History Manga / BlueRamun

* DarkSkinnedBlond: Alchemist Airi is one of the only characters drawn with shaded skin, and her hair is notably pale. Jessie notes that she must be a foreigner because of her "brown skin and white hair."

* ArabianNightsDays: Overlaps with FantasyCounterpartCulture -- the setting is an empire in the desert, loose cloaks and turbans are de rigueur, and Jessie comes from a Bedouin-esque tribe of nomads.

* BadassTransplant: Multiple high-ranking members of the Garicalege have swapped out their limbs for transplants from wolves, lions, and even dragons in order to make themselves stronger, faster, more powerful, and more lethal in combat. Rowan's left arm is a hulking, clawed transplant from a [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Fire Dragon]]. An unnamed subordinate is shown with digitigrade legs that enable him to run faster than a normal human.

* BloodTransfusionPlot: {{Exaggerated}} -- it's a medical drama and every plot boils down to a BloodTransfusionPlot because Jessie's blood has magical healing properties and is often the only course of treatment that can prevent someone from dying of poison, succumbing to hereditary blood diseases, perishing due to fantasy a disease that turns the body to sand, etc....

* BandageBabe: Because her role as a Blue Doctor means she uses her own blood to cure her patients, Jessie's arms and hands are often bandaged while she recovers from her daily bloodlettings.

** Seldia, the Silkdeep Empire's neighbor to the north, has tamed the region's [[GiantFlyer flying dragons]] for use as elite cavalry in their military and a sort of taxi service for government agents. Eagle's brother Ray works with [[DragonRider Dragon Tamer Idee]] while visiting the empire on official diplomatic business, and is able to offer Eagle a ride back to Lezak after a military police conference in the Capital. The maximum load a dragon is seen carrying in-series is three grown men (or two grown men, a short teenage girl, and a child) but it's not made clear if this represents the outer limits of their carrying capacity. During [[spoiler: the battle against the Garicalege]], Dragon Tamers are utilized as cavalry loaded up with a pilot and an archer.

* FantasticTerrorists: The Garicalege are a group of Ramun poachers headed by the mysterious Rowan. Several members of the group have undergone [[BadassTransplant voluntary limb transplants]] from animals like lions, wolves, or dragons. Their methods of obtaining Ramun range from kidnapping and bleeding trained Blue Doctors to [[spoiler: stealing illegal half-blooded Blue Ramun children to harvest their blood and organs]].

** [[spoiler: Dr. Zai Gristen fell in love with Ishluna, a civilian patient of his who contracted the Sand Sickness. Unable to halt the spread of the disease through traditional Blue Ramun medicine that incorporated his healing blood, he began to experiment with treatments made from the bones and organs of his fellow Blue Doctors. He murdered an untold number of his Blue Tribe members before Ishluna succumbed to the Sand Sickness. Despairing over her death, disillusioned with the work of the Blue People, and driven out of Lezak as a wanted criminal, he joined the Garicalege and began trafficking in stolen blue blood under the name "Rowan." It's the memory of Ishluna that finally convinces him to regret imprisoning Jessie and poisoning Eagle, realizing the parallels between his and Jessie's situations. He worries that if Jessie loses someone she cares about because he blood's power isn't enough to heal him, Jessie might turn down the same dark path as he and become another "Rowan."]]

* OrphanageOfLove: The Lezak Orphanage might be run by a hardass, but the children are well treated -- and most importantly, the Orphanage pays the medical taxes that enable their wards to be cared for by Lezak's Blue Doctor.

* PlanetOfHats: All members of the Blue Ramun tribe are doctors. The Blue People are an ethnic group defined by the innate [[HealingHands healing powers]] [[ThePowerOfBlood of their blood]], and the tribe's society is structured around practicing medicine and ensuring the continuity of their work as healers. Adults and older teenagers live scattered throughout the empire in cities where they serve as doctors. Children are raised in communal caravans where they spend their formative years in an extended apprenticeship learning how to augment the power of their blood with herbal medicine and surgical techniques. The tribal elders travel in the caravans to care for and teach the children. Based on Jessie's memories of her childhood, married couples might spend a few years living together after their children are born, but are likely to go their separate ways once the kids are old enough to join a caravan.

A 3-volume manga by Creator/YuukiRyou, ''Blue Ramun'' was initially serialized between 2004 - 2006 before being collected in [[{{Omnibus}} tankobon]] format. It follows the adventures of Jessie, a girl with healing powers who works as a doctor in a desert empire.

Jessie was born into the nomadic Blue Ramun tribe, whose [[ThePowerOfBlood magical blue blood]] [[HealingHands can heal nearly any ailment or injury]]. Long ago the Blue Ramun people were nearly hunted to extinction for the properties of their blood. Now, the few remaining members of the tribe train to serve as the "Blue Doctors" of the Silkdeep Empire. Having just turned 15, Jessie is sent out to begin her work as the resident healer of the Lezak District of Fargain, Eastern Capital of the Empire.

Lezak is different from the small, close-knit caravans Jessie grew up in, and the demands of caring for the community begin to take their toll on her mental and physical health. Fortunately, she's got supporters in her corner: Randy, the day-drinking healer-priest of the church is there to aid her in the clinic, and the dashingly handsome but emotionally guarded Captain Eagle of the City Guard has taken a particular interest in her.

As Jessie settles into her role as the healer of Lezak, the peace of the Silkdeep Empire is threatened by the actions of the Garicalege -- a group of FantasticTerrorists who traffic in the blood of the Blue Ramun tribe. Their leader is the enigmatic Rowan, a man who has made himself into a monster in pursuit of power. Jessie finds herself thrust into the middle of the conflict when Rowan turns his attentions on her and the Lezak district.

Long-buried secrets will come to the surface, and old wounds will be reopened. Jessie's blood may have the power to heal -- but can Jessie's spirit overcome the trials ahead of her?

* BadassPreacher: Although Randy acts like a slacker and looks like a bum, he's the former Guard Captain of the Lezak District and retains all his fighting skills. In Chapter 7, he was able to distract Rowan (who has a literal dragon arm that can shoot blasts of fire) long enough for Jessie and Mirna to escape and for Eagle to come to the rescue, even after getting cut up by Rowan's claws.

** Jessie [[spoiler: throw herself in front of Killy's blade when Killy attempts to [[SelfMadeOrphan stab her father]]. She doesn't even know the victim personally -- in fact, she knows he's a scumbag -- but she's an AllLovingHeroine who won't stand by while someone is harmed]].
** [[spoiler: When Tisuodo tries to kill Jessie with his WhipSword BadassTransplant, Rowan throws himself in front of the blow and gets stabbed through the chest.]]

** The northern land of Seldia has dragons. Dragon Tamers appear to work mainly for the government/ military, and can ferry small groups of soldiers and diplomats from place to place like an elite taxi service. Eagle's brother Ray has a Dragon Tamer at his disposal while he visits Silkdeep Empire.

* BadassTransplant: Multiple high-ranking members of the Garicalege have swapped out their limbs for transplants from wolves, lions, and even dragons in order to make themselves stronger, faster, more powerful, and more lethal in combat. Rowan's left arm is a hulking, clawed transplant from a [[InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons Fire Dragon]]. An unnamed subordinate is shown with digitigrade legs that enable him to run faster than a normal human.

* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons:
** The northern land of Seldia has dragons. Dragon Tamers appear to work mainly for the government/ military, and can ferry small groups of soldiers and diplomats from place to place like an elite taxi service. Eagle's brother Ray has a Dragon Tamer at his disposal while he visits Silkdeep Empire.
** Rowan replaced his arm with a BadassTransplant from a Fire Dragon.

* LowFantasy: The story takes place in a low-magic ArabianNightsDays setting. There aren't any elves or dwarves or sentient races besides humans. What little magic exists is limited to the innate healing powers of the Blue Ramun people (who are still recovering from genocidal attacks against their tribe centuries ago) and the research of alchemists like Airi. Even with healing powers, the Blue Doctors dedicate their lives to learning the healing arts in order to supplement their natural abilities and the limits of how much blood they can give on a daily basis. There ''are'' [[InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons dragons]] in the world, but they're endemic to a totally different country, showing up infrequently and being treated a bit like an elephant taxi (that just so happens to be able to fly) when they do. The story focuses mainly on the life of a girl with minor healing powers who works as a doctor, until she happens to get swept up in the activities of a cartel of FantasticTerrorists who traffic in the blood of healers.

* TheLostLenore: Eagle's wife Yuma was killed by Rowan, the notorious leader of the Garicalege. Culturally, Eagle is required to refrain from remarriage during the year-long mourning period after her death. As the story starts, it's been three years and he's still wearing her [[TragicKeepsake memorial earring]] and refusing any new romantic advances.

* CallARabbitASmeerp: The magically curative blood of the Blue Ramun people is called "ramun." According to the [[AnnotatedEdition Author's Notes]] at the end of the first volume, Yuuki Ryou based the title on a misspelling of the Arabic word for blood:

* CallARabbitASmeerp: The magically curative blood of the Blue Ramun people is called "ramun."

* HorseOfADifferentColor: While the police/ military use horses to get around the city, large birds seem to be used for transport while out in the desert. Jessie rides one in the first chapter as she leaves the caravans, and several are seen in the background of a merchant caravan.

* RomancingTheWidow: Jessie is conflicted about her feelings for Eagle, especially once she learns he's still in mourning for his deceased wife. In the end, [[spoiler: it's Jessie's love that help Eagle move on from his guilt over Yuma's death]].

* HorseOfADifferentColor: While the police/ military use horses to get around the city, large birds seem to be used for transport while out in the desert. Jessie is seem riding one in the first chapter as she leaves the caravans, and several are seen in the background of a merchant caravan.