The Traveler (Character)

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This article is about the character the Traveler. For information about the song, please see The Traveler (Song).

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## Character information

### Allies and Associates

Exodus (Travel Partner)
You (Travel Partner)

### Likes

Traveling
Money
 Telling stories
 Spontaneity
 Company

### Dislikes

Loneliness
 Rules
 Sharing personal information
 Being questioned

### Quotes

"Hey fellow traveler, do you ever wonder if we're just another number?"
"I saved you from a rabid bird, or dog, or well- something orother."
 "Hey, tell me where we are."

> "No matter what, you cannot ask me where we're going. None of us will know." - The Traveler
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**The Traveler** is a major character in The Auverene Project and is the first character you meet. Upon meeting them, their motives are unknown and you are unable to distinguish between whether or not they are a friend or foe. They refuse to tell you their name or if they even have one, but they insist you call them by the pseudonym "The Traveler."

## Appearance

### Body

The Traveler is a slim, lanky humanoid with bright red eyes and black scelera and scruffy chartreuse hair that fades into an emerald green at the bottom, topped off with a large, curved ahoge. They have tan skin and a crooked smile that holds two large fangs hanging from the top along with multiple smaller fangs. They have a horizontal scar on their right cheek and long, pointy nails that fade off into a shade of wine red. They have four big, curved horns coming off the side of their head and two smaller ones poking out from the top, and six large spider-like appendages protruding from their back, three on each side.

### Clothing

The Traveler wears a brown, tattered tunic with long sleeves under a long sangria red cape closed by a diamond clasp that hangs mostly on their right side and withers at the bottom. They wear long grey pants with golden clasps at the knees and near the bottom.

## Personality

The Traveler has a shady personality in which you are unsure of their intentions. They are carefree and act wryly, often poking fun at you and cracking witty remarks even in the most concerning situations. They seem to be fearless, though it translates more to recklessness. They can show a greedy side of themselves when they set up shop, often scamming customers or coming up with ridiculous ways to attract new buyers.

Overall, they are very reserved and become defensive when pushed or confronted with personal questions. They dislike being questioned in any way, especially about where they are headed (that is their number one rule for traveling with them) and will either become manic or try to change the subject when confronted with a topic they don't like. Through some of their remarks, you begin to suspect perhaps they're so adamant on not telling you things about themselves because they don't know those things themself. They are also very wishy-washy, often claiming things that contradict their previous claims and often backpedaling statements upon being asked to elaborate. Though you cannot prove it, you suspect them to be a compulsive liar, and it's pretty clear with the way half of what they say never seems to add up. They like to tell stories, though you're unsure how much of what they say in all is a tall tale in and of itself.

## Background

You first meet them upon waking from unconsciousness and finding them standing above you, waving their hands in your face. When you ask, they continue to tell you contradicting stories about how they found you and why they 'saved' you. Nevertheless, they (arguably against your will) bring you with them on their adventures traveling across the Auverene Desert on their trusty beast Exodus.

They claim to be a traveler who aimlessly roams the Auverene Desert with no real destination in mind, often stopping to set up shop as a merchant and ~~scam~~ sell to potential customers. According to them, they've been wandering the Desert on Exodus' back as long as they can remember, and they promise to keep you safe from all the otherworldly dangers that threaten you within the Desert.

When you tell them you have to get back home or try to request to leave the desert, they will immediately become defensive, insisting that, "We're travelers, we have no home," or, "this is your home now." They quickly start to become possessive and arguably even clingy, becoming upset at the smallest insinuation that you might abandon your travels with them.

## Relationships

### Exodus

Exodus is the Traveler's "trusty steed", who they claim to have been traveling with their whole life. They refuse to go anywhere without the eldritch desert beast, often clinging to her and whispering sweet nothings into her fur as they ride. Though it could be chalked up to their generally obsessive behaviour, it's clear they do really care for Exodus, as they take the time to feed and groom her and make sure she isn't pushing herself with all the walking.

### You

Upon first meeting you, the Traveler immediately becomes attached. As they drag you on their travels they treat you like family, acting very close with you despite not knowing you for long. They like to bombard you with questions but will backtrack and become upset when you question them back. Their behaviour borders obsessive, as they become very perturbed at the prospect of you leaving them.

## Trivia

* Though they do not look human, at all, they do not seem to have any supernatural abilities or non-human traits.
* Their back protrusions do not serve any function beyond aesthetic.
* They refuse to elaborate on any family they have.
* Their birthday is August 16th, being one day after August 15th, which is a reference to the Kagerou Project by JIN.