Freeholds and Hidden Glens is a sourcebook for Changeling: The Dreaming.
Summary[]
Hidden from Mortal Eyes...
- Freeholds, concealed by their Glamour from the eyes of mortals, are places of splendor that dot cities and countrysides across the Earth. Any site where changelings gather may become a freehold, ancient glens containing natural wellsprings of Glamour still exist today.
- Enter a Realm of Fantasy!
- Freeholds and glens are fonts of Glamour, places where wondrous and magical effects are commonplace occurrences. Enchantment here is powerful: few can long resist the lure of these small islands of wonder.
- Freeholds and Hidden Glens
- Explores seven freeholds throughout Concordia, including noble and commoner freeholds;
- Reveals the secrets of the ancient trods;
- Includes guidelines for how to create freeholds for your own chronicle.
Contents[]
Introduction[]
Chapter One: Dwellers in the Mountain[]
See High Castle, (Laurel County, Kentucky)
Chapter Two: The Fool's Gambit[]
See The Fool's Gambit, (Boston, Massachusetts)
Chapter Three: Goblin Town[]
See Goblin Town, (Manhattan, New York)
Chapter Four: Graymere Glen[]
See Graymere Glen, (Dudleytown, Connecticut)
Chapter Five: Florist Primaeval[]
See Florist Primaeval, (Savannah, Georgia)
Chapter Six: Gangsters Hideaway[]
See Tangled Valley, (Toronto, Canada)
Chapter Seven: Terebinthea[]
See Terebinthea, (Santa Cruz, California)
Appendix[]
Freehold creation and how to open trods.
Background[]
Has ads for Vampire Dark Ages, 'Available in March.' and Mage: The Ascension Second Edition, 'In Stores in December' at the back of the book.
Memorable Quotes[]
Characters[]
Dwellers in the Mountain[]
- Arienh "The Nightingale" - Seelie Sidhe, House Fiona
- Cianán "The Healer" - Seelie Sidhe, House Liam
- Fletcher "The Clown" - Seelie White-tailed Deer Pooka
- Hattie Bainbridge - Human
- Spif - Cat Chimera, Fletcher's guide
- Lairdie "Miz Moonshine" - Seelie Boggan
- Del Cordwell - Lairdie's Husband, died
- Clement and Trisha Cordwell - Lairdie's children, taken away from her
- Harley "Iron Jaw" - Seelie Redcap
- Lord Tamlin, "The Phantom Fiddler"
- Weeping Sky - Nunnehi, Past
- Lord Dillon - Arienh's twin brother
- Anubis Hillwalker - Silent Strider
- Tayanita - Dreamspeaker Mage
The Fool's Gambit[]
- Margaret Murphy - Seelie Boggan
- Michael Delshire - Seelie Troll, House Liam
- John McKroan - Seelie Fox Pooka
- Calli- Barmaid
- Kerem - Seelie Nocker
- Kurt Thompkins - Seelie Eshu
- Autolycus - Unseelie Weasel Pooka
- Elizabeth Whitt - Malkavian Vampire
- Preston - Elizabeth Whitt's Sire, Malkavian Vampire
- Alyson Dameon - Human
- John - Alyson's friend, Human
- Patrick Drey - Eshu, Past
- Thurston Winters - Nocker, Past
- Daniel - Satyr, Past
- Brian Murphy - Boggan, died
- Duke Tymon
Goblin Town[]
- Cadmium Redd - Unseelie Nocker
- Doctor Coma (Seer) - Unseelie Sluagh
- Isaac Glass (Master Builder) - Unseelie Nocker
- Lady Alexandria (Tara-Nar ambassador/Assassin) - Unseelie Sidhe, House Fiona
- Rat Breath (Court Wastrel) - Unseelie Redcap
- Lady Sierra
- Lord Dray
- Lady Chandler - Ventrue Vampire
- Sir Marx
- Dr. Zachary Tapp - Freehold Founder, Nocker
- The Ghastly - Corrupted Wyld Spirit
Graymere Glen[]
- Lady Sascha - Seelie Sidhe, House Liam
- Margrethe Hamilton - Robin and Jeremiah's Mother, died
- Robin - Seelie Squirrel Pooka
- Jeremiah - Unseelie Weasel Pooka
- "Smoofs" - Jeremih's Chimera
- Sir Denis Millard -Unseelie Sidhe, House Fiona
- Marc Millard - Denis' Father, Lord
- Matthew - Denis' Uncle
- Ignatz - Seelie Sluagh
- Heather - Seelie Boggan
- Europa - Seelie Eshu
- Anna Ruskova - Troll
- Schnorrflers - Chimera
Florist Primaeval[]
- Una Laurence/Lady Una Morrowind - Seelie Sidhe, House Liam
- Count Morrig - Seelie Sidhe, House Gwydion
- Elena - Duchess
- Arthur Laurence - Wraith
- Nathan Earl - Enchanted Human
- Douglas Biggins - Seelie Troll, House Liam
- Garrett Brody - Seelie Sidhe, House Eiluned
- Twyla - Seelie Cat Pooka, House Liam
- Uncle Bartholomew - Raccoon Pooka
- Dion - Unseelie Eshu
- McGuffin - Unseelie Redcap
Gangsters Hideaway[]
- Jake Gallant aka "Jem" - Changeling
- Gray Matilda - Commoner envoy
- Jesse Franklin aka Tilutan - Seelie Eshu, Gangster Motley
- Mrs. T - Human Librarian
- Mike Potter aka Spark - Seelie Nocker, Gangster Motley
- Dianne Brazenhart aka Rusalka - Seelie Satyr, Gangster Motley
- Ms. Summers - Human, Dianne's Riding Instructor
- "Mr. Pigeon" aka Lord Varlan - Unseelie, Sidhe, House Liam, Exiled Noble
- Richard Lyons aka Thresher - Unseelie Redcap
- Ban the Falcon - Chimera, Loyal to Mr. Pigeon/Varlan
- The Feathered Serpent - Chimera
Terebinthea[]
- Orzobal, The Black Griffin - Chimera/Umbrood
- Plato the Banana Slug - Chimera
- Gwynhyfar Mira - Seelie Sidhe, House Eiluned
- Peter "Redwood" Oslo - Seelie Troll
- Berto "Rattlesnake" Muñoz - Seelie Nunnehi
- Dustin Carver - Verbena True Mage, Fey Circle
- Alaric "Ric" Selkirk - Seelie Selkie
- Laughlin Selkirk - Selkie, Alaric's Uncle, died
- Kate - Irish Selkie, Alaric's tutor
- Marcus "Marc" Selkirk - Seelie Kinain
- Olive Whitethorne - Mage, Fey Circle, Adept of Life and Time
- Bartholomew "Barry" Heidecker - Son of Ether Mage, Fey Circle, Student of Mind and Spirit
- Jim Grover - Marauder Mage, Fey Circle, Life and Forces
- Petula Martlett - Verbena Mage, Fey Circle
- Caitlin Amber - Virtual Adept Mage, Fey Circle
- Gordon "Eightball" Geary - Hollow One Mage, Fey Circle
- Craig - Pooka
Terminology[]
Dwellers in the Mountain: Tamlin's Glen, Tir-na-N'og, The High Castle Crafters and Lion's Guard (Freehold in the Kingdom of Apples); The Fool's Gambit: The Sons of Liberty; Goblin Town: Black Crystal Caverns, Lord Dafyll, Goblin Market, The Ranters, The Beltaine Blade and Circus Lupus; Graymere Glen: Father of Willows (Willow Tree) and Graymere Lake; Florist Primaeval: Treasure: Lunchbox of Wonders; Gangsters Hideaway: Endless Trod, sluagh: vodianoy or grav-so - "grave-ghouls", redcaps: polevik, satyrs: leshy, boggan: kobolts or domovoy, nockers: bergfolk or dreugar, pooka: skogsra, Dominion of Bosky Tarn, Queen Laurel, Callowfae, Treasures: Puzzle Pryx, Cat's Eye Marble and Walkie Talkie; Terebinthea: Elfland (former Freehold), Dragon's Den, Council Chamber, Bridge to Heaven, Descent into Hell, Grove of Mirrors, Gnome's Path, Cat's Cradle, Palace of Dreams, Fey Circle (Mage Chantry) and Royal Road
References[]
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