Shan

Shan (often reverently called "Mistress Shan" or "Elder Shan") is an elderly Ishvalan woman and the head of a small group of Ishvalan refugees living in the Ruins of Xerxes. She first appears in Chapter 41 of the manga and Episode 18 of the 2009 anime series when she orders her fellows to cease in their shameful attempt to take Edward Elric hostage. Shan explains to Edward that she had been saved during the Ishval Civil War by Drs. Urey Rockbell and Sara Rockbell and goes on to tell of their tragic deaths at the hand of a mysterious scarred Ishvalan.