Gan Jin leader

The Gan Jin leader was the head of the Gan Jin tribe, who rivaled the Zhang tribe. Very neat and high-strung, he was a very accurate representation of his tribe as a whole.

History
Just before Fire Lord Sozin used the power of a comet to destroy the Air Nomad temples, two men supposedly argued over a orb. According to the Gan Jin, one of the men, Jin Wei, fell down when attempting to carry the orb from an eastern gate of the tribe to a western gate. A greedy rival, Wei Jin, stole the orb and was imprisoned for twenty years.

One hundred years later, near the end of the Hundred Year War, the Gan Jin leader hoped to cross the Great Divide with his tribe. A member of the tribe had "reserved" a guide across the canyon with the Canyon guide; however, the Gan Jin's rival tribe, the Zhangs, appeared, also hoping to cross the massive valley. When the rest of the Gan Jins arrived, it was decided by Avatar Aang that the two would cross the Great Divide together. The canyon guide did, however, warn the groups to dispose of any food before entering.

Neither tribe heeded said warning, resulting in the canyon guide's being attacked by a Canyon Crawler, trapping the feuding people in the Divide.

Throughout their time in the canyon, the two tribes' bickering, to Aang's dismay, did not relent, and eventually resulted in Aang's having to seperate the two. While seperated, Katara was taught the ancient legend of Jin Wei and Wei Jin by the Gan Jin leader, while the Zhang leader taught Sokka their version of the story. In doing so, both tribes revealed to their pupils that they smuggled food into the canyon, resulting in the Canyon Crawler attack.

The next morning, the tribes continued to argue, to which Aang declared once more that harsh words would not solve problems, but action would. As a result, both tribes' leaders began to duel, to which Aang quickly put an end. However, this soon exposed the smuggled food to both Aang and the canyon guide, causing Aang to lose his temper, though his stomach quickly got the best of him.

The exposed food quickly attracted hundreds of more canyon crawlers. After a short attempt to battle them, Aang quickly realized that, by attracting the crawlers to the food and then muzzling them, both tribes could ride out of the canyon. After his plan proved successful, Aang threw the remainder of the food into the Great Divide, where the crawlers would remain.

After briefly complimenting each others' survival skills, the Zhang and Gan Jin leaders then decided to duel once more, when the two briefly mentioned Jin Wei and Wei Jin.

Aang then explained that Jin Wei and Wei Jin were actually eight-year-old twins at the time of the orb crisis and that they were simply playing a game, "redemption". Jin Wei had the "sacred orb", which was only a ball used in playing the game, but lost control of it. Wei Jin then took the ball, attempting to run it to the other goal, the "gates" mentioned in the legend, but stepped out of bounds. As per the rules of the game, Wei Jin was placed in the penalty box, the "prison", not for 20 years but for a mere two minutes.

After the two tribes agreed to travel to the Earth Kingdom capital of Ba Sing Se as one tribe, along with the canyon guide, Aang revealed to the rest of Team Avatar that he made the story about Jin Wei and Wei Jin up to settle the two tribes' disputes.

Personality
Like the rest of his tribe, the leader of the Gan Jin tribe was something of a snob, very stuffy and neat and unable to bear the sight of messiness. Due to Wei Jin's alleged stealing of the Gan Jin tribe's sacred orb a hundred years ago, the leader harbored a deep-seated hatred toward the Zhangs, particularly its leader. However, after Aang lied to end their feud, both leaders were able to settle their differences and travel to Ba Sing Se together.

Physical appearance
The Gan Jin leader was the very embodiment of his tribe's physical appearance. With long, neatly combed hair and a very tamely formed moustache and beard, his appearance and personality were closely related. Like the rest of his tribe, he wore a long, elegant robe with a special gold overcoat and very loose but long sleeves. His skin was tan in color.