Ramirez

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Ramirez
Details
Factions	Nobility Warden
Allies	Criminals Other Wardens: Raputo DeWall Webster Hammerites Lord Bafford
Enemies	Garrett
Behaviour
Alertness	medium
Aggressiveness	below average
Speed	medium
Attack
Primary Attack	Mace Damage: 2 to 6
Health
Maximum	27
Flees at	never
Other
Note	Rings a bell to call down a servant with food.
Behind the Scenes
First Introduced	Thief: The Dark Project
Voiced by	Daniel Thron
Model name (DromEd/T3Ed)	exprammc

Look, you! Stop lurking back there! I won't have any servants lurking!

Ramirez

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Ramirez was a nobleman and one of Wardens, responsible for several of the crime rings in The City. He lived in a large mansion in Hightowne, protected by his own personal house guard. To Ramirez, money was a top priority, and he was ruthless toward those who did not pay him what he was due.

Crime Connections

As a city warden, Ramirez was in charge of the crime rings in Hightowne, South Quarter and Downtowne. He was the direct boss of Lord Bafford, and would collect weekly cuts from his gambling dens. He also held power over a few of the City Watch officials, who received bribes in exchange for their loyalty. Ramirez possibly had some sort of alliance or agreement with the Downwind Thieves' Guild, among whom it was understood that no jobs were to be done on any of Ramirez's people.

Ramirez, along with other city wardens, had tried at least once to get Garrett to join his "stable". As Garrett had refused, Ramirez finally got impatient and sent two Assassins to deal with him. They were ultimately unsuccessful, however, accidentally killing Farkus instead.

Personality

Ramirez was a wealthy man who liked money above all else and could be in his cellar counting his riches until far into the night. During these times he would ordered meals at all hours and had a bell system connecting his room to the kitchen for this purpose. In more general times he could be found in his library enjoying cakes and tea. He was also known to be harsh with his Servant but this could be offset if they learned about his routine.

Being a Warden he had no guilt about sending tough boys to kill people or break someones legs but he would restraine these actions if they would cost him money. He also meticulously studied all underground activities and sources of money and took appropriate actions if someone, defied him, would not give him his cut or would not inform him about something. He would would also bribe, intimidate and possibly even murder officials who would stand in his way.

The only thing he seemed to love where his two Burricks which he kept in his basement. They were kept in a large pen complete with living quarters and drinking well, enclosed by a short ledge and, despite warning of Tol Camrick and Sons regarding burrick tunnels, refused to move them.

Social Interaction

Ramirez was invited by the Mechanists' Party at Angelwatch to receive a Masked Servant, but he did not respond to the invitation.

There was also an auction at his manor at some point, in which Bram Gervaisius brought a Lizotte painting for a very low price.Like with the above, It is unknown if these are signs of him being deceased or not.

Death

Although there is no information on Ramirez's death, his tombstone can be found in the catacombs of Fort Ironwood, and his absence is noted at least once during the events of the second game. It is possible to kill Ramirez without failing the mission, on the easier difficulty settings.

Strategy

Ramirez will remain in his basement room as long as the alarm is not sounded. His health is quite high, which is normal for a story character and boss-like NPC, but he is slow in both attack and movement speed.

He also behaves a bit foolishly; unlike the house guards, who would rather try to activate the alarm or run for reinforcements when engaged, he won't bother to push the alarm button in his chamber and will simply chase Garrett angrily around the place.

While in his room, Ramirez stands with his back to the door most of the time, so it is much more advisable to knock him out or simply avoid him entirely rather than engage him in a sword fight.

Appearances

Thief: The Dark Project/Thief Gold

• "Assassins"

Trivia

• Ramirez was the only one in the City who kept Burricks as pets.
  • Tending to the burricks was perhaps his servants' least favourite tasks.
• He appears to have had some affiliation with the Hammerites, judging by his many Hammer banners and his tendency to shout "Builder's Gold!" upon finding a corpse.
• Ramirez considered to "send some muscle after the Stone Group" but nothing is known about them.