Adin

Adin as seen in Dauper

**Adin** is a semi-early character in the story arc of 8th Axis.

He was added in early July, 2022 as part of the upcoming Season Two storyline update. He is a citizen of Dauper village, a town in the Frontier, which will likely be very important in the new Frontier update.

He can be found near X: 2070, Z: 2442, in the general vicinity of his forge.

## Origin

Though more of his backstory may be revealed in the update he will be included with, little is currently known of Adin's origin. He is ambitious, though somewhat aloof, and a passionate blacksmith who seems to enjoy his work. Given the fact that he is not originally from Dauper, he may actually be a former citizen of Ironhaven. He is knowledgable about the town and has expressed desire to return there, implying that he has been there before. It is likely that, as a result of the Fall of Wall Maria, his livelihood and previous occupation were both upended, and he was forced to come under the employ of fugitives as a result. He does not elaborate on this ground, only calling them criminals, though it is very likely the group he speaks of is The Crimson Insurrection.

## History

Adin probably came either from Shiganshina or Ironhaven, but after the Fall of Wall Maria, he moved to Wall Rose and likely took a job forging weapons for The Crimson Insurrection. Adin has stated that a man from the town of Ivywood (known to have relations with The Crimson Insurrection) commissioned an ornamental axe from Adin, with a pattern described by Adin as ancient. All members of the Ironssons, the group that Tobias, leader of The Crimson Insurrection is originally from, wear a small axe on their leg. Given his relationship with Ironhaven, and the likely possibility that the man was an Ironsson, Adin's employ under The Crimson Insurrection can be determined almost for certain. Whoever he was working for however, the Military Police eventually caught up with them, and Adin moved to the Frontier at least partly to evade capture. Another part of the reason could be that the Frontier is, so far at least, the only place known to have Iron Bamboo, an extremely resilient bio-metal that is so strong, it is one of only two materials that can do actual damage to Titans. Adin appears to be rather ambitious, so it makes sense that he'd want to try his hand at crafting with it. Whether or not he's had any success remains to be seen.

## Appearance

Adin is a middle-aged male with tanned skin, green eyes, and brown hair. He wears exclusively leather, aside from a metal belt buckle and what appears to be a mail chestplate that he wears under his tunic. His forge is right next to the leather tanning area, so even if he wasn't a blacksmith working in extreme heat, it makes sense he'd invest.

## Dialogue

* Some guy from Ivywood wanted me to make an ornamental axe for him, some ancient design I have never seen before!
* I tried making a kenn blade once, not as easy as I thought!
* *\*Hums a tune\**
* It is nice being far away from the Military Police, don't have them breathing down my neck anymore about making weapons for criminals no more!
* The hunters seem to use arrows faster than I can make them, wish they would get better aim!
* We found a cache of Iron Bamboo last week, that stuff is beautiful!
* I really need a better forge!
* So many secrets of smithing were lost when Shiganshina fell, I want to return to Ironhaven just one more time!
* Ever since the Rodenberg Company got exposed, my shipments have been a lot slower, I'm not saying we should allow their illicit activities, but I could work a lot better if we did!
* I've seen the forges they have in the Industrial City, wish I had some of their equipment here!
* I've been meaning to make Mari some new cooking utensils, that current set is way too old!

## Trivia

* Adin is not the first blacksmith who has ever lived in the area. He was predated by Kauppias, back when Dauper was Pyöriä