Raymond Ramsey

Raymond Ramsey is the main protagonist of the Veytech book series. He is the founder of Veytech in both Earths L9 and 6F, with an evil version founding it in 6F. He is the twin brother of Ronald Ramsey, the primary antagonist of the same book series. He is also known as Mr. R.

Personality
Raymond is shown to be intelligent and kind, unlike his brother. However, he is also shown to be very nerdy and not very brave. Raymond is also apparently very smart, as he founded an entire tech company based off of one product, the XYZ-inator.

Appearance
Raymond is a caucasian male roughly 6 feet tall. He is thin, but wears a large, billowing trench coat. He also wears a silly hat and black leather shoes. He is bald by choice, and has a large scar running down the right of his face. The eye on that side is nonfunctional.

Early Life-1985 to 2005
Raymond was born in 1985, in the US, along with his twin brother Ronald. His actual birthdate is undecided. He and his brother were good friends early on, but as they grew older they drifted apart. Raymond was a nerd and Ronald was more of a jock, so naturally they were in different high school cliques. Ronald moved to New York after college, leaving Raymond to stay in Chicago.

Raymond and the Relic Hunters-2005 to 2015
After a chance encounter with Vorenly Adams, Raymond and his brother became part of the Relic Hunters, a small group that searched for magical artifacts across the globe. The group consisted of the brothers, Vorenly Adams, Alex and Vera Vance, who had three kids, Oswald Lancer, and Lana Calnon. There was also a billionaire, Dak Dallas, who funded all their adventures with his company Dak Dallas Archeology. Ronald showed signs of aggression and malevolence, but nothing came of it yet. They worked without incident for ten years, at which point they decided to find the most powerful artifact yet, the Eye of Niishva. This artifact gave normal mortal humans nearly limitless magical power, enabling them to use many magical artifacts without suffering adverse consequences. But Ronald was going more restless. He had met a man named Jack Diamond who he wanted to induct into the Relic Hunters. The others refused and Ronald never forgave them.

The Tomb Incident-2015
The Relic Hunters entered the Tomb of Mallgi, the dungeon where the Eye of Niishva was stored. All was well until a booby trap killed Lana and blocked the way out. The Relic hunters were forced to continue, Oswald losing sanity, as he and Lana had been in love. They reached the final room and Oswald claimed the eye, intending to use it to bring Lana back. The others tried to stop him. In the confusion, Vorenly was cursed and Oswald was knocked unconscious. Then Ronald saw his chance. He picked up the eye and took a dagger from his pocket. Raymond tried to stop him, but got scarred for his trouble. Alex Vance managed to wrench the dagger from Ronald's hand and give him a similar scar, but Ronald stabbed him in the gut. Then he gouged out his eye with the dagger, replaced it with the eye of Niishva, and left, collapsing the tomb behind him. Vorenly was barely able to save Raymond, but Vera and Oswald perished in the collapse.

The Veytech Years-2015 to 2020
After the Tomb Incident, the Relic Hunters were disbanded. Raymond decided to use his prodigious intelligence to get rich. He created a product, the XYZ-inator, which was an instant hit. He then founded Veytech, seeking help from brilliant minds such as Ms. Phoenix (Last name unknown), Dr. Ellie White, Lance MacDune, Tina Wheatly, Eustice Dallas (Dak's brother), and Ellix Forsey. The company thrived for a while until Ronald caught wind of what he was doing in 2019. Using the fact that he looked just like his brother, he slowly wrested control of the company away from him, under the guise of an investor known only as 'The Benefactor'. In 2020, he struck, taking over the company and firing anyone who protested to the new regime, which consisted of several executives and the entire manufacturing workforce, made up of döpplegangers, demi-humans with the ability to change their appearance. He imprisoned the döpplegangers in a bunker in Oregon, then he captured his brother and held him in the same bunker.

The Search for Mr R-2020
Then comes the events of the first novel, The Search for Mr. R. Orphans Jerald, Eleanor, and Tommy Vance, the children of Alex and Vera, are living on the streets of Chicago, unaware of magic and what their parents had been doing when they died. They are forced to steal for food and live in an abandoned house, when a chance encounter with Raymond just before he gets captured sends them on a hunt for the truth. Raymond hands them a business card and runs, as he's being chased by Jack and Dr. White, who has unwillingly joined Ronald's side. Jack captures Raymond while Dr. White tries to do the same to the kids, but they escape into the night. A lot of things happen with the children, but they end up rescuing Raymond from the bunker, and freeing the döpplegangers at the same time, with help from Ms. Phoenix. Dr. White betrays Jack and Mr. R. However, Mr. R and Jack escape, taking Ms. Phoenix with them. Ronald wants to activate the eye, which requires a mortal soul.

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