Tasmin was born in a small town in the Holy Orenian Empire to a carpenter family, his mother died in childbirth and he was the only child. He grew up with a friend who was later killed in the cave. His education was poor but later was taught about engineering. When Tasmin grew up to be 16, he decided to visit Providence with his father. He was caught in a skirmish between Imperial Guards and Ferrymen where his father was wounded and later died. When he went back home, Tasmin was shunned from his town because he got two people killed.