Changeling: the Lost Basic Glossary
(Note: Parts of this glossary shamelessly ripped from flamingsofa.com without permission. Other parts terribly simplified from White Wolf gaming books.)
Arcadia - The lands where the True Fae dwell, separated from the mortal realm by the Hedge. It is to this place where humans are taken and transformed into changelings.
changelings - Humans abducted by the True Fae that have been changed physically, mentally, and supernaturally in their durances in Arcadia, making them partially fae themselves.
Contract - An agreement, usually ancient, between the forces of nature and fae beings which allow the fae to have access to supernatural powers.
Court - An organized group of changelings who gather under the auspice of a season and dedicate themselves to that season's emotion.
fae - This general term applies to all items, creatures, and entities which are infused with the magic and power of Arcadia or the Hedge.
fetch - A creation of random bits of detritus as a simulacrum of a human kidnapped by the True Fae to replace the abductee.
Freehold - The group of changelings within a city or area who cooperate to keep one another safe from the True Fae and other dangers that face changelings.
Gentry - Another term for the True Fae.
goblin fruit - The strange consumable plants that are fae in nature that grow in the Hedge which can imbue a variety of supernatural effects.
The Hedge - The wild, thorny and dangerous region that separates Arcadia from the mortal realm.
hobgoblin - A blanket name for the creatures that dwell in the Hedge.
hallow - A cultivated area of the Hedge that is used as a safe haven.
Keeper - The True Fae captor or master of a changeling while in Arcadia.
kith - The sub-grouping of affinities within a seeming, usually tied to a specific role, physical appearance, or function.
Mantle - A Wyrd-granted representation of a changeling's Court.
Mask - The illusory appearance of fae creatures to mortal eyes which allows them to "pass" in mortal society.
Mien - The true appearance and form of fae creatures.
Monarch - The changeling who is the Wyrd-appointed leader of the Court whose season it currently is.
motley - A grouping of changelings that form around a similar cause (e.g. friendship, missions, business).
Others - Another term for the True Fae.
pledge - An oath that has been bound within the Wyrd, interwoven into the threads of fate.
Regent - The Court-chosen leader of a Court not in season. In general (but not always), the Wyrd appoints the Regent of a Court to be the Monarch in their given season.
seeming - The type of changeling as defined by physical form and general function within Arcadia. Changelings of the same seeming had similar durances and possess the same benefits and drawbacks from their form.
token - Objects with fae power.
trod - A cultivated path through the Hedge. Also used to describe the location of portals between the Hedge and the mortal realm.
True Fae - The rulers of Arcadia: amoral, powerful, alien, and seemingly immortal beings that kidnap humans and transform them into changelings.
Wyrd - The raw elemental power of Faerie. Also often viewed as the active force of Fate.
Arcadia - The lands where the True Fae dwell, separated from the mortal realm by the Hedge. It is to this place where humans are taken and transformed into changelings.
changelings - Humans abducted by the True Fae that have been changed physically, mentally, and supernaturally in their durances in Arcadia, making them partially fae themselves.
Contract - An agreement, usually ancient, between the forces of nature and fae beings which allow the fae to have access to supernatural powers.
Court - An organized group of changelings who gather under the auspice of a season and dedicate themselves to that season's emotion.
fae - This general term applies to all items, creatures, and entities which are infused with the magic and power of Arcadia or the Hedge.
fetch - A creation of random bits of detritus as a simulacrum of a human kidnapped by the True Fae to replace the abductee.
Freehold - The group of changelings within a city or area who cooperate to keep one another safe from the True Fae and other dangers that face changelings.
Gentry - Another term for the True Fae.
goblin fruit - The strange consumable plants that are fae in nature that grow in the Hedge which can imbue a variety of supernatural effects.
The Hedge - The wild, thorny and dangerous region that separates Arcadia from the mortal realm.
hobgoblin - A blanket name for the creatures that dwell in the Hedge.
hallow - A cultivated area of the Hedge that is used as a safe haven.
Keeper - The True Fae captor or master of a changeling while in Arcadia.
kith - The sub-grouping of affinities within a seeming, usually tied to a specific role, physical appearance, or function.
Mantle - A Wyrd-granted representation of a changeling's Court.
Mask - The illusory appearance of fae creatures to mortal eyes which allows them to "pass" in mortal society.
Mien - The true appearance and form of fae creatures.
Monarch - The changeling who is the Wyrd-appointed leader of the Court whose season it currently is.
motley - A grouping of changelings that form around a similar cause (e.g. friendship, missions, business).
Others - Another term for the True Fae.
pledge - An oath that has been bound within the Wyrd, interwoven into the threads of fate.
Regent - The Court-chosen leader of a Court not in season. In general (but not always), the Wyrd appoints the Regent of a Court to be the Monarch in their given season.
seeming - The type of changeling as defined by physical form and general function within Arcadia. Changelings of the same seeming had similar durances and possess the same benefits and drawbacks from their form.
token - Objects with fae power.
trod - A cultivated path through the Hedge. Also used to describe the location of portals between the Hedge and the mortal realm.
True Fae - The rulers of Arcadia: amoral, powerful, alien, and seemingly immortal beings that kidnap humans and transform them into changelings.
Wyrd - The raw elemental power of Faerie. Also often viewed as the active force of Fate.