Kushinada

Kushinada (クシナダ Kushinada) is a young woman living in Izumo, and is an NPC in Golden Sun: The Lost Age. She is the fiance to the warrior Susa. However, the vicious monster called the Serpent awakens in Gaia Rock, and the Izumoans determine that only offering one of the town's women to the Serpent as a sacrifice can appease it. By lottery, Kushinada is chosen to fill in this dreaded position. Kushinada secludes herself within a small house, trying to keep up her courage to face her eventual death and insisting that Susa and anyone else not be let in to see her until the time comes. Susa, in the meantime, selflessly goes into Gaia Rock to battle the beast outright.

As it would turn out, Felix's traveling party saves both Susa and Kushinada by battling and defeating the Serpent. Kushinada becomes happy again, and she announces she plans to raise a son with Susa who they will call Takeru. She promises to tell Takeru about "[Felix's] great deeds", vowing to herself that if Felix's descendants are ever in trouble, Takeru will come to their aid.

=Quotes=
 * In Izumo:
 * Kushinada: "Susa, don't come for me... (trembles) If I see you, I'll surely lose the courage to sacrifice myself for Izumo."


 * woman: (Thinking) What if losing Kushinada makes Susa return to his wild ways?


 * In Izumo(after the serpent's defeat):
 * Kushinada: "I don't care who defeated the serpent... I'm more worried about what happened to Susa."


 * Kushinada: (Thinking) If Felix's descendants are ever in trouble, our Takeru will rush to their aid.

=Cultural reference= Kushinada is obviously the equivalent of the maiden in the Japanese Kushinada legend. In the legend, Kushinada was rescued from the serpent-dragon Yamata no Orochi by the god Susano-o, who afterwards married her.