Yarra Greenwood-Paris

Yarra Greenwood-Paris is a Changeling originating from Tandeli, with the Chosen Name of 'Norther Fox'. This name is because of his red hair and claws instead of nails, reminding people of a fox from Duilintinn.

He currently resides in Begdor with Charles Greenwood-Paris, Mags Greenwood-Paris, Ed Greenwood-Paris, and his dog Aswulf.

## **Appearance**

Dark skin, shaggy red hair that’s a bit too bright and hangs over his eyes, which look like they might be light brown from a distance, but are in fact more of a golden yellow colour. Usually wears dark clothing a little thicker than necessary, but is never seen without his gloves, no matter the weather. They hide the fact that his nails are in fact claws. He is lanky and mostly leg.

## **Personality**

Nervous and wary of people, making him slow to form connections, although the ones he does make he will hold onto with everything he’s got. Loves to learn new things and will generally jump from subject to subject with no clear rhyme or reason outside of his own mind. When meeting new people he will clam up and just watch them, which does freak people out.

## **History**

Became aware in the year 1611 as a rather young Changeling, approximately 13. He was picked up by a group called Magos Perdidos, a group of Mages in Tandeli who look for and house Changelings until they are ready to make their own way in the world.

They took him to their headquarters south of Oscureloj and Yarra stayed there several months. However he began to get antsy. Changelings had an odd status in Tandeli at the point, hence Magos Perdidos. Deceit hadn't made his move yet, and a Changeling was publicly in power. The whole compound was split on whether things were looking up for Changelings or it was all going to crash and burn.

All this debating and arguing caused Yarra to leave much, much earlier than he should have, travelling to Puerta Casóm to stow away on a ship. He is discovered, and since he doesn't have any official documents, the crew leave him in a row boat for the Watch coast guard to pick up.

That is when Yarra has a problem, because the ability to learn things quickly seemed to have abandoned him and all he could manage with rowing was spinning in circles. Thankfully, the Watch did pick him before he got into too much trouble.

At first he freaked and thought he was going to get arrested or something, but the Watch got all the administrative stuff sorted out and figured that Fort Stiofán was going to be a good place for a near adult from another Kingdom to learn about this one.

Once at the garrison he generally clammed up. He helped out where he was told to, mostly little odd jobs, but he was too worried to talk to anyone, terrified someone would find out that he was a Changeling, because only now did it occur to him that this Kingdom might have a worse policy on Changelings.

When he arrives, he notices that he often gets stared at and followed around by this little kid who never said anything, just waved his hands around (in Yarra’s perspective). It slowly made more sense when he met Mags, who taught anyone who wanted to learn sign language.

Given her heterochromia Yarra thought Mags was a Changeling, and eventually worked up the courage to ask her. When given the negative, he starts to panic and runs off. The kid, who he learned is called Ed, won’t leave him alone, which only makes him panic more. Mags finds him and manages to calm him down, explaining the whole Changeling thing in this Kingdom, and translates for Ed as he explains why he’s been following Yarra.

Ed’s baby sister died before she had a name and was buried in a Fae Garden, where she might become a Changeling. Ed is under the impression that Yarra is his sister, which Mags agrees is farfetched, but Ed has never actively tried to get to know someone before.

Calmer, Yarra begins to keep Ed company, learning about this kid and learning more sign from him when Mags isn’t around. Very quickly, they can have full conversations, and Yarra becomes protective of him. Mags also takes some time to talk to Yarra about Changelings where he’s from. It takes a while for him to open up, but he does start telling her what he knows.

He meets Charles, and only relaxes around him when it comes out he’s Mags husband. Given that Charles was also a nervous kid, he gives Yarra some pointers in dealing with it.

Yarra turned 15 in 1613, which is also the year when he’s adopted. Given that 15 is when you become an adult in this Kingdom, he’s confused, not to mention that Ed is the one who can more easily pass as Mags and Charles’s blood son. The answer genuinely makes him cry; it doesn’t matter how old you are, everyone deserves a family.

They all went to Loburn to celebrate the Winter Celebration that year, which Yarra enjoyed.

He travelled with his family to Imforis when Rena was dying, and had to try and calm Ed down when their parents disappeared into the Western Forest, even though he wasn't remotely calm himself. Thankfully they came out in one piece.

When they went to Iolla Cliffs for a dog for Mags, Yarra made a connection with a dog named Aswulf. However since the dog was in training to assist people like his mother, he had to leave him behind. Mags kept him updated, and a few weeks after they got Blue for Mags, Aswulf came to Begdor, as he had failed the training.

It took a little while to convince Ed to let Aswulf come home, but he got through to the smaller boy.

In January 1615 Begdor was attacked, and Yarra was tasked with driving the cart out of Begdor, much to his horror. Driving terrified him, and they only just made it out, then he realised that Charles had gotten left behind.

Gathering his courage he drove the cart back with Aswulf, collected his father and drove out again, resolving to *never do that again!*