Traveler Con


 * &rarr; This article is about the event. For a discussion of the episode, see Traveler Con (episode).

 was the gathering of worshippers of the Traveler. It took place on Rumblecusp, a tropical volcanic island south-southwest of Nicodranas.

Background
The Traveler scheduled it for the Zenith, the first day of summer, on the 26th of Unndilar, 836 PD.

The Traveler eventually told Jester that he had intended it to be a chance for his followers to meet and develop connections with each other, so that they would be less reliant on him. The Traveler gave Jester the responsibility of planning TravelerCon.

When the mighty Nein arrived on Rumblecusp, however, they discovered that anyone there gradually lost their memory and fell under the sway of the false god Vokodo, remaining permanently on the island to serve him. When Jester confronted the Traveler and asked if he had known this, he admitted he had, and referred to it as a backup plan.

The first TravelerCon invitees showed up on Rumblecusp just after the defeat of Vokodo, before any preparations had been made. Jester suggested to Doron that, since he and his family were planning to stay on the island, he could host the visitors for TravelerCon, and perhaps start a business operating a resort on the island; he and his family seemed happy with that idea.

Fjord talked to Jester about her goals for TravelerCon and his concern that the Traveler's followers would take out their possible anger at the Traveler on her, and told her to keep an open mind. She was concerned with whether it was "mean" to allow people to continue to worship the Traveler when, since he's not a true god and cannot help them in the afterlife. Fjord told her he cares about her, not the others, and that as long as she was getting what she wanted out of it, the group would back her up. He also urged her to share her concerns with him in the future.

With five days left until TravelerCon, the Mighty Nein discussed what to do for the event, and the eavesdropping Traveler joined the discussion. They workshopped but rejected the idea of faking humanoid sacrifices.

The idea of moving the attendees to worship an alternative god was floated, and Jester liked this because people would be left with an actual god in their lives; Caduceus suggested Sehanine, the Moonweaver, who also had trickery as her domain. The party developed the idea of creating phallic drumsticks, hiding phallic statues near the village for a "dick hunt," and then having everyone carry the statues up to the volcano and throw them in. The Traveler was excited by the idea that over hundreds of years, Sehanine might have to absorb a dick festival into her worship because of TravelerCon.

Eventually they settled on the following activities: The party used magic to build the stage and smooth a safe path to the top of the volcano. On each day, Caleb used Programmed Illusion to create a Traveler-themed image in a different location that would last indefinitely, thrilling Jester (and the village children). They hid the dick statues, including a gold-painted one, built the fighting pit and an arts and crafts area, made multiple large drums, and upgraded the housing.
 * A stage on which Yasha will play music (which they will leave for the villagers)
 * Have the attendees make their own dick-shaped drumsticks
 * Beat drums with the drumsticks
 * Have a dance-off
 * Hide all the dick-shaped Traveler statues for a dick-hunt
 * A fighting pit
 * Closing ceremony where everybody throws their dicks in the volcano and magical illusions take place "revealing" that the Traveler is actually the Moonweaver

With three days left before TravelerCon, the party realized they would need to feed a lot of people and decided hunting the Tyrannosaurus Rex they saw on their way to Vokodo would be the best answer. They found an even larger one and brought most of its carcass back to the village.

The next day, more TravelerCon attendees arrived, including Covak. Beau was horrified to discover there was no alcohol on the island (apparently forgetting Nott's bottomless flask), when a new arrival introduced himself as Kent Plucker, a traveling lute player. He came prepared with a pony cart full of dark-brown glass jugs holding rum. The party continued preparations for the Con.

The day before TravelerCon, "Traveler's Eve," more than a hundred attendees had arrived. The village was happily bustling, filled with music, activity, and chaos. That evening, a familiar red-haired figure sauntered up, in disguise to everyone but the Mighty Nein. He was quite pleased with the preparations and plans, telling Jester it would soon be just her and him... and a couple of other people, but she's his favorite. He said he wanted to show his appreciation to all of them, and asked if they all had cloaks, but said nothing more. Fjord was concerned about potential security; the rest of the group was more inclined to let chaos reign.

The revelry on the last night before TravelerCon continued with dancing, drinking, and discussion about relationships. Jester and Caduceus separated themselves from the celebration to attempt to Commune with Sehanine, but instead reached their own patrons, as the spell is based on one's close connection with the patron.

The next morning, TravelerCon began.

Trivia
The name TravelerCon was coined by Marisha and is a reference to popular media gatherings, such as anime and comic book conventions.