Ra’mam Mammu

Ra’mam Mammu is an eccentric narcissist living in Oakridge.

History
Ra’mam Mammu was born in 1097 in Huzuz, the great city in the 1000-Eyes Desert. The eldest son of the scion of the House of Mammu, a rich and powerful trading company, Ra’mam was educated by the greatest tutors the city had to offer and groomed from an early age to inherit the business. A quick study, Ra’mam did not appreciate the family business. Even from a young age, the boy was particular, interested not so much in the money the caravan generated or the intricacies of politics, but rather, the artwork and textiles and spices that the caravan traded back and forth.

In his teen years, when he became a man, Ra’mam was wed to a girl from a powerful desert tribe outside the city, an alliance to strengthen the caravan. Much like his father’s enterprise, Ra’mam was not particularly interested in her, but for the sake of his family, he went through with the marriage. In truth, Ra’mam was not attracted to the woman- was not attracted to any women- and in order to avoid having to keep up the pretense of being a husband, he began traveling on caravans to other lands. He did as much as possible to avoid having to spend time in Huzuz, and though he bore no ill will against the woman, he was relieved when she died a particularly deadly flu that affected many.

In 1125 his father died, prompting Ra’mam as his eldest son to inherit the family business. Though he did not like the position being thrust upon him, he knew he had a duty to support his mother and younger siblings and dutifully ran House of Mammu for decades. Since almost day one, he began formulating an escape plan, and he dutifully counted down the years until he would be able to implement it. Finally, in 1145, he stepped down, having groomed his younger brother to replace him.

Believing that he lost decades of his life having to run the House of Mammu, Ra’mam left the city on one of his family’s caravans headed south. He did not bear his family an ill will, but he felt that he had missed the prime of his life and was going to dedicate the rest of his living life on doing what he liked and witnessing the beauty of the world. Over the next few years, he would travel the world, eventually settling in Oakridge, where he purchased an estate.

Personality
Ra’mam is a narcissist with a penchant for flamboyant fashion and eccentric artistic tastes. He considers himself a misunderstood genius that only few understand.

Appearance
An ethnic al-Bed, Ra’mam Mammu has dark skin, thick dark hair, and dark eyes. He generally wears the clothes of his people, but in lavish colors and comfortable materials more suited for Valouria’s temperate climate as opposed to the desert. Virtually every single finger has some kind of ring on it, set with large, gaudy jewels. He has both ears pierced, also adorned with gaudy earrings.

Motivations and Goals
Mammu is retired from trading and has settled in Oakridge permanently. He passes his days making extravagant and avant-garde artwork. He considers himself an artistic genius, and the fact that most others do not understand his pieces- or even see how some of it can be considered artwork- only fuels his delusions of grandeur.