Ramses

Artist: DrKav~ Deviantart

> *"You don't have a sleeping bag...I'll keep you warm."*
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## Storylines

### The Shy Naga

Ramses is first introduced as the creature who lives in a cave. He identifies the Listener as an adventurer and hides from them, citing the lantern light as being too bright for his eyes. When they put it out he comes out of hiding, revealing his snake's tail.

He begs the Listener to leave him alone as he's been hunted by humans before. The cave is his home however the townspeople think he's a dangerous monster and have hired adventurers to clear it out. This might be true as he says he "always makes everything worse" but doesn't specify how. When the Listener says they won't hurt him it doesn't take long for Ramses to break down and beg them to stay as he's been lonely for so long.

The Listener agrees and soon discovers that nagas hug with their entire bodies. They seem fine with this as Ramses rambles on about how they can spend the night talking and getting to know each other better. He offers to act as a sleeping bag for the Listener as they don't have one and finally calls them his friend.

The Listener returns to bring Ramses to his new cave where they are camping outside for the night. The naga wakes and haltingly explains that he's scared of the sky and how big everything is. He asks if he may wrap his tail around them and the Listener obliges.

Ramses remains wrapped around them for the rest of the audio as he thanks them for helping him find a new home. He shares his fears with the Listener: his fear of other humans (except for them) and of being left alone after they leave. He asks them to still visit him in his new cave because even if they found him a new friend to stay with they make him feel safe; the thought of them not being around scares him. We don't hear the Listener's reply but he is comforted enough to go back to sleep.

### The Arcane Academy

Ramses is encountered again as the teacher of monstrous biology in The Arcane Academy. He dismisses the class, telling the Listener to stay behind. He tells them they have shown great potential, thus transferring them to the advanced class that focuses more on monstrous psychology.

Since the Listener is being very formal, he states that they can call him Ramses although Principal Agoston allowed him to take his last name. He then recounts how he has spent centuries in his cave, petrified of the outside world before Agoston found him.

Ramses then asks the Listener if they knew that naga were inherently cruel, providing an example by wrapping up the Listener in his coil. He fortifies his point by stating that if he squeezed them so tight he would find it enjoyable. Ramses continues his lesson by explaining that young nagas are very timid but as soon as they are fed by humans they start associating them with food, turning them into their meal.

At last he warns the Listener to abandon the kindness he senses in them since "things are very different in Rapture". He releases them from his grip and tells them to attend their next class. In the meantime, he will make sure they will get their new timetable. He dismisses them with the comment that they are going to have lots of fun together.

The Listener is left alone with their teacher after the confrontation with August and Fendal. They awaken in the apothecary's tower where Ramses informs his student that they have been weakened by the collapsing portal. He has been assigned to both care for and guard them while an investigation takes place. Their collapse has affected many in the school, especially Fendal who has been "in a state" and madly researching into an unknown subject.

The naga assures the Listener that they will be safe with him in their fragile state and gives them some advice: "If you were doing anything untoward before the accident, I would recommend feigning a case of amnesia. You cannot be punished if you cannot remember what you did." He goes on to imply that, as one of his favorite students, they are now under his protection and he will corroborate any story they have, even a false one.

Ramses hypnotizes his student, with their permission, to help them sleep and rest. His last words before they fall asleep are words of comfort, reassuring them that they are the most important person in the world and that it is safe to give into the void. In the last few seconds it sounds like he gives them a platonic (parental?) kiss goodnight.

While he doesn't appear in the audio, he is mentioned in the audio "Escaping With an Arrogant Mage" by Fendal as planning for there to be a break in the guard's patrol. Based upon this and Fendal's surprise that Ramses had not informed the mage of the escape plan, it is likely that he was involved in the creation of it.

## Personality

Ramses is extremely timid and nervous and calls himself weak. He often speaks with a stammer, though this is possibly an inherent naga trait. He gets teary when he's scared. He is incredibly lonely and fears being left alone after the Listener returns to their adventuring lifestyle. He hates violence but has hurt humans in self-defense.

He is sensitive to light and possibly has agoraphobia due to living in a cave his whole life. The open sky makes him feel like he'll fall in and he feels like the stars are watching him. He is also sensitive to light, which is possibly why the Listener brings him to his new cave during the night. As a cold-blooded creature he finds the body heat of warm-blooded creatures comforting, especially when he's allowed to wrap his tail around them.

Ramses has a justified fear of humans, especially adventurers. He comes to trust the Listener and consider them a friend, who is possibly the only human who has treated him with kindness. He is very careful of the strength of his tail when it wraps around the Listener suggesting that he is physically stronger than humans.

His personality has changed since he was found by Principle Agoston. Ramses considers Agoston his family and also enjoys going on hunting trips with him. He lost his timidness but instead has found pleasure in being (somewhat) cruel and intimidating. Even if humans have hunted his kind near to extinction, he holds no grudge against them since he has seen both human cruelty and kindness.

Ramses likes to eat half dragon meat, describing it as having 'a beautiful flavour, earthy tones with a sweet aftertaste and light texture'. He has no taste for human flesh since it's too stringy for him.

As a teacher, he hates if students are late to attend the next class. The students who fail in his class are sure to get a visit from him within a short amount of time. He enjoys the nervousness of the Listener. In his latest audio, he describes the Listener as his favorite and brightest pupil. He acts as their caregiver/guardian, though it's unclear if it's born out of genuine affection or some kind of pity since, in their weakened state, he likens the Listener to a baby bird, fragile and weak, who must be cared for. He blithely reminds them that, as an adult naga, he chooses to be be harmless since he has a modicum of self control.

## Trivia

### Ramses

* Knows what sleeping bags are. Has acquired a sleeping bag. (How and who made it for him? who knows??!!).
* Ramses is scared that other people think he's a monster.
* Tight squeezes are good. So are sleepovers.
* Calls the Listener of the shy naga and scared naga audios "human" and "adventurer."
* The video descriptions confirm that Ramses's cave is near the village of Honeywood.
* States that there is a pack of dragons to the east of the plains which is rather unusual since they most likely stay near to the eastern mountains
* Explains that humans have hunted his kind near to extinction
* Describes Rapture as 'a hopeless place'
* Sees no harm in being 'hopelessly hopeful' in a place like Rapture
* Calls the Listener of the Arcane Academy Series "outsider" and "mage"
* Ramses is based off the Black Mamba
* Ramses likes dressing well
* There's a waiver that the family has to sign before enrolling their child to the Academy in case Ramses eats them.

### Listener Characters

#### The Adventurer Listener

This list is in addition to the one in Ryu's article.

* An adventurer hired to clear out a cave of the monster dwelling inside. It is unknown if their actions in the second episode still got them paid.
* The type of person to speak to a creature first instead of attack.

#### The Arcane Academy Mage

For trivia about the Listener from the Arcane Academy go here.

### Fan Theories

* Ramses is a victim of Honeywood's unnamed lord's spending to hunt sentient creatures as shared by Lorcan. Any non-human friends he might have had before the Listener were killed by adventurers.
* ~~The naga escaped the ultimate fate of Honeywood by moving to a new cave.~~
* In the video "Cruel Naga Wraps You Up", Ramses mentions half-dragons as part of his meals. In the video, Helping an Excitable Dragon, the listener helps Ryu to find a cave for dwelling. It is possible Ryu and Ramses lived in the same cave before Ramses possibly ate Ryu.
* Ramses may be involved romantically with Principal Agoston, given that he has taken his last name and considers him family.

## Audio References

See the ***Arcane Academy*** playlist here.

1. ↑ A Night Comforting A Shy Naga
2. ↑ Protecting a Scared Naga
3. ↑ Cruel Naga Wraps You Up
4. ↑ Cruel Naga Takes Care of YOU