Editing Dirin

{{character
|abilities={{tag+|sandmaster}}
|titles=Acolent
|groups={{tag|Diem}}
|'residence=[[Kezare]]
|ethnicity=Daysider
|nationality=Lossandin
|world=Taldain
|universe=[[Cosmere]]
|books=[[White Sand]]
}}
'''Dirin''' is a [[Sand mastery|sand master]] living in [[Kezare]], on the Dayside of [[Taldain]].

== Personality and Appearance ==
Dirin is a young man with red hair and light skin. He believes that a sand master's actions should determine their rank rather than merely their natural strength.

== Attributes and Abilities ==
Dirin is a weak [[sand mastery|sand master]] who is barely able to control one ribbon.{{book ref|ws|10|review=yes}} He makes up for this by being skilled at bureaucracy and running the day to day operations of the Diem.

== History ==
Dirin was admitted into the [[Diem]] and is currently an acolent. He became friends with [[Kenton]] while the two were acolents together, even though Kenton was much older than him. After Kenton's run through the [[Mastrell's Path]] Dirin attended him in his tent until [[Traiben]] sent him away so he could speak about the Path's secrets with Kenton. Kenton and Dirin discussed rumors about [[Drile]]'s infractions before the ceremony in the [[Kerla]] began.{{book ref|ws|2|review=yes}} Dirin, being one of the weaker sand masters, wasn't targeted by the [[Kerztian]]s who attacked the Diem during the ceremony, and was one of the few sand masters who survived the massacre. After the battle, Dirin returned to the Diem in [[Kezare]] with the other surviving sand masters.{{book ref|ws|4|review=yes}}

{{sidequote
|Grains of sand will only flow with the winds, Kenton, never against them.
|Dirin{{book ref|ws|4|review=yes}}
|side=right|size=200px
}}

Dirin showed respect for Drile's higher rank despite his frustration with the man's imperious leadership. Believing Drile would be raised by the [[Taishin]] as the new Lord Mastrell, Dirin returned to the Diem to retrieve a mastrell's sash when he found Kenton sitting there in mourning. Dirin informed Kenton of the [[Taishin]]'s meeting and the two left together for the [[Hall of Judgement]]. Upon learning that Kenton was made a mastrell prior to the attack, Dirin encouraged Kenton to assert his rank over Drile and take on the role of Lord Mastrell.{{book ref|ws|4|review=yes}}

After Kenton prevented the immediate disbanding of the Diem and was made acting Lord Mastrell, Dirin served as his assistant in running the Diem and serving Kenton and his guests. Kenton had Dirin to set up ladders to the upper levels of the Diem so that guests and weaker sand masters would be able to access them.{{book ref|ws|6|review=yes}} Later Dirin hired workers to build permanent staircases in every corner of the Diem.{{book ref|ws|7|review=yes}}

After Kenton challenged Drile to a duel, in an attempt to find a way to defeat Drile, Kenton and Dirin experimented with different ways of using ribbons to attack other ribbons. Through their experiments, Kenton realized that the advantage of having so many ribbons was that they could be used to disrupt the opposing master's ribbons with ease, and that he would have to find a way to control more ribbons if he was going to defeat Drile.{{book ref|ws|10|review=yes}}

Dirin brought [[Delius]]' messenger, who had come to invite Kenton and [[Khriss]] to a ball in his honor.{{book ref|ws|10|review=yes}} Later, he brought news to Kenton that the [[Lord Mason]] had heard of Kenton's antics at the construction site, where he had saved some of [[Trell (Taldain)|Trell's]] workers, and, impressed by what Kenton had done, was going to vote for the Diem.{{book ref|ws|14|review=yes}}

During Kenton's duel with Drile he remarked to [[Elorin]] that Kenton always believed that he could do more with one ribbon than anyone else could do with dozens, and that this was how he was winning against Drile. After Kenton defeated Drile and won the vote of the Taishin, Dirin came to get him, saying that Drile wanted to speak with him.{{book ref|ws|18|review=yes}}

== Quotes ==
{{quote
|Kenton always insisted he could do more with one ribbon than anyone else could do with dozens, Elorin. He always said that.
|Dirin to Elorin while watching Kenton's duel with Drile.{{book ref|ws|18|review=yes}}
}}

== Notes ==
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[[Category: Taldaini]]
[[Category: Residents of Kezare]]