RAMSES QUICKSAND
Desert ScholarsRescue Specialist and Survival Instructor
"The desert tries to kill you in a hundred different ways. My job is to be there for the hundred and first try.""
Identity
- Residence
- Dune's Edge Training Grounds
- Civilization
- Desert Scholars
Appearance
• Physical: Broad-shouldered and heavily muscled, with scarred hands and a broken nose that never set properly. His smile is disarming. • Clothing: Practical work clothes reinforced at stress points, a belt with rescue tools, and boots designed for sand traversal. • Distinguishing Marks: A scar across his throat from a near-fatal sand suffocation; rope burns on his wrists from countless rescues.
Relationships
- Family - Estranged from his criminal brothers; considers his students his family
- Allies - Every settlement he's saved, a network of former students working across the desert
- Rivals - His former criminal associates who view him as a traitor
Personality
- Traits: Heroic to the point of recklessness, genuinely loves helping people, terrible at accepting help himself, uses humor to deflect
- Mannerisms: Constantly fidgets with his rescue rope; cracks jokes even in serious situations
- Voice: Rough from his throat injury, with a forced cheerfulness
Backstory
Ramses was a grave robber who got trapped in a collapsed tomb for three days. The rescue team that saved him inspired him to change his life. He has since saved over two hundred people from desert hazards and trains others to do the same. He never charges for rescue services.
Daily Life
Teaches survival classes in the morning, patrols dangerous areas in the afternoon, and responds to emergency calls at any hour. Evenings are spent maintaining equipment and training his students in practical rescue techniques.
Secret
He keeps a map of unlooted tombs he discovered in his criminal days, occasionally using them to fund his rescue operations when donations are low.
Story Hooks
- 1 His former criminal boss has been arrested and is threatening to expose Ramses's past unless he helps with one last job.
- 2 A massive sandstorm has trapped a caravan in a region even he considers too dangerous to enter alone.
Narrative Value
Ally who provides rescue services and survival training. His past creates opportunities for redemption arcs and moral dilemmas. ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════