YAN LIN




 * Hay Lin's grandmother and the previous Guardian of Air. Yan Lin was also 16 years old as a Guardian, but is now an old lady. After the Veil was raised, cutting Earth off from Meridian, Yan Lin kept the Heart of Kandrakar on Earth until it was time to pass it on to the next generation of Guardians, after which time she acted as a messengar to the Guardians, informing them of their mission, before her death. She now resides in Kandrakar among the elders and later becomes the New Oracle.
 * As a young girl, Yan Lin was close friends with Nerissa. When Nerissa became evil and struck down Cassidy, Yan Lin was given the Heart of Kandrakar and promised to "dry [her] tears" and continue to fight. She believed strongly in the Oracle, unlike her friends, and thus, continued to be in his favor.
 * She loves her granddaughter very much and believes in her, even when the elders of Kandrakar do not. Her husband is never seen nor mentioned throughout the series. She dies in the second issue, "The Twelve Portals", shortly after revealing the girls' mission and giving Hay Lin the Map of Portals At the start of Part IV, "Endarno" (volume 37), the Oracle is forced to step down. Endarno and Yan Lin both become candidates to become the new Oracle. Yan Lin quickly discovers Endarno's true nature and tries to warn the guardians, but he manages to stop her from warning Will and sets her into a coma state, being unable to speak or move and only able to communicate with Elyon. Later on, Cedric takes on Yan Lin's form to serve Phobos; however, Hay Lin and the other guardians take him down, knowing right away that it was not truly Yan Lin. After the fight with Phobos, they were able to free Yan Lin.
 * In the present issues, she has replaced the Oracle's role.