The Travelers
The Followers pray to many of them for specific guidance; these are some of the most recognizable.
- Havish The Gamewarden (m) rites for the death of nature
- Harthyn the Gardner (f), she who cares for the growing things
- Paulynde the Lifegiver (f), blessing of good health
- Solra the Lightbearer (f), for wisdom and clarity
- Rose the Martyr (f) - ???
- Reo the Timekeeper (f) for swiftness of speed or asking for more time
- Jultune the Merrymaker (m) for good company and food
- Frayne The Trickster (NB) for sly and clever thinking and/or protection from such
- Graith the Warmaster (m) for strategy and wisdom in battle
- Sulmn the Peacemaker (f) to calm clear purpose and resolve to be righteous
- Gara the Lost (f) for those who pass on*
- The Arbiter (f) - Lady justice, the blind and fair judge
- The Porter (m) for endurance
- The Explorer (m) for good discoveries
- The Cartographer (f) for guidance on the journey
- The Astronomer (m) protection from unknowable forces
- The Lorekeeper (f) to preserve knowledge
- The Journeyman (NB) - Saftey on the known roads
- The Learned (m) - Studious efforts and accuracy of information
- The Logician (f) - CLear thought and freedom from emotional clouding
- The Gray (f) - Too be hidden from wicked intentions
- The Herald (f) - For news to travel swift and true
- The Othkeeper (m) - To seal contracts and honor ones words
- The Craftsman (m) - patron of tradesman
- The Financer (f) - Wisodm in all business
- The Architect (f) - Blesses buildings and engeneering
- The Tallymsn (m) - On Quietus he ascended try to teplace their god of death.
History
The Travelers built the Iris, and lived in Horizon in a time long before our known history, before it was called Horizon. In truth, we do not know what they called it, or what they called themselves for that matter. What little writing remains has been only patchily translated. We do know that, while they appear to have begun as simple mortal people of a material plane just as we are, they controlled the unique ability to create stable and persistent doorways to a plethora of different worlds. Thousands are known through the crystals that have been explored, but it is unknown how many more there may be, or how great an impact the Travelers had on the worlds where they explored and built endpoints. We do know that their journeys brought them great power and learning, as evidenced by the magical structures that remain on Horizon, comparable only to the most advanced cultures we have encountered, and more complete than any other.
It is not known when the Travelers left Horizon, or why. We do not even know exactly how the first of our current peoples came here, as this is shrouded in the murky beginnings of our history; Before we followed the Path. Even so, we can only imagine the glory of the Travelers’ civilization at its height, given the magnificence of what little remains. Given no signs of great disaster or destruction, we believe that they grew wise enough and powerful enough to ascend to a higher form of being, one that makes the great works we know of trivial in comparison.
The fundamental faith of the Followers of the Travelers is this: In journeying across the worlds and learning all that they could from each, the Travelers became - in a very literal sense - self-made Gods of the highest order. We follow in their footsteps, hoping someday many generations hence to follow their example and earn a place by their side. While travel to other words is incredibly useful in building defensive strength of arms, and acquiring riches to improve life in this great city, the true Path must never be forgotten.
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