Darkling



Darklings are Changelings forever tainted by shadow and darkness. They often resemble folk tale creatures of the night or underground: grave-wights, banshees, kolbolds and weirder things still. Every one of them is unsettling and often gaunt, tall and thin.

Background
Whether experimented upon, chained in a factory as slave labour or simply tossed in a dungeon and forgotten by their Keepers, all Darklings were kept from the light of Faerie. Their memories of their durance are usually full of foreboding, fears sensed and ever-present, but never revealed. Many Darklings share a sense of curiosity, and most crossed some kind of line that brought them to Faerie, whether they are aware of the nature of their transgression or not.

Nature
Darklings are possessed of a cunning born of darkness. Each and every one can think quickly and lie well, and they are all gifted at concealment. Their time away from the light, however, has made it anathema to them, and they find their magics difficult during daylight hours.

Kiths

 * Antiquarian - keepers of ancient lore and artefacts. Blessing: Keys to Knowledge.
 * Gravewight - creatures who feel more at home among the dead than the living. Blessing: Charnel Sight.
 * Leechfinger - faeries who steal the life from mortal folk. Blessing: Sap the Vital Spark.
 * Mirrorskin - shapechangers whose real forms are a mystery. Blessing: The Mercurial Visage.
 * Tunnelgrub - dwellers in the tight spaces and darkness underneath. Blessing: Slither and Squirm.