Jin Wei

Jin Wei was the patriarch of the Gan Jin Tribe, and one of the two people who began the historic feud with the Zhang Tribe. He was an Earthbender warrior who was assigned the important duty a hundred years ago of transporting the Sacred Crystal Orb from the Great Eastern Gate to the Great Western Gate for the tribe's ancient Redemption ritual. He is either a heroic warrior or an ungrateful wimp, depending on the related story.

Gan Jin
The Gan Jin thought for a hundred years that during the process of this ritual when Jin Wei was approaching the West post of their tribe, a man from the Zhang Tribe, called Wei Jin, knocked him out, who was carrying out the ritual and stole the sacred orb. This legend started the tribal feud between the Zhang and the Gan Jin.

Zhang
The Zhang thought for a hundred years that Wei Jin (a Zhang) was traveling the country when he stumbled upon a man of the Gan Jin tribe. The Zhang stated that he tried to tend to the man's wounds, but Jin Wei insisted that he would rather have him finish the ritual and carry the orb to the West post instead of caring for him. As believed, Wei Jin did what he said, but as he approached the West post, he was arrested by other Gan Jin warriors for stealing the orb and sentenced to 20 years in prison without being thanked for his selfless deeds as the Zhang stated.

Trivia

 * Both Jin Wei and Wei Jin's names are made from exactly the same words in a different order.
 * Jin Wei's eye and hair color changed in both of the stories. In the Gan Jin's story, he had black eyes and black hair, while in the Zhang's story, he had amber eyes and brown hair.