The Traveller

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**The Traveller** is a being who is worshipped in secret and has been forgotten by most mortals. Anyone who thinks about the Traveller develops a headache. The only person immune to this effect is Lim, one of their worshippers. **WARNING: This article contains story spoilers for Campaign 1 of *Mistakes Were Made*. If you wish to avoid spoilers, do not proceed beyond this point.**

## Appearance & Personality

The Traveller's face is not known, often obscured when the party has shared dreams involving the former god. They are recognizable by the distinctive green cloak that they wear.

The symbol of the Traveller is a small sailboat. Like the Remembrance Guild patch, only those who also have Traveller pins (or otherwise) are able to see the symbols of others.

Oliver Ozback mentions that the Traveller enjoys coincidences. They show empathy for their worshippers, as they warn Lim of the danger of channeling their deific energy.

## Background

Lim insists that the Traveller is one of the Old Gods, even though no one knows their name and those who hear or think of the name develop a headache. According to Taylor in C1E2, the Traveller is a demigod currently being helped by the Remembrance Guild. They were cursed by the Raven Queen, Chronos, and Cadros before the start of Campaign 1. They can become ill, evidenced by them coughing while speaking to Lim in C1E4. They are currently on the run from the three gods mentioned previously.

According to Auril, before being demoted by the old gods, the Traveller once oversaw the Life domain, which makes their demotion worrisome.

When asked by Lim and Fynn in C1E9, the Traveller not only recalls Fynn's warlock patron Nic but says that they've been "looking for him everywhere." They also appear to say Nic's name, but interference obscures the name when the Traveller says it, so it is possible that Copernicus is not his real name.

Farewell mentions in C1E12 that the Traveller is now considered a demigod and that they are the child of the Traveller and Torm, born before the Traveller's demotion. Farewell does retain some memory of both of their parents, but they cannot recall the Traveller's name and just refers to them as "my parent."

## Relationships

### Lim

Lim trusts the Traveller implicitly, and this conviction allows them to talk about their god without getting a headache. Lim even trusts the Traveller enough to let them work through his mortal body, curing Hug's corruption but damaging Lim in the process. Despite this injury, Lim still worships them, and the Traveller repeatedly expresses concern for Lim's well-being when the two communicate.

### Chronos

The Traveller accuses Chronos of siding with his siblings, the Raven Queen and Cadros, and further accuses him of only coming back to ease his conscience. Chronos had a hand in whatever fate befell the Traveller before the story began, and the Traveller has not forgiven him for it.

### The Raven Queen & Cadros

The Traveller is not on good terms with either of these gods, as they apparently had a hand in cursing (or demoting) the Traveller.

## Abilities

* **Reversing Corruption**: By channeling their energy through a mortal, the Traveller can undo any corruption, no matter how severe. Unfortunately, this channeling of pure god energy takes a huge toll on their vessel.
* **Shapechanging**: As a changeling, the Traveller can take on the appearance of any humanoid creature.
* **Telepathic Speech**: The Traveller can speak telepathically with their worshippers and allows them to initiate mental conversations in return.

## Known Worshippers

* Lim
* Lizzie Tan
* Henry Farlan
* Taylor Farlan
* Oliver Ozback

## Allies

* The party of Campaign 1
* Copernicus
* The Remembrance Guild
* Farewell
* Torm

## Enemies

* The Raven Queen
* Cadros
* Chronos