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Book of Lost Houses: The Second Coming is a sourcebook for Changeling: The Dreaming. It deals with the Second Resurgance and the arrival of five new Sidhe houses freed from Arcadia.

Summary[]

Old Dreams Die

The dreams of Concordia lie broken in the wake of the High King's disappearance. For commoner and noble fae alike, anarchy spreads across the land and threatens the very changeling world. Yet those who believe that the worst has transpired now recognize a new threat: The gates of Arcadia swing wide once again.

New Nightmares Begin

The five sidhe houses left behind in Arcadia return to the mortal world and find a war-torn land ripe for conquest. The Book of Lost Houses explores the repercussions of the Second Resurgence as a new wave of noble fae burst onto the scene, ready to take their places as saviors or overlords. Nothing remains the same.

Contents[]

Introduction[]

House Beaumayn: Crusaders by Destiny Doomed[]

Presents a tragic tale of a house divided, betrayed and imprisoned in Arcadia, forced to sit in idleness while great changes took place around it. Finally allowed enough freedom to leave the homeland of the fae, these warriors and prophets have returned with a vengeance, bringing with them a passionate belief that strikes terror into the harts of those who learn their secrets.

  • Merits and Flaws:
    • Psychological
      • Fortune's Fool (4 Pt. Flaw)
    • Supernatural
      • Melody of Days to Come (2 Pt. Merit/3 Pt. Flaw)
      • Burning Gaze (3 Pt. Merit)
  • Other Common Merits/Flaws:
    • Art Affinity (Soothsay), Bard's Tongue, Iron Resistance (Harbingers of Exodus), Geas, Code of Honor (Jalendrel's Code), Dark Fate, Higher Purpose, Enemy, Concentration, Nightmares and Eidetic Memory.

House Aesin: Guardians of the North[]

Describes the fae of the icy northern lands. Before the Shattering, these lofty nobles of Scandinavia ruled a world of harsh beauty and stark dreams. Now, though some have returned to their place of origin, others have found themselves cast into the midst of a Concordia at war.

House Daireann: Seasons of Blood[]

Details a house favored in war and knowledgeable in the ways of healing - and harming. Holding their enemies as close to their bosoms as their lovers, these hardy sidhe weigh the advantages and disadvantages of their new situation and work to place themselves in the best possible place to attain their goals.

House Varich: Patterns in Sunlight and Shadow[]

Tells the tale of nobles forced to leave not only their beloved motherland, but also the elemental spirits over whom they exercised power and from whom they drew their greatest devotion. The land of the firebird and the endless taiga now welcomes back its true rulers. Yet some members of this house now wander a troubled new land known as Concordia, searching for their own dreams of power and sovereignty.

House Scathach: Restless Shadows[]

Reveals the details of a house that calls into question the true meaning of nobility. The members' decision to remain behind when the other houses left the Autumn realms in the wake of the Shattering led them to mingle their fate with that of humanity, forging something more than human, less than sidhe. Now, however, other Scathach have returned from the Dreaming to confront members of their house whom they have not seen for centuries.

  • The Warrior's Halo (House Scathach Martial Arts):
    • Unarmed Feats:
      • Whirl of the Chariot Chief (Level 1)
      • The Hero's Salmon Leap (Level 2)
      • Running up the Lance (Level 3)
      • Hero's Twisting Around the Spear (Level 4)
      • The Shaman's Fire Walking Feat (Level 4)
      • Breaking the King's Crown (Level 5)
    • Armed Feats:
      • Throw the Staff (Level 1)
      • The Shield Rim Feat (Level 2)
      • The Musket Duel Feat (Level 3)
      • The Thunder Feat (Level 4)
      • The Scythe Chariot Feat (Level 5)
    • Commoner Feats:
      • The Jaw Feat (Level 1)
      • The Long-Arm Feat (Level 2)
      • The Charioteer Goad Feat (Level 3)
      • The Disrespectful Left Side of the Chariot Feat (Level 3)
      • The Tongue of the Satirist Feat (Level 3)
      • The Apple Feat (Level 4)
      • The Respectful Right Side of the Chariot Feat (Level 5)
  • New Background:
    • House Rank

Appendix[]

Offers a selection of ready-made characters from these new houses. Play them as designed or alter them to suit your own concept.

  • Thallain Hunter of House Beaumayn - Seelie Sidhe Template
  • Third-Millennium Volva of House Aesin - Unseelie Sidhe Template
  • Modern-Day Herbalist of House Daireann - Unseelie Sidhe Template
  • Opportunist of House Varich - Unseelie Sidhe Template
  • Dream Alienist of House Scathach - Seelie Sidhe Template

Background[]

The Dream Alienist of House Scathach Template references "Nappy Napper" and the Special Affairs Division from Project Twilight.

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Memorable Quotes[]

Characters[]

House Beaumayn Members[]

Other House Beaumayn Members[]

House Aesin Members[]

Other House Aesin Members[]

  • Ingirun
  • Rigall - Ingirun's brother
  • Joachim - Ingirun's lover
  • Beatrice ap Aesin
  • Maria Magdalena Sofia Aesin
  • Ivalde

House Daireann Members[]

Other House Daireann Members[]

House Varich Members[]

Other House Varich Members[]

  • Aleyeva
  • Sergei Malaruski

House Scathach Members[]

Others[]

  • Gwydion the Grey
  • Zubaidah - Eshu Princess, died
  • Fionn MacCumhail
  • Dagda
  • Oisin
  • High King Adwyr ap Gwydion
  • Ard-Righ David
  • Cu Chulainn
  • Morrigu
  • Hound of the Black Isle - Chimera
  • Sir Hamish Somerled - House Dougal
  • Princess Lenore - House Dougal
  • Miesiac - Moon, Varich's Mother, Vila
  • Dazbóga - Sun, Varich's Mother, Vila
  • Charodei - Sluagh sorceress
  • Lisaia - Maiden
  • Marena - Fomorian
  • Alma - Rebel Bannik Bathouse Spirit
  • Standatenführer Hans Heydrich - Redcap, died
  • Lieutenant Bock - Redcap
  • Lady Victoria ap Gwydion
  • Morrigan
  • Nuada - Tuatha de Danaan King
  • Bres the Beautiful
  • Balor - Fire Court, died
  • Indech Oneira-Osseus -Ivory Court, died
  • Octriallach - Indech's son, died
  • White King - Fomorian
  • Lugh
  • Ogma
  • Aedh
  • Mechi
  • Leanhaun
  • Mathgen - Tuathan Wizard
  • Sir Devyn Crow - House Balor
  • Talos of Protea
  • Birog the Lesser - Blue witch of the Kuewksarra Mountains
  • Celeste Vachon
  • Veleda - Blind sorceress
  • Sir Fanchon ap Fiona
  • Lady Victoria ap Gwydion

Terminology[]

Marvejols Script, Caul of Silence, Jalendrel's Code, Geremin's Heresy, Iron Road (Trod), Fostering, War of Courts, Jotunns, Norns, Moirae, Urd, Verdandi, Skuld, Aesir/Vanes, Alfheim, Ancients, Bifrost, Heimdall, Midgard, Ragnarök, Volva, Vengeance Night, Castle Aesin, Forest of Lies, Fior-Righ, Caer Aesin (Norrland, Sweden), Silvered Sea, The Nine Virtues, The Court Tenets, Summer Aesin, Summer Codex, Escheat, Tyr, Fenrir, Kingdom of White Sands, Three Laws, Dance of Iron, Chrysalis, Saining, Samhain, Alban Arthan, Imbolc, Alban Eilhir, Walpurgis Night and Beltaine, Alban Hefin, Lughnasadh, Alban Elfed, Righ, Ban-Righ, Flaith, Banfhlaith, Diuc, Bandiuc, Righ-Tuatha, Banbharun, Tiarna, Bantiarna, Vila, Balor's Eye, Russalka/Russalki, leshii, volos, Rus/Inanimae, Bannik, Domovoi, Dvorovoi, Kikimora, Polevik, Berenginy, Vodyanoi, Upyri, Rod, fir-bholg, Falian Throne, Glenn Etin, Sword of Tethra, Skye, Fuath, Caer Mathgen (Blotkeldur Plains), Changeling Way Ritual, War of Trees, Winterweir, White Court, Red Court, Green Court, Second Battle of Moytura, Morphean Oracles, Sea of Silver, Elder Darks, Emerald Dream, Protea, Oneiric Realm, Dark-kin, Keremet, Fledge, Seeker (Salik), Disciple (Murid), Fellow-Crafter, Knight, Enlightend One (Arif), Master (Khwaja), Shadow (Khwaja dirigens), Oracle, Malik, The Warrior's Halo, Trial of Shadows,

References[]

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