I think he may have been partially thinking of the Roanoke Island colony disappearing mysteriously, with just the "Croatoan" clue carved into a tree, and confusing it with Jamestown, VA? Deities power comes from followers and belief in them. Vecna was able to power up his followers without being a full blown diety (although they were in the form of warlocks) so the traveler not being a full blown god still gives him the ability to bestow gifts of power to his worshipers. I mean this might be true for Exandria but over in Greyhawk the gods don't need worship, they just Are. You become a relic of history and on the path to being completely forgotten. I’m not sure. Her being forced to attempt the ritual earlier led to it failing. Instead, he is an Archfey named Artagan, who originally made an appearance in campaign 1 of Critical Role. I'm absolutely willing to believe that The Traveler is chaotic neutral, but evil is pushing it a bit, I think. I mostly agree with you. Looks like it’s definitely not Garmili. I dont think the traveler is going to make them do something evil, but the chaotic nature of his worship might make his followers decide to do something crazy, that just gets out of hand. But somehow she’s pulling this ultimate prank on the very Pantheon, in treating him like a Deity she’s actually making him one, and gaining Clerical powers. No influence, nothing to channel your will through. You don't just pick the first day of a season for the sake of it, there's a reason for it. Or he/it is an actual god already, so why not prank your own followers? He is wholly evil and enjoys torturing and corrupting mortal souls. Orcus has a dedicated cult primarily composed of necromancers who do his bidding. And this would kind of take it and turn it on its head anyway, as this time the roles are reversed in a way. Man they really knew how to name towns back then huh. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Especially now that this world is official D&D Canon. The stronger she gets the stronger he becomes by necessity. Here’s some bread and a slice of cheese. I've said this in a reply to another comment, but The Traveler truly is the Senokir of this campaign. I am thinking Travelercon as a huge prank played on followers/other mortals. He trusts her to come up with a plan to diffuse the responsibility by transforming the followers of the Traveler into a community where they can all rely on each other instead of him, thus clearing his time and releasing his responsibility. Sure, he could have found knowledge of it but then he would also know it's forbidden. One thing which I think is relevant about Travelercon is that it's on the Zenith. My last theory and most disturbing is that traveler con will end up in a Jamestown massacre like manner where all the followers are sacrificed to give the Traveler more power. Instead of a playmate, however, Jester saw him as a god and revered him as one. It was just and idea and agian, if somebody allready came up with this theory let please let me know because I would want to see how legitimate it would be. The Traveler appreciated this, but he soon realized how much responsibility and time was required to lead this amount of people and he doesn’t want to deal with it anymore. I'm surprised by the apparently really large amount of people who think he's evil. ...I could also be wicked wrong and this is some kinda sinister cult... but given what we’ve seen of the Traveler so far, who can say? Press J to jump to the feed. The Traveler first came to Jester when she was a child. Thats actually kinda why i love him as a diety tbh. It’s also good for Jester, who misses the Traveler and doesn’t get to see him often, because he will have more time to spend with her. Yes. Is the Traveler up to some shady business? Thus, The Traveller seems to be very deliberate with the Con being on the Zenith. Again, I was not implying that they would fight the Traveler, just that they may have to do something like help him. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Regardless of what the truth is, no one can doubt that Jester and the Traveler make a pretty powerful pair. Jonestown was the site of the mass suicide, led by Jim Jones. That's a lot of pressure and handling things like Vecna (and his hand) need to carefully thought through and preferably okayed by higher ups at Wizards (as was the case with the hand). New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the criticalrole community, Discussion forum for the live D&D show Critical Role, every Thursday night at 19:00 Pacific on https://www.twitch.tv/CriticalRole, Press J to jump to the feed. I feel like most of the "traveler is evil" stuff originates from his long relationship with Jester and first coming to her when she was a child, as a child. Killing them is like harvesting a lot of wheat all at once. What do you think? No matter the large amount of followers, the Traveler always counts Jester as his first follower and his favorite of them all. The Traveler would need to have knowledge of the Ritual of Seeding. He's only demonstrated a predilection for choas, never evil. Traveler Con being on the Zenith definitely has importance to the ley lines. Fighting off a wanna-be god is far beyond them. He was supposed to be her Archfey Warlock Patron and those are the kinda powers he was supposed to be able to grant. I see Travelercon as the setting for a potential ‘Natural Disaster’ where the Traveler intervenes at the very last minute and ‘saves’ them all... only for everyone to discover after the event that they were not in any actual danger & it was all a trick. Orcus is the Demon Prince of Undeath and the Lord of Necromancy. He might be a bit standoffish, but that's kind of expected of a deity. Which just might help him ascend closer to true godhood. Especially if the theories about him being Artagan is correct, the way of the fey is as mysterious as it is intriguing. The more who witness the prank, perhaps the more power over his domain he’ll gain? And who is to say that these will be all his followers? Now I'm not saying the Traveler is evil, a show of power doesn't have to be "wipe out an entire city", for all we know, a show of power could be some sort of mass prank, like haveing every wizard in a city turn into a frog for an hour. I'm absolutely willing to believe that The Traveler is chaotic neutral, but evil … My thoughts too. I agree that the Zenith is an important day. I was just thinking it would be interesting. I have been re-listening to VM and the Briarwood Arc where Lady Briarwood states that the ritual they were planning was meant to be during the Zenith for Vecna when the ley lines between the planes were weaker. While we don’t know all that much about him, we have seen time and again he fucking LOVES pranks. My guess would also be The Traveller is attempting some form of power up or ascension. That would have been it for Artagan’s memorable appearance on Critical Role, had Vox Machina not gotten themselves discovered by the newly-deified Vecna in his city-on-a-walking-titan, Thar Amphala, and cornered by their old nemeses. The Traveler first came to Jester when she was a child. The ley line theory is interesting but the Traveler was willing to change the location and asked Jester for ideas, meaning that Rumblecusp isn't special. “Oh, you invested a lot of money (or just time) to travel to an inconvenient place for an awesome festival? Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts What if the M9xVM one shot was the season he ascends and VM come out of retirement to stop it lol, He couldn’t have found it though, only Ioun knows that information, and only specific people know how to get to Ioun. Being the only child in her mother’s place of work and living, the Lavish Chateau in Nicodranus, left Jester with no one her age to play with. Weird? He might be a bit standoffish, but that's kind of expected of a deity. My second theory is that Jester and the other worshipers show upp and are made to have a battle royale where the last surviving worshipers gets to be the Travelers champion. A farmers power comes from their crops. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. It may not be here, but it would make sense if it was. Staring an undead dragon in the face and nearly spent for spells and health, Keyleth made a quick, bold decision to Plane Shift the group to the Feywild. I have heard several people say that Matt has compared the traveler to Vesh, though I haven't seen the original quote. I wonder if its astronomical significance has concrete benefits for the Traveler's plans or if he just wanted his holy day to be on an important day because it gives him more legitimacy as a god. What if the zenith his physical form is able to cross over from the feywild now that would be cool. The Traveler has always appeared to Jester cloaked, even as a child. I mean...I guess it's possible, but I don't think anything we've seen points to that. So the Artagan theory may be canon?!
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