Yangchen

Airbending Instructor

”Air is the element of freedom, a concept only possible through equality of force. That’s what I dream of: a world without Tyrants of any stripe.”

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Full Name
Yangchen

Nicknames
Yang

Age
26

Gender
Female

Sexuality
Heterosexual

Abilities
The world is not a place for generalists, and Yang has tailored herself to fit a specialized niche. She has trained her entire life to be an airbending combatant, to excel in self-defense and the intricacies of bending conflict. She spent years improving her reflexes, increasing her maximum force exertion with her bending, sharpened her control over her element, beat routine after routine into her mind until the parries and ripostes of bending combat were second nature to her. She earned her Master’s robe fully, and excels in the physical, practical side of airbending rather than its spiritual manifestations.

In her later years, her fascinations with the physical world transformed her into something of a scholar of chemistry. Her contributions to the field of explosives are difficult to understate, and though she has long since been surpassed by those who have migrated to her nascent field of study, her knowledge and skill with the subject and its products is not insignificant. She tries to keep up to date with developments in the field, and has the steady hand and extraordinary care that comes with those who experiment with the deadly.

She prides herself on being both a good cook and seamstress, her paranoia manifesting in her desire to be as self-sufficient as possible. She has academic knowledge on a great many subjects to a slight degree, has a good head for mathematics, and learned to juggle and entertain after losing her purse on a trek from Ba Sing Se to the coast. She is a dab hand with the flute, after it was used as an instrument for her to improve her control with air.

Fighting Style
Being stationary is inviting death. Airbending is the quickest, the most nimble, and Yang glides around the battlefield as quickly as possible, never maintaining a constant vector if it can be helped. She earned her mastery of the element before disapproving teachers with her ability to close quickly and dominate within the guard of opponents, but with her discoveries in chemistry her doctrine changed. She prefers, when able, to fight with tools: tossed instruments, projectile weapons. To flit around the field and savor the range where her defensive abilities are most effective, and where her instruments may be used without danger to herself.

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Physical Appearance
Yang is of medium height, a slender build, blessed with an athletic body but one lacking in feminine assets. Her hands are well worn, her body flecked with the result of a premature detonation, scars and burns in small, well-spread quantities. Her long hair is her one concession to vanity, a river of light brown which she attends to with care and practice. Her demeanor is mischievous, her smirk almost as common as her great laugh, sonorous like the ringing of a bell. Her gait is purposeful, her stance proud and defiant. She holds people’s gaze without fail, her face and brash alto both expressive in their own ways. She furrows her brow and bites her tongue when concentrating, rubs her hands and taps her feet when nervous or unprepared. She blushes and stammers when flustered, the latter a holdover from her youth, when her nerves where much thinner and her opposition to authority so much more petulant and mundane. She dresses well, when she can, enjoying the feeling of confidence and self-possession that comes from looking well. She enjoys silk and lace, bifurcating her wardrobe into that which she wears for pleasure and that which she wears for purpose. The latter half is most frequently trousers of hardy leather, shirts of dense wool, a coat of mail she had tailored to fit her.


Equipment and Personal Belongings
Two revolving double-action revolvers and ammunition. Depending on her job, she may also carry several tubes filled with Toluene-based explosives. She is rarely without a long length of silken rope and a sharp paring knife, or some amount of money and her white lotus pai sho tile.

Goal
Yang fundamentally finds herself drawn to Airbending’s promise of freedom. She despises authority without consent, imbalances of power and threats of violence. To her, the very existence of benders condemns those without the ability to some loss of freedom. She has no illusions that the world would be better without benders, their gifts to civilization are too numerous to count, but she hopes to give non-benders something with which to level the playing field, to let them stand on more equal ground with benders, with the Avatar, and decide to not comply with orders they don’t want to follow.

Secret
Yang fears her own hypocrisy, though she is not self-aware enough to fully understand the potential problems her worldview presents. She is a bender who sought violent power so that non-benders could free themselves if ever oppressed by benders, but by incorporating the solutions she has developed into her bending she may have hamstrung her own goals through ingenuity solely for her own pride.

Habits
She fidgets, hums, and taps her feet when on edge or worried. She always takes ten seconds before making a crucial decision when possible, even if the decision seems like the most clear and simple choice possible. She has a habit of looking over her shoulder, of peering around a room, her paranoia manifesting in all sorts of small ways around this.

Other
She has an extreme fondness for lion-dogs, and has always wanted to have one for a pet. She never has, due to her circumstances. She craves the secrets to Zaheer’s flight, and has followed in the path of Laghima, but has so far not achieved what she desires, though her ability to direct herself through the use of airbending has been improved significantly.

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Likes

Explosions
Dancing
Her husband
The color orange

Dislikes

Beansprouts
Inactivity
Being forced to do anything
Rooms with only one exit

Strengths

Careful and precise
Airbending combat
Chemistry expertise and scholastic learning
Excellent reaction times

Weaknesses

Stubbornness
Pride
Irascibility
Anti-authoritarian axioms leading her to irrationality

Personality
Yang is self-assured, set in her ways. She’s spent her life analyzing why she does what she does, why she thinks what she thinks, and has found herself, if not unique, then at least unusual in this regard. She has a high opinion of herself, and a firm setting in her beliefs, her methodology. In preparation for being sent to train the avatar, she spent time learning to accommodate difference, be flexible in tutelage, but old habits die hard indeed. She’s vocal, not seeking the center of attention but often finding herself taking, it elegantly or not, with her talkative nature and natural oratory. She is quick to laugh, fast to come to anger but slow to act on it. Despite her firebrand, maverick personality, she is always slow to action, careful in everything she does. Self control is the fundamental quality of both scientist and airbender, and with Yang wanting to be both she has cultivated the skill over the course of her life. She prides herself on keeping control of her actions and her outward disposition, and only in the most extreme circumstances does she involuntarily let herself off the steel leash she has constructed.
She loves excitement and action, to be doing things and participating rather than watching or speculating. She has little time for the fantastical or the esoteric, no patience for mysticism which does not have discernible application. She loves to spar, to run and travel, to see sights and build things. She is dedicated to her work, but unlike the mania of her youth her desire for activity now is able to be directed towards entertainment: sports, cards, dice, a hundred activities have been picked up from the White Lotus and enjoyed, with the notable exception of Pai Sho, in which she is remarkably bad.
She is quick to joke, though her wit is not the sharpest. She enjoys reading, learning, but only as means to application. Her mind is often full of great piles of hypotheses, so many of which will only be discarded to reveal the scant few which bear fruit. She is collected, careful, discrete; an excellent keeper of secrets. She is still, and has always been, particularly paranoid. In the whorls of her mind danger always seems close, or the steps necessary to prevent disaster cheap enough to make them worth doing despite their apparently wastefulness to her peers. Try as she might, she has been unable to remove this facet of her personality, and it has saved her from embarrassment or even physical harm more than a few times.

Brief History

Yang learned from a young age that the world is not a place for generalists. Being a generalist is not the way the world was designed, with the elements compartmentalized and handed out individually, nor the way society was made to function. Her parents, both citizens of Republic City who had climbed from the slums into comfortable middle class society had instilled this into her, and even before she realized she had a talent for airbending she was living by the maxim. At age five, sitting across a table from her father and puzzling over sheets of sums placed before her, a sneeze tore the shutters from a nearby window, and within the week she was preparing to leave, to become an airbender. She protested, but frequent visits were promised, and pressure was applied. A few weeks after her sixth birthday, she left to train with the slowly-growing cadre of airbenders. It was a difficult adjustment, but she was a resilient child and well taken care of by both her masters, and her parents who did everything they could to make her exodus easier.

She proved prodigious, both through natural skill and steadfast determination. Airbending became a release for problems in her life, and something she could take pride in as she faced the trials of growing up. It took her some years to find the correct master, with Aang’s influence decreasing the emphasis on combative airbending despite his status as a war hero with scores of Fire Nation casualties to his name. After three years of less-than-productive training and antagonistic relationships due to the kindling of her anti-authoritarian compulsion, she found Master Wan, a young man recently raised to the status of master and a resident of Republic City as well. Together, they made incredible progress: Yang raced to catch up with him in terms of airbending ability, though it would take her more than seven years to truly close the gap. They developed their own form of airbending, an amalgam of several different styles and tested rigorously with help of the pro-bending phenomenon and tailored to suit the frenetic, quick-paced style that Master and Student shared.

Wan also instilled into Yang his love of chemistry. He was always more interested in farming practices, in helping people grow more food or helping the machinery which would gather in crops, but after seeing a fireworks display on her eleventh birthday she found her own way to take the enthusiasm of the master she so adored and apply it properly. She experimented with the rough powder first, and after several mishaps developed her caution. She learned all she could as she worked with her master, and when she was 16 she developed the first ever sulphur-free explosive powder, extruded in cords. She named it after her master, and sent it to the great industrialists of Republic City for testing and development. Wan had the insight to try and use her products in airbending, and in her 22nd year she received the fruits of her labor, and the benefits of her collaboration with the great industrialists of Republic City: her insight to propel small metal projectiles from first smooth, then grooved tubes produced the first firearms, quickly advancing alongside the other great marvels of modern technology, and a Toluene-based explosive with a much more bombastic yield than any of her powdered propellants. She earned her master’s laurels at the age of 23, and found a husband the same year: a water tribesman and musician named Tak. They share a home in the Southern Water Tribe, but the nature of Yang’s work as an itinerant, and later as an operative of the Lotus, means they spend very little time together. They are still, of course, very happily married, though childless.

Her inventions, clearly seen by the observant as a threat to the standard order of things, were noticed by the White Lotus, and she was approached. Their philosophy was a good fit for her, the possibilities for advancement tantalizing with her acceptance as an airbending master capping her other paths of status, and at the age of 23 she was inducted. She worked for the Lotus, opposing tyranny and injustice. She relished the opportunity to put the skills she had cultivated for a purely academic fascination a decade previous into practical, useful effect. She faced the normal problems of a soldier, the disgust at what was necessary and the difficulty of conflict in the real world, but she found her footing and worked towards the goals of the Lotus as best she could. She clawed her way to recognition, if not rank, and after being wounded and taken from active covert duty by a series of broken ribs, she was propositioned to be the educator of the Avatar’s airbending. She accepted, supposing the heads of the Lotus saw things the way she did: that in the growing strife of the age the Avatar would need more than meditation and inner peace: they’d need the ability to make their mark on the world.

Recovered, pensive and anxious to not ruin her greatest task yet, Yang is eager to set to work training the Avatar, to meet her charge and change the youth’s ways to better let them make their way in a world sliding down hill towards fires of war.

Nai Rorri

Fire Bending Instructor
"Destroy the walls of your own creation, then destroy the walls of others ”

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Full Name
Nai Rorri

Nicknames
Nai

Age
25

Gender
Female

Sexuality
TBD

Abilities
"Flashy lights will get you nowhere, it is through a disciplined practice of tradition that will find you power," The Rorri Family has never been known for their progressive nature. Nai, while exceptional in her family is not an exception to this rule. She maintains her focus on perfecting the "original" firebending. Never paying mind to "lightning bending", or any other form of 'modern' bending, seeing it as a distraction from 'true' firebending.

That being said, she makes an effort to take 'traditional' firebending to places it has never been before. Controlling and using fire has become something of a art form. She craves control, both of herself and the wild force that is fire. All firebenders know the damage an unfocused mind can cause when given a flame, but few have tried to take it to the extreme control that Nai has. Forcing the wild substance to bend to her will in ways that are rarely seen these days.

Although a strong mind is key to firebending, so is a strong body. While Nai wasn't chosen for her physical fighting abilities, she has studied non-bending hand to hand combat, although chi blocking is something she stays far away from for moral reasons. She can also leave as nasty bruise with a staff if her opponent leaves themselves open enough.

Fighting Style
Nai fights with quick,sleek, controlled movements, often called 'Red Lighting' much to her annoyance. Always going for the quick, simple kill shot than the flashy fireball attack that firebenders are known for. While decent at long range, her zone of most effectiveness lays in the mid-range, far enough away to avoid high power but uncoordinated attacks, but close enough that she rarely misses.

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Physical Appearance
Due to the Rorri's family opinion of 'pure bloodlines' Nai has received looks very typical of the fire nation. Dark hair, pale-olive skin and amber eyes. She was born with a tall frame and enhanced it with hard earned muscle from hours and hours of training.

While fighting or training Nai's hair is typically pulled away from her face to avoid setting it ablaze.(which has happened before, it was very scary) But other than that, she can't be bothered to care much about her appearance. There is too much to be done to waste time 'primping'. She is clean, but keeps it simple. Nails: trimmed, but unpolished. Hair: chopped, but unstyled. Face: Clean, but free of make-up. Unlike some girls who could get away with it, Nai has always been one who would 'look very pretty if she tried a little,' but honestly, just can't be bothered.

While not really a part of her physical appearance, she usually has small, well practice smile upon her face in all circumstances.

Equipment and Personal Belongings
Nai left everything behind. It felt almost like stealing as everything that belong to her had been bought by someone else. Either by her family or suitors begged by their own families to get in her good graces. So she left everything behind. When she joined the White Lotus, she did find a very sturdy branch that she created into a very sturdy staff. Good for hitting things...like Avatars who aren't trying hard enough. But otherwise, she borrows everything from the White Lotus.

Goal
To fix herself.

Secret
Has never been attracted to anyone. It scares her to death because she doesn't want to be alone, but cannot fake loving someone if it would save her life. This was the main reason why she joined the White Lotus. Her family arranged a marriage for her. She didn't hate the idea, or the man. She only hated how she would force him to live a life without love.

Habits
Oral fixation. Nai almost is always chewing on something. Grass, pen tips, anything small that will fit really.

Other
Likes baths. Like a lot. Hot baths and hot springs. She also reads romance novels like they are textbooks, hoping they will help find what is wrong with her. Nai also knows little about the cultures of others.

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Likes

o Orange flavored drinks and candies.
o Reading romance novels (they have to hold the secret of love)
o Dancing by herself.

Dislikes

o Loud noises.
o Steamed anything.
o Laziness.


Strengths

o Focused and driven
o Firebending
o Gets things done

Weaknesses
o Blunt
o Inconsiderate
o Has strong fire nation loyalty. Occasionally conflicts with the White Lotus.

Personality

Nai is known for compartmentalizing her emotions. Or rather, suppressing emotions. Often making herself come across as blunt, inconsiderate and unfeeling towards not only the problems of others, but her own. The urge to keep a singular emotion stemming from the fact that she was often corrected for expressing either the wrong emotion or too much emotion. Growing up she found it easier to keep it neutral. Nai had a pet turtleduck that she adored, it followed her everywhere, even going so far as to sleep with her at night. It was killed by a wild beardog and instead of looking or acting upset, she quietly buried it in the backyard without shedding a tear. Even though it was killing her on the inside, she couldn't bring herself to show the proper emotion.

Her mother, now alarmed at how straight forward her daughter was about all things, attempted to undo her past mistakes and teach Nai how to express proper, but controlled, emotion. The only thing that stuck was that Nai now walked around with a constant, small, smile on her face and with a constant expression of vaguely cheerful.

While not emotionless, the lack of alteration in her moods often makes her come across as mocking or condescending. When she gives praise or condolences, they rarely come across as genuine, more like scripted or written by someone else. It isn't because she doesn't care, but because she cannot bring herself to show it through any other way.

Brief History

Nai was born the second child and first daughter to the Lorri Family. An ancient and traditional family that dated back to the start of recorded time in the Fire Nation. At the time of the first Fire Nation war, when the airbenders were nearly wiped out, the Lorri family were a part of the force that attacked the Southern Air Temple. During the reign of Fire Lord Ozai, they were among his most trusted and loyal advisors. After the fall of Lord Ozai and the rise of Lord Zuko and the Avatar, they fell out of the spot light, shoved aside as something that the fire nation longed to forget.

In the shadows, the Lorri's adapted to the new world the best way the could. By keeping tradition alive as best they could, even in secret at times alongside other ancient and disgraced families. While they didn't actively teach that firebending was the best, it was implied though many of the teachings and actions that were given to the next generation. Leaving the Lorri children with a messed up sense of not being 'biased' but 'biased' all the same. The family never studied other types of bending, even if it would have enhance their own understanding of firebending, believing the ancient art to be the best when unsoiled.

Other traditions that were kept alive were those of 'keeping the blood pure' and arranged marriages that would create the most powerful offspring possible. Meaning the marriage of a non-bender or a non-firebender was unthinkable.

It was here that Nai parted. Having never felt an attraction or urge to love anyone in a romantic sense, she could foresee nothing but a solemn misery, passionless life for either her or her betrothed. So, she joined the White Lotus. And her family had to accept it because they wanted to seem 'processive'. But, they were unhappy all the same and often write asking when she was going to return home.

Besides the lackluster support from her family, Nai faced many other challenge with the White Lotus. Most of it was coming to terms with the bias she never knew she had. When she first arrived, she was told she had to share lodgings with an earth bending. At first she thought it was a joke. How on Earth was she supposed to share a room? Didn't the White Lotus know that Earth benders were dirty? Full of bugs and other diseases. It was known, it was scientifically based, wasn't it? The first sign that something was different, was the response of the coordinator, who thought that Nai was joking when she voiced her concern.

With her concerns unheeded, Nai grinned her teeth and bared the experience. Much to her surprise she found the earthbender, a woman and Roa, to be both clean and pleasant. They became friends until Nai tried to pay Roa what she thought was a compliment. Nai couldn't remember what she was complimenting, only that it ended with 'for an earthbender'. The fight that ensued and the sudden room change after was the first moment when Nai felt her eyes open to how blind she was to the world. Firebenders were not looked upon, in fact it was sometimes quite the opposite. It was also then, that Nai started to change, slowly at first and she works on it even now. Nai works to untrain her thinking from what she was raised, trying to see the world through untainted eyes.

Basically: "Yes, I'm bendist, but I am learning,"

Nai's selection to be mentor to the avatar came not from a single, amazing feat. Rather and bunch of smaller ones and demonstrating the ability to change.

Kazuno Han

Fire Bending Instructor

”Watch me.”

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Full Name
Kazuno Han
Nicknames
“Most people just call me Kazuno since it’s already a pretty short name. Though I have heard people call me ‘Red Rover’ for some reason.”
Age
22
Gender
Female
Sexuality
Demisexual

Abilities
Firebending – Trained and competent in the traditional firebending style as well as the Dancing Dragon style introduced by Fire Lord Zuko. She prefers the latter for its more fluid and fierce aspects. Her travels helped her develop her style, as well as her own form of the element. Also developed an extended reserve of chi from constant practice. Unable to lightningbend but is familiar with the theory behind it.

Peak Physical Condition – Kazuno is a decent runner and has good stamina.

Survival Skills – Living life off road for a while really teaches you some things. Finding water, foraging food, laying traps, these are just a sample of the skills Kazuno had picked up over the years.

Abundance of (Useless?) General Knowledge – Another perk of her travels.

Academic Talent/Good with Machines and Numbers – During her school years Kazuno displayed a natural intelligence in her studies, placing her in the top percentage of her school. She excelled in all aspects of school, especially in the field of maths and science. Her education was further enhanced by private lessons with her father, whenever he had time. It was with him that she learnt to take apart and put together basic machinery. Her mechanical skills improved during her nomadic period. She stayed in a rural town for a while, refusing to leave until she fixed their generator. She also had a motorbike that she maintained for a while. The bike was stolen from bandit raiders, then eventually destroyed during a stampede of gemsbok bulls. Overall, her mechanical ability can help with light repairs but is limited after that.

Musical instruments – Learned the erhu when she was still in school, though her skills are very rusty now. Thinks that she can play the tsungi horn. She can’t.

Fighting Style
The most prominent aspect of Kazuno’s firebending is the way she “charges” up her blasts instead of using the usual flurry of blows of a traditional firebender. The result of the charging is an overwhelming, almost explosive, jet of flames that she releases from open palm (basically a fiery Kamehameha wave). Because of the time it takes to power up these attacks, in fights Kazuno is usually seen warding off enemies with flaming pinwheel and sweeping kicks before unleashing a full blast with her hands. Kazuno’s blasts can propel her short distances too, making her able to land safely from large heights. She can’t fly with these blasts as only the Avatar would have enough chi to maintain fire blasts for extended periods. She also frequently utilises fire breath and fire daggers.

The destructive power of these blasts make her a bit of a poor team player in group fights, as her own teammates are just as likely to be caught in the blast as their enemies. Kazuno’s general recklessness doesn’t help this either.

Her general technique can be described as an amalgamation of Dancing Dragon and traditional earthbending fighting style. Compared to traditional firebending style, Kazuno’s style is rather slow-paced and defensive. The style relies heavily on the earthbending principle of neutral jing which places emphasis on the balance of offence and defence and waiting for the right moment to strike.

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Physical Appearance
Long side-swept hair that varies between shades of black and brown, depending on the lighting. A generally cute face with a button nose and cheerful double-lidded eyes, a well-suited indicator for her personality. Her resting face is either a dozy content smile or an unimpressed-looking stare. It all depends on her mood really. Considerably more tanned than the standard Fire Nation girls due to the amount of time she has spent outdoors. Has a vertical scar on her right temple from her first encounter with Bukotsu. The scar is usually hidden by her side fringe.
Toned body, especially her legs. Stands at around 167cm, usually less because of her casual slouching. Contrary to her fighting style, Kazuno steps with a light-footed gait.
Is never seen without her red scarf or out of her travelling clothes, which consist of a light hooded robe, her travel pack, and some baggy brown cloth pants.

Equipment and Personal Belongings
Trademark red scarf (made with fire-resistant material)
Bag of lychees (for Bukotsu)
Picture of family
Swiss army knife (or whatever the Avatar-verse equivalent is called)

Goal
“Liberating my home country would be nice. But honestly, I’m cool with doing whatever the team wants.”

Secret
Got involved with some really weird adventures during her nomadic period. It would be really embarrassing if any of those incidents caught up with her during her time with Team Avatar.

Has a crush on someone on the team. Good luck finding out who it is.

Habits
Singing or humming while walking or setting camp. Has a decent voice and tends to improvise lyrics on the spot.

Other
Is followed everywhere by a hog-monkey Kazuno has named Bukotsu. Not exactly a pet or even a friend sometimes, in fact their relationship is slightly antagonistic. But after getting each other out of so many dangerous situations, the two have formed a strange bond. Kazuno and Bukotsu can often be found wrestling each other over food rations.

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Likes
o Bukotsu (not that she’ll ever admit it)
o Cool, quiet nights
o The sound of string instruments

Dislikes
o When Bukotsu steals her stuff
o Seas and oceans (she gets seasick easily)
o Sour food

Strengths
o Major offensive power
o Resourceful
o Dispenses good, honest advice

Weaknesses
o Teamwork in combat and missions
o Reckless, easily goaded into ridiculous dares
o Empathy issues

Personality
Kazuno has quite the affable, laidback personality. Always willing to crack a joke or assist with a problem, the traveller has enough wit and patience to puzzle even the most transcendent of Air Nomad Monks. The resident prankster of the new Team Avatar who often invites others to join in on the fun. Sometimes has troubles reading social cues, occasionally leading to her saying things that were better left unsaid. Has a habit of fondly rambling and reminiscing about her travels, much to the dismay of others. Mostly disinterested in global news and the political happenings of the world.

Beneath the charming surface lies a rather hollow person, someone constantly needing a purpose or challenge. This can lead to a utilitarian, almost compassionless, world view; something she tries extremely hard to hide. Kazuno is always trying to test her skills and limits, taking on all dares and challenges without even blinking an eye. During these times she displays a worrying recklessness and disregard for personal wellbeing. It’s easy to see this recklessness as an endearing character quirk and most people fail to see the deep-seated character flaw behind this trait. At the moment, guiding the Avatar has given her a direction. How long this commitment will last, even she’s not sure yet.

Brief History
Born and raised in the Fire Nation Capital. Both of Kazuno’s parents worked at the Fire Nation Branch of Future Industries; her father as an engineer researching the integration of bending arts and technology, and her mother being one of the leading executives of that branch. Their jobs kept the family securely in the upper-middle classes of society. Kazuno’s potential manifested early, displaying her prowess in both academics and firebending. It was nice for a while. She received many accolades and began learning advanced firebending techniques at the prodigal young age of 15. But even with all this, Kazuno felt a sort of … emptiness.

After another two years, she decided to leave. She needed to find something. A purpose? Herself? She wasn’t really sure, she just needed to go. With nothing but a sleeping mat, her utility knife, and an action adventure book she forgot to return to the library, Kazuno left a farewell letter on the dinner table and ventured out.

The initial years of her travels were a blur. A delivery job, a traveling erhu band, the occasional thrashing of bandit crews, following a group of air nomads with her motorbike, these were just a few of the adventures Kazuno went on. During the third year, she encountered a cadre of hog monkey poachers. They were defeated swiftly and the hog-monkeys were freed. All would have been fine if Kazuno hadn’t accidentally stepped on one of the hog-monkey’s tails, which prompted the hog-monkey to attack Kazuno, which prompted both of them to run into a tree, which created the mutual love-hate relationship they have today.

Over the years, Kazuno developed her own bending technique, something to finish fights quickly or scare off enemies before they even started. The style was developed through observing earthbending masters and hours upon hours of practise in the Earth Nation plains. With all the work she did, making big impressions in various towns by helping out with odd jobs or scaring off bandits, Kazuno gained quite the reputation for herself. Tales started to spread about the “Red Rover”, a red scarfed traveller with enough firepower to rival a dragon. To this day, Kazuno is oblivious to the wide-spread reputation of this moniker.

Her influence gained her the attention of the White Lotus, who initially recruited her as a White Lotus agent, then as the firebending instructor to the Avatar. She frequently went on solo missions for the White Lotus, as her volatile methods sat poorly with anyone she was forced to work with. As for her promotion to being an instructor for the Avatar, the higher-ups had hoped that Kazuno's blend of earthbending and firebending techniques would create a quick and comfortable transition for the new Avatar, who would have to learn firebending first according to the seasons. In these uncertain times, the Avatar would need to master the elements quickly. Kazuno's worldly experiences and overall power were also deciding factors in her new placement. She accepted the job with little complaint ("Well, it's not like I have anything better to do right now").

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