Post by Iota on May 2, 2010 8:25:05 GMT -5
The Faerist
The Fairest are changelings for whom Faerie should have been - and in some sense was - bright and wonderful. They embody the wonder and beauty ever-present in folklore: the elves, the Shining Ones, the fairy maidens and dashing fairy knights. But theirs is a beauty not of this world; they are wondrous to look on, but they're too perfect. Their faces may be too symmetrical, or their features impossibly angular or chiseled; perhaps they literally glow with a warm light. They are still changelings, and their true forms are still inhuman.
The Fairest are frequently taken for their beauty, but usually this is not the only reason. Each has some other quality or talent that attracted their Keeper, most often artistic skill or the ability to play music or perform. Since this skill becomes their sole reason for their existence in Faerie, Fairest sometimes become obsessed with it, desperate to prove their worth. They are, however, almost without exception supremely social creatures, used to admiration and hungry for approval.
While the Fairest were ostensibly loved by their Keepers, such clear and pure emotion is unknown to the Fae; what passes for love among them can seem like obsession, cruelty, slavery or worse to mortals.
The Fairest live up to their name: not only are they physically appealing, but they are enchanting in a literal sense: their magics allow them to make the most of their beauty, and get what they want. All social activities come naturally to them, but perversely, they also find it hard to truly come to peace with themselves. Of all Changelings, they are the most likely to lose their sense of Clarity.
Kiths
* Bright One - the shining Changelings who embody the beauty of light in all its forms. Blessing: Goblin Illumination.
* Dancer - creatures possessed of unearthly grace, always moving. Blessing: Fae Grace.
* Draconic - inheritors of the blood of Faerie's "great beasts", from dragons to demons. Blessing: Dragon's Talon.
* Flamesiren - living incarnations of the allure of flame. Blessing: Burning Hypnotism.
* Flowering - the epitome of nature's beauty. Blessing: Seductive Fragrance.
* Gandharva - culture-themed kith of androgynous messengers. Blessing: Heavenly Articulation.
* Larcenist - graceful and elegant thieves. Blessing: Thievery's Grace.
* Minstrel - entertainers and serenaders, with or without an instrument. Blessing: Perfect Pitch.
* Muse - beauties who inspire great art by their presence alone. Blessing: The Tyranny of Ideas.
* Playmate - friend and companion. Blessing: The Circle of Friends.
* Polychromatic - ever-shifting kaleidoscopes of color. Blessing: Prismatic Heart.
* Romancer - visions of the ideal nature, for anyone's eyes. Blessing: Narcissus' Blessing.
* Shadowsoul - enthralling, terrifying creatures, shaped by darkness and the night. Blessing: Unnatural Chill.
* Succubus / Incubus - culture-themed kith of demonic seduction. Blessing: Vice to Vice.
* Telluric - those imbued with the nature and essence of the celestial bodies. Blessing: Music of the Spheres.
* Treasured- ornaments and adornments of the True Fae. Blessing: Alabaster Fortitude.
* Weisse Frau - culture-themed kith of weeping protectors. Blessing: Kiss of Life.
