Avatar RPG

Personality:   History of the World of Avatar: The world has an extensive history dating back more than twenty thousand years, and which can be roughly divided into two parts: the time before the Avatar and the time of the Avatar. Prior to the Avatar's creation, lion turtles served as the protectors of mankind, allowing humans to erect cities atop their shells. Whenever the inhabitants of their cities would venture into the Spirit Wilds, the creatures would bestow the people with the ability to bend the element the turtle was affiliated with; the power was to be returned upon their reentry to the city. However, after the creation of the Avatar, the lion turtles renounced their roles as protectors of mankind, and the people were left to make their own homes scattered across the world, which eventually led to the division of the world into the four nations. The most notable historical event that took place during the adventures of Team Avatar was the Hundred Year War,which was later followed by the Harmony Restoration Movement[2] and the Southern Reconstruction Project.A number of major events occurred during the time of Korra's Team Avatar, including the Anti-bending Revolution, the events surrounding Harmonic Convergence, the insurrection of the Red Lotus, and the formation of the Earth Empire. Some time before Korra's era, the term "modern" was used to describe how the world came into an industrial age. *** One major issue for the Avatar world is how to track its extensive history. Traditionally, history can be recorded per the so-called "Avatar calendar" which accords every Avatar an "era" and then tracks the days since their birth. However, this calendar fell out of widespread use over time due to its unwieldiness. Alternatively, one can track time using one date as orientation, counting from there backwards and forwards. This is the case for the AG/BG dating system which is also used in the Avatar world.According to this system, events are dated in years before the Air Nomad Genocide (BG) and years after the genocide (AG). 0 AG is the year Fire Lord Sozin used the power from Sozin's Comet to begin the Hundred Year War with the Air Nomad Genocide and serves as an epoch for the dating system. As this system is useful to clarify the often confusing timeline in the Avatar world, it is used for the following timeline and other articles. *** The Hundred Year War,also known as the Great War or just the War,was a major global military conflict that began with the Air Nomad Genocide and lasted for a century, from 0 AG to 100 AG. The conflict was waged by the Fire Nation against the other three nations: the Earth Kingdom, the Water Tribes, and the Air Nomads. However, over the course of the escalating conflict, several smaller factions became involved in the fighting as well. The war was initiated by Fire Lord Sozin, who wished to expand the Fire Nation into a worldwide empire and spread what he saw as his nation's prosperity to the rest of the world. Taking advantage of the absence of the Avatar and using their economical, technological, and military superiority for most of the war, the Fire Nation was able to wreak worldwide destruction and widespread loss of life upon the other nations. The war began in 0 AG with the infamous genocide of the Air Nomads, whose air temples were falsely presumed to be unassailable to the Fire Nation due to the Air Nomads possessing the sole means of getting to them.Following the destruction of the Air Nomads, the Fire Nation launched a massive coordinated invasion on the western Earth Kingdom. Over the course of the next hundred years, the Fire Nation slowly advanced into the Earth Kingdom and established several colonies on the mainland. On the seas, the Fire Nation also initiated raids on the Northern and Southern Water Tribes, which devastated the South, while the North managed to remain relatively untouched for almost a century. By 99 AG, the Fire Nation had effectively eradicated the Air Nomads, virtually annihilated the Southern Water Tribe, and controlled most of the Earth Kingdom, to the point of near victory. The last strongholds able to defend themselves were the Northern Water Tribe and the Earth Kingdom cities of Omashu and Ba Sing Se. Upon the Avatar's return in 99 AG, the Fire Nation undertook a far more aggressive plan of attack, taking bigger risks to deliver devastating blows to their opposition and render any possible intervention from Avatar Aang too late. This strategy resulted in colossal setbacks for the Fire Nation when the Avatar became involved. Notably, the Fire Nation launched a massive invasion of the North Pole, after they realized that Aang was taking refuge there, and suffered a crushing defeat at the last second when the Ocean Spirit and Avatar merged to intervene. Similarly, an effort to breach the walls of Ba Sing Se utilizing a giant drill was also thwarted. Despite these setbacks, several victories were also won, including the surrender of Omashu and the infiltration and Fall of Ba Sing Se, leaving the Northern Water Tribe as the last remaining stronghold to Fire Nation global hegemony. In an effort to turn the tide of the war, an army assembled from the remnants of the Southern Water Tribe and members of the Foggy Swamp Tribe and Earth Kingdom attempted an invasion of the Fire Nation Capital on the Day of Black Sun in mid 100 AG, when firebenders were powerless and as such incapable of defending against a siege. The invasion ultimately failed, with nearly all members of the invasion force captured or killed by the Fire Nation. Nevertheless, the Hundred Year War ended roughly a year following the reappearance of the Avatar due to a combination of efforts of the remaining two nations, the Avatar's group's destruction of the air fleet meant to use Sozin's Comet to deliver the killing blow to the Earth Kingdom, Aang's victory over Phoenix King Ozai, and the newly crowned Fire Lord Zuko's intention to restore peace and harmony among the four nations. However, the Hundred Year War had changed the world forever; one whole nation and its unique bending art had been virtually wiped out, and it would only slightly recover in the following decades. The Fire Nation had become an ethnocentric and autocratic dictatorship, and much effort had to be applied to restore a tolerant attitude among its people as well as its image among the other nations, which had come to hate the country after a century of conflict that it initiated. On the contrary, great technological and industrial advancements had been conducted by both the Fire Nation and Earth Kingdom during the war. The different nations had also blended to create new and diverse cultures in the older Fire Nation colonies,which eventually led to the foundation of the United Republic of Nations, a new sovereign state comprised of a multitude of citizens from all nations. *** The Anti-bending Revolution,also called the Equalist Uprising or Equalist revolution,was a period of radical social and political upheaval in the United Republic of Nations around 170 AG. For many years, the United Republic and Republic City in particular experienced increasing social conflicts between benders and nonbenders, as the latter felt oppressed by bending triads and a political system that was controlled by foreign powers. By 170 AG, the United Republic Council which was the governing body of the republic, consisted solely of benders, adding to the feelings of oppression. In this situation, a revolutionary movement called the "Equalists" initiated an insurrection, led by the mysterious Amon and secretly armed by the industrialist Hiroshi Sato. Aided by his power to remove one's bending abilities altogether, Amon called his supporters to end the oppression of nonbenders at the hands of benders throughout Republic City, and eventually the entire world, by eradicating bending altogether.Their growing power led Chairman Tarrlok to increase the intensity of his hardline anti-Equalist politics,but this only strengthened the anti-bending movement and led to Tarrlok's eventual downfall.Over time, the Equalists became powerful enough to openly challenge both the government and the Avatar. In autumn 170 AG, Republic City fell to an open Equalist uprising, and the United Republic Council was overthrown.The movement collapsed, however, after Avatar Korra revealed that Amon was a bloodbender, effectively ending the revolution.As a result, the Equalists were greatly weakened,but not defeated. Many Equalist continue their resistance and still possess a great number of arms and heavy weapons. The Anti-bending Revolution had a major impact on world politics, as it initiated a worldwide dialogue about the representation of nonbenders. In the United Republic, it was recognized that the non-elected foreign council was no longer fit to govern the country; as a result, it dissolved itself in favor of new native presidential government. Subsequently, the first president elected by the nonbending majority was a nonbendern named Raiko. *** The insurrection of the Red Lotus was a revolution brewed by the Red Lotus, a splinter faction of the Order of the White Lotus, instigated to free the world of its rulers and bring forth their own brand of harmony through anarchy.The organization tried to capture the Avatar numerous times in an attempt to indoctrinate her to their agendas, but since the White Lotus successfully raised her with their own values, it changed its endgame to the destruction of the Avatar Cycle instead. Though their initial attempt to kidnap Avatar Korra ended in failure and imprisonment, the Red Lotus continued its efforts after Zaheer freed both himself and his fellow anarchists using his newfound ability to airbend following the Harmonic Convergence of 171 AG.In their pursuit of Korra across the world, the organization committed several destabilizing acts, such as infiltrating metropolises like Republic City and Zaofu, assassinating Earth Queen Hou-Ting, and taking the peaceful airbenders as hostages.Managing to capture the Avatar after threatening to destroy the reborn Air Nation, the Red Lotus poisoned Korra in an attempt to destroy her and her Avatar Spirit. Their attempted destruction of the Avatar was stopped, however, after Korra's allies managed to remove the poison from her body, with Zaheer being subdued and captured after the rest of his comrades were killed. Despite suffering such losses, the Red Lotus had succeeded in its goal of bringing anarchy to the world by tearing down the Earth Kingdom monarchy, and temporarily removing the Avatar from her role as a global peacekeeper. A chaotic vacuum of power in the Earth Kingdom ensued, resulting in widespread violence and banditry, which reigned unchecked until the leaders of the world charged Kuvira and her private army with stabilizing the nation. *** The formation of the Earth Empire was a mission led by General Kuvira to stabilize the Earth Kingdom following Zaheer's assassination of Earth Queen Hou-Ting in 171 AG. However, after uniting ninety percent of the city-states under her banner and believing that the blame for the disarray of the nation rested with the rule of unsuited monarchs, Kuvira deposed Earth King Wu in 174 AG and transformed the kingdom into the Earth Empire under her leadership.After annexing the remaining Earth Kingdom territories, she intended to take back the Earth Kingdom lands that formed the United Republic of Nations,though was thwarted by Avatar Korra and her allies. Kuvira surrendered and brought an end to the empire.

Scenario:   Earth,also known as the Mortal World,the Physical World,Material World,[4] Natural World,or the Human Realm is the world divided into the four nations, numerous states, and home to a multitude of species. World is a common name for the sum of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general. The world plays home to benders and hundreds of chimerical creatures. Earth is orbited by a natural satellite commonly known as the Moon, and is surrounded by other planets and a vast void known as outer space.The world is divided into four separate nations: the Water Tribes, the Earth Kingdom, the Fire Nation, and the Air Nomads. *** The Air Nomads were a civilization composed of people who practiced the art of airbending. While nomadic, Air Nomads did inhabit four major air temples, each built on remote locations, only easily reachable with flying bison. The Air Nomads were a highly spiritual group of people. Being that their economy was based solely on agriculture, they were the smallest of the four nations, but all of their members were benders. *** The Water Tribe is a collective term for people, some of whom practice the art of waterbending, who follow a government system in the form of a tribal chiefdom. Although members of the Water Tribe typically inhabit the polar regions, the North Pole and the South Pole, there is a small population of waterbenders who inhabit the Foggy Swamp in Earth Kingdom territory.The two main tribes are the Northern Water Tribe at the North Pole and the Southern Water Tribe at the South Pole. *** The Earth Kingdom is a massive continent led by an Earth Monarch and is home to people who practice the art of earthbending. Being the largest of the four nations, it is ethnically diverse with a variance of customs and cultural traditions. The people of the Earth Kingdom are strong and persistent. The geography of the Earth Kingdom varies tremendously, ranging from wooded forests to blazing deserts, mountainous terrain, and grassy plains. *** The Fire Nation is home to people who practice the art of firebending and is an absolute monarchy led by the Fire Lord. Being composed of several major islands and located on the equator, the nation is considered to be an archipelago. Its economy is the largest and most powerful in the world with a strong industrial sector and advanced technological developments. The climate is normally humid and warm which allows for a diversity of flora and fauna to thrive. *** One of the most unique features about the World of Avatar is the ability to bend the elements. The bending techniques, waterbending, earthbending, firebending, and airbending, correspond with the Water Tribe, Earth Kingdom, Fire Nation, and Air Nomads, respectively. Each nation has its bending masters, who train the younger benders how to use their abilities and pass the culture on through the generations. Bending abilities are significant to all aspects of life in the World of Avatar. A more aberrant and perilous technique is the ancient art of energybending, which predates the other four arts, as well as the arrival of the Avatar and the formation of the four nations. It involves bending the life energy within another being. *** The Avatar is the holder of the Avatar Spirit and the only physical being with the ability to learn all four bending disciplines. The Avatar acts as the medium between the physical world and the Spirit World.It is considered the Avatar's duty to master all four bending disciplines and use such power to keep balance among the four nations. When the Avatar dies, they are reborn into the following nation, dictated by the cyclic order: water, earth, fire, air. The Avatar is highly revered by people of all kinds and each nation has its own temple devoted solely to the Avatar. *** Most of the fauna in the world are chimeras. There are some notable non-hybrid creatures, however. Flora varies greatly between the four nations, depending on the weather and climate. While the desolate, frozen landscapes of the poles do not allow for much flora to thrive, warm, moist landscapes in the Earth Kingdom allow for a diversity of plant life to survive. Fauna is used primarily as a source of food and transport. They are also used as a source of clothing, and some animals are even an icon for religious beliefs, in terms of the Spirit World. Flora is utilized for decorations, gifts, and tea. *** There are a diversity of occupations in the world, most of which are associated with the fulfillment of the basic needs of citizens. Certain places, such as the Ba Sing Se University,specialize in training and preparing citizens in the handling and developing of professions. While there are only a select few careers to pursue in the Air Nomad civilization, a wide range of occupations is open to people in the Earth Kingdom and Fire Nation due to their large economies and numerous industries. *** Cuisine can be divided into roughly four traditions, which follow the division of the four nations, however regional variation inside each nation can be large, particularly in the Earth Kingdom. *** All four nations have, or previously had, developed economic systems. The Earth Kingdom and the Fire Nation have developed sophisticated and advanced economic systems to facilitate and supplement their daily life, while the Water Tribes and Air Nomads have relatively small systems based on subsistence and made less impact on their surroundings. *** The currency of the four nations is based on precious metals and quite possibly on a gold standard. All nations that use currency seem to use the same metals though fashion them in different shapes and sizes. The coins of the Earth Kingdom are fashioned in the shape of the national emblem, though gold pieces have four notches on the edge, giving them a flower-like shape, whereas those of the Fire Nation are fashioned with their national emblem situated in the middle. Water Tribe money is somewhat different. Their circular coins are colored white, surrounded by a blue circle and have a hole in the center. Most nations appear to use gold, silver, and copper pieces, with gold seemingly having the highest value. *** Politics and government are based around several political systems, each of which has its distinctive strengths and weaknesses. There are four broad types of political systems in the different nations, each with a distinctive character that corresponds with the associated element of that country. The Air Nomads had an ecclesiocracy led by four councils of monks or nuns the Water Tribe has a tribal system separated in two chiefdoms for the North and South Poles the Earth Kingdom has a confederate monarchy led by an Earth Monarch and the Fire Nation has an absolute monarchy led by the Fire Lord.The Avatar mainly acts independently of all nations, including the nation of his or her origin, in order to ensure that there is no unwanted bias in their international authority and peacekeeping. *** Society is a major part of life in the four nations. Social classes are usually based upon titles, wealth, power, and accomplishments. Although people are usually born into their social rank, there are some exceptions in which people can gain a higher position due to important service to royals. Society differs between nations, as the peaceful Air Nomads have nowhere near as complicated of a society as the Fire Nation or the Earth Kingdom. *** Each nation, except for the Air Nomads,has a distinct military system. The Military of the Fire Nation is the unified armed forces of the Fire Nation. It is the most powerful military force in the world and would have won the Hundred Year War if not for the intervention of Avatar Aang. The Military of the Earth Kingdom is the military organization responsible for the defense of the Earth Kingdom. It consists of an army, a navy and several special forces. It wields considerable power, having held off Fire Nation assaults for a century. The Military of the Water Tribe is a group of organizations protecting the Water Tribes. Chain of command is not very well defined. There is no overall military commander of the Water Tribe, command being divided between the North and South. It is clear however that the chiefs of the two tribes have the overall command of their respective tribal militia. *** There are a multitude of organizations in the four nations. They range from vigilante fighting groups to councils of elders dedicated to the peaceful rule of a nation. *** Education is a very important topic throughout the four nations. In the Fire Nation, for example, education plays a significant role in the daily lives of children, especially those of the Upper Class and the Royal Family. *** Culture is very diverse in the four nations. This diversity ranges from visual arts, including portraits and paintings, to sacred dances and rituals. Writing and literature are an integral part of society. All four nations use a common system of characters borrowed from the Chinese system for daily purposes. Citizens primarily use writing for communication and literary purposes, but there are some who practice calligraphy. Music is an important cultural aspect for all four nations. A variety of instruments are played, such as the tsungi horn and pipa, as well as a variety of songs. People from all the world enjoy playing music which serves as the prime source of entertainment. Songs range from ancient songs passed through generations or simply popular folk songs, to popular modern melodies played on the radio. Cultural traditions vary depending on nation. For instance, the Water Tribes value a ritual known as ice dodging, a rite of passage for teenage boys. After the task is successfully completed, customary symbols, such as the Mark of the Brave, Mark of the Wise, and Mark of the Trusted, are given.Individual regions within each nation also harbor varied cultural beliefs and customs. *** Artistic and creative architecture is seen all throughout the world, ranging from the four nations, all using different materials to design buildings, such as metal, stone, and ice, which shows that constructions are composed of different material types depending on the climate of each nation and locally available equipment, in addition to the inheritance and cultural traditions of each region. Palaces, temples, houses, and small huts are examples of common architectural works. *** People throughout the world wear many different types of clothing and other accessories depending on the nation they hail from and their social status. The clothing ranges from very humble attire worn by the airbending monks to the elaborate robes worn by the Fire Lord. A notable fact of fashion in general is that each nation will wear the color that symbolizes their native element. The Air Nomads wear orange and yellow, the Water Tribes wear blue, the people of the Earth Kingdom wear yellow and green, and the people of the Fire Nation wear various hues of red, as well as black and gold. *** There are a large variety of sports and games in the world for the recreation and entertainment of its people. These range from the physically demanding airbending sports and the excitement and dangers of ice dodging to games like Pai Sho, which challenges the mind. *** Science was once of limited knowledge to the people in the world. The most used, developed, and known science for many years was astronomy. The Fire Nation and the Earth Kingdom are the most developed nations in the field of scientific knowledge. *** Spiritual beliefs in the four nations are defined mostly through respecting various natural spirits, most of whom abide in the Spirit World. Beliefs differ greatly among the four nations; however, spirituality is an important role in everyday life. Spirituality is exercised in various ways depending on the nation and culture. For instance, Air Nomads were strict vegetarians, opposing the idea of eating all meat as a way to respect life. Life of the Water Tribe people was centered around two major spirits, those of the Moon and Ocean.Various shrines and temples are common in the Earth Kingdom, many of which are dedicated to the Avatar. Some patrons do respect the spirits of nature, such as the Painted Lady and Hei Bai, who had a statue built for him in the forest. *** Law and order in the four nations varies from location to location. In the Fire Nation, the Fire Lord has total power, and officials around the land enforce his or her ideas. In the Earth Kingdom, law is written depending on each city or village, even though there is a leader of the land, called the Earth King. In the Northern and Southern Water Tribes, a chief creates the law of the land. *** Migration is the international movement of people between the four nations. Although migration was relatively rare for much of history, the outbreak of the Hundred Year War saw the mass settlement of Fire Nationals in the Earth Kingdom, as well as large waves of refugees attempting to escape the war.

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