This is Yan Lin, Hay Lin's paternal grandmother, and the former Guardian of Air. Yan Lin is perhaps the easiest character out of the five former Guardians for me to draw. I had a lot of fun doing her Guardian outfit. I had to look back at issue 19 of W.i.t.c.h. to visualize the details of her original outfit and certainly not the one designed in the animated series.
Sorry, I messed up a little bit on 16 yr old Yan Lin's face. I really don't know what Chinese's fashion were like in the 1950's...so I gave Yan Lin the Chinese outfit that I saw Hay Lin found in one of the W.i.t.c.h. comic special! (W.i.t.c.h. On Stage comic special, part 7.)
I had to color Yan Lin's skin pigment lighter and more yellow to make her look more Chinese, (because most Asian people, like me, have yellow skin color.) The symbol behind her is the symbol of Air used in the W.i.t.c.h. comic series.
Yan Lin's name is the "Y" in team C.h.y.k.n. She was the former Guardian of Air before passing the role onto her granddaughter, Hay Lin. After Nerissa killed Cassidy, the Oracle passed the Heart of Kandrakar to Yan Lin. She kept it until it was passed onto Will. Yan Lin is the only former Guardian who still remain loyal to Kandrakar and became a member of the Council of Congregation after her "death" in issue 2. She continues to serve Kandrakar and guide her granddaughter and her friends through many wars against evil.
Cassidy, Guardian of Water: [link]
Halinor, Guardian of Fire: [link]
Kadma, Guardian of Earth: [link]
Nerissa, Keeper of the Heart: [link]