Gwonam

Gwonam is a wizard who appears in. He visits King Harkinian's palace aboard his magic carpet to warn the King, Link and Zelda of the invasion of Koridai by Ganon's evil forces. Although the King readily offers their aid, Gwonam states that, according to a prophecy, only Link can defeat Ganon and beseeches that he hurry and bring only his sword. He takes Link to Koridai by magic carpet and instructs that he must conquer each of the island's Faces of Evil.

Gwonam accompanies Link throughout his adventure and is seen in several cutscenes, often pointing out the bosses that Link must defeat and their actions. At one point, Link gains the ability to find Gwonam's house, and is given a special lantern by the wizard. After Ganon is defeated and Link wakes Zelda from her cursed sleep, Gwonam takes them back to Hyrule and declares Link as the Hero of Koridai.

Trivia

 * Gwonam is sometimes nicknamed "Squadala Man" by some due to the fact he exclaims "Squadala! We're off!" as he and Link fly to Koridai.
 * In the area where Glutko is introduced by Gwonam, Gwonam is located two screens from the lava cavern's entrance. In the game's back cover however, Glutko's introduction is seen with the cave entrance as the background. This suggests that Gwonam was originally located at the cave entrance in the game's prototype.