Antenniae, the Lone Changeling

Antenniae has recently left the main changeling
hive and was part of a small scouting party when a
storm separated them from their friends. Antenniae
is alone for the first time in their life and has only
recently learned to control their shapeshifting
and emotion siphoning powers, though they are
far from perfect. They could sense the powerful
emotions coming from Ponyville and with hunger
gnawing at them, they decided to stay there until
they could find a way to return home.

Antenniae differs from other changelings in that
they rarely enjoy feeding. Hive society taught
Antenniae how to stealthily drain emotions from
their victims, but this doesn’t make Antenniae
happy: in fact, the more distrust and anger they
spread through Ponyville, the sadder Antenniae
starts to feel! They have tried the numerous foods
from across the town and love the wonderful
cuisine that the ponies have come up with –
maybe because it’s all made with love. Sadly,
this isn’t enough to keep them sated. Until they
can find a way to overcome their need to feed on
emotions, Antenniae is doing their best to feed
only when they absolutely have to. Unfortunately,
this has led to the ponies in Ponyville becoming
increasingly irritated and unpleasant to be around.

Antenniae is doing their best to impersonate
ponies and question others about possible
paths back to the hive, but is worried about
being caught. For now, they have set up their
own miniature hive in the Old Mill, and rarely
venture out anymore except to feed. To make
matters worse for the young changeling, their
curiosity got the best of them when they stole
Mrs. Doubleshoe’s prized necklace. The necklace
reminded Antenniae of Queen Chrysalis and
when they tried to return it, they saw Mrs.
Doubleshoe arguing with Rowan Bells in the
square. Unable to handle the harsh negativity,
Antenniae returned to their hideout to plan a
better way to return the necklace. Using the
maps in their lair has been helpful and Antenniae
hopes that they can set off soon, but their anxiety
is prompting them to make sure they have every
detail correct before setting out into the wild.

If the player characters know about
changelings, they can try to convince
Antenniae to release all their energy, causing
them to transform into a metamorphosed
changeling. They are frightened of the
prospect, especially as it means they can never
go home again. If they’re convinced, the burst
of energy restores Ponyville in mere moments.

Antenniae uses they/them pronouns and can become a player character or be used as an ally. They've also befriended a "weasvel" named Nosey who helps them stay calm, though they can't take her back to the hive with them if they end up returning. This is unfortunately the only image that's specifically stated to be of them and not a nonspecific changeling drone.