| Described below are some questions that should be answered before you begin to actually play the role of your character. These will help you to flesh out the character, to understand their motivations and desires, and to understand the role they will take in the story that we are building together. |
 How old are you? Your seeming provides a start, but there is still a wide range within each category. Is your grump 27 or (gasp!) over 40? How old are you now? What ages do you feel you can act believably? How many years has it been since your character experienced her Chrysalis?.
 Who was your mentor? Many changelings are taken on by a mentor shortly after their Chrysalis. What was your mentor like? Did he give you a fairly realistic view of changeling society or did he teach you about the fae from a particular perspective?
 How do you feel about mortals? Are they blind fools, dangerous adversaries, or just fun playmates? Mortals are a major part of every changeling's life, even if they aren't the focus of this venue. Do you feel left out, surrounded by people who can't or won't understand you? How does your changeling deal with the Real World of the day-to-day? Becoming too bogged down leads to Banality, but denial of that world leads to the madness of Bedlam.
 Where do you live now? Do you spend most of your time at a nearby Freehold or do you have an apartment of your own? Do you live with your parents or housemates?
 What do you do for a living? What is your 'day job'? Musician? Lawyer? Doctor? Student? Bum? These can not only help to explain your character's influences upon mortal society, but can also help you to understand their point of view. The "Seeming" is an integral part of every kithain's life, after all. Ignoring your day-to-day life is a quick road to Bedlam.
 What motivates you? Do you seek revenge on any enemies? Do you long to return to your mortal life? Do you have ambitions in Kithain society? If you could achieve anything in the world, what would it be? These are more than just hoped-for wishes for the kithain, they are driving passions that fuel their every deed. |
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 Have you ever encountered the Autumn People? Whether it's a run-in with the school phychologist or a journalist who wants to explain away every trace of magic left in the world, most changelings encounter these champions of Banality at some point in their lives.
 What is the most beautiful thing you have ever encountered? Beauty can be found in almost anything if you look hard enough ... where do you find it? In music, in dancing, in the delicate pink of a fragile blossom, in the rough angles of a sawblade sculpture, in the shimmer of broken glass? Was it the look on her face when you told her you love her, or the poem scrawled on the brick wall next to the drugstore? Changelings exist in part by extracting Glamour from enjoyable things, so it is important to discover what suits that character.
 What is the most frightening thing you have ever seen? Just as the world is full of beauty, it is still the World of Darkness, and there are lots of horrifying things out there. What scares your character the most? Was it the time your parents burned all your comic books so that you would spend more time on schoolwork, or was it the brutal murder of the girl who lived down the hall? Finding out what scares a character can give real insight into what that character is all about. While Changeling may not at first glance seem as dark as some other White Wolf games, it has its terrors. Which is more horrifying: the execution-style killing of five gang members down the street, or the prospect of a completely cold and Banal world, utterly without Glamour? The Angst of being "cursed" to languish artfully in an eternal cycle of knowing reincarnation, or the knowledge that you are banished entirely from the world where you belong through no fault of your own, and the world where you are is slowly and deliberately killing you? The threat of violence from others of your own kind, or the threat of being made never to have even existed?
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