Changeling Quotes

“Finding one’s way through the Hedge even in a familar area, is perilous. The Hedge does not remain constant, and paths become overgrown, impassable, or simply misleading if left untended and untrod for too long.”
― Matt McFarland, Changeling: The Lost

“To escape the Hedge, a changeling either needs to find an active (not necessarily open) gateway, or suitable door, archway, mirror, or what have you to make into a gateway. Finding either from the Hedge is easy enough as long as the changeling can still see the mortal world through said gateway. If a changeling so much as turns her back on the mortal world, though, perspective is lost, and gateways simply become part of the landscape, while mortal-world features disappear entirely.”
― Matt McFarland, Changeling: The Lost

“Clarity demands a certain degree of objectivity, from the world as well as the observer.”
― Matt McFarland, Changeling: The Lost

“Amidst the Brambles, a changeling cannot help but feel exposed, vulnerable, and even trapped, and those feelings are not without merit.”
― Matt McFarland, Changeling: The Lost

“Entering the Hedge is dangerous for anyone, but especially for changelings, who risk enslavement once again whenever they brave the Thorns.”
― Matt McFarland, Changeling: The Lost

“The Hedge does not conform to human expectations of time, distance, or mass. The Hedge appears (and disappears) according to rules and laws laid down thousands of years ago, and not even the Fae can control it. Changelings fear the Hedge because it can lead them back into slavery, but they recognize its utility as well. They can enter the Hedge through the appropriate gates.

Mortals normally enter the Hedge by accident or trickery only, but a few mortals know secret rules and rites that allow them ingress. Of course, once someone has entered the Hedge, whether mortal or changeling. her life is in danger. Getting out of the Hedge is often much more difficult than getting it.”
― Matt McFarland, Changeling: The Lost

“Just as person’s likes, dislikes, and fears are relevant to creating an interesting character for characters to interact with, changelings can tell a lot about someone by interacting with their dreams. Thus, the Storyteller is advised to jot down a few quick ideas about the nature of a characters dreams.”
― Matt McFarland, Changeling: The Lost