Fae-Blooded
This
Seeming may not be taken for instant play characters. It MUST be approved
by the ST and may only be granted to seasoned players.
You have Fae blood running through your veins. One of your ancestors or
parents reproduced with a True Fae at some point or one of your parents
was the guinea pig in some Gentry's twisted experiment. Either way, you
have a chaotic Fae side that struggles to come to the surface.
This part of you is difficult to control and can surface in a multitude
of ways. You could have pronounced Fae features, strange colored hair
and eyes, or a slight tint to your skin that doesn't quite fit in with
humanity. Your powerful Fae blood could also cause your Mien to be a lot
stronger then normal Changelings. One way or another you are different
from other Changelings and it shows.
Background:
How is this possible? Everyone knows the Fae are sterile.
While this statement may be true, it does not stop the Fae from
attempting to reproduce. Most of them may see it as a waste of time, but
there are a few Gentry who feel they need to find a way to continue
their line.
There have been reports of Gentry visiting women in their beds for a
night of intimacy. When these women wake the next morning, their partner
is no where to be found and they pass it off as some wild dream. Some of
these women do turn up pregnant and claim a one night stand or
artificial insemination. After all, who is going to believe a story
about a stranger mysteriously appearing in ones bed for the sole purpose
of having sex. There is never any evidence of the Gentry's presence.
Except for his seed firmly planted in the chosen female, of course.
Other Gentry feel that mating with a human is abhorrent and out of the
question. Instead, they prefer to capture a human and use it as a lab
rat. Maybe attempting to mate is the wrong way of doing things. Fae do
not think as humans do and so, for some, it may just be easier to change
the human's DNA to be more like the Fae's.
Sometimes these experiments go horribly wrong and the Fae is left with a
useless husk of a human. In these sad cases the best that can be done is
to put the poor creature out of it's misery.
A few experiments do not end in failure, however and the proud Fae will
parade his success in front of his fellow Gentry. Unfortunately, the
shine of success does not last long and most of these creations are
either destroyed or forgotten.
Some have managed to escape through the Hedge and some have never been
on the other side of the Hedge to begin with. The few children born of
the union between mother and Fae never step foot in Arcadia. Most times,
the Gentry involved in the union never even knows they have children
outside of Arcadia.
A lot of these children have one thing in common though. They all know
they are different somehow, but most of them never know why.
Kiths:
Any member of another Seeming or Kith may choose the Fae Blooded
Seeming. There are currently no other Kiths known to belong to just this
Seeming.
Blessing:
Fae Blooded may choose one Blessing from the Fae Blessings section in
the Autumn Nightmares book. For Changelings with only one Kith, the new
Blessing will replace the original Kiths Blessing. For Changeling
characters with two Kiths, the player must choose which Blessing to
replace.
Curse: (Choose One)
Cold Hearted
The Gentry are chaotic by nature and do not understand human emotions or
concepts. Their half-breeds have similar difficulties with human
emotions. Although it may be easier to understand the emotions because
of their human half, Fae Blooded still have a hard time feeling such
emotions.
Unless the emotion is extreme (love, hate, rage) A Fae Blooded will not
react as a normal human would. Feelings of irritation, frustration or
even mild friendly warm fuzzies will not touch a Fae Blooded's heart.
The emotions are simply not strong enough for them to feel. And even the
extreme emotions, such as love, hate, rage, or even lust, can only be
felt at half the intensity.
Characters with this curse may never have more then 2 dots in the
empathy, expression, or socialize skills. The 10 again rule does not
apply to these skills.
Skill Limitation
As some Fae Blooded struggle to understand and experience human
emotions, others struggle to understand human technology. True Fae do
not react well to technology. In Arcadia they can create anything they
want, so what is the use of a machine?
Some Fae Blooded have a similer issue. Some cannot grasp the capability
to use complex technology such as computers, cell phones, iPods, Palm
Pilots, etc. It is very difficult for them to grasp the necessary
understanding to use this type of complex machinery and using this
technology at all makes them very uncomfortable.
Characters with this curse may never have more then 2 dots in the
computer, drive, and firearms skills. The 10 again rule also does not
apply to these skills.
Iron Allergy
It is well known that the True Fae do not like Cold Iron or Hand Forged
Iron. The Fae Blooded are not much different from their Arcadian cousins
in this respect.
Some Fae Blooded discover they have an allergy to Cold and Hand Forged
Iron. Being around the metal, having it close to their skin, or touching
their skin causes a nasty looking rash. They may discover during a
sparring session accident they take more damage and are slower to heal
from the metal.
After this discovery, almost all Fae Blooded steer clear of Cold or Hand
Forged Iron.
Characters with this curse cannot have the metal touching their skin for
long periods of time or the area the metal is touching will break out in
a terrible rash.
The Changeling will also take +2 damage from any Cold or Hand Forged
Iron weapons. In addition, healing from such damage will take twice as
long.
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