[CHAR] The Last Avatar - Inspired by the Nickelodeon Television Series

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T H E C H A R A C T E R S

Yan - DeadBeatWalking
A scrawny thief and beggar of 19 who resides in the Lower Ring. Has quite the addiction to Zen, doesn't entirely mean well, and looks out mostly for himself... just for himself.

Xiu Qianru - OneWayOut
A beautiful woman of 21 with traditional tastes and an eye for aesthetics. By day she works alongside her mother as a florist and at night, studies alongside her father who works as an adviser to the king. Resides in the Upper Ring.

Jaakuna Hinoko - Altered Tundra
The eldest of his two siblings, Jaakuna is both caring and protective... and also a bit of a trouble maker. A 19 year old former Triple Threat Triad member who lives in the Lower Ring and makes part of his living as a street performer, among other things. Has a Fire Ferret named Nekohi.

Jun - McHaggis
A 26 year old altruistic man who's left the life of a smuggler behind to find another filled with peace and "enlightenment". He now runs a soup kitchen. Tall and ungainly thin, Jun lives in the Lower Ring at the top floor of an apartment building. Unbeknownst to him, his life as a smuggler saw to his use of some basic airbending... even if he wasn't aware of it.
Lea - Helps to run Jun's soup kitchen right along side it's owner. Also acts as a bit of a mother figure to the, at times, misguided man.

Tikaani Xio - Madly33
18 year old who lives in the the Tu Zin Settlement far outside the City walls. Works with his father as a hunter and provider for the settlement. Tikaani is aware that he can bend the element of water and although he learned some of the basics as a young teen, his mother saw to his safety and forbade the practice.

Jie Xiao - Medusa
A socialite in the Middle Ring and a determined woman of 22 with a semi-successful career as a singer. Jie turned to a life of Zen when her older sister Han was discovered to be a bender. Consciously aware of her own good looks, she used and still uses her charm to support her ideal lifestyle.

Kuo - Tomahawk
A former member of the Triple Threat Triad. 26 with average height and enough muscle mass to support an imposing figure. He's reckless at times though also skilled enough to get himself in and out of trouble. Kuo left the life of a Triad member behind to seek a different living elsewhere.

Chiharu Sojo - Symphoni
A 19 year old Potter with the mind of a thief and the body of woman. Chiharu's life of petty crime in the Lower Ring took a sudden turn when she'd was caught in the act red handed. Although she's managed to change her life thanks in part to the man who saw more in her than the need to steal, old habits have found their benefit in a new life as well.

Cypher - Exit
27 year old male whose hatred for benders is surpassed only by his need to work. He's surprisingly good at his job though his social skills are a bit lacking due to a change in upbringing. He's close friends with Koeska who's also a member of his team.

Koeska - Exit
25 year old woman of many talents, tongues and faces. Koeska works closely with Cypher both to hunt down the benders of the city and to make sure he spends at least a part of his day smiling. She was born in the Lower Ring but has her own place now in the Middle.

King Wu VI - Deceased
Last of his line, he ruled his people from the shadows. He was a conflicted man who wanted to keep the peace that many toiled to maintain but recognized too the oppression that was apparent from the Upper to the Lower Rings. King Wu VI hailed from a long line of noble rulers though his name didn't make the job any less demanding. He died at the age of 36.

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[Little Bill]

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Age
19

Sex
Male

Element
Air

Home
Lower Ring

Profession
Beggar/Thief

Stance on Benders
Like most complex political issues, Yan doesn't care about whether or not benders should be allowed in The Republic.

Appearance
Yan stands about a head shorter than most men and has a scrawny physique that suggests he is malnourished to a degree. Along with his pale skin and the notably dark circles around his sunken-in eyes, Yan more or less looks constantly ill. His fingernails are caked with layers of black grime, and his teeth are brittle and stained. Yan wears a waterproof jumpsuit tucked into boots, and avoids combing his hair or performing self-grooming of any kind. Yan is known for his habit of constantly smiling, which most people find either unnerving or endearing.

Personality
If Yan were an animal, he would be a rat. Although he's not exceptionally smart, Yan possesses a fair degree of low cunning and street smarts, and can be sly when he needs to be. Yan is selfish and crude, and is known (by those who even know him) as an underhanded deviant who can't be trusted. Yan's sole motivation for staying alive is Zen, a psychoactive street drug named for its lethargic hallucinatory highs. Known for being an especially trashy street-drug, "Zen-Men" like Yan are stereotypically thieves or beggars -- Yan is both.

Yan is a skilled liar and can typically talk his way out of most situations, or bluff his way into them, especially if Zen -- or money to buy more Zen -- is involved. Yan's life on the streets has taught him to look out for himself above all else, jading him into a self-centered cynic.

History
Yan was born in the Lower Ring, to an unexceptionally poor family and unexceptionally poor life. Introduced to Zen at an early age, Yan has known little else but poverty and addiction, which have become second-nature to him -- Yan sometimes has trouble figuring out whether or not he's sober, as he's spent the majority of his life either high or coming down. Eventually outed as an addict, Yan was kicked out of his house after stealing money from his parents to support his habit as a teenager.

With a natural penchant for small crime, he has since kept himself alive through burglary and mugging pedestrians, though more often than not he settles for begging. He is a fairly successful addict, as he manages to eat enough to stay alive, and avoids law enforcement by having a permanent hideout rather than carrying his belongings with him. He has made himself a nest at the highest floor of one of the lower ring's many abandoned buildings.

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Likes
Zen
Sleeping
Candy
Egg-Based Foods
Parties with Free Drinks

Cough Medication

Dislikes
Not Having Zen
Bright Lights
Loud Noises
Unenclosed Spaces (Vast plains, empty indoor stadiums, open sea, etc.)
Working
Meat
Strangers

Habits
Smiling
Chuckling
Scratching Himself

Fears
Being deprived of Zen

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@DeadBeatWalking Accepted. Also Kudo's for adding drugs to the universe. Zen sounds exactly like the kind of drug that would be circulating through the Lower Ring... perhaps all of them.

Love his look and his penchant for small crimes, his life of "freedom" that isn't really free at all. I look forward to his development!

[OneWayOut]

Name: Xiu Qianru
(Pronounced: SHEE-you CHYAN-roo )

Age: 21

Sex: Female

Element: Earth-bending

Home: Upper Ring

Appearance: Xiu always seems to be glowing wherever she goes. She stands at an above average height of 5'7 and weighs a sturdy 142 lbs, sporting a lean but slightly curvy build. Atop her head is an impossibly curly mass of dark brown hair that she does her best to keep under control, though she's usually seen with it looking rather unkempt. She has a round face with freckles dotting her cheeks under her pale green eyes, and plump rosy lips, giving her a young and beautiful look. In regards to her typical clothing, she wears traditional (or what can now be called 'old fashioned') earth nation clothes when she's not told to dress up or look fancy. She prefers this type of clothing, as she feels it is most comfortable to wear.

Profession: By day, Xiu works alongside her mother as a Florist. The two women run a small shop that caters to all the residents of the Upper Ring. While not the most exciting job, Xiu enjoys being around flowers and delivering them to unsuspecting women and children. By night, Xiu studies alongside her father who works as an Advisor to the King during the day. After dinner, the two can be found in her Father's large office, working on her studies and debating over political issues. It is expected sometime in the future that she take her father's position as Advisor to the King.

Personality: Xiu is a kind-hearted woman, always putting other's wants and needs before her own and has a personality that makes others want to be around her. She is empathetic, honest, trustworthy, and probably a bit naive when it comes to some things. She is one who follows her heart more often than her mind, and is not afraid of the consequences that follow. She's tough, determined, a bit headstrong, and won't back down from a challenge if it involves getting what she wants. Despite having the attention span of a rabid squirrel-coon, Xiu is also intelligent and unusually perceptive of other's feelings and thoughts. Xiu very good at comforting others and is usually quite a joy to be around. She has extremely well-developed senses, and an aesthetic appreciation for beauty. She's not interested in leading or controlling others. She is flexible and open-minded about other people's lives, traditions, stories, etc.. She is also original and very creative and enjoys living in the present moment.

Stance on Benders?: Though she has never met a bender, Xiu doesn't have any kind of fear or hatred towards them. Despite being told they are bed people all of her life, she is not someone to believe something simply by being told. She feels a bit of pity for them, knowing that they cannot help how they were born, and considers herself lucky that she was not born with that kind of ability.

History: Xiu has resided in the Upper Ring of the Republic all her life. She grew up being pampered and protected by her parents who were among the most wealthy individuals in that region. She was sheltered most of her life, never being allowed to travel outside the walls of the Upper Ring. When she was younger, the only friends she had were the maids and butlers that worked in her house. Often times they would bring her gifts from beyond the walls, but nothing that would make her believe the rest of the world wasn't just as beautiful as where she lived.

When she was 12, she was allowed to work alongside her mother in the flower shop and this helped introduce her to some other people. As she worked, she would hear her mother speaking with the other older women about various crimes that were happening in other parts of the city. It was all so confusing to her and at the time she didn't really understand, and so she would keep her head down and focus on the flowers. Everything she knew about the Middle and Lower Rings of the city, would be from stories or half-answered questions from her parents. Her life was never that exciting or eventful, but Xiu has always been happy to be alive and surrounded by kind people.

Other:

Likes;
Flowers/Plants
Long Quiet Walks
Hot Soup or Tea
Music/Dancing
Meeting New People
Small Children

Dislikes;
None

Habits;
Biting Her Lip
Swearing
Humming to herself

Fears;
Thunderstorms
Small Spaces
Darkness

[AlteredTundra]

“A day without laughter is a day wasted.”
Jaakuna is close to six feet in height, but his muscle mass doesn’t even come close enough for people to consider him a threat. The lifestyle he lives barely puts enough meat on his bones to keep him healthy, so it should be accurately assumed that he wouldn’t have that much muscle on his body to pose any kind of initial threat. Even though he does have several tattoos on his body, that’s a common thing within the lower ring as most criminals have some kind of combination of tattoos. Though, these criminals usually have it on their face, so perhaps Jaakuna is lucky in that case.

Jaakuna’s skin color is not as sickly as his body type is. He may not have a tan, but he’s not pale/albino white, either. He has long, flowing blonde hair that usually covers up his neck tattoos(front, sides, and back). However, when Jaakuna has it up in a wolf tail or some kind of -tail style, the tattoos are visible. Jaakuna has his fingernails painted. Usually they’re black, but sometimes he likes to brighten it up and go with noticeable colors like red or even pink at times.

Jaakuna’s attire, though not always, usually includes some kind of cotton-based pants or jeans, boot-like shoes, and his favorite red jacket w/hood attached to it. He also wears martial arts tap around both of his hands that usually goes halfway up his forearm.

Tattoos

Shoulder and Arms View | Chest and Back | Back II

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NAME

Jaakuna Hinoko

NICKNAMES

Jaak(common nickname), Sundance(his squad), Jaaky(little sister), J(his brother), Delinquent(by most guards)

AGE

19

GENDER

Male

ELEMENT

Firebender(currently unaware that he has latent fire-bending capabilities).

HOME

Lower Ring, lives with his younger brother and sister.

PROFESSION

Jack of all trades(burglary, bribing, debt-collecting, rare kidnapping)

PERSONALITY

Stubborn/hotheaded | Sarcastic | Vulgar | Caring and Protective | Carefree

Jaakuna’s mouth usually gets him into trouble. This could either be from his give-no-fucks attitude or the amount of sarcasm he implements into his every day speech. Whatever it may be, it will, eight out of ten times land him into hot water. This could be with the ladies and their boyfriends/husbands or crime bosses. Hell, he’s been known to be knocked around a few times by some of the guards. Even if he does get a few ribs or bones broken, Jaakuna doesn’t let it ruin his always-positive mood. In his mind, laughter is the most important thing and not to do it would waste a possibly-wondrous day. He’d rather laugh than frown or cry.

Like with his sarcasm and vulgarity, Jaakuna’s hotheadedness always lands him into trouble, but a different kind of trouble. There have been instances where Jaakuna, in protection of his younger siblings, be it protecting Mukuna from bullies or handling beefs that Ganko got himself into, Jaakuna is always there to protect them. If there’s anything that Jaakuna won’t stand for, that would be anyone trashing his siblings(verbally or physically). They are all he’s got and vice-versa for them to him, so you can bet your sweet as that Jaakuna will do anything to protect them. He would even murder someone if it meant they would be safe.

Not necessarily the beacon of morality or responsibility(most of the time), Jaakuna exhibit’s a laid-back, carefree disposition. It’s been noted by both of his siblings that he is pretty lazy. Even though he’s supposed to be the provider - and he is - he certainly doesn’t act like it. When Jaakuna’s not doing jobs here and there for various crime bosses, he could be seen hanging out with some local “thugs” or skipping away on the rooftops(usually looking at clouds). Jaakuna has been known to do street performing here and there. Since he is rather skilled in acrobatics, it has made him extra money that way. Jaakuna could also be seen laughing and smiling and just enjoying life as the best as he can.

STANCE ON BENDERS

There is a certain amount of hatred that Jaakuna harbors against The Republic for what they did to his parents. He holds them responsible for a loss he experienced. If given the chance, he will take them out.

HISTORY

Jaakuna and his two siblings lost their parents due to what became of the benders from The Great War.

Jaakuna has been taking care of his two younger siblings since the age of twelve and has lived in the Lower Ring ever since.

Jaakuna, if given the chance, will enact revenge upon The Republic as fast as a single heartbeat.

Has done jobs for various crime bosses, including The Triad.

OTHER
FAMILY

Father: Kai Hinoko - Age 36(Deceased)
Mother: Iyami Akinoki - Age: 33(Deceased)
Little Brother: Ganko Hinoko - Age: 17(Alive)
Little Sister: Makuna Akinoki - Age: 10(Alive)

LIKES

• Cloud-gazing
• His siblings; will murder for them
• His FireCat, Nekohi. It follows him everywhere and often finds its home around his neck.
• Street-performing.
• Acrobatics/Parkour/Dancing. Due to his thin frame, Jaakuna is very agile, which is ideal for acrobatics/parkour.
• Smiling and laughing
• Teasing his little sister
• The notion of sneaking into the Middle and Upper-rings to see if he can get away with it.
• Egging the guards on
• ANY KIND OF MEAT

DISLIKES

• THE REPUBLIC! THEY ARE PUBLIC ENEMY #1
• The Triad and many crime bosses
• Anyone who fucks with his siblings
• EGG CUSTARD! EWWWW
• Uptight, spoiled brats

HABITS

• Letting his mouth run free at any given moment regardless who is present.
• Avoiding responsibilities
• Roof-hopping
• Cutting people off when they start to annoy the crap out of him
• Cracking his knuckles
• Weed, which would explain why he’s always happy and cloud-gazing.

FEARS

• Losing his siblings
• Never getting out of the Lower Ring
• Dying before he gets to enact out his revenge
• BadgerMoles. You can say what you want about them, they scare the fuck out of him.

[McHaggis]

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[Madly33]

Name: Tikaani Xio

Age: 18

Sex: Male

Element: Water-Bending

Home: Wild/Tu Zin

Appearance:
Standing at 6'2, He has always been taller and more mature than all the children his age. His got his long brown hair from his father and his hazel eyes from his mother. Slim in nature but toned from his long days scavenging and hunting.

Profession:
Works with his father is a hunter/scavenger to bring supplies and food back to Tu Zin when they are in need.

Personality:
The quickest learner, always the first to find and understand the arts of food, labor, bending and life. His father taught him to always be aware of his surroundings, the very meaning of his name was "Wolf". At a young age Tikaani learned that the key to anything is persistence and patience. He would take these and use them on his hunts that he took along side his father. There wasn't much left in the land after the war, and at most times Tikaani and his mother felt drained because of the heat conflicting their inner-self. Overall Tikaani is silent, understands what needs to be done, and was taught to always finish what was started. He's shy at times and will rarely voice an opinion, but he is no push over. He uses ferocity that he learned from fire benders in his own bending, allowing for quicker release of his energy in movements.

Stance on Benders?:
Living in Tu Zin Tikaani doesn't know much of any problems other than the ones he has to deal with personally. Rarely are their checks for bending, all he knows are the barren lands that he lives. Though what he has heard from what his father speaks, he wants to hate nonbenders, telling himself they are horrible for blaming benders, but his heart refuses to make a bias decision as of right now.

History:
Born into a family that was not considered wealthy nor poor, his father and mother are kind people, giving more and more every year as Tikanni grew. He spent most of his early childhood learning about the qualities in life from his mother, rules of living, basic chores. All of which he was expected to use for his own family. He has spent his whole life in Tu Zin behind closed doors. Before the age of 13 he rarely stepped foot out side of his house, in his mothers fear of "seeings the world for how it really is" His mother and father never wanted anything to corrupt Tikanni, keeping him from most books detailing wars and shielding him from the past history of Avatars. Although they have always interested him.

At the age of 13 he was given his first task as a "Man". Hunting. He, alongside his father and two of his close friends left Tu Zin in search of food and anything worth using back home. His father had been doing it for years, back into Tikaani's infant days, he never knew exactly where or why he had gone until he witnessed the land for himself... Almost nothing. Wastes. It created a hole in him that he wanted to leave Tu Zin one day and find somewhere. Anywhere. That things might be okay. Somewhere the world he thought he knew, was true.

At the age of 14 he began learning basic bending, moving drinking water around, swirling it and creating mist. He was unable to get far into learning and reading when his mother, also a bender herself, found out. She forbid the practice in fear for her sons life if anyone found out. Now at the age of 18 Tikaani still has his many dreams, and craving to see what the world is.

Other:
Likes:
Reading
Cold weather
Exploring
He loves his parents
Animals
Hunting
Learning about Water-Bending
Girls

Dislikes:
Heat
Secrets
Liars
House work

Habits:
Thinking about things to much
Clenching his teeth/jaw

Fears
Losing his parents

[Medusa]

Name: Jie Xiao

Age: Twenty-Two

Sex: Female

Element:Non-bender

Home: Middle Ring

Appearance: Jie stands at around 5'4" with a slimmer build. With extremely light brown hair and green eyes, she tends to attract a certain amount of attention. The girl is pale with high cheekbones, although constantly sports a look of exhaustion. To repair this, she'll predominantly wear makeup to cover the effects of certain lifestyle choices, which will eat up most of her funds. In terms of fashion-sense, Jie is quite trendy due to the requirement of her profession. She possesses a distinct burn mark that traces along her left forearm, to which she will keep hidden with various long-sleeved outfits.

Profession: Though not vastly wealthy, Jie spends her time as a singer to mostly the Upper Ring. Whether she be the background noise of a noble's party to the main performer in a gambling house, the girl has made her way into being a moderate success.

Personality: Jie is a selfish person. Extremely determined, she is the sole reason for her own rise to the Middle Ring. In some twisted way, the girl will often confuse selflessness or kindness for being weak. To most, however, she will attempt to keep a friendly demeanor as she is supposed to. Though she loves making friends and being around anyone who can keep up with her, she finds dealing with most to be a cumbersome task. Thus, Jie is quite open in terms of moral values, and willing to accept almost anyone so long as they're interesting enough.

Vainly aware of her own good looks, the girl will use her attributes to gain favor whenever necessary. This, of course, is her weapon of choice. Having had the goal of becoming a good socializer, Jie is a capable speaker and liar.

Stance on Benders?: She mostly dislikes the idea of benders. Like the majority, she sees them as too much of a hazard to keep unsupervised. Considering benders to be the reason for the world's present state, she supports a certain amount of regulation against such dangerous people.

History: Before, Jie once lived in the Lower Ring with her elder sister, Han. Her parents having been convicted as benders early in her life, she is unable to remember them, and therefore does not consider them as family. Though their age gap is severely large by fifteen years, the two girls were extremely close due to their circumstances. They'd survived in comfort for a time due to her sister's sacrifices, which allowed Jie to live out her childhood. Unable to support themselves without education or wealth, Han had earned her means as a smugler to members of varying rings. Due to this, Jie had been raised by listening to the experiences of others, following around the various characters that had flowed in and out of the Lower Ring.

A late bloomer, Han discovered her ability to firebend by burning her sister in the process. Though Jie allowed her to escape into the Wilds before being condemned, she still bears an anger towards the woman for leaving so quickly. Without a proper family along her adolescent years, she turned to Zen, adding on to the large population that depended on it as a favorite pastime. She would do whatever it took to provide enough for herself, and became a courtesan in the process of her descent. It was an unsurprisingly quick downward spiral, and the most desperate time of her life.

Unable to attract a large enough following to support her habits, Jie looked to other avenues as well. Though capable of charisma, she wished to garner more coin by the way of singing. After gaining the right sort of clientele, the girl moved to the Middle Ring as just that. Although Zen's use has slowly begun to wane, Jie is still a regular customer of one of the many drug smuglers in The Republic.

Likes;
►Sarcasm or Dark Humor
►Fashion
►Skill/Intelligence
►Sweets
►Flirting

Dislikes;
►Optimism
►Vulgarity
►Hot-Heads

Habits;
►Zen

Fears;
►Benders
►Fire
►A Mundane Future

[Tomahawk]

Name:
Kuo.

Age:
Twenty-six.

Sex:
Male.

Element:
Water.

Home:
The Lower Ring of The Republic/Ba Sing Se.

Appearance:
Just above average height and lean, with respectable muscle mass, Kuo cuts a reasonably imposing figure. He has medium-length jet black hair and a lazy stubble smattered across his cheeks - a side-effect of a sheer distaste for grooming.

Profession:
Former Triple Threat hitman.

Personality:
Kuo is by turns pensive, often guilty of internalizing his emotions - but pleasantly passionate about his own goals and dreams, unwilling to accept no for an answer and ready to tackle any obstacles in his path. The fire of youth leads to occasional bouts of recklessness, but a lifetime of struggle and subsistence has endowed Kuo with a commendable talent at extricating himself from sour situations.

Stance on Benders:
Kuo hails from a long line of benders - waterbenders maternally and firebenders paternally - and spent the majority of his childhood learning the stories of his ancestors orally. Despite his parents' lack of bending talent, and his own assumed inability to bend the elements.

History:
Kuo was born and raised in the Lower Ring. When he was a boy, his father - a laborer at the synergy plant - perished in an industrial accident; shortly thereafter, during an outbreak of mysterious sicknesses in the Lower Ring, his mother took ill and never recovered.

Not yet a teen, Kuo was taken in by his only remaining family: an older cousin working for the Triple Threat Triad, from whom he would learn how to steal, fight, and handle a gun. Possessing a natural talent for marksmanship, Kuo was taken on by a local lieutenant as a contract hitman, eliminating various Triple Threat enemies for respectable sums of money.

In his early twenties, disillusioned with the direction his life had taken, Kuo separated from the Triple Threats - no mean feat, requiring his own relocation and a healthy amount of subterfuge - and vanished entirely from the public eye.

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@Madly33@Medusa Both characters are accepted. Great work to the both of you. Nice to see some life in Tu Zin... and nice to see Zen is getting around lol.

I'll have everyones characters listed above shortly.

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Name: King Wu VI
Age: 36
Sex: Male
Element: None
Home: Palace in the Upper Ring
Profession: King of the Republic

Appearance:
Much like his forefathers, Wu has dark brown hair and green eyes. His skin however is of a slightly lighter complexion and he’s fairly tall standing near 6 feet. Still quite skinny however. Clean cut with distinct familial facial features, Wu has the flat elongated nose, pointed chin, large ears and eyebrows that are only just slightly thicker than average. He dresses in a suit and variations of green ties instead of the jewel adjourned threads that have been passed down to him.

Personality:
After twenty years on the throne, the fire that initially drove Wu to take his place at the head of his people has begun to die out. Wu’s time as King has left a weight on his shoulder that has only gotten heavier with each passing year. He means well but he understands the reason why the world is the way it is… and more importantly he understands the specific role he's meant to play in that world. He rules his people fairly yet strictly making sure that the people are happy but always remember the conflicts of the past. He doesn’t want history to repeat itself but at the same time he secretly doesn’t want his people to continue living the way they are… making him a very conflicted person.

Besides the growing distaste for his full time job, when not hampered by matters of the City, Wu is generally a positive man. The few who manage to catch him when his mind is not occupied with a thousand things tell of someone who still finds time to enjoy himself and the life he's been given. He shows great care for those subjects closest to him, taking a personal interest in the matters of others when he feels they need it. His people share in his love and even those convicted benders are shown a fair amount of grace... though it doesn't get them very far.

However he must constantly remind himself of his place and balance the good with the just and the necessary. Although he enjoys and lives his life he also understands that his life was never his own.

Stance on Benders:
He's read the history a thousand times, knows every move of the war from from every nation back to front. Understands the why and the how and the who and then when and the what. Back then the Bending nations were ready to kill in the name of finding the Avatar and that kind of thinking had to be stopped. Wu understands. But there is always two sides to every story and sometimes at the end of the book, you find out there is another.

Wu believes that Benders, like every person bender and nonbender alike, have the potential to do just as much good as bad. However he knows that not everyone can share the same ideology as him and resort more often than not, resort to their basic instinct of survival when they come across a threat. Fight or flight is a mechanism that inhabits every living creature and the human race exhibits it wonderfully. To prevent that, Benders have to be the issues that everyone can rally against.

Benders are the issue.

History:
Wu was born in the year 307ag, a good 63 years after the last great war. He grew up near exclusively in the palace and was always surrounded by those politicians that ran the world… and the children that would run the world after them. Wu’s position had been made clear early on: That the fate of the Republic would eventually rest in his hands and he would have to care for his people when the time came. He took too his predestined life with a vigor rarely seen.

Lessons started early in his life focusing on the history of the world and why he lived in what was now considered the very last city on Earth. He learned of the hard decisions his forefathers had to make for the preservation of humanity and for peace. He learned that in time he too would have to make those same decisions and would have to live with the consequences… for better or worse. He learned that his life was not merely his own but also that of the people he ruled. His future would prove to be trying but the rewards would be immense. Of course as he grew older, the real lessons, those lying underneath the ones he was taught as a child became clear. There were lies around every corner in the world and for the betterment of the Republic, it was his responsibility to uphold those lies.

His rule for the most part was unremarkable due in part to the fact that the laws already in place were simply enforced. He himself made sure of it. Benders were hunted and eventually killed as were criminals. There was little tolerance for violence of any sort though the with Lower Ring being so far out of reach of the shadow of the King, crime was still quite rampant. By doing his best to keep with the laws, there were no revolts during his reign, no wars to be waged, no major pressing political issues to dictate. It wasn’t until he was left to think for himself that he’d begun to second guess the way of the world and realize just how much of each was actually taking place.

Sure he’d never truly stood among his own people but he’d seen them in the flesh. Men and women were brought to his attention on a consistent basis and each of them… had a story. They didn’t tell it but he could see it in their eyes. They brought him pieces and over time he put together a full story. His people were safe but they were left wanting… like there was a hole that needed filling.

He felt he had to do something. Perhaps it was his turn to make a tough decision for his people, like his fathers before him.

[Komo]

Name:
Chiharu Sojo

Age:
Nineteen

Sex:
Female

Element:
Fire

Home:
The Lower Ring - In one of the many highrise slum apartments like these.

Appearance:

Standing at 5'6" and weighing around 120lbs, Chiharu's supple form is slim and athletic, yet posessing a decent amount of womanly curves. Agile and flexible from the countless times playing and navigating through the numerous crooks and alleys that made up most of the Lower Ring in her childhood, she is incredibly street-smart and savy with directions. Her chocolate-coloured hair complements her olive skin extremely well and it also does a great job of enhancing her soft and delicate-looking features.

Her oval-shaped face is adorned with a pair of hazel brown eyes, pink supple lips and a small nose. Her cheeks tend to get rosy for a period of time after a bout of physical activity. A pair of dimples can be found on the edges of her mouth she smiles, which is known to be rather charmingly disarming. Her usual choice of attire is a maroon brown crop top as well as a pair of shorts layered ontop of an ankle length skirt of the same colour. The outfit seems to follow after an age-old fashion that the Fire nation used to adopt once upon a time.

Profession:
A Potter. A Pot and Vase Maker. Former thief.

Personality:

A spunky and headstrong individual, while Chiharu's appearance might make her seem soft and delicate, she is anything but that. Bold and daring, the intelligent young woman is adventurous and inquisitive. Her curious nature has led her to many a discovery over the years. An opportunist, one of the many traits gained from living in the slums of the Lower Ring, she will not hesitate to better the life of herself and her loved ones. Prone to being highly cynical, her aptitude in being to sense incoming danger have saved her neck many a time.

Highly patient and perseverant, she is not one to make rash or impulsive decisions. A thief's mind. She may no longer be a thief anymore, but the mindset had stuck with her, influencing her daily life. Highly observant and a quick learner, she adapts and learns to new situations rather quickly. Highly passionate for her beliefs and what she may be interested in, once she sets her mind on something, she will try her utmost to ensure that she gets what she wants, in whichever way possible.

Stance on Benders:

Pro-Bender. She is highly supportive of benders and the bending-arts in general. As bending is outlawed, she does not really let her opinion be known to anyone. She tries to get any information or documents on them, but there are hardly any to be found anymore due to entire subject being contrabrand.

History:

Chiharu couldn't remember much of her early childhood. All she knew was that she had lived on the streets on the slums on the Lower Ring, for as long as she could remember. She found whatever shelter she could at night and wandered the streets with other street urchins in the day. She stole whatever she could, and she got better with every attempt, ensuring that she was never once caught. Either they too slow to realise it or too slow to catch up. Her meals were taken at a soup kitchen set up by a tall thin man.

She was a regular at that place as the food was free and really tasty. Her life took a turning point when she was caught red-handed one day trying to steal the wallet of a bearded middle-aged man. He gripped her hand so tightly that she gave a cry of pain. Everyone around could see that the man was about to drag her to the authorities to hand her over, but he must have seen something else in her as he dragged her to his home instead of to the guards. Struggling was no use, as she could never hoped to match his strength. But all notions of trying to escape left her when they reached his home.

Chiharu saw pots everywhere. Pots and Vases. Countless of them littered the house, displayed in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. The young street urchin had never seen something like that before and was completely bewitched by the sight. The man, noticing the expression on her face, said "Like them? I made them myself. All of them." If her jaw couldn't drop any lower, it would. She simply stood there, mouth gaping as she shifted her stares from the man to the vast number of pots and vases.

There were tall and thin ones, fat and stout ones, and some had designs so artiscally abstract that they must belong to to the middle and upper tiers of the city. Then it dawned onto her. She wanted to learn how to do this. She needed to. Luckily for her, the man had a similar thought in his mind. He wanted to train her as his apprentice. He was getting old and he had no children for he was unmarried and no one else to pass his craft and trade to. He felt it too much of a waste to just let it go like that.

So Chiharu abandoned her old life as a street urchin behind, and stayed with the man who she came to know as Hiro. Growing up under his tutelage, she began as his apprentice, but gradually began more than that. She felt more like a daughter to him, and a father to her. As she began getting better and better at her craft several years down the road, their combined efforts increased the reputation of Hiro's pottery as his fame grew.

Soon enough, they were no longer making pots and vases for the Lower Ring. Orders were coming in from the Middle Ring as well. Hiro was getting too old to make the journey, so Chiharu, who had blossomed into a lovely young lady had to personally deliver the products to the customers who had placed the purchase orders for the goods. To say that the old man was proud of her was a severe understatement.

Likes:
✔ Pottery
✔ Acrobatics/Climbing to tall places
✔ Hot delicious food
✔ Exploring/Discovering new things
✔ The thrill of escaping from pursuers
✔ Making new friends (especially boys)

Dislikes:
✘Pessimisim
✘Snobby people
✘Hate against bending
✘Guards/Police
✘Going hungry
✘Freedom being taken away

Habits:
✏Daydreaming
✏Singing/humming
✏Swearing

Fears:
✏Death
✏Being caught by guards/police
✏Being left all alone

[Exit]

Name: Cypher
Age: 27
Sex: Male
Element: CLOSE YOUR EYES
Home: Middle Ring
Profession: BREATH SLOW

Appearance:
Standing at 5'9" and weighing in at 160lbs, Cypher is just under the required imposing figure that most men in the business of security already have. He sports a clean shaven head and strong facial features as if cut from stone. Blue eyes, sharp nose and sharper edges around his chin all lend to a look that is rather easy on the eyes. He attracts women with relative ease though his attitude his the wall that eventually turns them away.

His usual attire while on the job consists of a thin form fitting upper shirt and dark cargo pants or black jeans. Combat boots ensure he remains comfortable while on the move. His firearm is carried on his person via shoulder holster and he often wears leather gloves for comfort, protection, and a better grip on his gun.

He does not like to wear the exoskeleton that most other LSF agents utilize and does without it whenever he can, even if using one would significantly increase his surviving a given situation.

Stance on Benders:
Put simply, Cypher means to see all benders BREATH DEEP and moves to compete this one way or the other.

Personality:
Cypher is a bit rough around the edges. Perhaps its the job or maybe that’s how he’s always been but he’s never found any relief in being kind to those he’s had to kill. He's learned that hinting at any amount of hope doesn't benefited anyone, least of all himself. And so, since the day he was born he’s been every bit as abrasive as ever. Blunt. Straight to the point. Business as usual. His job only makes it all the more necessary to keep all optimistic feelings at bay and keep dominion over his team with a strict demeanor.

Focused more than anything else, when given a task he strives to complete it doing whatever it may take to get his job down. It’s what he knows and he knows he’s very good at it. He's very meticulous on the details. He knows that everything means something and that something can lead to a break in a chase he's been looking for. He is after all a hunter of sorts, a profession that requires a certain skill set. Determination, patience, a trained eye to pick out what's important from a mess of unnecessary noise. He's also quite perceptive, able at times to see the truth of a situation when the job calls for it.

This perception bleeds into his social life. Others usually find it hard to keep the man engaged in a conversation when he knows so much of the truth. They understand he's blunt and doesn't like to waste time and so small talk and a bit of verbal foreplay isn't his thing. He cuts straight to the point though Koeska has been helping to coax him out of the habit and into more of the social butterfly he should be.

Koeska is a member of Cypher's team and one of his closer friends. It's with her he finds himself at the receiving end of a brother/sister like relationship. It’s the only kind of familial relationship he shares as he is the only surviving member of his family. Although at times he finds it more annoying than anything, it's benefited him in more ways than one and he's come to appreciate her care.

History
Born to a noble house. Cypher received an early and vigorous education on all things from history to the social arts. He's surprisingly academic if one pays close enough attention. From a young age he was engaged and found studies came easier to him than most. When outside of school, his parents were sure to put him in the forefront of their households public eye to ensure that his transition into a socialite was smooth. He was a natural and would have easily surpassed his peers... if RELAX AND LISTEN

His parents were killed in a simple Satomobile accident. There was no drunk driver in the other car. There was no zen involved, no benders, no idiots without licenses. In the end, the accident came down to simple human error. Some man in a big rig hadn't noticed the red light. Maybe he was distracted, maybe he just wasn't paying enough attention to the road but he decided to continue through the intersection and plowed through the other car in his path. Cypher's parents and the metal frame around them were obliterated...completely.

Immediately after, Cypher's housing situation changed though his social status remained the same. He was moved into the care of a TO THE SOUND a couple who lived in the Upper Ring and advised the king. They added political issues to his education with a very strong emphasize on antibending. With little else to hold on to but the truth that bending was the reason the world had burned and with no other outlets to focus the anger inside him that had built up since his parents death, he turned to a life of hunting benders.

He was trained at the age of 18 for the RSF and quickly moved up their ranks from the Lower to the Upper Ring until, because of his adoptive family's connections, he was recruited into the LSF. OF CLEAR BLUE WATER He now leads the team and it's several members, continuing his fight against the bending menace.

[Exit]

Name: Koeska
Age: 25
Sex: Female
Element: CLOSE YOUR EYES
Home: Lower Ring
Profession: BREATH SLOW

Appearance:
5'5" with a slim build. Soft face of light complexion, brown eyes and black hair. Koeska is usually seen in jeans with the bottom edges of her tank top tucked into the waistband. She'll often wear a thin jacket with the sleeves rolled up around the elbows or a sweater vest. Her gloves run up the majority of her forearm and there is a set of odd metal contraptions that are attacked to the back of her wrist via leather straps. Covering her feet and the lower half of her legs up to her knees are a pair of sturdy boots.

Personality:
Koeska is for the most part quite chipper and optimistic. Playful most of the time and teasing the rest, she's learned to navigate the simple maze of man's mind in this way and get whatever information she wants. To make matters worse she's easily sly and coy and very persuasive. Intelligent in her use of verbiage and body language to achieve her goals. Most find it hard to determine exactly what it is she's thinking and it's completely impossible when she's in form.

Despite the way her personality can fluctuate based on any given situation, a skill as she's labeled it, when she's around certain people she finds that she's much more caring than usual. The only man she can truly label a friend for example brings out the good in her that she seldom shares with others. She can at times put the interests of those around her first even if there is no obvious benefit for herself. In a way, she kind of takes pride in that.

Stance on Benders?: She believes that benders are a people who mean well cursed with a gift that brings death to those around them. Although she wishes there were less permanent means to solve the bending problem, she understands that ending their life, one life, will save millions of others.

In her mind, benders struggle the same way she did once as a resident of the Lower Ring, they simply have no means of being BREATH DEEP

History:
Koeska was born and raised in the Lower Ring to a family of poor upbringing and a short sighted future. Both of her parents worked and spent much of the day away from home leaving a young girl to fend for herself. It was out of necessity, and mostly because the woman they'd placed in charge of her couldn't keep her in check. Koeska had an odd habit that made it particularly easy to avoid others and sneak into, or in her case, sneak out of any particular place.

Freedom awarded her with the real world and the chance to mature well beyond her years into the strong spirited and yet very mischievous girl she is now. She learned early on that there were two ways to go about getting what she wanted: She either took them by force, or she convinced the other party to give it to her. She found she was skilled at both. Burglary for her came naturally and when that didn't work, her natural talent of tongue, her good looks, and a bit of bribery went a long way.

However it was during one of these acts of thievery that ultimately got her into a pile of shit she wasn't prepared for. She tripped RELAX AND LISTEN He took a liking to her and decided to recruit her into the LSF instead. At such a young age however, the training would prove to be strenuous... almost too strenuous. After having skipped out on many years of school, she was fed a curriculum at an accelerated pace. Daily lessons were then accompanied by physical training that pushed her body beyond their limits. Finally, the TO THE SOUND She would eventually pass and become one of the most revered members of the LSF team, second only to Cypher himself.

Other:
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