker according to his mood. An earthen jinni
has gemstone eyes and fingernails while night-
blooming jasmine twines through the hair of a
wood-blooded jinn and an aquatic marid has
delicate seaweed for hair and eyes the color of
the sea. All usually possess at least one
inhuman feature in their miens such as
tapered, elfin ears, hooves or even horns.
Darkling: Often appearing as the
Arabian ghul, the Chinese jiang shi, or the
Indian pisacha, these jinn take forms that
invoke fear, horror and even disgust. Many
have corpse-like features and animal
extremities; the ghul often has one foot
replaced by a hoof while the pisacha is usually
gaunt and jaundiced. Appearance doesn’t
inhibit the jinn’s capabilities, of course, and
can often aid in certain negotiations where
intimidation and fear are the preferred tactics
to seal a pledge or other bargain.
Kith Blessing: When the jinn uses
Persuasion to get someone to make a
statement for the purposes of binding them to
an agreement or pledge of any kind, achieving
three successes counts as an exceptional
success.
Caveat Emptor: The jinn have been
reshaped on a small but fundamental level;
having labored for uncounted centuries under
pledges, oaths and bargains, they are able to
strike the simplest of pledges of their own with
surprising ease. Whenever a jinni wishes to
perform a Sealing (usually with mortals, but
not always) he does not require Glamour to
bind the individual to their spoken word. If he
wishes to strengthen the sealing, he must still
spend Willpower as normal, however.
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 Lamia
“Unweave a rainbow, as it erewhile made
The tender-person'd Lamia melt into a
shade.”
-- Edgar Allan Poe
In ancient Greek mythology, Lamia was a
Libyan queen with whom Zeus had one of his
innumerable affairs. When Hera discovered
that Lamia had had children by Zeus, she
kidnapped them and cursed Lamia with
sleeplessness, leaving her to forever anguish
over her lost children. In other myths, Hera
cursed Lamia to kill her own children,
disfiguring her into a child-eating terror. And
in yet a third iteration, Lamia was a horrid
half-beast/half-woman creature that devoured
unborn children in their mothers’ wombs. In
some versions she became the mother of the
monstrous sea creature known to the ancient
Greeks as Scylla, the multi-headed serpentine
creature that preyed on ships in Homer’s
Odyssey.
As the Middle Ages dawned, the myth
evolved with Lamia became a beautiful,
tempting woman who preyed upon young
men, seducing them and then devouring their
flesh. Priests, including the archbishop of
Reims writing in his treatise on divorce,
advised that lamiae were one of the
supernatural threats to marriage. The lamia
had been transmuted from a bestial child-eater
to more of a phantom-like being who preyed
upon adults, mostly men.
The Lamia of Arcadia were shaped
according to their particular Keepers’ desires,
from the serpentine or leonine to the ghostly
or even demonic. From the child-eaters of
myth to the seductive temptresses of legend,
the Lamia of Arcadia fulfilled their roles
perfectly, just as their Keepers intended. When
they finally made their escapes, those skills
served them well to bypass guards and
hobgoblins alike in order to reach the mortal
world again. Their skills served them once
again after fleeing from Arcadia, allowing
them to secure protection and safe havens
among mortals and changelings alike.
Beast: Unconventionally attractive,
possessing an animal magnetism that others
find inexplicable yet powerful nonetheless,
these Lamia often possess the features
classically associated with Greek mythology –
deer hooves, serpentine lower bodies or
leonine paws. None of these bestial features
impairs their abilities in physical or social
arenas in the slightest.
Fairest: Ethereal and sometimes even
ghostly, these Lamia often appear as creatures
from Irish Celtic legend: the lhiannan sidhe,
bean sidhe and other spectral sprites. They are
equaling alluring and predatory, whether
female or male, and any inhuman features they
may possess only add to their beauty rather
than being a detraction from it.
Kith Blessing: When using Persuasion to
seduce a target or manipulate them into
getting something they want, achieving three
successes counts as an exceptional success.
They also receive the two-dot version of the
Striking Looks Merit for free.
Devouring Touch: Once per day per
individual the Lamia can drain a victim with
but a touch. Victims feel tired and listless;
mortals suffer a point of lethal damage while
other supernatural beings lose a point of their
Supernatural Trait (Blood, Glamour, Mana,
etc.). The Lamia transmutes the stolen power
into Glamour, adding it to her pool up to the
maximum she can store. This power is
effective on other supernaturals, including
vampires, but does not affect mummies or
demons.
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Crown
Envoy’s Splendid Defense (Common)
Sometimes, the Gentry sent their finest
on diplomatic missions where they needed to
be both impressive and also difficult to harm.
The changeling temporarily drops the Mask,
revealing to all present (within sight) her fae
mien. This clause does not cause a Clarity
loss, however, as mortals are dazzled and
awed rather than being confused or frightened
by the changeling’s mien.
Cost: 3 Glamour
Dice Pool: Presence + Expression +
Mantle
Action: Instant
Duration:One scene
Roll Results
Success: The character appears in her
true form; onlookers are awed but not
frightened. The character gains the equivalent
of the two-dot version of the Striking Looks
Merit. This bonus adds to any others, such as
if the character already has the Striking Looks
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Merit. In addition, as long as the changeling
does not brandish a weapon or attempt to harm
anyone, ordinary humans cannot attack her.
They can block her path, but they cannot
actually harm her except by accident.
Supernatural beings may attack the changeling
by making a reflexive Resolve + Composure
roll before each attack. If the character attacks
anyone or brandishes a weapon threateningly,
the Contract ends instantly.
During the time the Contract is active,
cameras and other electronic devices will not
show or record the character’s true form.
Afterwards, human witnesses still consider the
character striking and impressive, but either
remember her appearance as fantastic cosplay
or forget that she looked at all inhuman.
Supernaturals fully remember the character’s
appearance, however. The Contract affects
anyone who witnesses the character while it is
active, not just those present at the time it was
invoked.
Exceptional Success: The effect lasts
until the sun next rises or sets, whichever
comes first.
 Failure: The character’s appearance
remains unchanged.
Dramatic Failure: The character
appears to be ill-mannered and clumsy,
suffering a -2 die penalty to all Presence or
Manipulation rolls for the scene.
Beast: The Beast’s protection extends
to all normal animals as well, and the social
bonuses granted by the Contract apply to
animals as well as humans.
Darkling: The Darkling gains +2
Defense for the duration of the Contract.
Elemental: Elementals gain immunity
to damage from their specific element (or the
nearest analogous element) for the duration of
the Contract.
Fairest: The Fairest cannot suffer a
Dramatic Failure, treating any such as a
normal Failure instead.
Ogre: The Ogre gains 1/1 Armor for
the duration of the Contract.
Wizened: The Wizened does not suffer
a Defense penalty due to the number of
attackers or hazards he defends against in a
turn.
Loophole: The Contract is invoked at
a formal gathering of at least a dozen other
participants.
Sweet Nothings (Common)
Sleeping minds are highly suggestible
and a changeling with this Contract can
whisper a question to a sleeping target, who
then answers truthfully to the best of their
ability.
Cost: 1 Glamour + 1 Willpower
Dice Pool: Presence + Persuasion +
Wyrd - Composure
Action: Instant
Duration: One Scene
Roll Results
Success: The target answers one
question per success truthfully, as they
understand it. They cannot know something
they don’t, and if they do not know the
answer, indicate as much.
Exceptional Success: In addition to
obtaining the answers she desires, the
changeling may implant one of the following
Conditions into the mind of the target in
regards to herself or an appropriate target of
her choice: Amnesia (in regards to herself in
the target’s memories), Confused, Cowed,
Disoriented or Distracted.
Failure: The Contract fails.
Dramatic Failure: The character
suffers the Confused Condition until the end
of the scene and cannot question the same
target again for the next lunar month.
Beast: The Beast may add the
following Conditions: Bonded or Easy Prey.
Darkling: The Darkling may add the
following Conditions: Informed or Spooked.
Elemental: The Elemental may add
the following Conditions: Stoic or Strained.
Fairest: The Fairest may add the
following Conditions: Inspired or Swooned
Ogre: The Ogre may add the following
Conditions: Reckless or Steadfast.
Wizened: The Wizened may add the
following Conditions: Captivated or Volatile.
Loophole: The changeling whispers a
secret of her own into the ear of her sleeping
target, where it becomes lodged within his
dreams and can potentially be discovered
using oneiromancy.
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action that commonly uses the Ability she is
attempting to boost.
The Perfect Talent (Royal)
It is often said of talented people that
they must have it “in their blood,” or that
certain abilities “run in the family.” This
Contract allows the Lost to bestow
preternatural skill upon her target based on her
own skill set.
Cost: 2 Glamour + 1 Willpower
Dice Pool: Wits + <Ability> + Wyrd
Action: Instant
Roll Results
Success: The Lost and the target must
both possess at least one dot of the Skill to be
boosted (you cannot raise what you do not
yourself possess). For every two successes,
rounded down, the Lost bestows one dot of the
chosen Ability, to a maximum allowed
(usually 5 for mortals, but potentially higher
for supernatural targets.). The boost remains
for a scene and affects all dice pools based on
that Ability.
Exceptional Success: With an
exceptional success, the Lost receives a +1
bonus to her Ability score as well, which can
take the score above her normal maximum.
Failure: The Contract fails, and the
changeling doesn’t boost her target’s Ability
score.
Dramatic Failure: The changeling
loses access to the specific Ability she
attempted to boost for the remainder of the
scene and suffers the untrained penalty.
Beast: The Savage’s keen senses also
bestow a +1 to the Investigation Ability.
Darkling: The Lurker’s clandestine
nature also bestows a +1 to the Stealth Ability.
Elemental: The Torrent’s ferocity also
bestows a +1 to the Brawl Ability.
Fairest: The Fairest’s natural charm
and grace also bestows a +1 to the Persuasion
Ability.
Ogre: The Brute’s tenacity also
bestows a +1 to the Survival Ability.
Wizened: The Tinker’s natural skills
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Mirror Contract is in effect; beng fluent in multiple
languages enhances her eloquence.
Ogre: The Ogre gains a +3 bonus to all
Babel’s Tower (Common) Intimidation rolls while the Contract is in
All language was originally one effect; being fluent in multiple languages’
language; there are many myths for how curse words and threats can be a boon.
humanity began speaking different languages, Wizened: For the duration of the
including the infamous Tower of Babel. With Contract, the Tinker can understand any
this Contract, the Lost can read, write and machine language or programming code and
speak any language they can see or hear, can “speak” to computers and other devices
greatly facilitating communications or and receive information.
translating long-dead languages from ancient Loophole: The character speaks a
papyri. This Contract works on all non- short phrase in pig-Latin or other nonsense
magical languages of any kind: written, “language” asking to be able to understand
pictographic, idiomatic, etc. what she is about to do.
It does not automatically break codes,
however, though it does identify the language
Turing’s Enigma (Royal)
in which the code is written if it is unknown to
The modern name for an ancient
the changeling (see the Turing’s Enigma
Contract, this power takes its moniker from
Contract for more information on code-
the British mathematician responsible for
breaking).
creating the Enigma Machine and breaking
Cost: 1 Glamour
German ciphers during WWII. The Contract
Dice Pool: None
does similar things for all sorts of codes and
Action: Instant
ciphers, normal or magical, allowing them to
Duration: One scene
be deciphered and read by the character. This
Effects: The changeling can speak,
same Contract can also be used to encode a
read and write any language she is exposed to,
message, magically obscuring it as the
whether by watching a television program,
changeling sees fit, making it readable only by
reading a medieval treatise on alchemy written
the intended recipient for the cost of a single
in Latin, or the pharaoh’s curse written on an
point of Glamour, paid by the recipient at the
ancient tomb wall in hieroglyphics.
time of reading.
Beast: For the duration of the Contract,
Cost: 2 Glamour or 2 Glamour + 1
the Beast can understand any animals she
Willpower
communicates with and they can understand
Dice Pool: None or Clash of Wills
her.
Action: Instant or Contested
Darkling: For the duration of the
Roll Results
Contract, the Darkling can speak to the
Success: If encoding a message, the
shadows of people and things. Shadows are
expenditure of Glamour is enough to disguise
quiet and observant, bearing witness to a great
the message as something else of the
many things most people are unaware of.
changeling’s choice. The roll to break this
Elemental: For the duration of the
cipher is a Clash of Wills roll. The intended
Contract, the Elemental can speak to any
recipient of the message can spend 1 Glamour
“element” in its native “language.” Elements
to read the encoded message normally.
tend to have personalities that match their
When decoding a message, mundane
natures; Lost using this contract have been
ciphers of any kind require no roll to break. If
warned.
the encryption is magical in nature, then a
Fairest: The Fairest gains a +3 bonus
Clash of Wills roll is made with success
to all Expression rolls made while the
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Willpower as well as the Glamour cost.
Exceptional success: The changeling
also gains the Informed Condition regarding
the subject matter of the decoded information.
Failure: The Contract Fails.
Dramatic Failure: The changeling
suffers the Disoriented Condition for (Mantle)
turns.
Beast: The Beast can apply the
Contract to tracking attempts, reading the
signs and spoor of animals’ and other
creatures’ passage in an area; it automatically
sees through all mundane attempts to hide a
trail (such as sweeping tracks or wading
through a stream). Magical concealment
prompts the Clash of Wills roll, above.
Darkling: The Bewitched gain +3 dice
to the Clash of Wills roll when deciphering
any magically encoded message, whether that
cipher was made using this Contract or some
other magic.
Elemental: The Torrents can use this
Contract to encode messages into the very
elements themselves; a breeze murmurs a
secret message to its intended recipient, or the
pops and crackles of a fire impart a message to
all those siting around its blaze.
Fairest: The Fairest receive +3 dice to
the Clash of Wills roll when someone attempts
to decode their hidden message.
Ogre: The Bruisers craft such stalwart
ciphers that they require two Clash of Wills
rolls to decode; if one fails, the attempt fails.
Wizened: The Tinkers can apply this
Contract to machine code and any computer
language to determine what a particular
program does just by looking at a piece of
code or a disc containing the program.
Loophole: The changeling must write
a word forward and backward then hide the
item on which she wrote the word as she
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 Ogre: The Ogre adds her Mantle rating
Shield to the Durability of the closure for attempts to
resist being damaged or destroyed.
Bar the Door (Common) Wizened: If the portal has an actual
The Lost were abducted, or more lock of some kind, the Tinker receives +3 dice
rarely, wandered into the Hedge by accident. on the Clash of Wills roll.
Either way, they found the doorway back to Loophole: The changeling carries a
their world barred and endured unknown key of any kind and mimes the act of locking a
amounts of time with their Gentry masters lock with it.
before finally escaping. Now that they have
returned, they have learned how to bar doors
Foul is Fair (Common)
to prevent unwanted entry or exit.
The tricks of the Gentry are as
Cost: 2 Glamour or 2 Glamour + 1
uncountable as the stars in the night sky. This
Willpower
Contract allows the Lost to better defend
Dice Pool: None
against them and other foes by protecting
Action: Instant (Clash of Wills to
allies from the detrimental effects of
attempt to force the door open)
Conditions imposed by various supernatural
Effects: The changeling can magically
powers and mundane situations.
lock any sort of portal as long as it has a
Cost: 2 Glamour + 1 Willpower
mundane means of closing (such as a door,
Dice Pool: Manipulation + Subterfuge
window, steamer trunk, vault, etc.). Anyone
+ Mantle vs. Manipulation + Wyrd (Clash of
attempting to force the door open must make a
Wills)
Clash of Wills roll vs. the changeling’s
Action: Contested
Manipulation + Larceny + Wyrd or be unable
Roll Results
to open the portal until the magic wears off.
Success: The changeling can instantly
The lock remains for one scene; with the
remove the effects of a non-persistent
expenditure of a Willpower point, the lock
Condition from herself or another and “throw”
remains for 24 hours.
that Condition onto any valid target, including
Beast: The Beast can use this Contract
the original source of the Condition. A Clash
on a den of any kind such as a cave entrance,
of Wills roll is made, with the Lost adding her
burrow, or even Hedge Gate. In this case,
Subterfuge rating to the dice pool, and if
natural objects such as rocks, shrubs,
successful, she strips the Condition from her
brambles, tree limbs and similar things bar the
target and casts it onto a target of her choice
entrance as securely as a real “door.”
instead. The Condition remains until resolved
Darkling: If the Darkling succeeds at a
normally.
Dexterity + Stealth roll and is unobserved, he
Exceptional Success: With an
can obscure the portal, essentially requiring
exceptional success, the character can inflict
two Clash of Wills rolls; one to locate it, and a
the Condition on a second viable target as
second to open it.
well, if applicable.
Elemental: Those that manage to
Failure: The Contract fails, and the
overcome the lock and win the Clash of Wills
Condition remains on the original target.
suffer a number of points of bashing damage
Dramatic Failure: The changeling
equal to the Elemental’s Mantle for their
suffers the effects of the Condition herself, as
trouble.
well as the original target, until she can apply
Fairest: If the portal has no actual lock
this Contract or resolve it normally.
of any kind, the Fairest receives +3 dice on the
Clash of Wills roll.

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 Beast: For an additional point of
Glamour, the Best may add the Agoraphobic
Condition to her target.
Darkling: For an additional point of
Glamour, the Darkling may add the Spooked
Condition to her target.
Elemental: For an additional point of
Glamour, the Elemental may add the Reckless
Condition to her target.
Fairest: For an additional point of
Glamour, the Fairest may add the Guilty
Condition to her target.
Ogre: For an additional point of
Glamour, the Ogre may add the Cowed
Condition to her target.
Wizened: For an additional point of
Glamour, the Wizened may add the
Withdrawn Condition to her target.
Loophole: The changeling makes
some sort of physical motion and appropriate
sound, such as blowing a kiss with a muah! or
throwing a ball toward the intended target
while yelling “Here, catch!”.
Whisperward (Common)
In the 21st century, prying ears like
Alexa and Google-Home are everywhere; cell
phones and computers act as recording devices
unbeknownst to their owners. Prior to this age,
magical scrying was employed by all sorts and
changelings learned very early to ward
themselves against prying eyes and
eavesdroppers.
Cost: 1 Glamour
Dice Pool: None
Action: Instant
Duration: One scene
Effects: The Lost creates a zone of
protection roughly equal to a 10x10 room per
dot of Wyrd she possesses. Anyone inside that
area can speak without fear of being heard by
mundane, magical or electronic means. For
example, anyone standing outside the door to
a room so warded would only hear muttered
nonsense while listening devices planted
inside the room would transmit gobbledygook
messages to those attempting to listen in.
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Anyone attempting to use magic to eavesdrop
on those within the warded area provokes a
Clash of Wills with the changeling invoking
this contract; this includes powers and abilities
that allow for the sharing of senses.
Beast: The Beast’s acute senses can
locate any and all listening/spying devices
within the immediate vicinity as well as tell
when someone’s senses have been co-opted by
another. Those obscured by magic prompt a
Clash of Wills to locate, to which the Beast
adds +2.
Darkling: The Darkling ward also
affects sight, blanketing the area in shifting,
concealing shadows so that observers cannot
see or hear who is present or what they
discuss.
Elemental: The Torrent can send
magical feedback to those who attempt to
mystically scry on her and her companions,
causing one point of lethal damage to the
offending spellcaster and prompting a Clash of
Wills to end the offending spell.
Fairest: The Fairest gains +3 dice on
any Clash of Wills contests to pierce her ward.
Ogre: The might of the Brute causes
those who fail the Clash of Wills to
immediately suffer the Insensate Tilt from the
magical backlash.
Wizened: The Hatter can turn
electronic listening devices back on their
owners, hearing anything spoken by the
person(s) who planted the devices.
Loophole: The changeling must
whisper to all those present to be covered by
the ward at the time it is invoked.
Steed
Waylaid Traveler (Common)
Pursuit was a constant threat to the
Lost once they escaped their Keepers and fled
into the Hedge. With this Contract the
changeling is capable of evading pursuit for a
time, as her pursuers run in circles, unable to
follow a trail or recognize known landmarks.
Cost: 2 Glamour
Dice Pool: Manipulation + Subterfuge
+ Mantle – Composure
Action: Instant
Roll Results
Success: If the changeling scores at
least one success, subtracting the highest
Composure if pursued by a group, then the
pursuers will wander around in circles, unable
to follow her whether in the Hedge or the real
world for a number of hours equal to her
(Mantle x 2). Targets do not endanger
themselves by walking off cliffs or roof
ledges, for example, but they are subject to
natural hazards such as weather, wild animals
and the Hedge’s strange and feral denizens.
This power can also target anyone
within line of sight to simply make them
unable to get to their desired location until the
Contract wears off. Mischievous Lost are
known to play tricks on hapless mortals in this
way, or test their resolve in the pursuit of
secrets.
Exceptional success: If the changeling
scores an exceptional success, the target
completely forgets what they were doing in
pursuit of the changeling and wanders off to
another more pressing matter. It will not
resume the hunt for a full 24 hours.
Failure: The Contract Fails.
Dramatic Failure: The changeling
leaves such an obvious trail that anyone
attempting to follow her gains a +3 bonus to
all tracking attempts for the next 24 hours.
Beast: The effects of the Contract
apply to any and all animals, mundane or
Hedge-beasts, which attempt to track or are
being used to track the character.
Darkling: The character’s paper trail,
from lease agreements to credit card receipts,
becomes lost for the duration of the Contract,
preventing anyone from locating such
information about the character for the
duration.
Elemental: When traveling through
any natural setting, such as a forest, desert or
even a park, the Elemental gains +3 dice to
activate this Contract as the natural elements
aid in covering her tracks and obscuring her
trail.
Fairest: Anyone whom the Fairest
knows will be unable to recall any details
about her for the duration of the Contract,
preventing pursuers from gaining any
information from friends, family and
acquaintances.
Ogre: When traveling through any
urban setting, the Ogre gains +3 dice to
activate this Contract as the man-made
features, including trash and construction
debris, aid in covering his tracks and
obscuring his trail.
Wizened: The effects of the Contract
also apply to electronic means of tracking,
surveillance and observation including
cameras, motion detectors and even ATMs.
Loophole: The changeling runs around
in circles chanting a silly rhyme, such as “Ho
ho, hee hee, you can’t catch me!” or “Run,
run, fast as you can! You can’t catch me, I’m
the Gingerbread Man!”
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Wildwalking (Common)
Having braved the madness of the
Hedge, the Lost don’t suffer from normal
environmental hazards don’t phase them. Rain
and winds avoid her, thin branches move out
of her way and fog parts to allow her a clear
view. Thus, she can operate normally in
conditions that would hinder others.
Cost: 1 Glamour
Dice Pool: None
Action: Reflexive
Duration: One scene
Effects: The Lost can cancel a number
of penalties caused by environmental
conditions or the natural world equal to half
her Wyrd score, rounded down. Such
conditions include penalties to perception due
to fog, smoke or wind as well as penalties to
movement due to thick branches, ice, rain or
high winds. The effects remain for a scene and
cannot result in a bonus for the character
should her Wyrd exceed the number of
penalties. Particularly severe penalties may
only be partially lessened by this power.
Beast: The Beast gains the cooperation
of any nearby animals who can provide him
with information on other potential hazards or
the movements of his enemies.
Darkling: The Darkling gains +3 dice
on all Stealth rolls and can attempt a roll at
Stealth even if he is being observed; success
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means the observer loses track of the
changeling.
Elemental: The Elemental applies half
her Wyrd (rounded down) as a penalty to
anyone attempting to follow or track her.
Fairest: The Fairest rounds up on her
Wyrd score when determining the number of
penalties to ignore.
Ogre: The Brute gains 1/1 Armor
against all natural weapons including the
claws and teeth of animals, clubs of wood and
stone, etc. (but not manmade or modified
weapons such as swords or bullets).
Wizened: The Wizened can spend an
additional 2 points of Glamour to apply the
effects of this Contract to a vehicle no larger
than a small four-door sedan (and thus, to
everyone inside).
Loophole: The character picks a blade
of grass, piece of straw, twig or similar
material and chews it as she invokes the
Contract.
Smoke-Stepping (Royal)
Like phantoms in the fog, this Contract
allows the Lost to move about in areas of
smoke or fog silently and instantaneously,
confounding his foes as he disappears and
reappears to harry them from all directions or
to make a quick and unseen escape.
Cost: 2 Glamour + 1 Willpower
Dice Pool: None
Action: Instant
Duration: One scene
Effects: Once activated, the character
may take his move action to instantly move to
any location that is both within the fog/smoke
and within a number of yards from his current
location equal to (Wyrd x 5). He may appear
facing any direction and can surprise any
opponents that do not possess a Merit or
heightened senses to detect ambushes (such as
Danger Sense or Auspex).
Beast: The Beast’s keen senses allow
him to detect anyone within (Wyrd x 10)
yards, despite the obscuring smoke, so that he
remains aware of all enemies and allies.
Darkling: The Darkling automatically
adds the element of shadow to this Contract
and doubles the distance he may teleport
through shadows only to (Wyrd x 10) yards.
Elemental: The Torrent automatically
gains a second element of his choice to use
with this Contract. If the element chosen is
related to his mien, he doubles the distance he
may teleport through that element only to
(Wyrd x 10) yards.
Fairest: The Fairest can spend 1 point
of Glamour and touch an opponent to
transport them through the smoke up to (Wyrd
x 10) yards. The target may make a Clash of
Wills with the Fairest adding +3 to her dice
pool to avoid the effect.
Ogre: The Brute may carry an
additional person with them for the cost of 1
additional Glamour when using this Contract.
Wizened: The Domovoi may, at the
cost of 2 additional Glamour, apply the effects
of this Contract to a vehicle no larger than an
average four-door sedan (and, consequently,
to all those inside the vehicle).
Loophole: The changeling walks
through a source of smoke, fog or mist such as
that from a cigarette, fog machine or the spray
from a waterfall, no more than 10 minutes
prior to activating the contract.
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Condition in regards to the character who

Spring invoked the Contract.
Exceptional Success: The target also
Doorway to Desire (Common)
suffers the Wanton Condition in regards to the
The Hedge touches upon the mortal
character.
world through doorways; any sort of portal
Failure: The Contract fails.
that can be opened and closed has the potential
Dramatic Failure: The changeling
to open onto the Hedge, as all Lost know with
suffers the Intoxicated Condition for the
their innate ability to utilize these portals.
remainder of the scene.
However, that ability cannot predict where the
Loophole: The character eats or drinks
changeling may end up within the Hedge, thus
the same food or drink she wishes to enchant
this Contract was bargained for with the
prior to invoking the Contract.
Hedge itself. The Lost may use this Contract
to open a gateway that leads to anywhere
within the Hedge that they have ever visited
before. The doorway remains open until the
character closes it, potentially allowing allies
to follow her through.
Cost: 2 Glamour
Dice Pool: None
Action: Instant
Duration: Varies
Loophole: The changeling has shed a
few drops of blood sometime in the past at the
location she wishes to travel to.

Faerie Feast (Common)

Mortal visitors to Faerie were always
cautioned against eating or drinking anything
they were offered; should they do so, the
faeries invoked the rules of hospitality and the
hapless mortal was obligated to remain with
the faeries. This Contract enchants foodstuffs
so that those who consume them find their
inhibitions are lowered for a time, making
them more susceptible to other manipulation.
Cost: 1 Glamour
Dice Pool: Manipulation + Empathy +
Mantle vs. Composure + Wyrd
Action: Contested
Roll Results
Success: The target who consumed the
enchanted food or drink suffers the Swooned

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In Vino Veritas (Common)
Latin for “In wine lies the truth,”
suggesting that even in the Roman era it was
known that those who became intoxicated
were more likely to divulge their true thoughts
than were sober individuals. This Contract
allows the changeling to enchant an alcoholic
drink of any kind so that the next person who
consumes it will speak the truth for a time.
Cost: 1 Glamour
Dice Pool: Presence + Persuasion +
Mantle vs. Stamina + Composure
Action: Instant and Contested (See
below)
Roll Results
Success: The changeling spends a
point of Glamour and a single alcoholic drink
is enchanted with veracity. The next
individual who consumes even a portion of the
drink must make the contested roll; if they
fail, the individual is compelled to speak the
truth until the sun next rises or sets, whichever
comes first. The changeling, or indeed anyone,
can ask any questions they like of the affected
individual and expect the truth… sometimes
learning far more than they needed or wanted
to know.
Exceptional success: If the target fails
to resist, they suffer the Confused Condition
for the duration.
Failure: The Contract Fails.
Dramatic Failure: The changeling can
only speak the truth for the next 24 hours.
Loophole: The character takes a shot
or other drink of alcohol as he invokes the
Contract.
Memory of Stone (Common)
Stones remember everything, and have
much to teach for those who will listen. With
this Contract, the changeling greatly enhances
her ability to recall details for a short time.
Cost: 1 Glamour or 1 Glamour + 1
Willpower
Dice Pool: None
Action: Reflexive
Effects: The Lost gains the Eidetic
Memory Merit for the scene. With the
expenditure of a Willpower point, she retains
the effects of the Merit for 24 hours.
Loophole: The Lost whispers a secret
to a small stone, and then tosses it behind her
as she invokes the Contract.
Memory of Trees (Common)
Trees have long memories; many have
witnessed centuries, some, millennia. With
this Contract, the Spring courtier can lay a
gentle hand upon a tree and learn all that it has
seen. The larger and older the tree, the greater
its depth and breadth of information.
Cost: 2 Glamour
Dice Pool: None
Action: Instant and extended
Effects: The character can learn
anything that has happened in the tree’s
vicinity (roughly 100’ radius per 10’ of
height). The older the tree, the farther back its
memory stretches, and a character can delve
deeper into the past each turn she maintains
contact with the tree. This information comes
as mental images of events that transpired
around the tree. The character can see
backward in time 1 day per turn. It is not
uncommon for Lost with plant-affinities to
remain in contact with a given tree for days to
experience the entirety of their ancient lives.
The images are played like a silent movie the
changeling can move forward or backward
through as she likes. The memories continue
until the changeling stops them or she breaks
contact with the tree.
It is not recommended to attempt this
Contract with Hedge-trees, as the results have
entirely unpredictable and occasionally
horrific results.
Loophole: The changeling or a
member of his mortal family (living or dead)
has planted the tree in question.
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 Merry Meet (Common)
First impressions are everything; and
the Court of Desire almost always wishes to
put their best foot forward in any meeting.
This Contract allows the changeling to do just
that, giving her a boost to her social skills if
successful. The Contract in effect makes her
appear more charming and alluring than she
may actually be, at least for a time.
Cost: 1 Glamour
Dice Pool: Presence + Socialize +
Mantle vs. Resolve + Composure
Action: Instant and Contested (See
below)
Roll Results
Success: If the changeling scores more
successes than her target, she gains 3 extra
dice to all further social rolls against the target
for the remainder of the scene.
Exceptional success: On an
exceptional success, the target also suffers the
Swooned Condition toward the changeling
until it is resolved.
Failure: The Contract Fails.
Dramatic Failure: The changeling
comes off as rude, vulgar, pushy or abrasive
and all attempts at social actions against the
target suffer a -3 penalty for 24 hours.
Loophole: The changeling offers
something to the person she is trying to
impress, whether that be a business card or a
drink. The other party does not need to accept
the offer to fulfill the loophole.

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Mantle of Terrible Beauty (Royal) suffer the Cowed Condition for the remainder
Though the Court of Emerald may not of the scene.
be known for its zealous warriors or cold- Failure: The Contracts fails to take
hearted assassins, they are far from effect.
defenseless; they just cater to their particular Dramatic Failure: The Contract has
strengths. By dropping their Mask and the opposite effect, causing all attackers to
allowing others to view the terrible beauty of become emboldened by the apparent weakness
Arcadia in their miens, they can frighten or of the changeling. Attackers gain one
incapacitate foes without worry of a loss of additional die to all attack rolls made against
Clarity. the changeling for the remainder of the scene.
Cost: 2 Glamour + 1 Willpower Also, this Contract cannot be invoked again
Dice Pool: Presence + Intimidation + until the sun next sets.
Mantle vs. Composure + Wyrd Loophole: The character is fighting a
Action: Contested duel or other combat that has been agreed to in
Duration: One scene advance; it need not be a one-on-one fight.
Success: This Contract affects
everyone within three yards per dot of the
changeling’s Wyrd. One contested roll can be
made for a crowd of mortals, but supernaturals
should make their own rolls. If the Lost rolls
any successes, he fills the onlookers with a
mixture of terror and awe. If he scores more
successes than a target’s resistance roll, the
victim flees the changeling’s presence in utter
terror. Those who fail but are prevented from
escape for some reason suffer -2 dice to all
actions from.
For those who roll equal or more
successes against the changeling do not have
to flee, but are still awed and intimidated by
the Mantle of Terrible Beauty, suffering -2 to
all attack rolls against the changeling. The
Lost also gains a +2 to all rolls to further
intimidate remaining onlookers. The Mantle
persists until the changeling ends it or the
scene ends, whichever comes first. Anyone
who enters the area while the Mantle is in
effect is subject to its effects.
The Mantle affects all present, friend
or foe, with the exception of any changelings
bound to the character through a motley
pledge, and can only be used on a single
individual once per scene.
Exceptional Success: All victims who
fail to resist suffer the Frightened Condition
for the remainder of the scene; all those who
score an equal number of successes to resist

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Summer
Sunflash (Common)
The Iron Spear relies on martial
prowess to overwhelm and assault its foes, but
sometimes all one needs is just a moment of
distraction to gain the upper hand; this
Contract provides that with a brief but brilliant
display of summer.
Cost: 1 Glamour
Dice Pool: None
Action: Reflexive
Effects: A blaze of light appears
around the changeling for only a moment, but
long enough to blind anyone looking at her in
that instant. Victims suffer the Blind
Condition for this turn and the one after, and
then their vision clears. The changeling gains
a bonus to her initiative equal to her Mantle
rating for the following turn. If she elects to
hide or invoke a Contract that can only be
done while unobserved, Sunflash explicitly
permits this; otherwise she likely gains the
upper hand on her next combat action.
As a side note, this Contract does not
generate actual sunlight, but it will likely give
vampires a fright and keep the, wary of the
changeling.
Loophole: The changeling tosses a
golden coin of any kind into the air
immediately before invoking this Contract; the
coin need not be made of real gold.
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My Anger is My Armor (Royal)
The heat of summer is relentless, just
as are the warriors of the Summer Court. With
this Contract, the Summer courtier stokes his
fury and turns it into literal armor to protect
against his foes.
Cost: 2 Glamour
Dice Pool: None
Action: Reflexive
Duration: One scene
Effects: The character accepts the
Berserk Condition for the scene, and in
exchange, receives an armor rating equal to
his Mantle rating. This magical armor does not
stack with mundane armor, is effective against
all types of damage, and can appear in any
form the character wishes, from silky flowing
robes, to blazing bronze plate mail. The armor
vanishes at the end of the scene and the
Condition resolves at the same time. Should
the Lost desire to end the effects early, he
must spend a Willpower point to resolve the
Condition and remove the armor. If the
Condition is removed by another source prior
to expiring, the armor is likewise dispelled.
This Contract cannot be combined with
an Unleashing of a similar effect, thus
imparting a “double-Berserk” Condition.
Loophole: The character rages loudly
and clearly, challenging an opponent to fight
him in front of all those present.
Solstice Revelations (Royal)
The light reveals all truth, burning
away disguises and deceptions like morning
mist.
Cost: 3 Glamour
Dice Pool: Presence + Occult + Mantle
Action: Instant
Duration: One turn per success
Roll Results
Success: Light floods the area up to a
radius of 100 feet. Anywhere the light shines
the ability to hide or disguise oneself is
reduced to a chance roll, and any previously
hidden or disguised characters must make a
chance roll or be revealed. Anyone employing
supernatural powers to disguise or hide
themselves must make a Stealth + Wyrd roll
(substituting Blood Potency, Primal Urge or
similar Traits, if possessed) at a -5 penalty or
lose the protection of those powers as well.
Even the Mask flickers and weakens in
this light; anyone who could normally see
through the Mask may make a standard
perception roll to see the miens of any
changelings or tokens they look at. Once the
light has faded, anyone may attempt to hide or
disguise themselves without penalty.
Exceptional Success: The revelatory
light persists for two turns per success and the
character can end it sooner at will.
Failure: The light does not respond to
the changeling’s command.
Dramatic Failure: The character
offends the sun and is blinded for his hubris;
he suffers the Blind Tilt for the remainder of
the scene.
Loophole: The character is using the
power within his Court’s favored time.
Autumn
Babel’s Curse (Common)
Communication is based on a carefully
crafted set of common understanding,
symbolism and meaning. An utter breakdown
of one’s ability to give and share information
is a devastating blow.
Cost: 1 Glamour or 1 Glamour + 1
Willpower
Dice Pool: Intelligence + Expression +
Mantle – Resolve
Action: Instant
Roll Results
Success: The targeted individual is
unable to communicate in any manner for a
number of turns equal to the changeling’s
successes (with a Willpower point the duration
can become a scene). This includes verbal,
written, physical or supernatural means. It is
not simply a matter of losing one’s voice or
forgetting how to write; the shared basis for
communicating ideas breaks down for the
target, leaving them able to speak words, write
letters or use gestures, but not in such a way
that they have any meaning for those around
them. The most fundamental of
communications: a shout of alarm, a cry of
pain or a joyful laugh can be communicated;
anything more complex is scrambled until its
meaning is lost entirely.
Exceptional Success: As with an
ordinary success, however, for the duration of
the Contract the targeted individual also
suffers the Synesthesia Condition.
Failure: The Contract has no effect.
Dramatic Failure: The Contract
backfires, and the changeling suffers from the
effects of Babel’s Curse for the next 24 hours.
Loophole: The changeling writes the
target’s name or commonly used nickname on
a piece of paper and tears it into tiny pieces as
she invokes the contract.
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Dead Men’s Tales (Common) changeling during this time as well, for good
They say dead men tell no tales… most or ill. Helldivers using their kith blessing can
of the time, anyway. Invoking this Contract choose to interact with the user of this
allows the changeling to call up a non-sentient Contract at their express option.
echo of the dead and communicate with it. Loophole: The changeling wipes a bit
This ghostly shadow is not a true ghost but an of ash on his eyelids prior to activating the
echo without self-awareness or intelligence; contract.
the echo fades at the end of the scene.
Cost: 2 Glamour
Dice Pool: Presence + Occult + Wyrd
Action: Extended
Duration: One scene
Roll Results
Success: The shade appears and will
answer one question per success precisely and
honestly but will not provide any additional
information beyond what is requested.
Exceptional Success: The shade will
provide any important additional information
that the changeling might not have known to
ask for, or knew she needed.
Failure: The shade does not appear.
Dramatic Failure: The shade appears
but provides incomplete or incorrect
information in some significant way that is not
immediately obvious to the changeling.
Loophole: The changeling burns the
Persephone’s Doorway (Royal)
feather of a crow or raven and wafts the
The Gentry made bargains with Death
smoke over the corspe to be questioned.
itself, granting them immortality; though that
particular bargain is denied the Lost, entering
Ghostly Presence (Common) the Underworld is available for those brave, or
The dead are among us, unseen and foolish, enough to do so. This Contract calls
unheard by the living. This clause allows the upon the ancient pacts to allow a desperate
changeling to physically interact with any changeling to open a doorway into the lands of
ghosts in her area (same room, or the dead, letting mortals cross into (or ghosts
conversational distance outside) in Twilight, cross out of) those shadowy lands.
including seeing, hearing, speaking to and Cost: 2 Glamour + 1 Willpower
touching them. Dice Pool: Manipulation + Occult +
Cost: 1 Glamour Mantle
Dice Pool: None Action: Instant
Action: Instant Duration: One night per success
Duration: One scene Roll Results
Effects: The changeling interacts with, Success: The changeling creates a two-
sees, hears and can speak to ghosts and others way portal between the living world and the
in Twilight in the area as if they were living, world of the dead, which may be passed
including being able to attack them physically. through from either direction for the duration
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expires, the door closes, potentially trapping Exceptional Success: As a success,
individuals on the wrong side. but targets who fail to resist also suffer the
Exceptional Success: The door is Cursed Condition for one week afterward.
created, and the changeling may “lock” it with Failure: The Contract fails.
a password or phrase of his choice, which Dramatic Failure: The changeling
must be spoken by anyone attempting to us the suffers the Deaf and Disoriented Conditions
door from either side. for (Mantle) turns.
Failure: The Contract fails and the Loophole: The changeling has at least
door does not open. a piece of a shroud or other clothing that has
Dramatic Failure: The door opens, been worn by a deceased individual.
but is only one way; those passing through
will be trapped on the wrong side. The living
can only pass to the Underworld – but not
back – and the dead can enter the mortal world
but not return.
Loophole: The changeling draws a
rough outline of a door, complete with
doorknob, on a wall in chalk, grasps the knob
and “opens” the door as he invokes the
Contract.

Banshee’s Wail (Royal)

Anguish and doom; death and
misfortune; those that heard the keening wail
of the ben side knew she foretold the death of
the one who heard her or someone close to
them. The Lost use this Contract to terrify and
demoralize their foes in battle or torment
solitary victims, feeding on the fear this
Contract engenders.
Cost: 2 Glamour + 1 Willpower
Dice Pool: Presence + Intimidation +
Mantle vs. Composure + Wyrd
Action: Contested
Roll Results
Success: All those within a number of
yards equal to (Mantle x 10), friend or foe,
must make the reflexive resistance roll. Those
that fail suffer the following effects:
• Take a number of levels of bashing
damage equal to the character’s
Mantle.
• Suffer the following Conditions for
the remainder of the scene: Deaf,
Frightened.
Those that succeed their resistance
rolls still suffer the Deaf Condition for
(Mantle) turns.

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Bauble of the Mind (Royal)
The Leaden Mirror deals in all things
mystical and arcane with information being its
stock in trade; for some that includes trading
in memories. This Contract allows the
changeling to remove a specific memory from
a target and store it within a small object
(usually a gemstone of some sort, though any
small item even marbles have been used).
Afterward, the memory can be
experienced by another by simply holding the
item and spending a point of Glamour. If the
memory resonates with the type of emotion
preferred by the changeling (Wrath for
Summer, Fear for Autumn, Desire for Spring
or Sorrow for Winter), the character
experiencing the memory regains a point of
Willpower. If the item is broken or destroyed,
the memory returns to its original owner. The
changeling can also release the memory at any
time to return to its original owner.
Cost: 2 Glamour + 1 Willpower
Dice Pool: Manipulation + Occult +
Mantle vs. Resolve + Composure
Action: Contested
Roll Results
Success: The changeling removes the
memory (stated in general terms as “your
wedding day” or “your sixteenth birthday” or
“you don’t remember seeing me”) from the
victim and stores it within the item; the victim
retains only a foggy recollection of the event
as if it were a dream and cannot recall
specifics. The memory is brief and finite, an
event of a few hours; this Contract cannot
remove whole swaths of a victim’s memories.
Exceptional Success: The memory is
so rich that the changeling invoking the
Contract regains the point of spent Willpower.
Failure: The Contract fails.
Dramatic Failure: The changeling
gains the Amnesia Condition for 24 hours.
Loophole: The changing has a string
tied around at least one finger to remind them
of something (whatever that may be).
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Elfshot (Royal)
Long before the advent of modern
medicine, those unfortunate enough to suffer a
heart attack or stroke were often said to have
been “elf shot.” While most people may have
died from natural causes, no few were indeed
slain by this Contract, one that fits the unseen
and dreadful nature of Autumn quite well.
Cost: 1 Glamour or 1 Glamour + 1
Willpower
Dice Pool: Dexterity + Occult +
Mantle
Action: Instant
Roll Results
Success: This Contract creates a “dart”
in the hands of the changeling, which may
then be thrown at a target to inflict damage.
The weapons traits are as follows: Damage
(Mantle)L, Ranges 10/20/40 yards/meters,
Initiative penalty 0, Size 1. If the player also
spends one point of Willpower, the damage is
aggravated instead. The dart returns to her
hand at the beginning of each turn for the
Contract’s duration. Those victim’s slain by
the dart will exhibit signs of mundane demise
such as stroke, heart attack, aneurysm or
similar conditions when examined by medical
means.
Exceptional Success: The dart also
inflicts the Stunned Tilt on a successful hit.
Failure: The Contract fails.
Dramatic Failure: The changeling
fumbles and is herself Stunned instead.
Loophole: The changeling carries a
small token of some kind made of bronze.
Haunted House (Royal)
Autumn is the season of fear and what
better way to keep unwanted visitors away
than with this Contract? Calling upon the
power of the Wyrd to manifest all manner of
creepy and dreadful effects within a location,
the changeling helps ensure that most people
avoid it. Those few brave souls who manage
to last more than a few minutes find their
terror increasing until they run screaming from
the house.
Cost: 2+ Glamour (see below)
Dice Pool: None (see below)
Action: Instant
Duration: 1 week or 1 month
Effects: With the expenditure of 2
Glamour, the changeling can cause the Wyrd
to manifest various audiovisual effects
typically associated with haunted houses:
creaking floors, footsteps, screams, cries and
whispers, cold spots, moving shadows and
objects and many other similar effects. The
character can tailor the effects to specifics, if
she desires, or just allow the Wyrd to do its
work; the Wyrd has an uncanny ability to tap
into the dreams of trespassers and bring their
fears to life. These effects only manifest when
anyone other than the changeling who invoked
the Contract enters the location (which can be
no larger than a large house; outdoors the area
is equal to 10 sq. yards per point of Wyrd).
Anyone else whom the Lost does not
specifically designate must make a Resolve +
Composure roll against the changelings
Presence + Intimidation + Wyrd or
immediately suffer the Spooked Condition. If
the afflicted character leaves immediately, the
Condition resolves at the end of the scene. For
every minute they remain within the haunted
house, they must make another roll, as above;
if they fail a second roll, they gain the Shaken
Condition. If they continue, and fail a third
time, they gain the Frightened Condition and
flee the house completely. If the individual
succeeds at three contested rolls, they are
immune to further effects of the haunted house
and may continue to explore the location
normally.
For each point of Glamour spent
beyond the initial 2, the changeling can
impose a -1 penalty to contested rolls for
intruders up to a maximum of -5. Fulfilling the
Loophole in this Contract only removes the
initial 2 Glamour. The effects persist for one
week in the mortal world, or one month if the
changeling uses this Contract to protect her
Hollow or another location within the Hedge.
Loophole: The changeling has
persuaded one or more actual ghosts
(including Hedge ghosts) to enter the location
prior to invoking this Contract.
Wake the Dead (Royal)
While no known Contract can return
the dead to life, this power can at least allow a
corpse to serve again under the control of its
creator. Though uncommon, this Contract has
seen use among the darker and more macabre
members of the Ashen Court who have used
the resulting “zombies” as servants, guards
and as unliving props by true connoisseurs
haunted houses to provide a feeling of true
authenticity.
Cost: 3 Glamour + 1 Willpower
Dice Pool: Manipulation + Occult +
Mantle
Action: Instant
Roll Results
Success: The corpse must be fairly
fresh or have been preserved, such as those
found in a funeral home prior to being buried
or cremated; corpses buried longer than a
month are too decomposed to be of use to the
changeling. On a success, it rises as a zombie
under the control of the changeling and
remains active for three days before collapsing
into dust and bits of bone. The basic statistics
for a zombie are below.
Exceptional Success: On an
exceptional success, the zombie gains +1 to
Strength, Stamina and Intelligence, making it
capable of performing other simple tasks
besides attacking enemies.
Failure: The Contract fails.
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 Dramatic Failure: The corpse
animates and promptly attacks the changeling
until destroyed or the character can escape.
Loophole: The light of a waxing moon
touches the corpse to be animated; whether
through the window of a mortuary or outdoors
in a graveyard.

Animated Corpse (Zombie)

Mental Attributes: Intelligence 0,
Wits 0, Resolve 0
Physical Attributes: Strength 4,
Dexterity 1, Stamina 4
Social Attributes: Presence 3 (for
fear/intimidation only), Manipulation 0,
Composure 0
Physical Skills: Brawl 3, Survival 3
Social Skills: Intimidation 3
Willpower: 3 Initiative: 1
Defense: 3
Speed: 5 Health: 7
Weapons/Attacks
Type Damage Range Dice Pool
Grapple 0B Melee 7
Bite 2L Melee 7
Banes: Attacks to the head
Dread Powers: Natural Weapons ⚫⚫,
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Whispers in the Dark (Royal)
Nearly everyone mutters little things in
the dark of night, when they think they’re
alone and no one is listening. All those prayers
and pleas, curses and desires go somewhere
and this Contract allows a changeling to
access that place and retrieve specific
information. It can also allow a character to
attempt to recover truly ancient or lost
information; secrets lost since the world was
young are still found in the cold, dark spaces
between the stars.
Cost: 2 Glamour or 2 Glamour + 1
Willpower (for truly ancient or lost
knowledge)
Dice Pool: Wits + Occult + Mantle
Action: Extended
Duration: One scene
Roll Results
Success: Each roll represents one turn
of “listening,” in which the changeling is at a -
2 die penalty to all other actions. A number of
successes (determined by the Storyteller based
on the obscurity of the information sought) is
required to retrieve the desired information.
Once that number is reached, the changeling
learns the specific information, even in so far
as hearing the original whispered comments.
Exceptional Success: The connection
to whatever is providing the insight also
bestows one of the following Merits for the
next 24 hours, chosen randomly (or by the
Storyteller): Danger Sense, Eidetic Memory,
Encyclopedic Knowledge, Eye for the
Strange, Indomitable, Medium, Mind of a
Madman, Omen Sensitivity, Supernatural Lore
(one type of non-fae supernatural) or
Tolerance for Biology.
Failure: No link is established, and the
character cannot try again for the remainder of
the scene.
Dramatic Failure: The character
immediately suffers the Spooked Condition,
which remains for a week. His brush with the
Beyond has left him jumping at shadows and
hearing whispers from every darkened corner.
Loophole: The changeling performs
this Contract within her own private quarters,
alone and in complete darkness.
Withering Glare (Royal)
Autumn is the season when trees shed
their leaves, fruit that has not been harvested
begins to rot and the vitality of the previous
spring and summer begins to fade. With but a
sneering glance at her target, a changeling can
cause him to suffer the withering of autumn as
well.
Cost: 2 Glamour
Dice Pool: Presence + Intimidation +
Mantle vs. Stamina + Wyrd
Action: Contested
Roll Results
Success: The changeling must be able
to see her intended target. A success on this
Contract causes the target to suffer either the
Arm Wrack Tilt or the Leg Wrack Tilt, at the
changeling’s option. This Tilt remains for the
scene before resolving itself.
Exceptional Success: The target also
suffers the Immobilized Tilt for the scene.
Failure: The Contract fails.
Dramatic Failure: The Lost suffers
the Tilt she intended to inflict for (Mantle)
turns.
Loophole: The Lost wrings a cloth,
crumples a piece of paper, or similar action as
she invokes this Contract.
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Winter
Mindveil (Common)
Winter nights are empty and devoid of
anything other than darkness and biting cold.
With this Contract, the Winter courtier shields
her mind from prying magics intent on reading
her thoughts or controlling her actions.
Cost: 1 Glamour
Dice Pool: None
Action: Reflexive
Duration: One scene
Effects: The Lost adds her rating in
Mantle to all resistance rolls against powers
that attempt to read or control her mind. If she
successfully resists, mind readers see only
darkness and hear only the howl of wind
across a glacier. The changeling can
selectively allow the use of telepathy on
herself as desired, to allow for allies to
communicate wordlessly, if necessary.
Loophole: The character listens to
“white noise” before she invokes the Contract;
this can include from headphones tuned to
static, a television or even a large shell held to
the ear to “listen to the ocean.”
Veil of Tears (Common)
Sometimes a changeling only needs a
moment – a moment to escape or to attack.
This Contract grants that moment by suddenly
overwhelming a target with sadness so intense
that tears immediately flood their eyes,
causing them to momentarily blink and look
away.
Cost: 1 Glamour
Dice Pool: Manipulation + Empathy +
Mantle vs. Composure + Wyrd
Action: Contested
Roll Results
Success: The changeling goes before
her target in the following turn, regardless of
what their original initiative orders were.
Exceptional Success: As a success,
but the target also suffers the Lethargic
Condition.
Failure: The Contract fails.
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Dramatic Failure: The Lost loses
initiative for this turn and the next, as sadness
overwhelms her.
Loophole: The changeling sheds at
least one tear of her own within the same
scene prior to activating the Contract.
Curse of Fading (Royal)
Being alone is often one of the worst
things most people imagine; the loneliness and
despondence that comes with being unnoticed
and forgotten has caused many to take their
own lives. The Onyx Court found a way to
curse an enemy to go unnoticed by everyone
around him, at least for a time, making that
sorrowful existence a reality.
Cost: 3 Glamour + 1 Willpower
Dice Pool: Manipulation +
Intimidation + Mantle vs. Resolve +
Composure
Action: Instant and Contested (See
below)
Roll Results
Success: If the changeling scores more
successes than the victim, the victim slowly
fades from sight over the next round,
effectively becoming trapped in a state similar
to, but different from, Twilight. While in this
state of non-existence, they cannot be seen,
heard or felt by anyone in the real world or the
Hedge without the use of magical means (such
as Auspex, the Ghostly Presence Contract or
by those employing Whispers of Morning).
The victim can see and hear into the real
world but is powerless to affect it in any way.
The victim remains in this state for a number
of days equal to the changeling’s Mantle
rating; after that time, they slowly fade back
into the real world over the course of a round.
(Note: This Contract is essentially the
same as Whispers of Morning, except it can
only be used on another target, not the
changeling herself.)
Exceptional Success: When the victim
returns to the real world they suffer the Fugue
Condition until it can be resolved.
Failure: The Contract fails.
 Dramatic Failure: The changeling
herself becomes trapped in non-existence for a
number of hours equal to her Mantle.
Loophole: The victim has actually
seen a ghost before, whether through the ghost
using its own Numina to manifest, an
application of the Ghostly Presence Contract
being applied to the victim or similar powers
prior to the Curse of Fading being enacted.
My Sorrow is My Armor (Royal)
The Onyx Court may not be as martial
as their Summer cousins, but some are
frighteningly powerful warriors, able to
sustain amounts of damage that would cripple
lesser fughters.
Cost: 2 Glamour
Dice Pool: None
Action: Reflexive
Duration: One scene
Effects: The character accepts the
Numb Condition for the scene, and in
exchange, ignores a number of wound
penalties equal to her Mantle rating. The
character continues to act even if brought
below Incapacitated as long as this Contract is
in effect; once it ends, her wounds take full
effect. Should the Lost desire to end the
effects early, he must spend a Willpower point
to resolve the Condition and remove the
protection. If the Condition is removed by
another source prior to expiring, the protection
is likewise dispelled.
This Contract cannot be combined with
an Unleashing of a similar effect, thus
imparting a “double-Numb” Condition.
Loophole: The character rages loudly
and clearly, challenging an opponent to fight
him in front of all those present.
sees their deaths, and he knows that kingdoms
crumble and even his greatest efforts will
come to naught.
Cost: 1 Glamour + 1 Willpower
Dice Pool: Manipulation + Persuasion
+ Mantle vs. Composure + Wyrd
Action: Contested
Roll Results
Success: The target who fails to resist
finds that their grief redoubles in their hearts
and life’s roads always lead downhill into
darkness. Victims suffer the Broken Condition
until resolved.
Exceptional Success: As above, and
the victim also suffers the Madness Persistent
Condition focused on despair until resolved.
Weak-willed victims typically end their own
lives, seeing no way to escape the darkness in
their hearts.
Failure: The Contract fails.
Dramatic Failure: The changeling
suffers the Guilty Condition for (Mantle) days
before it fades.
Loophole: The changeling holds the
heart of an animal, frozen through means
natural or otherwise, and utters the target’s
name and her intent over it.

Soul Rime (Royal)

The Court of loss and sorrow has its
own methods of dealing with its enemies, and
this Contract is one of the most potent in their
arsenal of magics. If successful, this Contract
lays the gloom of utter despair on the heart of
the victim. He sees the dark side of all
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 Away with us he’s going,
The solemn-eyed:
He’ll hear no more the lowing
Of the calves on the warm hillside
Or the kettle on the hob
Sing peace into his breast,
Or see the brown mice bob
Round the oatmeal chest.
For he comes, the human child,
To the waters and the wild
With a faery, hand in hand,
For the world’s more full of weeping
than he can understand.
-- W.B. Yeats
Inside you’ll find:

• An optional system of channeling emotions to perform magical feats.

• Five new kiths including the predatory Lamia and the haggling Jinn.
• Contracts, both revised and new, to add more options for changelings of all
Courts and Seemings.