Adán Turrin

Adán Carmelle Cornaro, better known as **Adán Turrin**, is a Montroigian military general, politician, and mercenary, serving as the Marshal and Minister of Defense of the Federal Republic of Montroig since [November 2023]. He is a member of the Ashai Imperial Army's High Command and the Berserker Mercenary Group.

## Biography

### Early life

Adán Carmelle Cornaro was born an only child in the aloft sky-island Viviparus to parents Jimmy and Josephine Cornaro. From a young age, Adán became obsessed with Montroigian and Havenite history, especially the Uldarash Civil War, and would spend long uninterrupted hours in his parents' library completely immersed in a world of the past. His hyperfixation was pathologized by the physicians his parents sought out for him, and he was briefly institutionalized. He developed a particular interest in his late grandfather, Bukharin Turrin, who died before Jimmy Cornaro was born. For Bukharin Turrin's family, he represented a black stain, and therefore him and his legacy were seldom discussed. Most of what Adán knew about his late grandfather, he learnt from history books and old newspapers. It is said that his only friend in childhood was a person named Madeline Ol'ensen.

In [February 2023] Madeline Ol'ensen was killed during Alfheim's invasion of Montroig. Adán Carmelle Cornaro and Madeline Ol'ensen had snuck out of their homes in Viviparus in order to watch Alfheim's army storm the gates of Terroja from a nearby hilltop. Madeline Ol'ensen is believed to have been killed by a falling FTA highship after it was shot down by Alfheimi artillery fire. Six hours after the Alfheimi forces were driven back, Cornaro was found alive under the wreckage of the High Ship. Miraculously, he did not sustain any major injuries except for the burn scars over the left side of his face.

After this incident, Cornaro's hyperfixation on military history is said to have amplified, and he became single-mindedly obsessed with pursuing a career in the military. His father, Jimmy Cornaro, was strictly opposed to this idea, and set Adán on the path to become a lawyer. A month before Adán would have enrolled in the University of Terroja to study law, Jimmy Cornaro died of asphyxiation after choking on a piece of beetroot, while eating with his wife and son. After this tragedy, in a surprising turn of events, Josephine Cornaro enrolled Adán into the Umakwa military academy. Her motivations can only be speculated on, though this decision is thought to be tied to her radical republican political ideology, which is clear in a number of recovered letters.

### Mercenary career

Cornaro is known to have been one of Ren's many apprentices who accompanied him in his mercenary work. Exactly how many and which wars Cornaro participated in is unknown, though he undoubtedly gained most of his combat experience during this time.

Cornaro made a consistent effort to learn as much as possible about the history and political situation of every place he visited and conflict he participated in. This led to his meeting Valkyrie Cornaro O'Valmen. They became close friends.

After [October 2023], Cornaro stopped working under Ren, and in November 2023, he was invited to the Berserker mercenary group by Delta Bolodrav.

### Military career

In November 2023, Valkyrie Cornaro O'Valmen was elected Guardian of Montroig. As per Jean Serrano-Gooblegins' changes to the constitution, which included the general empowering of the Guardian's office, Cornaro O'Valmen reshuffled her cabinet and made a sweeping reorganization of the military. Montroig had depended on mercenaries and protection from foreign armies for its victory against the Alfheimi invasion, leading to a stagnating military and a critical shortage of qualified officers and generals. Cornaro O'Valmen invited Adán Carmelle Cornaro back to Terroja and named him Marshal of the Republic and Minister of Defense for his combat experience and capabilities, which was leagues above all other available generals bar Serrano-Gooblegins, who was already busy as the Chief Judge of the Supreme Court, and, most importantly, for his personal loyalty to Cornaro O'Valmen and to the republic. It is around this time that Cornaro began using the name "Adán Turrin" professionally and in public, as an homage to his late grandfather, which was met with a mixed reaction from public opinion.

Adán Turrin's role as the head of Montroig's military awards him a seat at the Ashai Imperial Army's High Command, since Montroig is the vassal of Ashai.