Razmani

The Razmani are a hardy and ingenious people of Idiri whose permanent dwellings are carved into cliffsides and built on ledges. While enclaves of Razmani may be found in the great cities of the Sirdabi Caliphate, they more usually make their homes in the interior of the central and eastern Hazari Desert, in places where rivers have cut deep paths through canyons and crops can be grown along the banks. Many of their settlements serve as trade entrepots along the harsh desert routes and are valued by caravaneers and travelers as a place to rest and restock supplies before proceeding on through the desert. The Razmani's skill in carving and laying stone are second to none, and in urban areas they often find work in architecture, construction, and various visual and mechanical arts. They have a reputation for being a hardworking and practical people, with an easy-going nature.

Appearance

Razmani tend to be shorter than most other Idiri peoples or the Sirdabi, with a stocky to plump physique. Their skin comes in various tawny or dusky hues, and their hair ranges from straight to curly in texture and from brown to black in colour, with reddish tints not uncommon. Their eyes tend towards various earthy tones, from mossy green and hazel to deep brown.

History

Those known as Razmani today are the descendants of the Rassi people of antiquity, whose trade networks brought them great wealth and influence in the days of the Marzum Despotate. The Rassi's homeland lay within the modern-day Sirdabi province of Raziya, where the largest population of Razmani still exists today. Besides building the spectacular canyon city of Alheri which now serves as the center of Razmani culture, the Rassi also founded Omrazir itself in the eleventh century B.D.

See also

Omrazir: History