# San-Lan — The Airlords of Han character guide

> San-Lan in The Airlords of Han by Philip Francis Nowlan.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Lan, the Magnificent San-Lan, himself

**First appearance:** 0000-i-the-airlords-besieged

## Who they are

The Magnificent Air Lord of All the Hans, a caged tiger of a tyrant whose gleaming empire is crumbling beneath him.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_airlords_of_han_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_rivalry_

San-Lan is a Han leader who directly opposes and threatens the narrator.

### [The Hans](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_airlords_of_han_se/characters/the_hans)

_professional_

San-Lan is a leader or high-ranking member of the Hans.

### [The Hans](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_airlords_of_han_se/characters/the_hans)

_professional_

San-Lan is a leader or high-ranking member of the Hans.

### [The Hans](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_airlords_of_han_se/characters/the_hans)

_professional_

San-Lan is a leader or high-ranking member of the Hans.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_airlords_of_han_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_rivalry_

San-Lan is a Han leader who directly opposes and threatens the narrator.

## In the story

### [Captured!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_airlords_of_han_se/chapters/vii-captured)

Referred to as the 'Heaven-Born' and 'Most Glorious Air Lord of All the Hans'; Rogers is to be delivered to him.

### [Hypnotic Torture](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_airlords_of_han_se/chapters/viii-hypnotic-torture)

Ruler of Lo-Tan, orders the torture and seduction of Rogers, but later stops and shows him respect.

### [IX: The Fall of Nu-Yok](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_airlords_of_han_se/chapters/ix-the-fall-of-nu-yok)

San-Lan receives the devastating news of Nu-Yok's fall, reacts with fury and despair, and threatens the narrator with eventual elimination.

### [X: Life in Lo-Tan, the Magnificent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_airlords_of_han_se/chapters/x-life-in-lo-tan-the-magnificent)

San-Lan distances himself from the narrator and is depicted as a ruler constrained by the Yun-Yun, contemplating reforms.

### [XI: The Forest Men Attack](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_airlords_of_han_se/chapters/xi-the-forest-men-attack)

Supreme ruler of the Hans, who mocks Rogers and reveals the plan for underground cities.

### [XIV: The Destruction of Lo-Tan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_airlords_of_han_se/chapters/xiv-the-destruction-of-lo-tan)

Han leader; Rogers fears he will suspect the escape and begin an exodus.

### [Victory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_airlords_of_han_se/chapters/xvi-victory)

San-Lan, the Han emperor in America, perishes during the fall of Lo-Tan, leading to the collapse of unified Han resistance.

## Links

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