Gin Carram

Gin Carram is the leader and Architect of Sol in Huitca. He is a proud Huitcan, and follows Lux in her battle with Tenerbris. He is a former member of the town and nation Libertalia. He has proven himself in battle, earning the Solisian Golden Sun fighting demons. He grew up with the tribe Umani and learnt everything there is to know about the desert.

Early Life
Gin was born to Firi and Alim in the Solima Oasis. It is located in the desert wastes of Ummarnu. He was born into the Uman a tribe of nomadic people moving from Oasis to Oasis in the southwestern areas of Ummarnu just north of present Kahiru. Gin spent his childhood learning horseback riding, foraging, and other key skills to learn in the desert. He was taught by a Gia (elder/teacher) Fin, along with several other children he was taught the skills prized by the tribe. When he reached the age of 10 he was given a pony pure black to reflect the suns rays, he named her Irin meaning nibble, as she would always nibble him affectionately. Umani prize horses above almost all else (except water perhaps) as they are a mode of transport and survival in the desert. (it is thought that horses will lead you to water in the desert) Afterwards he would be taught how to fight with the Singvat (short fast sword like a rapier) and sinan (bow).

When he reached the age of 10 he was given a pony pure black to reflect the sun's rays, he named her Irin meaning nibble, as she would always nibble him affectionately. The Umani prizes horses above almost all else (except water perhaps) as they are a mode of transport and survival in the desert (there is a myth that horses will lead you to water in the desert). They are given to children when they are foals so that they would create a strong bond.

Afterwards he would be taught how to fight with the Singvat (short fast sword like a rapier) and sinan (bow). The tribe was warlike so they would always be at war with any other tribe in the desert Gin would always watch and he would ride with other children as scouts harassing the enemy from afar.

The religion he was taught had no name except regarding the Sun as an entity and something to be worshiped. The sun is life and death in their faith. It is something to be feared, while you can use it to find water with its position in the sky. It is thought by the elders in the Umani that their faith is almost a breakaway from Lux. The Umani do not sacrifice people, animals or artefacts. Instead in every Oasis in their region they would leave as if they were never there, restoring the natural beauty of the land and sometimes leaving war loot and what delicacies they had inside the Oasis. To them all places of water in the desert are holy, they give life to the weak, they also have them as a birthing ground for new babes. So in their eyes the Oasis brings life and creates it.

Gin also learned many more things: the tribal drink coffee is considered to be a treasure. It was as if you had to love coffee or be shunned by the tribe. :) Betting. Betting was considered the tribe's game; they all loved the exhilaration of it, they would almost bet anything they own as the Umani had no real form of currency, always trading with other tribes or Solisians, Huitcans or others that came into what they considered their lands. Gin would never bet for the fun of it as he soon found that if you bet stupid you could lose everything. So he would only bet when he was sure he had a good chance of winning.

In the eyes of Huitca the land they said was theirs was owned by the Tlatoani in his city of far off Tlhatl. They saw the Umani as another barbaric tribe in the desert, soon to bend the knee to Huitca. Any surveyors coming into the area would be treated with care by the tribe as they saw that others were eradicated for less. They would be friendly and would sometimes even trade with them. Any Solisians in the area were regarded as followers of the same faith since many in the tribe were also Luxite.