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	[[File:Changeling.png \| 400 px \| x 600 px \| right \| border \| frame \| A Changeling looking almost like the ~~Elf~~ they are impersonating.]]		[[File:Changeling.png \| 400 px \| x 600 px \| right \| border \| frame \| A Changeling looking almost like the Human they are impersonating. Some Changelings require practice to get it right.]]

	=Overview=		=Overview=

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	Changelings, also Ionadaigh {{lang\|Feyspeak\|\|\|fire yew}}, are a Fey species native to Arcadia. They are one of the two constituent species of [[The Court of Half Tomorrows]]. Their [[Fey God]] is [[The Promised King]]. Unlike most Fey, Changelings are deliberately crafted for prolonged infiltration of the Mortal Realms, serving as agents of interruption, obligation, and unfinished purpose.		Changelings ([[Commonspeak]]), also Ionadaigh {{lang\|Feyspeak\|\|\|fire yew}}, are a Fey species native to Arcadia. They are one of the two constituent species of [[The Court of Half Tomorrows]]. Their [[Fey God]] is [[The Promised King]]. Unlike most Fey, Changelings are deliberately crafted for prolonged infiltration of the Mortal Realms, serving as agents of interruption, obligation, and unfinished purpose.

	Changelings are most often encountered beyond Arcadia, embedded within mortal societies under false identities. Within Arcadia itself, they are regarded with a mixture of reverence and discomfort, even by other Fey, due to the extent to which their bodies and minds are shaped around deception and incompletion.		Changelings are most often encountered beyond Arcadia, embedded within mortal societies under false identities. Within Arcadia itself, they are regarded with a mixture of reverence and discomfort, even by other Fey, due to the extent to which their bodies and minds are shaped around deception and incompletion.

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	[[File:Changeling.png \| 400 px \| x 600 px \| right \| border \| frame \| A Changeling looking almost like the Elf they are impersonating.]]		[[File:Changeling.png \| 400 px \| x 600 px \| right \| border \| frame \| A Changeling looking almost like the Elf they are impersonating.]]

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	Changelings came into existence in the middle Dark Age, circa NIR 1380, with the founding of the Court of Tomorrow, a Court devoted to Strange Meaning through interruption, delay, and things left undone. From the beginning, the Ionadaigh were conceived as emissaries rather than inhabitants, designed to enter mortal worlds and destabilize linear outcomes.		Changelings came into existence in the middle Dark Age, circa NIR 1380, with the founding of the Court of Tomorrow, a Court devoted to Strange Meaning through interruption, delay, and things left undone. From the beginning, the Ionadaigh were conceived as emissaries rather than inhabitants, designed to enter mortal worlds and destabilize linear outcomes.

	~~Only twenty years later~~, circa NIR ~~1400~~, the Court of Tomorrow was forcibly fused through the Concordance with the Half Court, creating the Court of Half Tomorrows. This fusion bound the Changelings to the [[Fetchlings]], whose philosophy of obligation and promise stood in sharp contrast to the Changelings’ fixation on interruption.		Later in the Dark Age, circa NIR 1750, the Court of Tomorrow was forcibly fused through the Concordance with the Half Court, creating the Court of Half Tomorrows. This fusion bound the Changelings to the [[Fetchlings]], whose philosophy of obligation and promise stood in sharp contrast to the Changelings’ fixation on interruption.

	The fusion was traumatic. Changelings, whose identities were built around open-ended disruption, found themselves shackled to beings defined by relentless forward momentum. Fetchlings, in turn, came to see Changelings as sabotages given flesh.		The fusion was traumatic. Changelings, whose identities were built around open-ended disruption, found themselves shackled to beings defined by relentless forward momentum. Fetchlings, in turn, came to see Changelings as sabotages given flesh.

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	Changelings, also Ionadaigh {{lang\|Feyspeak\|\|\|fire yew}}, are a Fey species native to Arcadia. They are one of the two constituent species of ~~the~~ Court of Half Tomorrows. Their [[Fey God]] is [[The Promised King]]. Unlike most Fey, Changelings are deliberately crafted for prolonged infiltration of the Mortal Realms, serving as agents of interruption, obligation, and unfinished purpose.		Changelings, also Ionadaigh {{lang\|Feyspeak\|\|\|fire yew}}, are a Fey species native to Arcadia. They are one of the two constituent species of [[The Court of Half Tomorrows]]. Their [[Fey God]] is [[The Promised King]]. Unlike most Fey, Changelings are deliberately crafted for prolonged infiltration of the Mortal Realms, serving as agents of interruption, obligation, and unfinished purpose.

	Changelings are most often encountered beyond Arcadia, embedded within mortal societies under false identities. Within Arcadia itself, they are regarded with a mixture of reverence and discomfort, even by other Fey, due to the extent to which their bodies and minds are shaped around deception and incompletion.		Changelings are most often encountered beyond Arcadia, embedded within mortal societies under false identities. Within Arcadia itself, they are regarded with a mixture of reverence and discomfort, even by other Fey, due to the extent to which their bodies and minds are shaped around deception and incompletion.
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	==Dark Age==		==Dark Age==

	Changelings came into existence in the middle Dark Age, circa 1380, with the founding of the Court of Tomorrow, a Court devoted to Strange Meaning through interruption, delay, and things left undone. From the beginning, the Ionadaigh were conceived as emissaries rather than inhabitants, designed to enter mortal worlds and destabilize linear outcomes.		Changelings came into existence in the middle Dark Age, circa NIR 1380, with the founding of the Court of Tomorrow, a Court devoted to Strange Meaning through interruption, delay, and things left undone. From the beginning, the Ionadaigh were conceived as emissaries rather than inhabitants, designed to enter mortal worlds and destabilize linear outcomes.

	Only twenty years later, circa 1400, the Court of Tomorrow was forcibly fused through the Concordance with the Half Court, creating the Court of Half Tomorrows. This fusion bound the Changelings to the [[Fetchlings]], whose philosophy of obligation and promise stood in sharp contrast to the Changelings’ fixation on interruption.		Only twenty years later, circa NIR 1400, the Court of Tomorrow was forcibly fused through the Concordance with the Half Court, creating the Court of Half Tomorrows. This fusion bound the Changelings to the [[Fetchlings]], whose philosophy of obligation and promise stood in sharp contrast to the Changelings’ fixation on interruption.

	The fusion was traumatic. Changelings, whose identities were built around open-ended disruption, found themselves shackled to beings defined by relentless forward momentum. Fetchlings, in turn, came to see Changelings as sabotages given flesh.		The fusion was traumatic. Changelings, whose identities were built around open-ended disruption, found themselves shackled to beings defined by relentless forward momentum. Fetchlings, in turn, came to see Changelings as sabotages given flesh.

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	Changelings came into existence in the middle Dark Age, circa 1380, with the founding of the ~~Half~~ Court, a Court devoted to Strange Meaning through interruption, delay, and things left undone. From the beginning, the Ionadaigh were conceived as emissaries rather than inhabitants, designed to enter mortal worlds and destabilize linear outcomes.		Changelings came into existence in the middle Dark Age, circa 1380, with the founding of the Court of Tomorrow, a Court devoted to Strange Meaning through interruption, delay, and things left undone. From the beginning, the Ionadaigh were conceived as emissaries rather than inhabitants, designed to enter mortal worlds and destabilize linear outcomes.

	Only twenty years later, circa 1400, the ~~Half~~ Court was forcibly fused through the Concordance with the Court ~~of Tomorrow~~, creating the Court of Half Tomorrows. This fusion bound the Changelings to the [[Fetchlings]], whose philosophy of obligation and promise stood in sharp contrast to the Changelings’ fixation on interruption.		Only twenty years later, circa 1400, the Court of Tomorrow was forcibly fused through the Concordance with the Half Court, creating the Court of Half Tomorrows. This fusion bound the Changelings to the [[Fetchlings]], whose philosophy of obligation and promise stood in sharp contrast to the Changelings’ fixation on interruption.

	The fusion was traumatic. Changelings, whose identities were built around open-ended disruption, found themselves shackled to beings defined by relentless forward momentum. Fetchlings, in turn, came to see Changelings as sabotages given flesh.		The fusion was traumatic. Changelings, whose identities were built around open-ended disruption, found themselves shackled to beings defined by relentless forward momentum. Fetchlings, in turn, came to see Changelings as sabotages given flesh.

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	[[File:Changeling.png \| 400 px \| x 600 px \| right \| border \| frame \| A Changeling looking almost like the Elf they are impersonating.]]		[[File:Changeling.png \| 400 px \| x 600 px \| right \| border \| frame \| A Changeling looking almost like the Elf they are impersonating.]]

	Overview		=Overview=

	Changelings, also Ionadaigh {{lang\|Feyspeak\|\|\|fire yew}}, are a Fey species native to Arcadia. They are one of the two constituent species of the Court of Half Tomorrows. Their [[Fey God]] is [[The Promised King]]. Unlike most Fey, Changelings are deliberately crafted for prolonged infiltration of the Mortal Realms, serving as agents of interruption, obligation, and unfinished purpose.		Changelings, also Ionadaigh {{lang\|Feyspeak\|\|\|fire yew}}, are a Fey species native to Arcadia. They are one of the two constituent species of the Court of Half Tomorrows. Their [[Fey God]] is [[The Promised King]]. Unlike most Fey, Changelings are deliberately crafted for prolonged infiltration of the Mortal Realms, serving as agents of interruption, obligation, and unfinished purpose.

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[[File:Changeling.png | 400 px | x 600 px | right | border | frame | A Changeling looking almost like the Elf they are impersonating.]]

Overview

Changelings, also Ionadaigh {{lang|Feyspeak|||fire yew}}, are a Fey species native to Arcadia. They are one of the two constituent species of the Court of Half Tomorrows. Their [[Fey God]] is [[The Promised King]]. Unlike most Fey, Changelings are deliberately crafted for prolonged infiltration of the Mortal Realms, serving as agents of interruption, obligation, and unfinished purpose.

Changelings are most often encountered beyond Arcadia, embedded within mortal societies under false identities. Within Arcadia itself, they are regarded with a mixture of reverence and discomfort, even by other Fey, due to the extent to which their bodies and minds are shaped around deception and incompletion.

=History=

==Dark Age==

Changelings came into existence in the middle Dark Age, circa 1380, with the founding of the Half Court, a Court devoted to Strange Meaning through interruption, delay, and things left undone. From the beginning, the Ionadaigh were conceived as emissaries rather than inhabitants, designed to enter mortal worlds and destabilize linear outcomes.

Only twenty years later, circa 1400, the Half Court was forcibly fused through the Concordance with the Court of Tomorrow, creating the Court of Half Tomorrows. This fusion bound the Changelings to the [[Fetchlings]], whose philosophy of obligation and promise stood in sharp contrast to the Changelings’ fixation on interruption.

The fusion was traumatic. Changelings, whose identities were built around open-ended disruption, found themselves shackled to beings defined by relentless forward momentum. Fetchlings, in turn, came to see Changelings as sabotages given flesh.

Over time, the two species developed an adversarial interdependence. They cannot meaningfully operate without one another, yet rarely cooperate willingly. Most Court actions involve uneasy pairings, mutual surveillance, or tacit sabotage that nonetheless fulfills the Court’s Strange Meaning.

==Dawn Age==

In the current era, the hostility between Changelings and Fetchlings has cooled into bitter familiarity. Open conflict is rare, replaced by ritualized antagonism and elaborate bureaucratic constraints that ensure neither faction can escape the other’s influence.

=Cosmology=

The Court of Half Tomorrows asserts that Strange Meaning is found not in completion, but in interruption, obligation, and futures perpetually deferred. From this belief arose the Changelings, beings defined by what they are not allowed to finish.

Their crafted nature reflects this cosmology. Changelings are not born organically within Arcadia, but assembled through Court rites that bind false identity, stolen potential, and unrealized futures into a single form. They are never whole, and never meant to be.

Their constant proximity to Fetchlings ensures that every interruption creates a promise, and every promise generates a new interruption. This recursive tension is the Court’s central proof of Meaning.

=Society=

Within the Court of Half Tomorrows, Changelings serve as infiltrators, thieves, and instigators. They are dispatched into the Integrum on so-called holy quests, tasks justified by dream-logic rather than rational causality.

Common missions include:

* Replacing mortal children, who are taken into Arcadia and transformed into Fetchlings.
* Recovering objects, some mythic, some mundane, whose significance lies in mystery.
* Engineering events that must begin, but must never resolve.

Changelings resent their role as suppliers of Fetchlings, while Fetchlings view Changelings as necessary evils. Court society formalizes this animosity through rigid protocols that force collaboration without trust. No Changeling may complete a quest without creating an obligation that only a Fetchling can pursue.

=Ecology=

Changelings appear as members of the mortal species they are sent to impersonate, but with a pronounced uncanny quality. Their features are unnervingly symmetrical, their eyes fail to blink in unison, and their speech often lags subtly behind their mouth movements. These flaws worsen under stress, exposure to truth, or prolonged intimacy.

They possess the ability to read the surface thoughts of nearby creatures, allowing them to mirror expectations, mannerisms, and cultural norms with disturbing precision. This ability does not grant deep understanding, only proximity, which often exacerbates their alienation.

Changelings thrive in liminal social spaces, such as foster families, apprenticeships, religious orders, and border communities. They avoid places of fixed identity or absolute certainty, where their incompleteness becomes too obvious to sustain.