Ragfolk
Ragfolk eh? Now there’s a curious lot you don’t stumble across every day, even out here on the planes. They’re as strange as they come—humanoids draped in layers of tattered cloth, each strip a testament to their mysterious origins. This garb of decay isn’t just for show; it’s part of their very being. Some cutters with an eye for style or the macabre, like certain sandmen and ruvoka tribes, have taken to emulating the Ragmen’s unique fashion, but there’s more to these creatures than a mere statement of style.
The dark creepers of the plane of Shadow have got their dander up over this, claiming some sort of rights over the look. But the true ragfolk, they’re something else entirely. Not just beings wearing textiles, but beings of textile. It’s said they’re elementals born from the very fabric of… well, fabric.
There’s jabber across the planes that these ragfolk might hail from places like the demiplane of Wood, specifically a part known as Sawdust, where it rubs elbows with the Plane of Dust. Others reckon they come from Earth or some leafy corner of the demiplane of Flowers or demiplane of Other Green Things—which I might have just mad eup, cutter. The truth? It’s as elusive as a shadow on a moonless night.
Many a sage will scoff at the notion of a plane made entirely of cloth. But in a multiverse filled with floating cities, sentient spells, and whatnot, is it really so barmy? These Ragmen, or Raggamoffyn, Adherers, Death Linen – whatever name you fancy – they’re proof that reality is stranger than fiction, especially when you’re hopping between the planes.
So, if you ever find yourself wandering the planes and come across one of the ragfolk, take a moment to ponder the peculiarities of the planes. After all, it’s a wide and wild multiverse, full of wonders and oddities that’d make even the most fantastical fairy tale seem like a dusty history tome.
Canonical Sources: Adherers [2e stats], Death Linen [Dragon Magazine 252 p68], Raggamoffyn [2e stats]
Source: Rip van Wormer, Jon Winter-Holt, mimir.net
