Ramiel

Ramiel the Blind is a minor protagonist in War of the Ender Kingdoms who first appeared in "The Brave". He was a renowned general and luxomancer. Ramiel commanded the Lightborne reinforcements at the Battle for the Gateways, supporting the Gatekeepers' fight against the , but his allies were defeated and he was taken prisoner.
== Design==
Ramiel is an Enderkin with dark brown skin and blue eyes.Olaguer, Rain Allen [radapedaxa] (October 11, 2023). "Ramiel the Blind breaking up with his lunarian girlfriend." (Discord message). Retrieved December 13, 2023 — via Discord. He is blind; scorch marks are visible beneath his eyes. He wears the traditional pale gold robes of a light mage, with blue highlights and black clothes underneath. Rainimator has implied that Ramiel is bald, although he might have been joking.Olaguer, Rain Allen [radapedaxa] (November 24, 2023). "i always imagine him as this guy" (Discord message). Retrieved December 13, 2023 — via Discord.
==History==
===Background===
Ramiel the Blind is a sorcerer and renowned general from the End's Lightborne Isles.Olaguer, Rain Allen [@rainolaguer] (October 11, 2023). "Ramiel the Blind" (Tweet). Retrieved December 13, 2023 — via Twitter.Olaguer, Rain Allen [radapedaxa] (October 21, 2023). "Luminor by legeneralblase" (Discord message). Retrieved December 13, 2023 — via Discord. He is said to be brave enough to use luxomancy (light magic) so powerful that he once accidentally burned his own eyes. Ramiel does not wear a blindfold because he is proud of his scars.
===Battle for the Gateways===
In "The Brave", the schemed to use the Gateways to quickly invade the other End Kingdoms. Recognizing the situation's gravity, the neighboring Lightborne Isles and Aeromancers Enclave each sent a small number of reinforcements to support the Gatekeepers' forces. Ramiel led the troops, while Captain Saphira-Thunderwing, his close friend,Olaguer, Rain Allen [radapedaxa] (November 24, 2023). "Ramiel and Saphira (will be shown in The Brave)" (Discord message). Retrieved December 13, 2023 — via Discord. led the Aeromancer soldiers. Their collective forces were intended to hold off the enemy while Sora shut down the Gateways.
Initially, the battle went well for the defending side. The Lightbourne ground troops hurled light spells at the enemy's flying dragonspiders, quickly killing them. Meanwhile, flying Lightbourne corvettes channeled destructive light magic towards the Void Ships.Olaguer, Rain Allen [@rainolaguer] (October 26, 2023). "The Void Fleet may have bigger, sturdier battleships, but the Lightborne's corvettes are elusive, and can easily chip away at their larger foes." (Tweet). Retrieved December 13, 2023 — via Twitter. However, the Gatekeepers and their allies were gradually overpowered. Ramiel and an injured Saphira-Thundering eventually found themselves surrounded by voidlings. They were captured along with the Gatekeeper leaders Skylor and Elise.Dexter Kronos [dexterkronos] (December 9, 2023). "She was indeed captured" (Discord message). Retrieved December 12, 2023 — via Discord.Rainimator said on Discord that "all of them [Ramiel, Elise and Saphira-Thunderwing] will due [sic]". However, it is currently impossible to tell if he was joking. Since the use of will implies that they have not yet died, this article lists Ramiel as "Alive". Despite the Gatekeepers' defeat, Sora proved successful in closing the Gateways.
==Personality==
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==Skills==
Ramiel is a powerful luxomancer and a competent spear-wielder. Like all luxomancers, Ramiel can conjure weapons out of pure light.Olaguer, Rain Allen [radapedaxa] (October 11, 2023). "Ramiel the Blind" (Discord message). Retrieved December 13, 2023 — via Discord. He can control them in mid-air, without touching them. His weapon of choice is the light spear.
As a sorcerer, Ramiel can sense the magic aura of others, which he can rely upon to determine friend or foe; this is how he can detect and fight targets on the battlefield. To an extent, even non-magic users emit a faint aura. Ramiel compensated for his lost sight by strengthening his ability to detect auras.Olaguer, Rain Allen [radapedaxa] (October 11, 2023). "He doesn't. He will simply cast magic spells and hope he doesn't hit his allies." (Discord message). Retrieved December 13, 2023 — via Discord.
===Appearances ===
==Trivia== 
*Ramiel is first dark skinned Enderkin to appear in the series, as well as the only blind one.
*The name 'Ramiel' is of Hebrew origins meaning "the thunder of God".
**In the Book of Enoch, Ramiel is a fallen 'Watcher' angel that helped created the Nephilim race as a rebellious act.
**His name is similar to the Archangel of the Hope, Remiel.
* Ramiel is the only character so far that can sense magical auras.
===Out-of-universe===
Rainimator first mentioned Ramiel in a Discord message on May 6, 2023, a writing prompt which was presented as the diary entry of his friend, the Gatekeeper captain Sora. While likely not canon, it painted a less flattering — and much more amusing — picture of how Ramiel blinded himself. Ramiel hypothesized that, since they came from darkness, voidlings had a weakness to blinding luxomancy. He was attacked by a void monster of great size sent by the Void Lord while patrolling the Gateways' border with Sora. Sora's blades could not penetrate the creature's hide. Ramiel eagerly wished to test his new blinding light spell, which he believed would incapacitate the monster — unaware that the monster did not have eyes. Ramiel's untested spell ultimately ruined his eyesight, and he and Sora were forced to retreat. Afterwards, Skylor, ruler of the Gateways, and the other guardians managed to slay the beast.
Ramiel would soon become an actual character in War of the Ender Kingdoms — on October 11, Rainimator posted a introductory render and lore for him in the lead-up to "The Brave", the episode in which Ramiel first appeared. Ramiel was designed by XEliteXCraftersX, a prolific skin designer on the Rainimator Production Team.XEliteXCraftersX [realelite.] (December 14, 2023). "I did 🐸" (Discord message). Retrieved December 14, 2023 — via Discord.
==Gallery==
Ramiel Turnaround.png|Ramiel's turnaround in a conceptual render.
Ramiel Luxomancy.gif|Ramiel using Luxomancy to conjure light spears in a conceptual gif.
Ramiel Smile.png|Ramiel smiling in a joke render.
File:Ramiel Sad.png|Ramiel in a joke render.
File:Ramiel With Soldiers.png|Ramiel and his soldiers arriving in The Brave.
File:Lightborne Bombardment.gif|Ramiel and the unleashing their Luxomancy in The Brave.
==Notes==
==References==
Category:War of the Ender Kingdoms Characters
Category:Enderkin
Category:Male
Category:Disabled Characters
Category:Luxomancers
Category:Lightborne
Category:Assets created by XEliteXCraftersX