Orrin Galadrin

Orrin Galadrin is the son of Branmir and Lanira. He is one of the four main characters of Legend of the Dawnstone. He is an only child and has been raised by the leader of the Gayan jungle tribe, Laramir Barathis. He is usually accompanied by his treecat, Lya. He is twenty years old at the beginning of Book I — Dawn.

Appearance and Character
Orrin is twenty year-old man, with brown messy hair and short beard, and green eyes. He is kind and compassionate toward people and animals. Being Gayan, Orrin has the ability to bond with animals in order to ride them or invoke their help. He is skilled with spear and whip.

History
Orrin was born to Branmir and Lanira shortly before the Gayan Rebellion. Branmir, of the Mountain Tribe and Lanira, of the Sea Tribe, met coincidentally while on vision quests and fell in love. Though forbidden to marry by their tribes, they periodically met and Lanira gave birth to Orrin. When the Rebellion began, Lanira fled with Orrin and found Branmir, but they were forced to abandon Orrin when Prythians drew close, sending him in a basket down the River Galad, and hopefully to safety.

The Gayan Rebellion began in the aftermath of the War of the Three Princes, when a young Rodrik Aryon was made king, but his uncle, Korrik was left to rule the kingdom until Rodrik came of age. Korrik attempted to integrate Gaya further into the Prythian Kingdom by installing a High Lord, in the hopes that it would prevent any confusion that would lead to another war. Several Prythian outposts were first established on Gaya, and the Prythian’s disrespect for nature led to conflict with the Gayans and eventually war. The identity of Orrin’s parents and which tribe they belonged to are unknown to him. During the height of the Gayan Rebellion, he was found in a basket floating down the River Galad by the Jungle Tribe. He was taken to Chief Laramir, who gave him the name Orrin Galadrin, meaning “Son of the River Galad.” Laramir raised Orrin as his own and taught him the ways of the jungle.