Tinfist

“	Tinfist and Cat-Lon made a great team... And now Tinfist fights for a losing cause for the humans... While Cat-Lon disappears into thin air...... What happened?	”
–Skeleton Patron, Black Desert City

Tinfist is the infamous leader of the Anti-Slavers and resides at their city Spring located south west in Stobe's Gamble.

He is a Skeleton who possesses very high combat skills in general, but focuses on using Martial Arts. Speaking to him, he mentions his mentor was the founder of modern Martial Arts, Gatwood the Soft, who never took a life despite being undefeated.

He has a Brave Personality.

They wear [Masterwork] armour and have weapons manufactured by years of training and 'Justice!'.

The Traders Guild, United Cities and The Holy Nation want Tinfist captured or dead due to their stance on slavery and as a result, he is considered a terrorist by pro-slavery characters. Bar patrons in towns controlled by the United Cities can be overheard mentioning raids led by Tinfist. It is unclear whether or not this is propaganda made by Slave Traders or truly the Anti-Slavers terrorism.


WANTED: Tinfist

The Metal Brute's terror is soon to end! Will YOU be the hero of the innocent?


REWARD:	c.50,000

Tinfist's Wanted Posters claim his reward to be 50,000 Cats, but his actual bounty is 100,000 Cats.

Statistics[]

Skeleton

Statistics

Attributes		Level
	Strength	90
	Toughness	100
	Dexterity	100
	Perception	1

Weapon Skills		Level
	Katanas	10
	Sabres	10
	Hackers	100
	Heavy Weapons	120
	Blunt	100
	Polearms	100

Combat Skills		Level
	Melee Attack	100
	Melee Defence	100
	Dodge	80
	Martial Arts	110

Ranged Skills		Level
	Turrets	12
	Crossbows	1
	Precision Shooting	1

Thievery Skills		Level
	Stealth	80
	Lockpicking	1
	Thievery	80
	Assassination	100

Athletic Skills		Level
	Athletics	100
	Swimming	10

Science Skills		Level
	Field Medic	10
	Engineer	1
	Robotics	120
	Science	10

Trade Skills		Level
	Weapon Smith	1
	Armour Smith	1
	Crossbow Smith	1
	Labouring	1
	Farming	1
	Cooking	1

The Statistics here are taken from FCS.
Skills will be multiplied by the racial multiplier. Players should also be aware that non-player characters also level up while fighting.

Background[]

Tinfist's background is a mystery, almost all of his past is unknown or speculation.

It is known that he existed during the Second Empire and likely held a military, administrative, or political role based upon his (former) friendship with Mad Cat-Lon. However, after the decline of the Second Empire, it is assumed that Tinfist fought against Cat-Lon or did not support him, as their friendship likely ended during this period of turmoil. It is unknown if Tinfist learned martial arts before, during, or after the Second Empire's fall.

For the next millennia to the events of Kenshi, it is known that he engaged in warfare and (possibly) raids on the United Cities, this being due to their rampant participation in mass slavery. It is unknown if Tinfist has always warred with the United Cities, or if it is a recent development.

Tinfist now leads an organized group of Anti-Slavers. The organization currently resides at the mountain city of Spring, and is considered an extreme terrorist group by the United Cities.

World States[]

Requires Tinfist to be imprisoned/dead:

If Tinfist is killed or imprisoned while Emperor Tengu and Longen are both alive and free, it will cause Cult Village and both of the Fishing Villages to be taken over by the Slave Traders. The Settled Nomads town would become empty as well.

The Distant Hive Village will become trashed ruins if Lady Kana is alive and free.

if Longen is alive and free, an extra 'slaver caravan' squad with 1 Slaver Caravan Boss, 0-1 Slaver Heavy Guard, and 7-14 Slaver Caravan Guard will also start spawning in the regions of Grey Desert, Heng, Northern Coast, Shem, Sinkuun, Skimsands, Skinner's Roam, Stormgap Coast, The Great Desert, and The Outlands.

If the player has an outpost, killing or kidnapping Tinfist will cause a 'Jonin Assault' comprised of 20 Anti-Slaver Jonins, with special leaders being either Jaegar, Bo, or Grey (all of them might not appear if the player has killed/imprisoned them beforehand).

Requires Tinfist to be alive and free:

If Emperor Tengu and Longen are both killed/imprisoned while Tinfist is alive and free. Trader's Edge will fall under the control of Anti-Slavers and Heng will have a prosperous town override, if all 3 of them are killed/imprisoned then Trader's Edge will fall under the control of Empire Peasants and Heng will have an override that is less prosperous. Free Settlement will also turn into The Free City controlled by Anti-Slavers, if all 3 of them are killed/imprisoned the town will still remain ruins as Free Settlement.

If Longen or Lady Kana is killed/imprisoned Anti-Slavers will start patrolling in the region of The Great Desert.

If Longen or Slave Mistress Ren AND Slave Master Ruben or Slave Master Grande is killed/imprisoned, Anti-Slavers will start patrolling in the region of Heng.

If Slave Master Grande is killed/imprisoned Anti-Slavers will start patrolling in the region of Stormgap Coast.

Interactions

If Longen is dead, Tinfist will have the following Dialogue: "Logen is dead and Heft is in panic. Now is time for war in the Great Desert" "You are a legend of the people", if you have never spoken with Tinfist before this, you will become allies with the Anti-Slavers and gain a massive amount of reputation with the faction.

If you are allied with the Rebel Farmers, Tinfist will have the following dialogue: "Heard you're fighting for the Rebel Farmers now... The Great Desert belongs to them." "Another strong enemy against the United Cities will help tip the balance in our favor"

If you are/have been allied with the United Cities, Tinfist will have the following dialogue: "I don't much trust you, stranger", him and the Anti-Slavers will then attack you. The Anti-Slavers will then attack you whenever you go inside their HQ.

If Eyesocket is destroyed, he will have the following dialogue: "With Eyesocket destroyed, the Great Desert is looking all clear. Now we have an easy path for an attack" "Well done, player"

If Stone camp is destroyed, he will have the following dialogue: "It... got a little chaotic with Stone Camp down but it was to be expected..." "Worlds gotta go dark before it gets lighter"

Bounty[]

If Tinfist is turned into the following factions it will grant the following benefits/penalties:

United Cities[]

-75 relations with Anti-Slavers
-50 relations with Rebel Farmers
+75 relations with United Cities
c.100,000 bounty reward

The Holy Nation[]

Note: Unlike many other high bounty characters (i.e. Moll, Esata the Stone Golem, etc.) turning in Tinfist does NOT grant you a speech with Phoenix. This is likely due to a bug, because the Inquisitor states that you could talk with Phoenix after turning in Tinfist.

-75 relations with Anti-Slavers
+55 relations with The Holy Nation
It seems like Inquisitor was supposed to give the bounty reward if choosing "want money" option, but either due to bug or intentional, the player will not receive the bounty cats.

If Tinfist is imprisoned/killed, the player can speak to Longen of the Traders Guild and receive the following benefits:

+70 relations with Traders Guild
+70 relations with Slave Traders
Receive 2 Leviathan Pearls
Gain recruit Yamdu

Tips[]

If you kill enough Anti-Slavers from his squad and knock Tinfist out be sure to pick him up immediately. Do not put him inside one of his cages. If you do so and then unlock the cage, or he gets back up after knocked unconscious he can spawn multiple Anti-Slavers to assist him. (Common with many faction leaders, but his squad is arguably the most dangerous)
Although he does not use a weapon normally, if enslaved (or caged) he will loot weapons from nearby and use them. He also has a very high skill with weapons (other than Sabre and Katanas) and has a habit of using the Harpoons around Spring if he is pulled outside.
If Tinfist does man one of the Harpoons, TAKE CARE. He will shoot you and assuming you are close to him he may attempt to attack you with his martial arts right after. As you will be staggered from the harpoon this could lead to a lot of damage or even death.

Trivia[]

Judging by the above quote (spoken by a skeleton in Black Desert City) Tinfist was very likely a good friend of Cat-Lon before he went mad and was possibly involved in the management of the Second Empire.
Tinfist possesses a unique statline in the Forgotten Construction Set, giving him a Martial Arts skill of 110. Due to this he is the hardest hitting unit in game. He is also capable of leveling up to the mid 500s provided he has a steady supply of units to train on.
Tinfist also is one of two NPCs in the game to actually have a set robotics level. Bo is the other character.