Ramari

Children of Horn and Highland, Keepers of the Flock and the Long Road

“No storm lasts forever when the flock stands together.” — Ramarian proverb

Ramari (Formal: Ramari) are the horned highland peoples of Hoof & Claw, descendants of ancient ovine-touched lineages shaped by windswept hills, mountain pastures, stone villages, shepherd roads, and the enduring wisdom that a community survives by standing together.

Where some Beastkin are known for strength or speed, Ramarians are celebrated for perseverance, craftsmanship, practicality, and the quiet courage that allows ordinary folk to weather extraordinary hardships. Their instincts favor cooperation, vigilance, resourcefulness, patience, and the steady rhythms of seasonal life.

To outsiders, Ramarians may appear humble, cautious, or overly traditional. Those who dismiss them as simple shepherds often discover generations of hard-earned resilience hidden beneath their modest demeanor.

Ramarian culture teaches that every person has a place within the flock. Success is shared. Burdens are divided. Pride is measured not by what one possesses, but by what one contributes. Across Erosia, Ramarians are known as shepherds, weavers, traders, stonemasons, priests, brewers, rangers, artisans, and adventurers who carry the lessons of hill and hearth wherever fate leads them.

Ramarian Appearance

Ramarians possess expressive humanoid faces framed by woolly hair, ovine ears, and distinctive horns that vary greatly between individuals and bloodlines. Their features are often warm, approachable, and weathered by outdoor life, with thoughtful eyes and an unmistakable sense of grounded confidence.

Eye colors commonly include amber, brown, green, blue-grey, hazel, gold, and black.

Hair is thick and often curly, wavy, or wool-like in texture. Many Ramarians wear braids, knots, decorative cords, carved horn ornaments, bells, family tokens, or woven ribbons. Visible human ears are absent.

Their upper bodies are humanoid, while forearms become wool-covered below the elbow, ending in sturdy dexterous hands. From the hips downward, Ramarians transition into fully wool-covered forms with powerful digitigrade ovine legs ending in cloven hooves well suited to steep slopes, rocky paths, and long journeys across difficult terrain. Many possess short tails hidden within dense wool.

Wool colors include ivory, cream, white, silver, brown, black, charcoal, russet, golden tan, and mixed patterns.

Ramarian beauty ideals often celebrate healthy horns, skilled craftsmanship, dependable character, well-kept wool, practical competence, quiet confidence, and the ability to remain steady during difficult times.

Ramarian Society

Ramarian communities are often known as hillstead villages, shepherd courts, horn halls, wool markets, or stonefold settlements. Their settlements commonly occupy high valleys, mountain terraces, rolling uplands, and trade crossroads connecting more isolated regions.

Several values are common among Ramarian cultures:

Community. The flock survives together.
Stewardship. What is entrusted to you deserves care.
Perseverance. Hard roads are crossed one step at a time.
Practicality. Grand plans mean little without honest work.
Humility. Respect is earned through actions.

Ramarian festivals often coincide with seasonal migrations, shearing seasons, harvest gatherings, market fairs, and community celebrations. Music, storytelling, dancing, weaving competitions, livestock shows, brewing contests, and communal feasts are common sights wherever Ramarians gather.

Ramarian Adventurers

Ramarian Names

Ramarian names are often tied to family history, seasonal traditions, regional dialects, and ancestral memory.

Masculine: Berrik, Toman, Halric, Oren, Cedric, Varrin
Feminine: Elswyn, Mara, Brenna, Talia, Rowanne, Kessa
Neutral: Briar, Vale, Sage, Wren, Ash, Fern

Earned Names: Surefoot, Stonewool, Hillborn, Dawnbell, Longpath, Hearthkeeper

Ramarian Traits

Your Ramarian character has these traits.

Creature Type. Humanoid
Size. Medium
Speed. 30 feet.
Life Span. Ramarians mature at a similar rate to Silkborn and commonly live around 100 years.
Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Shepherd Cant.
Surefooted Climber. You have advantage on ability checks and saving throws made to resist being knocked prone.
Highland Awareness. You gain proficiency in either Perception or Survival.
Mountain Walker. Difficult terrain created by rocks, hills, slopes, or uneven natural ground does not cost you extra movement.
Steady Resolve. When you fail a saving throw, you may reroll it. You must use the new result. Once you use this trait, you cannot do so again until you finish a long rest.
Shepherd’s Endurance. When you finish a short rest, you gain temporary hit points equal to your proficiency bonus.

Ramarian Cultural Lineages (Optional)

Choose one lineage if your campaign uses them.

– Highland Ramarians. Mountain shepherds and cliffside settlers. Gain proficiency in Athletics.
– Moorland Ramarians. Wanderers of rolling hills and mist-covered grasslands. Gain proficiency in Survival.
– Riverfold Ramarians. Merchants and ferrymasters who connect distant communities. Gain proficiency in Persuasion.
– Stonehall Ramarians. Artisans, brewers, and guild leaders of fortified settlements. Gain proficiency in History.

Ramarian Feat: Keeper of the Flock

Prerequisite: Ramarian

The ancient Ramarian instinct to guide and protect those under your care manifests strongly within you.

• Increase your Wisdom, Constitution, or Charisma by 1, to a maximum of 20.
• When a creature you can see within 30 feet fails a saving throw against being frightened, you may use your reaction to allow it to reroll the save.
• When you take the Help action, the target also gains temporary hit points equal to your proficiency bonus.
• Once per long rest, as a bonus action, you may grant yourself and all allies within 10 feet temporary hit points equal to twice your proficiency bonus.

Roleplaying as Ramarians

Choose Ramarian if you want to play:

• a steadfast traveler shaped by community values
• a practical problem-solver who remains calm under pressure
• a shepherd, crafter, merchant, or hill-country wanderer
• someone who protects others through patience and reliability
• a humble hero who values action over recognition
• a guardian of tradition seeking new horizons
• perseverance over glory
• quiet courage over loud boasts

Closing Verse

They know the shape of every season.
They know which roads endure the storm.
They mend what breaks.
They carry what is needed.
And when the winds grow cold,
the flock gathers where a Ramarian stands.