[CHAR] Avatar: The Faded History

[Pundii]

Lee Shen - Firebender

Name;;
Lee Shen

Nickname;;
Shei-Shei

Age;;
24

Gender;;
Male

Primary Elemant;;
Fire

Secondary Element;;
Lightning

Appearance;;
Lee is a man with fairly average Fire nation features, pale skin, an acrobatic build, dark brown hair and green eyes. His jawline is fairly defined and his body is of slightly above-average musculature, making his regular exercise and martial skill fairly clear in his body structure. His hair is kept relatively short and sticks up from his head. Lee is almost constantly seen with his red bandana, and his one-sleeved grey tunic covers the long dragon-themed tattoo on his left arm. His collar is regularly upturned, and a pair of spherical bells hang off it, more as toys for his pet ferret than anything. He wears light brown, fingerless gloves and a grey sash around his waist. He is relatively tall, standing at 6'3", and his knuckles are partially calloused and burn-scarred.

Likes;;
Music, A Good Fight, Women of Any Kind, Tea, Spicy Food.

Dislikes;;
Quiet, Empty Towns/Taverns, Blood Bending, Puzzles, Picking Fights Without Reason.

Strengths;;
Remarkably talented Fire-Bender, masterful enough to use lightning bending, highly charismatic/diplomatic, a masterful hand-to-hand fighter.

Weaknesses;;
Clumsy with any sword or bladed weapon, terrible at solving puzzles and riddles, Non-committal, finds it difficult to trust others.

Personality;;
To sum up Lee's general personality, one would probably use the term 'Joker' - he's sarcastic, witty and generally finds a way to laugh off any situation. Unfortunately, his timing isn't the best as a result, and he has some difficulty taking total responsibility in a serious situation, when it's easier for him to make some joke or laugh about it. He always means well though, and generally attempts to use his sense of humour to make others happy or to cheer them up if they've been having a bad day. Overall he's a very friendly, helpful guy, he's often happy to lend a hand in whatever way he can and has somewhat of a habit of handing out far more favours than he calls for, always without any form of complaint. Generally, Lee is a fairly charismatic individual, and is pretty easy to get on with, but this is not to say he is without enemies, inevitably there are some people the Fire bender does not get along with. When it comes to relationships and women, Lee is a near-constant flirt, though is personally terrified of any sort of long-term commitment in relationships.

Unlike some Fire benders, Lee prefers to not resort to violence when he can. Lee will use his charismatic nature to his own benefit when faced with a challenge, and generally tries to talk his way out of a potential conflict, only resorting to violence when absolutely necessary. However, he is incredibly dedicated when forced into a fight, and will not back down until he is well and truly defeated. Perhaps his greatest weakness is his pride, Lee is more than aware of his own skill, and so he takes defeat and loss very harshly, relying on the support and help of friends when he does fail.

Background;;
Lee was born into a fairly average family in the Fire Nation Capital. A second child, his mother was a teacher, and his father a soldier in the Fire Nation Military. Lee had a simple childhood, he got along well with his sister Yiu, and the two spent essentially every waking hour together. When they became adults, the two siblings were separated for the first time, longing to follow in her fathers footsteps, Yiu joined the Fire Nation Military, more martially skilled than her brother, who had his father's bending skills. Lee had no desire to join the Military however, having avoided violence through much of his life. Lee had always been a skilled Fire Bender, trained by his father since he was young to harness his energy and physical strength into Fire Bending.

As Lee became more and more skilled with Fire Bending, he was pushed further and further by his father. The two made long pilgrimages together throughout the Fire Nation, and eventually, after great patience, time and practice, Lee was able to take his abilities to the next level, as he developed the ability of Lightning Bending. Lee's father was thrilled by his son's newfound capability, having been unable to do so himself, he was proud to see that his son had even managed to surpass him through his long training.

Lee's father had great hopes for his son, and desired for Lee to join the Military along with him. He saw the skill and potential within his son, and hoped he would do great things for the Fire Nation. This point was what shattered the relationship between Lee and his father, the argued many times over Lee's future, and while Yiu often attempted to calm their father and make him see reason, he would not have it. Eventually, Lee's father shut out the boy, refusing to speak to him unless he would follow his father. Lee continued to refuse, and eventually realized that there was not much for him in his home if he chose to remain.

Instead, he began to travel, having a desire to see the world and help people when he could. Most of Lee's travels were within the Earth Kingdom and the Air Nomad lands, taking odd jobs every now and then, whether it was dealing with a criminal gang or something more simple like escorting farmers to market. He traveled back and forth, practicing his Firebending almost constantly, devoted to perfecting his craft. Shortly after the Chi Blockers revealed themselves, Lee went to visit his sister's unit while they were camped along with Earth Kingdom soldiers. When he arrived, the camp was empty, signs of a battle filled the camp, but there was no sign of where anyone had gone. All that Lee knew was that his sister had either been captured or killed by the Chi-blockers. After the incident, he set out in search of the Avatar, devoting himself to helping them both perfect the art of Fire bending, and defeating the Chi blockers.

Extra;;
Lee carries with him a pair of metal finger covers, they heat up as he firebends, serving as a powerful hand-to-hand weapon. Lee also has a pet Fire Ferret he calls Lan, he takes good care of his pet and has taught it a fair few tricks and stunts. Lan has a habit of curling over Lee's shoulders and around his neck, poking his head out every now and then when there is the promise of food or something else of interest. Lee's Firebending style is particularly acrobatic, almost similar to airbending in a way, he leaps back and forth as he makes his attacks, and can be quite unpredictable.

Lee also carries a small dragon-styled amulet with him. A gift he gave to his sister, and the only sign he found of her at the empty camp.

[Experiment 249]

Ling Feng

Name: Ling Feng

Nickname: The Fang

Age:22[

Gender: Male

Primary Elemant: Chi Blocking

Secondary Element: chi?

Appearance;;
Ling Feng is a non bender from the fire nation, having paler skin and black hair as most others of the area do. He wears red, loose fitting cloak on top of a tighter and more aerodynamic series of wraps and light padding. His eyes are red and vibrant. He stands at a tallish 5'11, with a slender build. He is owns a set of more formal clothes he keeps with him worn by wealthy fire nation nobles traditionally, but only wears them when his family meets him or he enters a city for the first time.

Likes: Fried anything, challenges (particularly races), acrobatics, plays, rice.

Dislikes: Bender supremacists, meditation, the cold, perverts, the air nomad lifestyle in general.

Strengths: Speed, precision, short term strength

Weaknesses: Low endurance, strong emotions, holds back power out of fear

Personality: Trained in a traditional style for years with no success, Ling has grown restless, constantly needed something to take his attention. He was never one for the meditation exercises, constantly skipping the energy working exercises that the benders around him would do not realizing they were for more than just bending practice. He is impulsive, slow to judge and quick to accept, too trusting at times and selfish to a point, but not an unhealthy level. He’ll gladly save his friends but often times causes trouble to find them because of his own actions.

Background: Born to the heir of his father’s impeccable bending legacy, being a personal guard of the emperor and one of the greatest fire benders of the nation, Ling started his life a disappointment. He had no bending ability whatsoever, not even a spark could erupt from his fingertips, but this didn’t mean his family didn’t love him. He was trained for years with the rest of the fire benders, despite not having the ability. His father could afford to keep him trained to fight at least, and so Ling did. He fought and fought a lot.

The problem was, he was fighting against benders, who had him beat on range, and even if he did touch them they still had fire, and his father was approached by one of the trainers after a particularly dangerous bout Ling was involved in, offering a specialized class just for the boy. Ling’s father didn’t even consult Ling, and simply handed his son over to this strange group of fire bender monks who promised to level the playing field. These monks taught the boy traditional chi blocking, and over the course of the next 14 years, he would come to almost master the art.

He returned to the fire nation academy at the age of 20, this time his peers knowing full well he was only in because of his father’s position. They ridiculed him, all of them. Ling didn’t pay them any mind. He knew he wasn’t more powerful than them or anything, but the playing field was in fact equal. When the group would spar, at first Ling only fought the worst of the worst. The soldiers barely passing their examinations, but it quickly became clear he could hold his own against the better trainees, and such he trained with some of the best in the class. He would go on to be expelled from the program after disabling the chi flow in a poor girl’s arm for life after a sparring match got heated due to some taunting on both sides. Ling doesn’t even know how he managed to do it but he holds it against himself and gladly accepted the punishment he received.

Exile for 3 years.

Extra: He isn’t royalty, but his last name is well known.
Even though he holds back his power, he isn't exactly super powerful in the first place, so don't be too afraid if he threatens not to hold back. The permanent block was on accident and he doesn't know how to do it again.

[vFear]

Lahe Hakorsi - Airbender

Name:
Lahe Hakorsi.

Nickname:
No significant current nicknames. 'Lah-lah', an affectionate bastardization of the 'Lah' in 'Lahe', was a common nickname in her childhood but it faded out fairly quickly when her personality shifted, and now it's only really used by childhood friends and family as a memory of what once was.

Age:
22 (Twenty-two).

Gender:
Female.

Primary Element:
Air.

Secondary Element:
Spiritual projection (training).

Appearance:
Lahe stands at approximately 5 feet and 7.5 inches with a light and clear complexion, a toned athletic build, and the telltale tattoos of a master airbender. Her dark brunette hair is kept short by feminine standards with a braid of considerable length coming from the left side, which is sparsely accented by the beads in the colors symbolic of the Air Nomads, yellow and red. Her eyes are a nondescript and semi-vibrant shade of hazel.
She routinely wears a modest and practical variation of the Air Nomad robes. The robes are primarily yellow with sleeves which remain close to the contours of the body in the arms and leave some space at the legs and collar, with a red accent at the cuff of the right arm sleeve. She wears dark brown leather boots which rise to the bottom of the knee and a vest of matching material; the color of the leather is similar of the color of her hair, and generally compliment one another much like the robes and the beads in her braid compliment one another. To add the 'robe' features of the robe, and to accent the outfit, a shortened earthly red cloak is worn by the shoulders with some length coming from the waist.

Likes:
※ Pragmatism, as her own adaptive perspective on the Air Nomad philosophy.
※ Vegetarian dishes, as she was raised to enjoy by the Air Nomads. Rice dishes, noodle dishes, and fruit pies are her favorites.
※ Tranquility, as she was taught to value by the Air Nomads and as she's come to personally value as result of her active lifestyle.
※ Freedom, as she was taught to value by the Air Nomads.
※ Meditation, as she was taught to value by the Air Nomads.

Dislikes:
※ Loitering and inaction, which makes her antsy and impatient.
※ Excessive noise and activity such as thriving festivals, parties, and rowdy taverns, which makes her uncomfortable.
※ Tight spaces, being trapped and otherwise being unable to move, which makes her panic. She's quite claustrophobic and has a fear of being unable to move. It's not uncommon for her to pace, fidget, and otherwise move when she's on edge or uncomfortable.
※ Meat-based dishes, which she's not very used and raised against after an upbringing with the Air Nomads.
※ Revealing and flashy clothing. It's partly a pet peeve, partly a jealousy thing - considering she's not very 'well-endowed' herself and is quite sensitive about it.
※ Unnecessary violence, death, and chaos. Whilst she can understand the importance of them with her pragmatic take on the Air Nomad philosophy, it needs to be perceived by her as justified.

Strengths:
※ Lahe is nearly always calm and collected, regardless of significant sources of stress and confusion - except for a few ticks and bar a few exceptions that make her lose her cool, such as being unable to move. Whilst she's not significantly intelligent as such, this perspective generally helps her decision-making and problem-solving; she's really good at board games mostly for this reason.
※ Lahe excels in unarmed and staff combat. On top of her talent and aptitude, she's personally tinkered with a preexisting style of air bending combat which revolves around primarily using bending augment your attacks with bending rather than as a means of attack in itself, which contributes to this further.
※ On top of natural contribution from her air bending, Lahe is quite nimble and agile. It's not a far-fetched for her to climb a sheer building or natural feature, or to very nearly dance around an unskilled opponent.

Weaknesses:
※ Lahe isn't very charismatic, and generally doesn't do well in social settings and sensitive situations. This may be of particular note as it directly contrasts the nature of the air nomads, who are generally social and fun-loving.
※ Partly in contrast to her pragmatic nature, Lahe can be stubborn and a bit too forward at the best of times; once she's decided on something she often presses on regardless of progress being made until she's exhausted herself or convinced otherwise, has a habit of starting unnecessary conflict, and often doesn't know when to back down from a fight.
※ Revealing clothing - particularly of the female chest - and being unable to move make her panic and lose her cool very quickly, relative to the severity of how much is revealed or how little she's able to move. When she loses her cool she becomes quite rash and abandons a fair amount of her reason, and either needs to be left to run her course or needs to be calmed down.

Personality:
The fastest way to describe Lahe is a disciplined tsundere. At her core she's defiantly a tsundere, but her training and upbringing by the air nomads have largely suppressed this.
At face value, Lahe is a disciplined Air Nomad with a skewed philosophy, making her similar to a more traditional monk as we would know one in the real world. She's generally quiet and reserved with a pragmatic and forward approach to life and it's problems. She values hard and consistent work and studies, peace and tranquility and practical solutions to what would violate that in accordance to the Air Nomad philosophy where possible, and meals. Of particular note, unlike the charismatic and fun-loving Air Nomads, Lahe isn't talented socially and is quite no-nonsense: this was a personality adaption as result of the burden of responsibility put on her in her teenage years, which ended up sticking.
In moments where her discipline lapses for whatever reason, such as panicking or being overwhelmed, the 'tsundere' part of the header sentence comes to effect. She becomes rash, blunt, and even violent - in the 'I'll beat you up' sort of way, not the 'I'll kill you' sort of way. She actively resents this personality feature and hopes to find wisdom on the matter through her spiritual projection training.

Background:
Lahe Hakorsi was born as the only child of a moderate-sized family living in the Air Temple in the Earth Kingdom mountain ranges. Her mother and father both were masters within the temple; her mother contributed to agriculture whilst her father was more of a professor for young airbenders. Her father was quite passionate about the concept of family, both by blood and in the broader philosophical sense of the 'whole temple being one family', and it was his key motivating factor in many of his pursuits. Taking unaccredited inspiration from the Earth Kingdom, Lahe's father desired a boy that could be raised to become the head of the family and planned on the boy's existence so extensively that he had Lahe follow in the discipline of her mother alongside her airbending studies, as well as take up wifely duties around the house. Lahe's life was layed out for her as such, and all was understood, tranquil, and in order.

When Lahe was a little bit older than 12 years old, local agriculture came onto hard times, which was considered a big deal as it not only supplies food but also currency for the temple, as well as minor trade with local villages and keeps in the Earth Kingdom. Lahe's mother had to put in extra work to try and improve the situation and Lahe, who was being raised to take over the discipline from her mother when she came of age, was expected to help to the extent she was able. She wasn't quite ready for this, having enjoyed fun, play and studies, but she did as she was told for the sake of tranquility and for the family.

Approximately 2 and a half years later, with Lahe at approximately 14 and a half, the situation was stabilized but was starting to worsen once again. The Air Nomads had been hard at work for over 2 years trying to improve the situation and widespread fatigue was starting to set in. Lahe's mother, despite being so on edge and tired, still managed a smile - Lahe's father, however, was visibly stressed and encumbered by the situation. It was about this time that Lahe's mother was diagnosed as infertile and the news was broken to her father wouldn't be having the son. He was understandably struck by grief and stopped eating partly out of stress and partly out of desire to have less impact on the agricultural crisis; in turn he became quite ill and was incapable of leaving their home.

Lahe, saddened by the state of her father and the doubled pressure on her mother, informally stepped up and took on a number of her father's former responsibilities within the household whilst still contributing to the agricultural crisis. As her father's condition only got worse, she got more and more driven to turn the situation around and do all that she could; on top of taking on more responsibility within the household and with the agricultural crisis, she also started taking her studies much more seriously, putting the fun and games of her childhood on hold in favor of problem-solving and practicality. Lahe's father, realizing his condition was getting worse and that he wasn't going to make it through the next winter even with the cold-regulating abilities of airbending, declared Lahe heir apparent to the position of head of the household and family, assured by her hard work, dedication, and how she took responsibility.

When Lahe's father inevitably came to pass, Lahe was initially struck by grief and, for a while, rarely left her room and stopped eating herself, giving the nomads and her poor mother quite the scare. Instead of becoming ill and passing like her father, though, she took a lot of time to reflect and, in practice, deconstructed and reconstructed her personality based on practical values and the values of the Air Nomads for a personality that would be appropriate for the head of the household. When she finally emerged from her room and joined the temple once again, the happy-go-lucky 'Lah-lah' who wanted everyone to be happy was gone, and in her place was Ms. Lahe, head of the Hakorsi family. Now pragmatic and calculating, Lahe stormed through the rest of her studies, made great contributions to solving the agricultural crisis, and would eventually begin planning the new future of the family.

You might recall I mentioned 'putting the fun and games of her childhood on pause' before? It never really went back to play. With her childhood never really seen to fruition, and her new personality more a reconstruction from discipline and power of will instead of natural development, what was once there - albiet warped and corrupted by stress and sense of urgency - remains in the form of her lapses in discipline.

A year later, the agricultural crisis came to an end, and as crops began to grow healthily once again thinks started to go back to normal for the air temple. Lahe considered going back to as she was for a brief time but decided against it, as it felt uncomfortable to her and she had responsibilities as the named head of the household.

Approximately 6 and a half years later, Lahe - now 22 - had been named a master, given her tattoos, and has began studying spiritual projection within the past year and a half. Seeking to gather wisdom from the world on spiritual projection as suggested by her tutor: one of the Elders of the temple, plus hoping to conquer the childish side of her personality that remains, she sets out on a pilgrimage from the air temple.

Extra:
She carries her airbenders staff with her, which acts as both her transport - as a means of flight, and as a weapon.

[ReaptheMusic]

Water/Plant Bender Ming Xiu

Name
Ming Xiu

Nickname
N/A

Age
22

Gender
Female

Primary Element
Water Bending

Secondary Element
Plant Bending

Appearance

Appearance Details

Ming is a slightly below average height olive skinned young woman with dark, moody eyes that seem to cut you with their glare. Her body is quite sturdy in its build, and is the type to gain muscle easily. She has dark hair to match her eyes, cut short to be kept out of the way of her work and stylishly messy in a sense that she doesn't want others to know that she cares about her appearance.
Usually she can be seen wearing a white 3/4th sleeved tunic tucked into a teal skirt that's tied off with a crimson sash. Beneath the open skirt are thin black shorts worn for the sake of the sport in her occupation. Brown, well worn sandals are what protect her feet while just above them are bandage wrappings to protect her ankles fro rolling when she runs. Ming wears minimal jewelry, one thin and one thick golden bracelet on each hand--the thick intending to keep a leather glove wrapping around her middle finger in place--and a red rosary "crown" carefully pinned onto her head.

Likes
-Hard work, or rather, the rewards that come with it
-Exploring
-Free Food.... and drinking contests that lead to free food
-Fighting, the adrenaline rush, having your life on the line... it's incredibly addicting.
-Learning new things

Dislikes
-Cats. Any mixed breed having to do with them; catpigs, dogcats, catbears, etc.
-Stuck up women.
-Working hard only to be met with no benefit
-Studying history
-Poetry

Strengths
-A very dedicated and hard worker
-Physically capable of defending herself without bending
-Very loyal to anyone who's become her friend

Weaknesses
-Has a hard time telling anyone 'No'
-Easily persuaded into doing someone else's work for them (on the promise of food)
-Her spontaneity

Personality

Detailed Personality

Ming is a hard worker who always puts 110% into everything she does. She's passionate, fiery, and never backs down from a challenge. In fact, one could say she welcomes it. She's bull headed at times, blatantly running and jumping into anything she does at full force. Half the time it costs her dearly, the other half winds up being beneficial to her and she's yet to change her methods of choosing her life's direction. She's a food fanatic and constantly hungry, at times allowing herself to be swayed into decisions just on the promise of food alone. Though she's gluttonous and stubborn, she's got a good heart and genuinely cares about the wellbeing of others regardless of her relationship to them.

Background

Full Background

Roughly two decades ago, the Merchant Jian and his waterbending wife Fu of the Northern Tribe traversed to Ba Sing Se to sell their wood wares courtesy of the Swamp Benders they remained in good relations to. Their stall was quite prosperous and their dreams of being successful in the sprawling city had come to light. One particularly busy day in which Jian and Fu both were required at the head of their stall, the toddler aged Ming was left unattended for the slightest of moments before being spirited away by a hired firebenders hand. Jian and Fu had stirred up the competition in the woodworking stalls and the opposing Earthbending merchant had arranged for a ransom. In exchange for the merchant couple to leave Ba Sing Se for good he would return their daughter. However, before such things could be set in motion, the firebender the earthbender had hired got into an argument with the latter in regards to his compensation. During the scuffle, the firebender greatly injured the earthbender and left the city with Ming, who he referred to as a 'brat,' in tow. He planned to drop her off at the first orphanage he came across lest he be discovered as being the kidnapper. However, after many failed attempts to peel her away from him, he discovered he'd become fond of the brat and, much to his own moral dismay, returned to his home in the fire nation with her.
The man's name was Qiu. When not being hired on as a bounty hunter or other less than savvy in morale jobs, he worked from his secluded home in the mountains. He found peace in being surrounded by trees. There, Ming grew up. While at first he tried to teach her himself, he quickly found he wasn't a very suitable teacher and sent her to the local public fire nation schools. While her skin tone made her a bit suspicious and was something she was frequently made fun of for in her younger years, she mostly got away without being too noticeable. Besides, with all the at-home self defense training Qiu was giving her, she quickly made herself a reputation as one to not be messed with especially since over time she became eager to get into fights so that she could test her physical limitations. Though, due to this, she was frequently seen as a trouble maker. As she became more able to function on her own, Ming enjoyed exploring the mountainside on her own and discovering new things. During one of these short lived journeys around the mountain she encountered an elderly man that had been pinned under a fallen tree from the passing lightning storm the night before. Afraid that she wouldn't be able to assist the man before he was critically injured, she sprang into action and attempted to physically lift the large trunk from off his body. In her willingness to remove it, she found the tree suddenly floating before her eyes and outstretched hands. Confused, she moved the tree aside with this newfound ability and assisted the dazed elderly man into town.
As she discovered this ability around the time she'd hit puberty, she wasn't willing yet to tell Qiu of her discovery. Instead, now on her walks around the mountain she began exploring her power, trying to refine it, making trees grow at her will and become shapes. Doing this exhausted her. During her school days she would attempt to see if her ability worked on anything else. When no one was looking, she attempted to call random objects to her. Stray shoes, empty cups, pens... All to no avail. Until she realized her ability to move a full cup of water. As the years went on, Ming took on jobs around town to make herself extra money. She worked along side talented firebending smiths, chefs in the local inns, working for the lumber mill (A job which she stuck with the longest and made the most friends at. She was a well known worker there and her dear friends gave her a gift; an axe after several years of her service. A token she treasures and uses in her self defense training.) Nearing the end of her teenage years, it dawned on her that she might not be related to Qiu. Years of blind trust had made her hold off on her doubts until it had come to a breaking point. One night, she unleashed years of pent up anger, confusion and questions onto her adoptive father. To which he unwillingly relented the truth about. Hurt, the two fell into silence after what was said and lived in a week of awkward, short conversations afterward. Then, her heart heavy and her mind made up, Ming packed up a small bag and said goodbye to Qui. The two broke into tears and hugged each other tightly, both of them understanding. While she would always love Qui as a father, it was time for her to find her real parents. It was time for her to go home.

Extra

Extra Details

-Ming carries the axe from the lumber mill on her person at all times
-A avid explorer, Ming has found unconventional ways to squeeze into hard to reach places (Using her Axe and plant bending skills to aid in a 90 degree climb on a rock face for example)
-While having been taught to hunt for herself and worked as a chef for a few years before leaving the fire nation, she prefers dining out to a home cooked meal any day
-Qiu was very religious. The rosary crown that Ming wears is a parting gift.
-Zuko is bae

[Ferris]

Tai Song

Name;;
Tai Song

Nickname;;
None at the moment

Age;;
20

Gender;;
Male

Primary Elemant;;
Earth

Secondary Element;;
Seismic Sense - Tai learned this ability through his blinded sister, Chiya, the only other Earthbender in their family other than their father.

Appearance;;
Tai is very tall and athletically built, his skin olive in hue. His dusty brown hair seems to naturally grow upwards into what looks to be a less dramatic mix of a pompadour and a mohawk. His eyes, however, are much more dramatic; two bright gray irises with a faint, golden-brown ring circling his pupils. His face is mostly blemish free, save for the mole sitting just above his left eyebrow. For clothes, Tai keeps his attire simple and versatile. He can commonly be seen wearing his green, button up hooded jacket, which he leaves around his waist in warmer weather. With it, he'll often wear a tank top and a poofy pair of brown pants. To better protect himself while engaged in physical fights, he'll wear a pair of thick black gloves over his hands, and a sturdy pair of brown work boots.

Likes;;
-Reading (preferably dramas)
-Salty foods and snacks
-Animals, particularly larger, cuddlier ones
-Crafting or building different things (weapons, furniture, etc.)
-Cooking, despite not being very good at it

Dislikes;;
-Loud, repetitive sounds
-Sweet foods such as chocolates and cakes
-Dishonesty, or when people won't speak their minds
-Thunderstorms
-Hot weather

Strengths;;
-Optimistic, doesn't let the negatives discourage him too much
-Loyal and supportive of others
-High endurance, completely capable of fighting for long periods of time
-Seismic Sense allows him to anticipate certain movements, which makes him difficult to catch off-guard

Weaknesses;;
-Easily annoyed, frustrated, or agitated by others
-Can be honest to the point of coming off as rude
-Outright refuses to lead, due to being uncomfortable with such a role
-Awful at dodging attacks, as well as close combat

Personality;;
Tai is a very optimistic and supportive man, always trying to see the best in a situation or in other people, at first. He's also eager to please and eager to help others, especially those who need it the most. His temper tends to get in the way of all this though. Tai is very quick to frustrate and even anger, and once he's in one of his bad moods, it usually takes a while for him to come back out of it. He can also be very blunt and brutally straightforward, but at the same time, it's also unlikely for him to keep secrets or lie to other people.

On the up side, Tai is incredibly loyal to those he calls his friends or family, going so far as to put the desires and needs of others before his own at times. Additionally, he's great at taking orders, and would much rather follow than lead. And despite his hotheadedness, Tai is definitely not always a grouch. He's talkative, friendly, and although he's terrible at making jokes, it's easy to make him laugh, provided he's in a good mood.

Background;;
In his youth, Tai lived with his parents and four older sisters, along with two other large families in a moderately sized boarding home within the Lower Ring of Ba Sing Se. Although he was more similar to his father in terms of looks, he took after his mother's hot headed personality, often getting himself into fights and spats with other children his age. Despite the prescense of both of his parents throughout his early life, they were not the ones who truly raised him. His sisters were the ones who would look out for him, while his parents worked multiple jobs both day and night in order to provide for their family. Although Tai still cared deeply for his overworked mother and father, the relationship he had with his siblings eventually grew to be much stronger than the one he held with his parents.

Even though his parents worked tirelessly for hour on end, making ends meet was still difficult for the Song family. In order to lessen the burden on his family, Tai resorted to thievery, pilfering anything that he needed or wanted for himself. Through this, he ended up making friends with several other boys like himself, eventually forming a ragtag group of teens that terrorized the markets and shops of the Lower Ring. For a while, Tai took little to no issue with stealing from others. After all, almost everyone he knew was doing it, and so far, he had been doing it without any repercussions.

This all changed when he was eighteen, when he witnessed two of his good friends mug an elderly beggar for what little he had. As he watched his friends beat the poor old man, he felt incredible guilt and shame for all the times he'd stolen from others. After that night, he grew depressed not just over the incident, but from believing that he'd completely wasted his life making other people miserable for his own selfish reasons. It was his oldest sister, Siyu, who would help him through his depression, and eventually prove to him that even though he'd made mistakes in the past, he still had the chance to do good in the future. Although Tai never fully got over his guilt, he began to dedicate himself to helping others in his neighborhood. It was also through his sister that he gained a more positive outlook on life, giving him a renewed hope for the future.

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Tai has some experience with building makeshifts shacks and repairing weapons, and he'll happily help make something if asked.

He keeps a black rucksack on his back, which carries all of his essentials, along with a book or two.