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Chimerical Abe Lincoln stands on a Chimerical stage giving the Gettysburg address to a chimerical crowd that never ceases its cheering. Located just inside the Glade these Chimera are protected...
Ajax is a grump in his early 20's drummer for a small metal band that roams the state named "Drive Them Back Through the Gates of Hell," They're best known for the song "Fu*k Your Pointy Ears." His...
A Wilder just teetering on the edge of Grump, Amanda is the hostess of the late-night radio talk show "Celebrity Gush! Philly", which airs at 12:30 AM every weekday night. In her half-hour of air...
The Dark Dream Home
Welcome to the Wiki for "The Dark Dream", an independent Changeling: The Dreaming LARP based outside Philadelphia, PA. Be sure to visit our genre info as we have changed a lot...
A Wilder Satyr, Toni runs a small Greek BYOB restaurant, Pallas, which is located in Phoenixville. She serves as the sometime head chef and administrator, although in typical Satyr fashion she...
Changes To Pre-Converted Arts
We are making a concerted effort to take the Arts back towards the Tabletop standards, and away from the often senseless and ridiculous creations of Shining Host MET...
Here, for your further character creation consideration, are a series of Character Background questions. Answer and submit to us as few or as many of these as you see fit - but the more you answer,...
Baron Artair is a Grump Dougal Sidhe living in his Freehold in New Hope PA. He operates a workshop in New Haven and spends most of his time working, at court, or with the Society for Creative...
Beauregard is a Childling Troll working for Webs on South Street. Why nobody asks questions about a child this young working there or where he lives is unknown, but Beauregard does a good job...
If you were to describe Boggans in one word it would be "Helpful." Boggans are always willing to lend a sympathetic ear or a helping hand to those in need. They are opposed to the Nockers...
Changeling characters are created using The Shining Host and The Shining Host Players Guide. Character that attend the first game are awarded 30 XP at character creation, and all others will be...
These are chimerical objects and creatures that are prominent in some way or another and would be widely known by Kithain who travel the state.
The Dragon of the South Wing
Rocky
The Battle of...
The original return of the Sidhe when man landed on the moon was staved off by the commoners. Not used to having to fight off bedlam, or with what the world had become the Sidhe found themselves at...
Clurichaun are short Irish fae with very strong Irish mannerisms. They tend to resent the American stereotype for Leprechauns very strongly with some unseelie going so far as to get violent with...
The Dark Dream has a few simple rules of conduct for out of character behavior that must be adhered to at all times. Many of them are taken from White Wolf'sMind's Eye Theatre "Rules That Thou...
The best way to reach the staff of the Dark Dream is via our staff email: moc.liamg|ffatsmaerdkrad#moc.liamg|ffatsmaerdkrad
Any email sent to us NOT via the staff email, but to personal emails,...
There are quite a few websites out there that provide wonderful tutorials, instructions, and items for sale that will help out with costuming various different Changeling characters. When we find...
Is the Seelie Count of the County of The Peach Orchard. He is a member of House Eiluned and a Wilder in his late teens. Currently occupying the Glade of Cemetery Hill outside Gettysburg PA. In...
Crafting mundane items yields mundane items. If you are a particularly spectacular crafter you can craft items of spectacular beauty. If the item you want to create has book stats, we will in just...
A Persian Cat Pooka whose claim to the title Baroness is somewhat in question, as nobody has any idea who made her a Baroness, or what exactly she is Baroness of. The validity of the title is...
The Dreaming
The reality for the Fae is divided into the following layers:
Autumn World - The place where normal people and Prodigals live, this is where a Changeling spends most of his time. While...
Duchess Catrin Penn is a Grump Sidhe of House Gwydion.
She is currently in charge of the state of Pennsylvania, and rules it with an iron fist. Her Holdings include the Sire's Watch Freehold as...
The County of Pass and Stowe
It encompasses Philadelphia, where the current Ducal seat is located, as well as Allentown, Chester, and Scranton. Notable residents include Duchess Catrin Penn who...
Duke McCready is a House Leanhaun Sidhe living in the Freehold of Echoes in the County of Steel. He frequently performs with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and is world renown as a Harpist. A...
Elizabeth is a Wilder Sluagh who lives a very destitute life in a nasty neighborhood in Philadelphia. She works at a run down liquor store on Gerard Ave and lives in an apartment nearby that's in...
Explorers, entrepreneurs and heroes Eshu have a knack for being flashy. The embodiment of the spirit of adventure Eshu are entertainers who don't ham things up in quite the way Pooka and Satyrs...
Here's how to gain and spend Experience in The Dark Dream.
Gaining Experience
Game will be held once a month. You will gain XP for the following things:
2 Points for attendance
1 Point for showing...
Francis Francis is a Wilder Red Cap in his early 20's. He owns a cutlery store in King of Prussia PA and has made many a Kithain regret making fun of his name. Francis supplements his mortal income...
The Freehold of Echoes is the largest Freehold in the County of Steel. Located in the Carnegie Museum of Natural History those walking through the Freehold are reminded of the strongest dreams of...
For the foreseeable future, we will be playing in Lower Perkiomen Valley Park, which is located on Egypt Road at the 422 Oaks Exit. More information can be found here. Unless otherwise stated, we...
A wilder, George has managed to raise enough funds to own his own small flower shop inside the city. With his number of loyal clients growing every day Peter's quality floral arrangements and...
So you'd like to make a character and join us at The Dark Dream? Well, we'd love to have you! Please read the following information to get you on your way to making a character and playing with...
Green men and nymphs, these Changelings protect glens, wild places and nature with a ferocity that is unrivaled by other kiths. Ghille Dhu have obviously become more scarce as human civilization...
Holdings are the Changeling places of power. Be they Freeholds, Glades, or something else they are dwellings of Glamour that Changelings vie for control of.
The Glade of Forgotten Truths
Sire's...
Game Operation Rules
These include experience gaining and spending rules and procedures, game fees and game site rules, as well as the Code of Conduct.
All About Experience
Site and Game Fees
Code...
If you are allowed to edit pages in this Site, simply click on edit button at the bottom of the page. This will open an editor.
To create a link to a new page, use syntax: [[[new page name]]] or...
Jane is a Childling Deer Pooka living in Valley Forge National Park. A trickster extroardinare Jane frequently plays jokes on park patrons and Kithain alike. If you're a childling you're no doubt...
Who can join?
If you're interested in playing in the game, becoming a member of the site is a pretty good idea. It's not mandatory by any means, but it will allow you to join in the discussion...
Kendall is a childling Selkie and sometime resident in the Philadelphia Zoo. We think.
Then again, Kendall might be the seal Pooka and Meredith the Selkie. Both of them live in the zoo on and off,...
Below are outlined all the kiths present in the Dark Dream, with links to information about PCs and NPCs.
Boggans
Clurichauns
Eshu
Ghille...
Elaine is a Grump Troll in her late 20's or early 30's. She's a Lieutenant in the Philadelphia Police Department, where she's served since before the Second Resurgence in 2001. Though she's a firm...
Ma Frost's only child Billy is a kind-hearted Childling who occasionally gets a bit overzealous with his pranks. When this happens Ma gives him more than an earful. That said those who have thought...
House Aesin
Boon: Nature's Touch. Aesin can speak to forest animals (specifically, animals found in the forests of their homeland: bears, owls, elk, deer, mice, etc… however, elephants and tigers...
Ma is a grump Eshu who owns and operates several fortune telling operations throughout the state. Her days and hours at each are sporratic and most regulars find it best to make appointments and to...
Meredith is a childling seal Pooka and sometime resident in the Philadelphia Zoo. We think.
Then again, Meredith might be the Selkie and Kendall the seal Pooka. Both of them live in the zoo on and...
Merits
Wayfarer's Feet (1 point). Kithbook: Eshu page 85.
You are comfortable going shoeless in most environments year round, including places most people would find impossible in bare feet -...
Michael is a Wilder who has found himself a place as a Junior Park Ranger at Valley Forge National Park. He is close friends with Jane Doe and keeps an eye out for her and her friends. When he has...
Nockers are the builders and tinkerers of the Kithain world. They tend to focus on quality over quantity, often focusing on a single project for many months though when finished those who see it...
As fickle as Fae society can be, there is sometimes a need for a strong commitment. Oaths are sworn between Fae as a way of assuring confidence between the two over the subject of the Oath. Oaths...
Patrick is the lead singer for the band "Drive Them Back Through the Gates of Hell." A Wilder, Patrick spends what free time he has picking fights with Sidhe and getting very, very intoxicated.
A Grump, Peter was a professional wrestler before joining a Celtic band that mostly plays in PA. During the summer months he can be frequently found working various roles at the PA Renn Faire and...
Petrie is some type of small bird Pooka. A very young Wilder who is fairly outspoken in his welcoming of the Sidhe, Petrie apparently hopes that the coming of the Sidhe will bring prosperity to...
Pirckles is a Grump Turtle Pooka who lives at the Philadelphia Zoo. He broke his leg in an incident with a chimerical turtle and has subsequently had a makeshift skateboard latched to his stomach...
Piskies are loved by commoners for their big smiles and bigger hearts. While they don't posess quite the wanderlust of the Eshu or the wisdom of the Saytrs, Piskies are a friendly, semi-nomadic,...
Pis is a Wilder Eshu who appears to be in his late teens and is a gypsy. An honest to goodness (well not too honest), travel the countryside in a caravan, live life to the fullest, get out of...
"Notorious liars and pranksters, these shapechangers are the jesters and comic relief of Kithain society, and they play their part with great pride and enthusiasm."
Pooka are fun loving Kithain who...
Pooka Lying Guide
A guide to lying borrowed from "The Dream Burrow" is found below. (http://dreamburrow.digitaldreaming.org/index.html) I would also recommend going over the rest of that site if...
Redcaps, like Sluagh, are born of fearful dreams rather than more benign ones. While the Sluagh became synonymous with lurking fear and intellectual terror, the Redcaps became partnered with raw...
A variety of resources are available to help with costuming, helping to play certain kiths and just generally helping with understanding the Changeling: The Dreaming genre a bit better. We will...
With the number of people who come to the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art just to run up and mimic Sylvester Stallone's performance as Rocky, it's no wonder that a chimera has coalesced on...
Sameth is a Grump Troll who is one of the very few leaders of the fallen commoner regime left. Due to Oaths undertaken by his ancestors Sameth is bound to protect the Sidhe leadership, albeit...
Satyrs are the wild urge and the streak of inspired madness in Kithain society, the embodiment of mortal's lustiest dreams and the wisdom born of passion. Satyrs tend to be exteme and have wild...
Seelie Houses:
Beaumayn:
House Beaumayn is a House that was imprisoned due to a secret civil war. They are a house that very much keeps to themselves due to the nature of their 'gifts' and the...
Selkies are Gallain who transform between human and seal forms; unlike Pooka, the shapechanging kith, Selkies are skinchangers. When in human form, they are always found with a seal coat - once...
Seth O'Connor is a conductor for the SEPTA trains. He lives in a small apartment in the city and suppliments his small income with stolen goods from passengers. Generally helpful, Seth has a great...
Shred is a 25 year old Grump Redcap who is the lead guitarist for "Drive Them Back Through the Gates of Hell." Generally not a nice fellow to anyone who isn't in his band or obsessed with it, Shred...
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The ruling class of the Kithain from time long gone, the Sidhe have only recently returned from Arcadia. After abandoning the world to flee the growth of Banality during the Shattering more than...
Sire's Watch is the Dukal Freehold of Pennsylvania. The spirit of the Freehold is that of physical beauty and expression. It is accessed via the Art Museum in Philadelphia and is otherwise...
Sir Tynan is a Journeyman of House Dougal who recently arrived in the Philadelphia area. Since arriving he's been surprisingly active in human society, as well as participating in the courts. He's...
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Lurkers, loremasters and gatherers of secrets, Sluagh are the Kithain that embody darkness. Known as rumormongers, collectors, spies and assassins, it is no wonder that Sluagh are rarely trusted by...
Spencer is a 19 year old Wilder Sluagh living in his parents basement in the suburbs of Philadelphia. What he does for income is like many things a bit of a mystery but when shady dealings are...
All around the city of Gettysburg a never-ending battle of Union vs. Confederates and is a very dangerous place for Kithain to venture, though in the middle of it all lies the Glade of Cemetery...
This chimera, an old and immense gold dragon in the medeival European style, is constantly perched on top of the South Wing of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, with an excellent view to the gateway...
Surrounded by warring Union and Confederate Chimera getting to the Glade can be quite a perilous trip. When a being of glamlour places his hand on Soldier's National Monument in the center of...
If anyone knows the location of this Glade, they're keeping their lips shut on the subject. It is rumored to be the oldest stronghold of Glamour in the state and documents from long ago frequently...
A Countess of House Ailil, Órlaith resides in the County of the Peach Orchard. The mortal body that she occupied upon her return from Arcadia in early 2002 was that of a Performance Dance major at...
Tonic is a 22 year old Wilder who has been deaf for several years. He plays the bass for "Drive Them Back Through the Gates of Hell" and runs some shady new-aged medicine clinics outside the city...
Tony is a wilder who runs the website PAOddJobs.com. Tony boasts that he can complete any list of odd jobs before his customers get home from work or that the work is free. Many people have been...
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Kiths
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Eshu
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The Chimerical T-Rex is the protector of the Freehold of Echoes. Housing the most complete T-Rex skull known to exist the Freehold is protected viciously by its loyal Chimera population, led by...
The Trolls are the closest thing that the Kithain have to a warrior class. That said Trolls are rarely found abusing their strength or martial prowess. Trolls are, above all, an honorable kith who...
Unseelie Houses:
Aesin:
A house of Sidhe who hail from Northern Europe and model their society after Norse ideals. Aesin society is highly stratified, and generally separated into various "roles"...
If a Kithain wanders through the forests of Valley Forge long enough they will eventually find that there is an opening to a clearing not seen by the unenchanted. Though it is generally populated...
A Grump Nocker in his mid-20's Webs owns and operates the internet cafe 'Gnew Age' on South Street. With the public room in the front, Webs operates chimerical machines in the back that are open to...
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Fender is a Wilder Knocker who works at Medley Music in Bryn Mawr PA. A high school dropout Fender makes some amazing musical instruments and works part time at many music venues around the greater...
