Hou Zan

Hou Zan is an aged martial artist from Sana and an important non-player character in Golden Sun: Dark Dawn. He is the mentor of the hot-headed prince of Sana, Ryu Kou.

When Ryu Kou's younger sister, the princess Hou Ju, went to the beastman capital of Belinsk in Morgal, the Morgal king, Volechek, had her captured and held prisoner in his castle. Hou Zan and Ryu Kou attempted to infiltrate Belinsk Castle but were unsuccessful, but they were allowed to escape with ease. The duo make it to the safety of the nomadic village of Te Rya in the glacial midst of the Khiren Mountains, where Matthew's group of Adepts encounter them for the first time - when Ryu Kou thinks of them as enemies, Hou Zan subdues him with a decisive punch to the stomach, and warmly welcomes Matthew's group into the village. Ryu Kou and Hou Zan eventually climb back down into Morgal by scaling the sheer mountain face, while Matthew's group crosses into Morgal through the Teppe Ruins.