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IG42 · Mar 3, 2024

JIN HU

BASICS

FULL NAME • Jin Hu
NICKNAME(S) • The Mechanist
AGE • 18
GENDER • Male
SEXUAL ORIENTATION • Homosexual
NATIONALITY • Earth Kingdom
ALIGNMENT • Chaotic Neutral
ALLEGIANCE • SCIENCE!
ROLE • Unaffiliated Fugitive

APPEARANCE

DESCRIPTION • Jin is well on his way to creating the image of the grease monkey stereotype with his well worn jumpsuit and ever present tools. While lacking the physicality of one extensively trained to fight his labours have given him wiry muscle on top of a skinny build. The one concession to aesthetics in his otherwise practical style is in his wild red hair worn in a long braid rather than chopped short for safety around the machinery.
DISTINGUISHING MARKS • If seen without at least one of three things on his person he's almost certainly been replaced with an impostor: oil stain on his clothes, ash or soot on his face or clothes, signed eyebrows.
HEIGHT & WEIGHT • 6'2" (xxcm) // xxlbs (76kg)

PERSONALITY

DESCRIPTION • Jin is a jittery pillar of pure excitement endlessly rushing to try to bring every idea that springs into his mind to life regardless of it's practicality or risk to his personal safety while sharing it and the results with anyone or failing that any living creature who can listen as well as recording it for posterity. While dangerously reckless with his own safety he is careful to ensure anyone else involved is well informed of the potential dangers before allowing them to participate in any experimentation.

To many an observer Jin spends much of his time fooling around but his enthusiasm is fuelled by a genuine desire to improve people's lives through his work and will react with fury at any inventions he considers unethical or misuse of any works associated with him.

4 VIRTUES |
> Energetic
> Conscientious
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2 NEUTRAL |
> Excitable
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4 VICES |
> Reckless
> Hasty
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ABILITIES

MAIN BENDING TYPE • fire
Proficiency | 3

MISCELLANEOUS SKILL SET
> Engineering | 9
> Chemistry | 7
> Gliding | 9

OC QUESTIONS

> WHAT IS YOUR CHARACTER'S FAVORITE SEASON?
"Autumn is good, cooler than summer not too damp."

> FAVORITE ATLA ANIMAL? DO THEY HAVE A PET?
"My little snake weasel buddy Widget! He's even trained to fetch parts when I lose them inside machinery."

> DOES YOUR CHARACTER HAVE A PARTICULAR VIEW ON WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING IN THEIR RESPECTIVE NATION?
"Eh place is probably better than it was during the war but even at 'peace' it hasn't kicked the habit of beating of firebenders."

> VIEW ON THE FIRE NATION?
"I get they did a lotta nasty stuff, not least putting my pops in the chair but man it sometimes feels like they're just getting kicked while they're down at this point."

> VIEW ON THEIR RESPECTIVE CANON PARENT(S)/MENTOR?
"Gramps was incredible! Taught me everything I know, except how to really handle a glider that was all pops."

> WHAT IS THEIR BIGGEST FEAR?
"Something I've built being taken out of my hands and used to destroy."

HISTORY

Following the war's conclusion the first man to hold the title of The Mechanist swore off creating weapons for the rest of his days but still found his expertise in high demand, appointed by the Earth King to oversee efforts to modernise the Earth Kingdom to match the Fire Nation's industrial prowess he established the Mechanistry and set about implementing many innovations across the land with his son Teo at his side.

As engines and hungry furnaces spread wider many firebenders left within the Earth Kingdom were employed to fuel the fires initially becoming a haven for some as the T.E.R.A. acts made their ability detrimental to their standing in any other position, for others the organisation was seen as a breeding ground for potential firebender uprising and remains under constant scrutiny from the Jing Wei leading the Mechanistry to be grimly viewed as an unofficial softer network of labour camps.

Shortly before his father's retirement Teo met and brushing off any controversy later married one of the colonial employees with Jin being born not long after. When it became apparent he had inherited his mother's firebending Jin was expressly forbidden from revealing it to anyone with any curious Jing Wei encouraged to look elsewhere by monetary means or concessions when it came to oversight of the workers.

> WHAT IS THEIR FAVORITE CHILDHOOD MEMORY?
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> WHAT IS A MEMORY THAT EMBARRASSES THEM?
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> HAVE THEY EVER EXPERIENCED A MOMENT OF INTENSE FEAR OR DANGER? HOW DID THEY REACT?
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> DESCRIBE A SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENT OR SUCCESS IN THEIR PAST.
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> WHAT IS A REGRET OR MISTAKE FROM THEIR PAST THAT STILL LINGERS IN THEIR THOUGHTS?
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Talathel · Mar 3, 2024

AELITA

WATERBENDER HEALER

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Code by Yukitera

「 INTRO 」

「 ABOUT 」

「 HISTORY 」

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"Every breath of air we take, every
mouthful of food that we take comes
from the natural world.
And if we damage that
natural world, we damage ourselves."
- David Attenboroughgh

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「 INTRO 」
◈ THE BASICS ◈

FULL NAME
Aelita Ashryn Lialee
AKA
Lita or Ash
AGE
18 years old
GENDER
Female
SEXUALITY
Bisexual
NATIONALITY
Southern Water Tribe
OCCUPATION
Waterbender - Healer
ALLEGIANCE
The Water Tribes - Chieftess Katara
ALIGNMENT
Chaotic Good/Chaotic Neutral
ROLE
Waterbender Healer from the Southern Water Tribe
◈ APPEARANCE ◈

description
Aelita is a small-statured girl, only standing at a small five feet even. Her skin is a mocha-color with almond-shaped eyes. She has high cheekbones and has a lithe body build. Lightly muscled and weighing 100 pounds, Aelita is not the heaviest set water bender in the tribe. She has stunning blue-grey orbs set in her elegant face. Bow-shaped lips are often set in a scowl. Her hair has a silky texture and falls to her lower back in soft waves. The tresses are ebony black, with an inky sheen to the strands when light hits them. Her hair is often pulled into a low ponytail or french braid with two strands fishtail-braided to frame her face. She wears traditional water tribe clothing - a slate blue dress with navy leggings; the trim on the outfit is made from pure white fur. She wears brown shoes and has a gourd attached to her hip with water.

dist. features

Ebony black hair

Mocha colored skin

Stunning blue-grey orbs, grey more on the outside before fading into a light blue towards her pupils

height & weight
5' (152.4 cm) // 100 lbs (45.3592 kg)

◈ ABILITIES ◈

MAIN BENDING TYPE
Waterbending
PROFICIENCY | 8
SUB-BENDING TYPE
Bloodbending
PROFICIENCY | 3

―――――――― MISC. SKILL PROFICIENCY LIST (4+) ; you don't need to use skills listed here, can come up with your own

Sword Wielding | 5
Acrobatics | 4
Dance | 10
Healing | 9
etc;
「 ABOUT 」
◈ PERSONALITY ◈

description

Aelita is more or less a no-nonsense type of girl. She takes her duties to the water tribe extremely seriously (maybe too seriously if you ask her). She is a bit on the quiet side with intelligence to match. Her wit and sarcasm are something to avoid at all costs - but it is her way of protecting herself. Ash may be shy, but she is strong-willed and will see a task through to the end. Even if it takes entire nights. Aelita is kind and loyal - but only to those she trusts. She is more neutral than anything else and introverted over extroverted. She is stern when she needs to be (especially when healing), and she won't take any chances with patients. She believes that everyone deserves to be healed... no matter the nation.

Despite her introverted side, Aelita is fair, sweet-tempered (when needed) and also extremely focused. She tends to take the phrase 'all work and no play' to the literal meaning. With this in mind, you must realize she doesn't trust easily. She might be considered an 'Ice queen' if you were to ask her chieftess or any member of her tribe. Ash can be considered stubborn and sassy, with a sharp tongue to match her demeanor. She is easily overwhelmed, but she also can be a bit too focused on a task. Sometimes, this girl forgets that she is only a teenager and not a full adult.

traits
virtues
+ ADVENTUROUS

+ PATIENT

+ LOYAL

+ SWEET-TEMPERED

+ CONSIDERATE

neutral
= QUIET

= STRONG-WILLED

= DIRECT

= CRITICAL

= COMPETITIVE

vices
- SARCASTIC

- SASSY

- IMPULSIVE

- NAIVE

- NARROW-MINDED (AT TIMES)

- OBSESSIVE

◈ OC QUESTIONS ◈

favorite season?
Aelita, despite being from a water tribe, adores spring the most. She loves seeing life return to the land she grew up in. New life, new plants, and the sun rising and setting semi-normally. She is not a huge fan of cold weather, but you get her out in the sun, and she adores every second.
favorite atla animal? Do they have a pet?
Aelita adores any animal she comes across - but her fondness tends to lean towards Snow leopard Caribou (which she adores for their fierce personality) and Owl Wolves. Ash has a pet, an Owl Wolf, which is almost always by her side. The duo is rarely separated, and each is highly protective of the other.
VIEW ON THE STATE OF THEIR NATION?
Aelita honestly isn't too sure how she feels about the whole city - she stands beside Katara without fear, but she definitely isn't fond of the whole relationship between Katara and Jet. She is also extremely wary of Gilak. Aelita thinks Katara may be a bit too focused on trying to find a cure for Aang, but she wouldn't speak her worries to the chieftess at all.
VIEW ON THE FIRE NATION?
While cautious and wary of the fire nation, Aelita reserves her judgement as she has yet to meet any firebenders. She thinks Fire Lord Zuko is a fair and wise ruler. She will not judge the nation for the past.

VIEW ON THEIR ATLA CANON PARENT/MENTOR?
Katara has always been a role model for Aelita. However, she keeps her reservations on the fact the chieftess may be too focused on the avatar and finding a cure than the actual trouble that may begin to stir. Aelita has learned healing from Katara and also has taken up learning bloodbending too. Aelita views Katara in a mostly positive light, but she also is loyal to the water tribe no matter what so of course whoever gains the chief title is who her loyalty shall transfer to.

WHAT IS THEIR BIGGEST FEAR?
Aelita's fear is not belonging anywhere. She is often an outcast because of her more peaceful personality. She hates fighting and ill only do so when absolutely needed. She also has a few smaller phobias, such as small, enclosed spaces and sudden loud noises.
「 HISTORY 」
◈ HISTORY ◈

description/questions
Aelita was born to a mother who was a northern water tribe healer and a father who was a fire nation prisoner. Aisha, her mother, was born and raised in the Northern water tribe, eventually following Katara and her crush after the end of the Hundred Year War. The northern water tribe was slowly becoming more open to females learning to waterbend, but Aisha had been raised as a healer and thus not many acknowledged her want to learn a bit more. As Sokka grew closer to her home tribe's chief, the girl quickly decided to leave and thus joined Katara and Hakoda in the Southern water tribe.

Yamak was close to Chief Hakoda and had been a Fire Nation Prisoner during the Hundred Year War. His feelings towards the whole project and the Northern Water Tribe varied greatly, but he had no intention or want to follow Gilak if he became chief after Katara. Yamak stood beside his dear friend Hakoda as he died from a mysterious illness. This was when he met Aisha, and the two became very close. Aisha and Yamak asked Katara to bless them and ended up marrying. A few years later, the duo was blessed with a gorgeous baby girl - Aelita. Her stunning orbs are the cause of her name. As such the two parents quickly spoiled the girl. Eventually, though, Yamak decided to go back out onto the ocean and travel once more. Aisha begged him not to go, and he refused to listen. As such, he disappeared, and no one knows if he is still alive.

This left Aisha alone with Aelita. As such, the healer taught her daughter the way of healing before allowing Katara to take over, as her duties became too much to juggle teaching her only daughter. Aelita grew very distant and instead began to look to Katara as a role model and hoped to be as strong and wise as the chieftess. When she was 16 years old, Katara began to teach Aelita bloodbending and Aelita is carefully still honing this skill.

what is their favorite childhood memory?
Aelita never really had many memories of her childhood, but if she had to pick only one it would be learning to ride her Owl Wolf with her parents watching her carefully. Aisha smiling (which she never does any more) and her father laughing as she tumbles off the back of her pet.
what is a memory embarrasses them?
Getting 'The talk' from her chieftess since her mother refused to talk to her. Aelita is fairly certain she has never blushed so hard in her life. Being a woman is difficult at most. So that memory, tied with her falling into the water off of a canoe. That was sooo embarrassing.
Have they ever experienced a moment of intense fear or danger? How did they react?
Aelita once got lost in the wilderness while riding on her Owl Wolf. She couldn't find the trail back and almost completely broke down before her pet calmed her down and together the two managed to navigate the wilderness. Aelita got injured by spooking a Snow Leopard Caribou but her partner fought it off and she allowed her mother to heal her. Aisha didn't react, but Aelita could tell her mother was disappointed in her for getting lost.
What is a regret or mistake from their past that still lingers in their thoughts?
Aelita regrets not telling her father how much she loved him before he had left on his little adventure. Aelita blames herself for the fact Yamak left her mother and her. She hates feeling powerless, but the fact that she didn't get much time with him is what weighs on her to this very day. She is envious of parents treating their kids with love and adoration. At the same time, her mother is so distant and ignores her presence constantly, which also forces Aelita to really see her father leaving as her fault.

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eeuphoria · Mar 3, 2024

YU HUA RUAN

PROTEGE OF TOPH BEIFONG

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Code by Yukitera

「 INTRO 」

「 ABOUT 」

「 HISTORY 」

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Push me out I’ll pull you closer
When you think that it’s all over
Know that you will never be unloved by me.

Oh, you’re bigger than this moment
Might be bent but you’re not broken
Know that you will never be unloved by me

Cos I know what you’re made of..

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「 INTRO 」
◈ THE BASICS ◈

FULL NAME
YU HUA RUAN
AKA
LITTLE JADE, LITTLE DANCER, YU HUA, YUYU, HUA
AGE
17
GENDER
AFAB
SEXUALITY
DEMI-SEXUAL DEMI-ROMANTIC
NATIONALITY
EARTH KINGDOM/FIRE COLONIAL
OCCUPATION
formerly works part-time in her father’s Shop, Part-time Theatre Performer, Student under Toph
ALLEGIANCE
Her Father and Toph Beifong
ALIGNMENT
Neutral Good
ROLE
PROTEGE OF TOPH BEIFONG
◈ APPEARANCE ◈

description
Yu Hua’s appearance is often what throws people into a loop when first meeting her. Compared to the other proteges, she is rather small in stature, and somewhat lacking bulky muscle mass. Due to her work as a performer, Yu Hua does have more of a lean muscle body build, due to constant dancing and remaining in shape. She is a very curvy girl with a soft and plump facial structure. Her eyes are naturally wide and round and are a pretty golden brown. She has a natural golden-copper tone to her skin, along with dark eyelashes. She has silky umber hair that reaches her hips, however, she often wears it in a large braid down her back or in various up-dos (bun, pigtails, space buns, etc) to keep it out of the way. When her hair does have rare moments of being completely out, it is a long mess of wavy dark brown locks that frame her being entirely.

dist. features
A noted fact that Yu Hua doesn’t carry herself as would expect an earthbender. She has a birthmark resembling a flower on the back of her right shoulder, which is her namesake for herself. Yu Hua also has a splash of freckles across her face, though one can only see if they lean close to her face.

height & weight
5’3 (160cm) // 150lbs (68kg)

◈ ABILITIES ◈

MAIN BENDING TYPE
Earthbending
PROFICIENCY | 5.8
SUB-BENDING TYPE
Metalbending
PROFICIENCY | 2

MISC. SKILL PROFICIENCY
Hand-to-Hand Combat | 4
Acrobatics | 9
Dance | 10
Cooking | 9
Singing | 9
Sewing | 7
Fishing | 2
Tracking | 2
Crafting | 7
「 ABOUT 」
◈ PERSONALITY ◈

description
Upon first meeting Yu Hua, one would be greeted by a girl who carries herself with a soft-hearted confidence. She is outspoken and social, yet most words leave her lips with a more quiet and serene tone. Believing strongly in justice, Yu Hua perceives the world around her and takes it to heart when a perceived injustice is done, especially towards those she cares for. She is stubborn in her beliefs and it often feels near impossible to convince her away from her decisions once she’s made them. She can often easily make friends, though the strength of that bond is dependent on the mutual trust between her and the other person. She doesn’t take the concept of betrayal well and will become guarded if her feelings are hurt. She will give second chances, but rarely ever a third unless she truly holds trust and belief in the person. However, if one breaks her trust too many times, she will proceed to cut ties and distance herself if possible.

When it comes to the friends that retain her trust, she is very loving and physically affectionate, often hugging and hanging off her friends. In some ways, when it comes to displaying her affection, she is often more assertive and aggressive than one expects. She is extremely doting, often mothering her friends regardless if they are older than her or not. This is combined with Yu Hua’s loyalty. She is an intensely loyal person and can easily be considered a very devoted friend. Yu Hua carries a large deal of empathy and often tries to maintain that mindset when comforting and bonding with her friends. She hates seeing those she loves suppress and hurt themselves, and wants to see them flourish to the best of their abilities.

Yu Hua is also a very emotional individual and often displays her various mood changes openly. When hurt, Yu Hua tries to typically not respond in anger, though intense bouts of frustration will also end with her in tears. Keeping a steady grasp on her emotional control is a struggle for her, one she constantly works on. Typically, however, Yu Hua is a very happy individual and is an optimistic realist. She believes in the positive and brighter outcomes for the world, but she is not as blind as one may initially think on the darker and jaded parts of society either. Her temper can almost be described as volcanic. While frustration is more often displayed, it's very rare to see Yu Hua truly act in anger. Due to this, her anger typically begins to gradually build up over time and for a long while, before she reaches a breaking point and her anger explodes.

The result of her explosive temper usually involves blunt and harsh words and is swiftly followed by intense distraught and tears as the anger-fueled adrenaline fades. Yu Hua finds her volcanic temper as a personal flaw, as it contradicts how she typically presents herself. In anger, she’s also more impulsive and blunt, and she hates to aim her negative mood at anyone else, even if they did play a hand in her growing anger initially. This also fuels her anxiety, which she does her best to keep a lid on. She is deep down a very anxious person who worries over various things, from not being strong enough to find her father to being nothing but a massive inconvenience to others.

traits
virtues
+ Compassionate

+ Dedicated

+ Empathetic

+ Genuine

+ Loyal

neutral
= Emotional

= Stubborn

vices
- Anxious

- Fanciful

- Meddlesome

- Opinionated

◈ OC QUESTIONS ◈

favorite season?
Yu Hua loves spring! She loves flowers and was taught as a child to make flower crowns which is now a beloved hobby of hers.
favorite atla animal? Do they have a pet?
Yu Hua is an animal lover at heart. She has honestly no specific preference for favorites. Unfortunately, she hasn’t had the chance to own a pet of her own. But she’s always wanted one. If she had to choose, she’d probably pick a pygmy puma, sugar glider, or a fire ferret.
VIEW ON THE STATE OF THEIR NATION?
Her view on the Earth kingdom and how they treat the colonies is a complicated one. If asked, she admittedly doesn’t like the treatment those from the colonies receive. However, if one knew the knowledge of her family, they’d likely accuse her of bias. She wants to have pride and believes things will turn for the better, but the treatment of her father has made her grow an increasing dislike for the way the king and his council run things.
VIEW ON THE FIRE NATION?
Due to her heritage and her father having once been a part of the Fire Nation, Yu Hua’s childhood was mostly filled with stories known around the Fire Nation, as well as all the different theatre performances, and festivals. It was a fascinating notion to her as a child, yet as she got older, she became more aware of the reality of things. Her father had to hide his national pride after the colonies were returned to Earth Kingdom rule, of being denied the culture her father grew up in and loved to talk about. She doesn’t hate the Fire Nation or Fire Lord Zuko, but she wishes that things could be better and that being denied their culture wasn’t even an option.
VIEW ON THEIR ATLA CANON PARENT/MENTOR?
When it comes to Toph Beifong, Yu Hua has an intense devotion and admiration for her mentor. Due to no longer having an earth-bending parent since her mother’s passing, Yu Hua had some struggles firmly controlling her bending as she grew older. But under Toph’s mentorship, she’s finally made progress on bettering her control and skillset. Privately, Yu Hua even considers Toph almost as a mother figure as she has spent the majority of her life without one.

WHAT IS THEIR BIGGEST FEAR?
Yu Hua’s greatest fear is not being useful or good enough. For years, she’s had to watch her father be mistreated and could do nothing but stand by and watch. She hated it. This has led to her desperately wanting to improve and constantly be useful. She also has a great fear of worms (and conceptually centipedes)
「 HISTORY 」
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description/questions
Yu Hua was born to a small interracial couple with a firebender father, Syaoran, and an earthbender mother, Lian. The couple, despite the struggles Lian faced in the colony as an earthbender, were admittedly very happy. Yu Hua spent her early toddlerhood doted on and very beloved. Yet, her mother had disappeared suddenly before Yu Hua and had supposedly passed away. This left Syaoran as a grieving single father and made it his focus to run a business and raise a happy and healthy daughter. Despite the struggles that struck them financially, and her father having to restrict his bending due to the law after the colonies returned to Earth Kingdom rule, they were happy. Of course, Syaoran had to involve himself in many things, most of which he kept his beloved daughter in the dark. It took a long time before he managed to gain citizenship, with Yu Hua thankfully having full citizenship granted as he and Lian were married before her birth.

Yet, life wasn’t easy. They didn’t live in luxury, and Syaoran had a struggling business as a pottery maker. Things admittedly developed even harder when Yu Hua discovered her affinity for earth bending but had no one to teach her for some years. It didn’t bother her at first, as she was a happy child and treasured her father. But life wasn’t a paradise. Her father, while very rarely bending, faced harassment from those who carried hatred towards the fire nation. Sometimes, Yu Hua took the problem into her own tiny hands, pulling pranks on those her age and older when they harassed her father. Yet, there were always those bigger and more skilled than her, and situations involving those resorted to her father hiding her away for her safety. This eventually developed into her practicing earth bending with constant struggles, trying to develop enough control to be able to protect her father.

The day she met her mentor was an unexpected one. She was about sixteen, and working at her father’s shop when some of the usual troublemakers came around. It was the one day when her father was in the back, and she was manning the front by herself. She tried ignoring them at first, until their jeers shifted from her to her father, and her annoyance continued to build up. She attempted to escort them out, and after they ignored her and tried to look for her father, she instinctively pushed up a stone wall that tossed them out forcefully. A moment after, and before they could do more, Toph Beifong showed up, someone that Yu Hua had admired since she began to study earth bending. Despite it being a moment out of a dream, Yu Hua had initially refused the offer to go to the Metalbending Conservatory in Ba Sing Se, not wanting to leave her father behind or find her skills good enough.

Yet, arriving at the scene, her father encouraged her to go, and she continued to hesitate to make a full decision. After discussing it further, it was decided she could have a long while to make this decision. Unfortunately, that day to make a decision came faster than Yu Hua had expected, being led by frightening circumstances. She had gone to the theatre to practice, only to come home to their home a complete wreck and her father missing. With no idea where to begin searching for him and fearing the worst, she decided to respect his wishes for her and pursue a mentorship under her idol. In hopes that one day she can find her father again…

what is their favorite childhood memory?
While a bittersweet one, Yu Hua’s favorite memory is honestly when she first discovered her earth bending. It was when she was very young, and she had been throwing a tantrum over something, that she no longer remembers what of. What she did remember was stomping her foot and a small pillar shooting up from the ground right between her and her father. It was an exciting and happy moment, though she could also remember her father crying.
what is a memory embarrasses them?
A Primary memory of embarrassment for Yu Hua is the first time she tried to experiment with incorporating earth-bending moves into her dancing. She ended up tripping over a plate of stone she jutted up from the ground and fell face-first into some mud.
Have they ever experienced a moment of intense fear or danger? How did they react?
A moment that involved an intense moment of fear was when those from the Earth Kingdom first attacked her home. She and her father had been crafting together, and upon getting their home broken into, Syaoran immediately put her into hiding. She didn’t know why they came or what they wanted, but there wasn’t denying that by the time they had gone, her father was heavily injured.
What is a regret or mistake from their past that still lingers in their thoughts?
A regret that still haunts her to this day is her father going missing. She didn’t have to go to the theatre that day and only went because she was bored and the shop was closed. She wishes to this day that she had stayed home to know what happened to her father and try to prevent it.

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Noivian · Mar 5, 2024

RIN LI

PROTEGE OF TOPH

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Code by Yukitera

「 INTRO 」

「 ABOUT 」

「 HISTORY 」

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SO I BUILT A WOODEN HEART
INSIDE THIS IRON SHIP
TO SAIL THESE
BLOOD RED SEAS
TO FIND YOUR COAST.
DON'T LET THESE WAVES
WASH AWAY YOUR HOPES.

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◈ THE BASICS ◈

FULL NAME
RIN LI
AKA
JIN (MAFIA NICKNAME)
AGE
18
GENDER
FEMALE
SEXUALITY
PANSEXUAL
NATIONALITY
HALF EARTH KINGDOM, HALF FIRE NATION
OCCUPATION
MAFIA BOSS'S DAUGHTER
ALLEGIANCE
BA SING SE MAFIA, TOPH
ALIGNMENT
TRUE NEUTRAL
ROLE
PROTEGE OF TOPH
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description
Rin is a short girl with a big attitude. She has long and flowing amber hair, which is well-kept and tied up when dealing with matter of work or bending. Her eyes are a chocolate brown, and she has a fair complexion, free of any freckles or blemishes, and rather pale as well. Her sense of style tends to differ depending on her location, what she intends on doing that day, and who she'll be with.
dist. features
She has a scar on her upper back from when she had a training accident while learning swordplay.

height & weight
4'10" (147cm) // 90lbs (40kg)

◈ ABILITIES ◈

MAIN BENDING TYPE
EARTHBENDING
PROFICIENCY | 8
SUB-BENDING TYPE
METALBENDING
PROFICIENCY | 2

MISC. SKILL PROFICIENCY
Hand-to-Hand Combat | 4
Sword Fighting | 7
Bluff | 9
Intimidation | 1
Charm | 10
Cute | 10
「 ABOUT 」
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description
Rin used to be a girl of sunshine and rainbows. She used to have a bright outlook on life, a gleaming sparkle of hope in her eyes, and goodwill for all living things. At least, she used to. These days, Rin doesn't bear the same lightness that she used to have as a young child. The world has beaten her down and made her views on people jaded and distrusting. Everyone always wants something, no one who claims to be a saint actually is. Everyone has an ulterior motive, an agenda they're following. It's her job to figure out what that agenda is and make sure it doesn't negatively impact her at all costs, because people simply aren't trustworthy.

Beneath it all, however, is still a little girl who wants to believe that good can come of the world. She wants to see the rainbows and sunshine again. She wants to find the happiness she once had in her formative years. She wants to find the rest of her family, live a happy and peaceful life, and never have to think about the future that was so forcefully laid out for her by the mafia. She wants so desperately to leave her gilded cage, unwilling to realize that she holds the key herself. It's just a matter of finding the lock.

traits
virtues
+ VIRTUE

+ CHARISMATIC

+ FOCUSED

+ WITTY

+ BOISTEROUS

neutral
= NEUTRAL

= DETERMINED

= OUTSPOKEN

vices
- VICE

- ABRASIVE

- DISTRUSTING

- ARROGANT

- NIHILISTIC

◈ OC QUESTIONS ◈

favorite season?
Fall, she enjoys all the colors that the leaves turn.
favorite atla animal? Do they have a pet?
Rin loves things that can fly, as they can enjoy the freedom to do what she can't - leave. Rin has a pet, a rideable owlcat that she has taken care of since she was little. It was one of the first few gifts that the mafia boss gave her. It's kept in a specially built pen for it near her house in the middle ring. Rin likes to take it out on flights frequently.
VIEW ON THE STATE OF THEIR NATION?
Rin has a very bleak outlook for their nation. If something about its policies doesn't change, it's going to break.
VIEW ON THE FIRE NATION?
She misses her mother and brother.
VIEW ON THEIR ATLA CANON PARENT/MENTOR?
Rin is distrusting of Toph, but she's literally Rin's only lifeline in this horrible life she's living.
WHAT IS THEIR BIGGEST FEAR?
Dying alone and sad, without being able to see her mother and brother again.
「 HISTORY 」
◈ HISTORY ◈

description/questions
Rin was born in the year of 106 A.G to Jiahao and Akane Li, an interracial couple living within one of the smaller and newer Fire Nation colonies. She had an older brother of three years, a boy named Bao. For the first six years of her life, Rin had a normal upbringing in a mixed house and mixed community. Rin showed early talent not just in school, but also with earthbending. Bao, on the other hand, wasn't as good at school, but showed even more talent in his bending than Rin, the key difference being that Bao was a firebender like his mother. But good things aren't meant to last forever. In the year of 112 A.G, word went out that all Fire Nation colonists in the newer colonies, including Rin's colony, were getting deported back to the Fire Nation. For the colony Rin grew up in, it caused mass public outcry. Rin was only six when her mother and brother were torn from her, loaded onto a ship, and sent to the Fire Nation. She'd never see them again.

Life going forwards from that day wasn't the same. There wasn't much left of the colony once those of obvious Fire Nation descent and those who could firebend were taken away. Remnants of families moved away every day, leaving a shell of a community where there had once been a thriving village. Jiahao took Rin aside one day and stated that they'd be moving too, like all the other people who lived in the village were. Rin didn't want to move, but didn't want to live in the ghost of a house that she'd been in anymore. The house was not a home without her mother and brother anymore. It wasn't all bad, though. She still had her father, and soon they would be far from the awful memories of loosing half her family. Later that same year, Rin and Jiahao moved to Ba Sing Se.

Rin adapted well to life in the lower rings of Ba Sing Se. She was adaptable, resilient, and personable, quickly making friends with the other earthbending kids who roamed the streets and played their ball games in the back alleys. For Jiahao, who had grown up in the countryside and lived on a farm his whole life, life in Ba Sing Se was a daily challenge. He was not used to the urban area, and he had no skills to help him get a job in the middle ring. All he could do was unskilled labor, and there was no shortage of laborers with the amount of people in the city looking for work. Unable to find a proper job, and with Rin to take care of, Jiahao had no choice but to seek out the seedy underside of the city, finding work as a member of the mafia, putting his own earthbending skills to work smuggling rare artefacts or shaking down local businesses for their "protection fees". It wasn't honest work in the slightest, but it kept food on the table for Rin, and that's all he could ask for.

Things took another turn two years after their move, when the Jing Wei cracked down on one of the mafia's meeting locations during a meeting involving the mafia boss. In the process of scattering, many of the members of the mafia, including the boss himself, piled into Jiahao's meager house. It was quite the surprise to Rin when she came downstairs to see what all the noise was, only to be met with a room full of scary mafia members. Still, the eight year old put on her charm and went about introducing herself to the gathered men. The mafia boss took a shine to her in particular, finding her childish antics and beaming smile adorable, as he had a soft spot for young children. Thus forged their unlikely friendship. Jiahao wasn't happy about the leader of the mafia's interest in his daughter, but there wasn't much he could do about it, as any kind of dissent would likely result in his death. So he begrudgingly brought his daughter to meetings going forwards, watching as the mob boss doted on her and showered her with gifts, swiftly replacing Jiahao as Rin's father figure.

As time passed, the kids stopped playing with Rin. They frequently avoided her, their parents having told them that she's with the mafia and that she was dangerous, to be avoided at all cost. This embittered Rin's world view, as friendships forged over years of time spent together melted away over the course of a few months. This, combined with Rin being exposed to more and more of the world of crime in the city's underbelly, further extinguished the bright outlook Rin formerly had on the world. As she grew into an adolescent, she was involved more and more with mafia business, finding it easier to make friends with the mobsters than with kids her own age. She dropped out of school, never finishing her studies, to focus on her earthbending, picking up sword fighting, and learning how to run the mafia. The mob boss still saw her as his own daughter, and fully intended on handing her leadership when it came his time to pass. Rin was fully prepared and accepting of her eventual destiny, the mafia's sweetheart who would eventually become its leader.

Life hit the breaks once again in her life with the untimely death of Jiahao. Rin had become so use to the boss's pampering and parenting, her relationship with her biological father had soured slowly over the years. When she was eighteen, though, the hideout Jiahao was at was ambushed and destroyed by the Jing Wei, causing the man to die in the collapsing rubble. Despite their soured relationship, her biological father's passing hit Rin hard. That was the last of the family she'd had, and she hadn't even had the opportunity to fix their relationship beforehand, or say goodbye. In fact, she was pretty sure they'd had an argument just that morning. Grief and rage overwhelmed her, and she decided at her father's meager funeral that she wouldn't befall the same fate. It became clear to her that, despite the comfy life she'd been given by her adopted father, the mafia was a trap that would only bring her despair.

On the way home from the funeral, Rin wasn't watching where she was going, blinded by her emotions, and bumped shoulders with a stranger. A few harshly exchanged words later, and Rin found herself in an impromptu street fight against one Toph Beifong. Needless to say, Rin got her ass handed to her. But Toph somehow saw something in the young girl, and offered her a position at her Metalbending Conservatory. With no other options and no idea how else to get out of the mafia, Rin accepted.

what is their favorite childhood memory?
Rin's favorite childhood memories are distant and fading by the day, but she'll always remember the days she's spent playing in her home town with her brother, and coming home to a warm home cooked meal from her mother. Though she can't remember her brother's face or what meal her mother made, she will always hold dear the warm glowing memory of being with close family.
what is a memory embarrasses them?
Rin looks back on the memory of meeting the mafia boss with embarrassment. Why did she act that way? Why did she have to be so damn cute? Why did she even go investigate the sounds in the first place when her father definitely told her to hide if she heard unfamiliar people in the house? There's no use in dwelling on the past now, though.
Have they ever experienced a moment of intense fear or danger? How did they react?
The first time Rin was fully, truly afraid was during her impromptu duel against Toph. She was well out of her depth, and didn't know how to handle herself. All prior fights she'd been in, she'd been under the protection of the mafia. For her first proper duel, she'd been on her own.
What is a regret or mistake from their past that still lingers in their thoughts?
Rin still regrets not making amends with her father before he died. He was the only true family she had, and her last interaction with him was not a happy one. She hates that she had to say her final farewells after he was dead, and that she left him with such bad memories of her.

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High Moon · Mar 7, 2024

ASHINA ZUOLIN

TRIUMVIR OF THE EMBER SOCIETY

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Code by Yukitera

「 INTRO 」

「 ABOUT 」

「 HISTORY 」

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Unfortunately this earth is not a fairy-land,
but a struggle for life, perfectly natural and therefore extremely harsh.
-Martin Bormann

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「 INTRO 」
◈ THE BASICS ◈

FULL NAME
Ashina Zuolin
AKA
The Red Eminence, Lord Ashina, Lin
AGE
51
GENDER
Male
SEXUALITY
Heterosexual
NATIONALITY
Fire Nation (Home Islander)
OCCUPATION
Industrialist, Engineer
ALLEGIANCE
The Fire Nation.
ALIGNMENT
Lawfull Neutral
ROLE
Triumvir of the Ember Society
◈ APPEARANCE ◈

description
The years of stress have been cruel to the business magnate, He sports perpetually tired amber eyes, accented with wrinkles yet still with a gaze of determination. His hair, once a vibrant shade of charcoal black has gone almost completely gray due to the stresses of time and his station. Despite this, he still makes an effort to present himself as a Gentleman of the Fire Nation’s Finest Nobility.

dist. features
Above all the most distinctive feature that Zuolin supports is his very unique and bushy eyebrows that have only grown more prominent with age.

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height & weight
6'4 (1.93cm) // 220lbs (99kg)

◈ ABILITIES ◈

MAIN BENDING TYPE

Fire-Bending | 7.5
SUB-BENDING TYPE

Lightning-Bending | 6

―――――――― MISC. SKILL PROFICIENCY LIST (4+) ; you don't need to use skills listed here, can come up with your own

[/comment]Smoking | 10
Creative Accounting | 10
Scheming | 9
Engineering | 9
Logistics | 9
Economics | 9
Diplomacy | 8
Cartography | 8
Tea Brewing | 6
Sword-Wielding | 5
Cooking | -10 (Managed to set *water* on fire)
etc;
「 ABOUT 」
◈ PERSONALITY ◈

description
Some would say his greatest virtue is his patience, honed with years of practice among the insufferable crust of Fire Nation’s finest nobility. His patience and understanding nature makes him stand out as the voice of reason among the fiery tempers that are common in the leadership circle of the kindred spirits that advocate for the restoration of the Fire Nation, often being the mediator between the different voices, a trait that has proved particularly important in his station as the leader of the moderates. Complimented by his fair if heavy-handed nature.
Another critical aspect of Zuolin’s persona is his pragmatism, always aiming for the optimum benefit for both himself and the interests of the numerous organizations that he is affiliated with, regardless of the implications of such deeds.
Alas all the positive qualities tend to be overshadowed by his rather unsavoury traits
Zuolin harbors a zealous admiration for the late Fire Lord Sozin, who he views as the founding father of the modern Fire Nation. As such Zuolin is a firm believer in the ideals espoused by the late Fire Lord, or at least a version of it that is accented with his own beliefs and interpretations.

traits
virtues
+ PATIENT

+ FAIR

+ PERCEPTIVE

+ EFFICIENT

neutral
= PRAGMATIC

= PATERNALISTIC

vices
- CALCULATING

- HIGH-HANDED

- OPINIONATED

- OPPOURTUNISTIC

- INDULGENT

◈ OC QUESTIONS ◈

favorite season?
Spring, a season that offers the best of both worlds, neither too hot nor too cold, the perfect time to take a vacation on the countryside.
favorite atla animal? Do they have a pet?
His favorite animasl are Toucan Puffins, and he does keep one as a pet, affectionately named Bosun. which he has been a faithful companion to him ever since he stumbled upon a flock of them during one of his many trips through the outer islands in the years following the Civil War.
VIEW ON THE STATE OF THEIR NATION?
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VIEW ON THE FIRE NATION?
The Fire Nation was the greatest among the Nations, on a path of progress ever moving forward unlike those who came before, carving a new golden age for themselves with iron and blood, with toil and hard work, not beholden to the whims of the «supernatural» forces, nor the ever reactionary wisdom of the Avatars. For the first time in known history, men had taken the reins of their destiny in their own hands. Factories sprung up, trade was revolutionized with the invention of the steamboat, opportunities for education became widespread and above all else conditions for the average subject of the Fire Lord improved drastically

Proud with the accomplishments of his nation and wanting to share such great progress and prosperity with the less fortunate, backwards nations of the world, Fire Lord Sozin would take action, for advancement of all, the Fire Nation would act as the teacher, taking the less fortunate Nations as her pupils so they too would prosper under the ever watchful guidance. United in their struggle for a better tomorrow.

The unforeseen successes of the Nation brought on the vicious envy of the lesser unenlightened gentiles who refused to be part of the promised future and clung to their obsolete ways and in their ignorance they festered. They hopelessly resisted against the new order in a futile attempt to reverse the course of time and they would be crushed as not even the Avatar could contend with the full might of the Industrious Fire Nation brought fore, no they had to resort to underhanded tactics, so they used the banished prince and his treasonous uncle, who back-stabbed their own brethren for their own personal revenge.

Now, the dream of an ever prosperous world that Sozin kindled the fires of all those years ago has been compromised, almost two hundred years of progress, the path to a new prosperous civilization has been nearly vanquished by the forces of the reaction that congregated around the Avatar.

Yet not all is lost for the Fire Nation, for a Nation is not merely a country defined by borders but a people, while the Fire Lord and the Home Islands may shun their past and ignore their culture and legacy, the embers of Sozin’s dream continues to burn within the former colonies, the betrayal that sullied the legacy of the crown will not be easily forgotten nor forgiven. The cinders will be reignited and fire will rage through the land once more, The Fire Nation will be reforged from it›s remains once more in their second homeland.

VIEW ON THEIR ATLA CANON PARENT/MENTOR?
N/A

VIEW ON THE AVATAR?
The face of the reaction, the enemy of progress, for all the talk of the Avatar being the uniting presence for the Nations, for Zuolin he is nothing but the destroyer of the world›s one chance to truly be united. For him The Avatar is a relic of a bygone era, neither the Avatar nor the values they espouse has any meaning in modern reality.

On the topic of the last Avatar, the air-bender who was no older than twelve when he went against the greatest monarch still breathing on this world, was but a misguided child, poisoned with the lies of the primitive tribals and longing for a world that no longer existed. It is hard to blame a child, ignorant of the wider consequences of their actions, as severe as they may be.
WHAT IS THEIR BIGGEST FEAR?
The destruction of Sozin's dream of an ascendant Fire Nation once and for all is the bane of Zuolin's existence, coupled with a general fear and despondence abou what a world, controlled by the Avatar and the forces of reaction, devoid of free will and any sense of human ingenuity will mean for mankind.
「 HISTORY 」
◈ HISTORY ◈

description/questions

The history of Ashina Zuolin is one that is best described as a story of soaring heights and lowly-lows but to begin the story, even the most storied histories have humble beginnings, if once could even call the second son of one of the greatest clans among the Fire Nation’s ranks humble at all.

Born as the second son of Shoushan Ashina, the patriarch of the Ashina Clan, and the leader of Ashina Conglomerate. Alas, one might be born into a family of wealth and influence but that didn’t mean he was the luckiest one, as he was born without the natural skill to fire-bend that his elder brother Dachai had, the early years would be marked with a constant struggle to prove his worth in comparison with his elder brother, where he was, where Dachai excelled under the harsh regimen of their mother, Zuolin always fell short.

With his brother’s decision to leave the family business to pursue a career with the military, Zuolin suddenly found himself as the primary heir to one of the greatest financial empires in the entirety of the Fire Nation.

All the years under his mother’s training regimen would in the end earn him a brief and unsuccessful stint in the Admiralty Proper. Turns out his rather unorthodox beliefs and general questioning attitude did not mesh well with the system in place, had it not been for his rather high status, there is no doubt that expulsion would have been the least of his worries. Albeit years of studying in the best schools Fire Nation had to offer did come in handy.

While sympathetic to his plight, his father still could not resist the demands of his mother. In the end he had had him sent to the colonies as a functionary in the recently established Colonial Development Company, a perfect pretense for his exile from the Home Islands.

Once he began to acclimate himself into the colonies, Zuolin came to admire the teachings and the dream of Sozin on a new light. The colonies were indeed a land of great opportunity, They had indeed brought civilization to this untamed land and were realizing the dream, yet the full potential of the colonies were yet to be seen, so far they had served as a means to an end, but Zuolin saw more than just a vast expanse to exploit. No, developed properly this land could be an equal to the Home Islands.

So he began his work, at first it was just low-level projects, a factory here a mill there but steadily it grew, especially with the advent of investing into the Hu-Xin Railway Company, establishing interlinked townships and hotel business along the bustling railway and by the end of the first half of the 90s, Ashina Zuolin had made a name for himself as the Railway Magnate of the Colonies, and through his connections in the HX-RC a rising name among the Bureacuracy of the Colonial Establishment.

And that’s when the opulence hit and a series of questionable decisions followed suit. Culminating in the fact that he sired a child with a lowly earthen-colonial peasant, the news of which circulated through the Colonies and even the fire nation proper as a result He was unofficially ‘exiled’ from the Colonial Heartland into the periphery by his Uncle. under the pretense of being promoted to the ‘Regional Overseer’ of the Ashina Company’s assets.

Alas the soaring heights that the company had experienced were soon to come crashing down, as news of Zuko’s Palace-Coup in the Home Islands hit the colonies. A period of unease engulfed everyone, no one knowing what would happen in the near future. At the time he had expected the military to intervene, to save the Nation from the bonds of slavery that would no doubt be shackled upon them by the lowlifes. Yet the expected coup never came. Instead the cowardly officers acknowledged the usurper lord alongside Azula in a compromise that left everyone involved unsatisfied.

An uneasy peace settled upon the Nation. It was like a powder keg ready to blow up any second and eventually, of course, it did. Only three-years into their joint rule. Starting a Civil War that would rage for six years and destroy what little remained of the Fire Nation's dignity. By the end of it they, the people who had stood atop the world as gods among men, would be reduced to nothing more than the ashes of a broken past.

With the Colonies in disarray, the local Governor declared his support for Azula, and under this new arrangement, Zuolin, as one of the most prominent businessman present was appointed as the Chairman of the Fujwei Chamber of Industry

His job was to ensure that the Economy of the colony worked like a well oiled machine, and he was nothing if not dutiful in this affair, no matter the cost. He’d plan the most effective ways to ruthlessly exploit the resources of the colony. Quotas had to be met for the Glory of the Fire Nation. He’d spend days at his office overseeing all the paper-work and issuing ‘requests’ for more ‘labourers’ to meet the demand.

By the time the fourth year of the conflict rolled around, it was becoming increasingly clear that Azula and the Loyalist faction were destined to lose the war, the news from the Front-lines, both in the Home Islands and the Great Siege of Ba Sing Se were all grim, for every victory in the Home Front, thee were three defeats and the disgraced General was making progress with the Siege of the Great City. With each defeat the demands of the Loyalists on the colony got more and more ridiculous, asking them to provide all the resources that they could or for that matter, couldn’t effort. It didn’t make a difference for the High Command. As more and more resources were diverted to the war effort and the people started to grow discontent, more so than ever, a legitimate threat without a central government to send in reinforcements to crush a revolt if such came to be. So something had to be done, and soon.

Gathering all the allies he could, ranging from fellow members of the Chamber, concerned bureaucrats, the local naval garrison and even some dissident subjects. All ready for a Palace Coup, which came to occur on one fateful early morning. In which the incumbent Governor was detained and a retired Admiral, Admiral Shin was installed as the Governor-General of the Colony as the nominal leader.

Having Himself appointed as the Chief Civilian Advisor to the Governor-General and Mayor of the Capital, effectively becoming the De-Facto dictator of the entire Colonial Province, it was time for Zuolin to reverse the course set by the previous government of Azula’s sycophants and began implanting his vision for the Colony. The First order of business was to order the cessation of deliveries to the Frontline. No longer would the goods that were necessary for the survival of the people of Colony be used frivolously for a lost cause.

Citing concerns over a possible intervention by the Earth Kingdom forces, A new auxiliary civilian militia was created under the name of ‘Volunteer Defence Corps” funded generously by the coffers of the Colony.

A new commission was formed to review the sentences given out under the previous government, yet citing the ‘ state of emergency’ many were conscripted into the Labour Battalions of the VDC with a meagre stipend. A shallow improvement.

He began appointing local colonials who were loyal to him into positions of power within the new administrative bureaucracy, a significant amount of which came from an Earthen background, a situation that raised concern and suspicion among Zuolin’s more conservative allies but such concerns were silenced by generous ‘gifts’ and when that didn’t work out, a visit from the VDC always worked.

By the end, a semblance of the Pre-Civil War stability had returned to the province. With Zuolin as the undisputed Architect of the relative prosperity. He stood atop the House of Cards he built as the one true victor, once more he felt undefeatable...

A series of unpopular and controversial decisions that ran contrary to his previous pragmatic policies followed suit, first of which was to actually marry his long-time mistress and legitimize his numerous bastards. A decision that scandalized the old elite, the fellow businessmen and even the officer core that had allied themselves with him, yet they couldn’t do anything with the ‘Auxiliary VDC’ outnumbering the Formal Garrison to 3 to 1.

The news from the Home Islands came from his own brother, requesting help in evacuation, that the war was soon to be over and Zuko would come out on top sooner than expected came as a sobering blow to the The House of Cards that Zuolin had built for himself in the Colonies would come crumbling down, once again the only thing he could do was to ensure that the damage that would inevitably occur would be as minimized as possible.

At first Zuolin tried to reach out to the other Colonial Governors for the possibility of forming an united front against the Home Islands but the other administrations were either wary of working with him due to his reputation or regarded him as a traitor for his decision to cease support.

By the end of the month, Zuko’s faction would re-consolidate their rule over the colonies. Initially the Government of Fujwei considered the option of resistance against occupation, in a lengthy meeting between Admiral Shin and Zuolin, that lasted the better part of the day, they would come to the conclusion that the best option for them was to surrender the province to the Forces of Zuko rather than risk any further needless bloodshed, or worse, give another opportunity for the Earth King to intervene in. Zuolin continued his efforts to get as many people out of the jurisdiction of the authorities until the last moment when the soldiers of the traitor would come to detain him, rumours say that he was signing away one paper after another with an army of couriers coming and going back and forth until the moment the occupation forces arrived on his doorstep… And few spoke of the suspiciously convenient fire that engulfed the Colonial Government’s archives.

Taken back to the Home Island’s to face the Fire Lord’s justice alongside the countless other Colonial Functionaries that had taken part in the war effort supporting Azula in one way or another. Initially charged for cooperation with traitors and profiteering, Zuolin was able to make his case over the course of the year long trial and reduce the sentence to the point that he was only charged with being a sympathiser of Azula.

The news of the Fire Lord Ceding the Colonies to the Earth Kingdom came to him while he was still being held in custody, and it wasn’t news that unexpected it still did shook him to hear that the Fire Lord had caved in without any sort of negotiation for the Fire Nation’s benefits, where others despaired, Zuolin was already envisioning the opportunity that this inaction would create.

Once released back into the free world, he didn’t waste time trying to salvage what they had left. The Ashina Conglomerate had been dismantled into many smaller companies and most of their holdings seized but not all was lost. Soon, all the small companies had gathered together under the Ashina Group.

With all the low-level bureaucrats that he had appointed previously, it wasn’t all that hard to acquire citizenship, of course helped by some palm greasing.

Initially Zuolin was adamant about working with a radical like his brother but he knew that people would not instinctively follow a man such as himself, however his brother had been a General during the Civil War, and a war hero for the masses, Dachai was a more marketable face for the masses while Zuolin could manage the actual day to day affairs behind closed doors.

Now, back in the land that he toiled so hard for, Zuolin is once more ready to achieve the grand dream of Sozin, but this time there is no place for a margin of error.

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Steve Jobs · Mar 25, 2024

WIP

SILA

BASICS

FULL NAME • Sila
NICKNAME(S) • Sill, Shark Bite, The Hurricane
AGE • Twenty (20)
GENDER • Male
SEXUAL ORIENTATION • Unlabeled
NATIONALITY • Northern Water Tribe
ALIGNMENT • Chaotic Good
ALLEGIANCE • Former Sky Pirate
ROLE • Son of Sokka and Malina

APPEARANCE

DESCRIPTION • here (1 paragraph)
DISTINGUISHING MARKS • Ear and Nose Piercings, A chest tattoo
HEIGHT & WEIGHT • 6ft 1in (180cm) // 231lbs (104.78kg)

PERSONALITY

DESCRIPTION • Sila is a scoundrel in all but blood. Presenting himself as a cheeky, easy-going explorer, it's hard to believe that he spent his teenage years knee deep in the black market. Stealing artifacts perhaps, but killing rivals? Unheard of. Capturing Air Bison? That should have been grounds for exile. Instead, he plays off (and often sanitizes) his past offenses as grand adventures, endemic to the young adult experience. His devil-may-care attitude is only exacerbated by the humor he inherited from his father (albeit, he often fumbles his one liners).

However, those who have sailed with him know that there's no honor among thieves. Per his aunt's words "it's not stealing if it's from pirates!" Ownership is arbitrary, just as easily given as it is taken back. Even if you're an ally today, there's no guarantee that you won't be an enemy tomorrow (especially when coin is involved). Because of this he keeps people at a distance, reserving his humanity for the select few who have proven that they can match his energy.

Whether in swordplay, acrobatics, or invention, he seeks to build upon his experiences, pushing his limits whenever possible. Anyone who tries to stop him will be derided as a "buzzkill," if not ignored entirely. Despite being humbled after returning to the Northern Water Tribe, Sila refuses to let doubt get the better of him. Life is too short to be stymied by failure.

4 VIRTUES |
> Easy going
> Witty
> Brave
> Inventive

2 NEUTRAL |
> Thrill Seeking
> Determined

4 VICES |
> Conceited
> Shameless
> Stubborn
> Selfish

ABILITIES

HISTORY

> WHAT IS THEIR FAVORITE CHILDHOOD MEMORY?
answer here

> WHAT IS A MEMORY THAT EMBARRASSES THEM?
I ever tell you about the first time I

> HAVE THEY EVER EXPERIENCED A MOMENT OF INTENSE FEAR OR DANGER? HOW DID THEY REACT?
Oh ho hooo! Have you never heard of the Tale of the Hurricane? There I was on Air Bison Island, with just a sword, a net, and a dream. I was sent to trap a baby bison after hearing rumors that a new family was formed. Crazy yeah? Well try sneaking into the island in the dead of night, full moon (this is important) and coming face to face with an angry Mom! I damn near died after that thing flung me across the forest! Anyway, all that noise alerts the guards and they start coming after me with their supercharged Waterbending. What do I even do against that? So I run, chop down a few bushes for cover, and jump into the sea with my sword between my teeth.

And y'know the worst part?

Kipaluk never actually gave the orders. The crew was just joking!

> WHAT IS A REGRET OR MISTAKE FROM THEIR PAST THAT STILL LINGERS IN THEIR THOUGHTS?
Do I really have to talk about this? I should have left when I had the chance. Dad told me not to get involved with those people; he gave me so many chances to come back to the Northern Water Tribe...but I didn't. I went around lying, thieving, and killing for the sake of money. I thought it was fine because these weren't my friends, but kids? Innocent villagers? Their blood is going to be on my hands for the rest of my life.

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