Common Ethnic Traits:

• Suggested Naming Conventions: Italic Languages 

• Hair Color: Ramacci hair tends to be Metalic colors (Silver, Gray, Carbon) or colors at least tinted with a metalic coloring. (Red with a rusty iron tint, desaturated blonde, golden blonde.)

• Eye Colors: Hazel, and similarly muted colors.

• Complexion: Light-Medium. Regardless of how pale, Ramacci skin rarely burns, and tans well. Sun exposure may cause rosy to honey coloring.

• Height Average: Adult male Ramacci tend toward the tall end, similar to Darsians, and Eugencians. Females however are about average in relation to Tamians.

• Draconic Ambition: The Ramacci believe that dragon blood intermingles with their human heritage, and as such, tend to be more passionate, aggressive, and proud. The Ramacci are known to be the shrewdest merchants in Estellon. Ambition, vainglory, piety, grace, practicality, and treachery are all said to be components in any Ramacci's soul, even the most humble daughter of a quaint cobbler.

• Darsian Brothers: The Darsians and Ramacci are not friends by any means, but they share a certain camaraderie in that they were both races in an ancient empire of antiquity. More than just culture spread between them, as there are many Ramacci who may sport darker skin tones or deep red eyes, much like that of the Darsians.

• Potential Sorcerer Bloodlines: Abyssal, Celestial, Daemon, Draconic (mostly metallic), Imperious, Infernal, Martyred, Pestilence, Solar.

 

 

Synopsis:

The Ramacci are a human race which inhabits many of the southern regions in Estellon. They are one of two offshoots of the ancient Shiori peoples. This ancient lineage comes with a deep connection with dragons, and a pride equal to match. Their metallically tinted hair and eye colors are all they have to claim proof. Although certain sorcerer bloodlines in the aristocracy might have more to show for this than the average Ramacci. Theres is a race which values two things. A goodly pious soul, and ruthless cunning. And if you think it impossible to possess both of these traits? Well, you have never met a Ramacci Cleric! They are (allegedly) the favored race of the foster god, Sol, and thus, it should come of no surprise that his new religion permeates from Ramacci lands into the north. (Although the their Darsian brothers to the continent of Nomeria may not share the Ramacci people's love for the Fosterer.) And with the faith, their culture's love for artistic expression, literature, and influence. One could say it was the Ramacci peoples who rekindled the flames that were extinguished upon the goddess's passing. But it could also be said that each and every one of them is a thespian who knows how to highlight only their strengths to the world. For all their spirit, their flamboyant passion, and their zest for life, you have to wonder why the Ramacci have garnered a reputation for being two faced scoundrels. Perhaps it is unfair to many Ramacci for the suspicion they're regarded with. After all, honest merchants and good hearted pilgrims do exist in abundance. But there legacy certainly has left them a lot to repent for. After all, few peoples are as quick to draw another's blood in the name of family and power.

 

Family is everything to the Ramacci. And old feuds among noble families that managed to survive the collapse of the Shiori Empire last an eternity. Even before the empires collapse, the Ramacci peoples certainly were skilled in the arts of out maneuvering political opponents and obstacles in attempt to elevate their status in the world. But when that empire collapsed, anarchy ensued. Eugencian barbarian raids had plundered many of their treasures and wealth. And they had nearly lost everything. But it was the families who survived the conflict. The family who bound together the ashes and build themselves into new nations, and the family who protected one another when no soldiers remained. That is why, to be outcasted from one's family in Ramacci culture, is to loose everything, and become nothing all at once. Family is what motivates their greatest heroes and deeds, as well as their most vile scoundrels and scandalous betrayals. It is always what lies in the back of a deviously shrewd merchant's mind, or on the emblem of a knight's shield. Even those of the cloth who have sworn to forsake all worldly possessions in the name of the Fosterer do so on part to help bring some divine partiality to the family they left behind. But family is not all that matters. Coin also has significantly more power in Ramacci lands than in other lands. Wealthy merchant families are known to rival, or in some cases even surpass their nobles in power. Perhaps thanks to the flow of coin, the Ramacci nations are perhaps the most educated and learned peoples of Estellon. For many of the greatest universities are housed in Trevivento and Targenio. And while they attract people from all over Estellon and Northern Nomeria to learn in their halls, it is perhaps the Ramacci who could best afford to do so.

 

The Ramacci are most are at home in urban areas, hence why the largest cities in Estellon are concentrated in the south. But their cosmopolitan nature has led for many to strike out to the seas, or travel the roads between nations. Ramacci tend to be more motivated for travel for wealth than most, seeking to put a foothold in foreign markets to bring some of that back home. But, perhaps faith is another reason why many Ramacci travel. Pilgrimage is seen as being as much a social endeavor as it is a religious one in Ramacci lands, so Ramacci pilgrims are often encountered even as far north as Noria to see ancient places where it is believed their new god has shown a favor toward. And their clerics are often seen arriving peacefully in foreign territories to help advocate for the foster god. And Ramacci sailors are said to be among the best of the world. The Espelanion Armada is proof of this, as it is currently the most powerful navy in the world, even if the Tamian nation of Edren is determined to claim that title for their own. But this claim to fame also breeds its fair share of smugglers and pirates in Ramacci waters, and beyond. The adventuring culture has perhaps caught on rather strongly amongst their people as well, for because upward mobility is easier for their common folk in terms of wealth, the trade of an adventurer is perhaps more assessable to them. And as they already value the concept of adventure for profit, there is less of a social resistance towards young Ramacci men and women from taking up the trade. It should come of no surprise that many of the largest guilds are in their lands as well. Ramacci adventurers are also experts at marketing their skills and branding themselves to help them gain reputation more quickly. Indeed, many of the finest rogues of the land are of this ambitious race. After all. Even a family outcast has an opportunity to turn his shame to fame.