Romasco

Romasco is a short dumpy man living in Skara Brae during Ultima IV.

Description
The Stranger could find Romasco inside Spiran's practice, the Mystic Heal, where he was in the midst of reading a book. A teacher by trade, he appeared to be focusing his current academic inquiries toward the Abyss, and would explain to the hero that a Word of Passage was needed to pass through the last gate of the great dungeon, directing them to Zair the Wise of Paws should they wish to learn more regarding the topic.

Trivia

 * When the Japanese developers remade Ultima IV for the Famicom/NES, Romasco's name was translitterated in a form similar to "Ra-ma-se-co". Later, when the game was localized into English, "Ra-ma-se-co" was rendered as "Ramsel".
 * In the Nintendo remake of Ultima IV (where most character names were omitted and dialogue was significantly modified), Ramsel can be identified with a pirate in Buccaneer's Den. Apparently, after teaching about the Abyss, he braved it by himself, but failed and succumbed to selfishness. His sister still waits for him in Skara Brae.