Raedanna

Widely mistrusted, the changelings seek a homeland and peace for their people.

Origins

In the extreme southeast of Dulnaeria, beyond the rim of the Skycap mountains, the changelings were once a tribe of humans. During the Planar Rift Period, this area was bathed with energies from the Sea Above and the Bright Lands. The humans’ natural appearance was changed to the familiar changeling traits of today: pale, near translucent skin and hair, and eyes of all white. The tribe, called Raedanna, lived normally throughout the period and it was not until later, when other human tribes returned to the area, that their troubles began.

Society

Changelings were “discovered” when humans returning to the area kept happening upon villages of people that looked exactly like them. Eventually two tribes happened upon the same village at the same time, and the Raedanna kept changing their features to match whomever they were talking with, giving up the secret. Those two tribes decided that the Raedanna were demons in disguise, and attacked the village.

The Raedanna that escaped found other villages and warned them of the danger. Soon, a Great Diaspora was underway. After crossing the Skycap Mountains, various clans and families split up, so as to ease the integration process and better protect their secret.

Today, Raedanna have some cultural traditions that have survived the millennia of integration with other societies. In particular is the mindset that anyone able to be deceived should be. Whether this is a defense mechanism or an odd form of might makes right no one Raedanna can say for sure.

Adventurers

Changelings are an uncommon people, but they have no compunction and adventuring. The only caveat is that Raedanna won’t often reveal their true nature to their companions until their loyalty has been proven. Changelings are often rogues, bards and sorcerers.

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