Need Roleplay Partners for Private Roleplaying!

[Livlaffluv]

Yup, I am desperately in need for a good Roleplay but I can't find any and can't make any that anybody wants to join =.=

I like any of the following:

Romance
Horror
Adventure
Funny
Wars
Fantasy
Anything strange...

If you have any good ideas please post it in your form:

Name:
Sex:
Fave Color (XD):
Personality:
About how much are you on RPA?:
If you could use any word to describe yourself what would it be?:
Are you an author of any RPs?:
Favorite RP of all time:
Your fave type of RPs:
Any ideas for an RP?:
Anything Else?:


Current Partners:

Higurashi (Hig) - (DROPPED)
Ohbad-Hai (Ob)
Darkninja0200

[Higurashi]

Name:Higurashi (Hig)
Boy/Girl?: Boy
Fave Color (XD): Red
Personality: Fun loving and tries to care. Can be argumenative yet means well.
If you could use any word to describe yourself what would it be?: PIE :3
Are you an author of any RPs?: Yes
Favorite RP of all time: Alien vs. Predator (On another site)
Your fave type of RPs: Science fiction
Any ideas for an RP?: Zombiie survival :D
Anything Else?: Once again..... pie

[Livlaffluv]

lol. Hey Higurashi (I will be calling you Hig for now on :3) I like you so I am going to add you as a partner XD

I am also a fan of Science Fiction so we can use your idea (zombie survival.) I think I would like to have another partner, though... That way if one partner is offline, there's a possibility that there will be another person still on. Woot!

Anyways, what were your thoughts on zombie survival? I will listen to any ideas! :)

[Livlaffluv]

Announcement:

Will allow 4 more partners who are on regularly!

[Ohbad-Hai]

Name: Ohbad-Hai (Ob)
Boy/Girl?: Male
Fave Color Royal purple
Personality: Mellow, Deep thinker, speaks his mind. All round fun guy, once you get to know me :P
About how much are you on RPA?: So far everyday.
If you could use any word to describe yourself what would it be?: Thor
Are you an author of any RPs?: If you include DnD as one I've done a few, if not No :(
Favorite RP of all time: Would have to be DnD, but am liking "A Fable" right now
Your fave type of RPs: Fantasy (DnD) I want to try others :) broaden my horizons
Any ideas for an RP?: A few, they're kinda haphazard.
Anything Else?: Just looking for some fun, and a chance to kill some time.

[Livlaffluv]

Hey Ohbad!!

If you like fantasy I have a suggestion - Kaleria, my fantasy RP.

Anyways! I would love to private RP with you sometime, I would like to hear your ideas, too. What are they? :)

Oh yeah, and I'd like to check out DnD... Is that under the category fantasy?

[Ohbad-Hai]

DnD its Dungeons and Dragons, pen and paper hehe. Played it for almost five years, One of my RP ideas involve my world I've been working on for several years, that has always come to a crashing halt due to arguments and such. But the idea behind is that the monster have risen to a civilized level and the "Goodly Races" such as Elves, Humans and Dwarves have fallen. I duuno I think this site would appreciate it much more.

[Livlaffluv]

Ohhh, hehe, my mistake... Still sounds good, though! I think this site would definitely appreciate it, I know I would. :)

[Livlaffluv]

I has idea!

Anyone ever heard of Dragon Age? It's not very fun (in my opinion), but an RP after it would be!

[Ohbad-Hai]

Yea I've heard of it, got a lot of bad reviews. Don't know much of the story behind it.

[Livlaffluv]

Hmmm, yeah...

I need more ideas! Agh! XD

[Livlaffluv]

Oooh, has ideas...

Maybe a roleplay about a rock-band?
Or a band of homeless people?
I have come up with a name: The Final Age. This would be a good name to a fantasy... But I can't think of anymore RP's that are fantasy!

[Ohbad-Hai]

Homeless Rockers huh :P

[Livlaffluv]

Hehe, I know its weird but what do you think? :P

[Ohbad-Hai]

Sounds interesting. Kinda cool.

[Livlaffluv]

Cool, I might try it...

I think I would either be lead singer or guitar player. If you would like to be bass, drummer, or either the led singer or guitar player then you may. I will be either main guitar or singer, I don't care which one :)

[Ohbad-Hai]

Bassist, cause thats what I play :P

[Livlaffluv]

Okie dokie! If you would to like to help make the name you can. :)

I just came up with another idea, too.

So these two people (you and me) die in a car crash and become ghosts. They have to accomplish something (not sure yet) to become actually dead and RIP.

Whichever you like more is what we'll do.

[Ohbad-Hai]

The redemption, of the ghosts sounds really cool as well. Seeking out our missing link to transcend the earthly prison. Sounds like an interesting adventure. Kinda leaning on the Ghost one. Even though the rocker one sounds really amusing. I'll think on it and get back to you :)

[Livlaffluv]

Alright, I like the ghost one, too. The homeless rocker one was supposed to be more amusing... The ghost one, well I don't know what it really is... But y'know. :)

[Ohbad-Hai]

:) hehe

[Livlaffluv]

:)

Have you chosen? I'm not sure if you told me, can't tell. If you haven't chosen which one is your favorite I shall wait, I am leaning on the ghosts one.

[Ohbad-Hai]

As well as I, I'm game to walk the ethereal path with you :D

[Livlaffluv]

:)

If you would like to help make the name you may, I will message you when I come up with a name... Or a few names, so you can choose your favorite.

:)

[Ohbad-Hai]

Twilight crossroads, A new beginning, Ghost walk, Earth bound, Last laugh, Ever more. I dunno :P

[Livlaffluv]

Oh cool :)

I am liking Ever more... Let's use that. I'll come up with the Character Sheet and post it here.

[Ohbad-Hai]

Alright :)

[Livlaffluv]

Name:
Age:
Description:
Personality:
Bio:
Issues (likes in my other RP---Anger issues, mental problems etc.):
Were you turned into anything special when you died? (Werewolf, vampire, demon...):
Other:

[Livlaffluv]

The story-line will be posted up later.

[lordray]

i could go along with any of your ideas . sounds logical .

[Livlaffluv]

Alright, Lordray... But to join in could you please fill out the form?

Storyline-

So, me and you Ob were in a large car accident. We were on our way to a birthday at a large bar. When we died we each turned into mysterious creatures (unless you just want to be a normal ghost XD). And the only way for us to RIP is to get to the bar, and make all the people who were going to be at the party see us. This is difficult because we're completely invisible to the mans eye... Can we find a way for them to see us?

[Ohbad-Hai]

Name: Gabriel Toril

Age: 29

Description:
He stands at 5'8 and weights 200lbs. He has short strawberry blond hair. He is clean shaven and very fit from his service through the forces. Gabriel is always wearing his favourite shirt, which is an old band shirt his father gave him, and a pair of army camo cargo's.

Personality:
From his recent life he has grown slightly cold and jaded, and hold a lot of cynicism in his heart. He has his good moments when he is sober, or heavily buzzed. But once drunk the monster in him begins to break out, he becomes aggressive and violent.

Bio:
Gabriel is an ex-marine, he came from a lower middle class family, they struggled hard all their lives.
His mother died in child birth and his father raised him on his own, never remarried. Gabriel served in the army, inspired by his long pasted grandfathers actions. During his tours, he rose ranks fast becoming recognized for his prowess. He got signed onto covert missions, that is where his life took a turn. He ended up doing some very horrible things during his last couple of tours, as well as his girlfriend broke up with him. When he got home from his last tour he picked up drinking, heavily.

Issues: Depression, Flashbacks, Alcoholism

Were you turned into anything special when you died? : “Demonic”
Tainted by The morning star, his soul is damned for the nine hells, Gabriel was tainted with demonic essence. But there still burns a fire faith in him.

Other:

(I feel as if he is missing something :S)

[Livlaffluv]

Oh, that's really good - I need to add something else to it though... Answer this, what connection do you have to my character? I will post my Character Sheet.

[Livlaffluv]

Name: Sevannah (Sevy) K. Woods

Age: 26

Description: (She looks exactly like Cher but stands a little higher and has permanent purple eyes... Also, much like Cher she tends to wear low-cut clothes, sometimes she even wears clothes that are too big for her.)

Personality: Sevy has a short temper gets angry quickly. Besides the temper Sevy is sweet and tends to care for her friends. When Sevy gets drunk her temper is even worse, and when she gets mad she gets MAD. She has a kick-butt attitude.

Bio: Sevy grew up as the youngest of nine. Because of this, she usually was picked badly on and grew up to take care of herself. Her brothers tended to make her angry, so because of it she gets upset and furious easily.

When Sevy was a teenager a bad illness went around her town and killed everyone besides herself, the oldest brother (and oldest child) and their father. They got away to Canada and there they have stayed for their whole life.

When Sevy was 18 she moved out and got her own small home near by. She now has a baby boy but her boy-friend had left her when the baby was born. Sevy now has painful memories of the night he left her, shooting her in the shoulder with a gun and taking all her money... He tried to take the baby but Sevy kept him hidden until the man left.

How are you connected with the man in the car?: {we have to think something up together}

Issues: Anger issues, Flashbacks

Were you turned into anything special when you died?: Nothing special... Just a regular ghost.

Other: {nothing}
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[Livlaffluv]

We need to think up how they are connected...

[Ohbad-Hai]

Maybe old friends through school?

[Livlaffluv]

OK, that'll work... I'll post up the IC :P

[Livlaffluv]

Posted IC!

[Ohbad-Hai]

Replied :P

[Livlaffluv]

Posted :) The crazy man killed us XD

I gotta go... Be back soon ;)

[Ohbad-Hai]

Posted

[Livlaffluv]

Back, gonna post.

[Livlaffluv]

Posted :)

[Livlaffluv]

Hey, going to bed, kay? I'll see ya tomorrow :)

[darkninja0200]

Name: darkninja0200
Sex: male
Fave Color: Red and Black
Personality: ADHD (that should explain it all)
About how much are you on RPA?: everydayjust about... but I is going on vacation soon so that'll ruin that
If you could use any word to describe yourself what would it be?: ADHD
Are you an author of any RPs?: nope not on this site
Favorite RP of all time:Teen Titans: Rise of Trigon (a now dead one on another site.. lasted for a good 3 months)
Your fave type of RPs: I'm open to anything but I love Rosqario+Vampire and I love Romance or anything to do with superheroes
Any ideas for an RP?: Random Rosario Vampire RP pair ups... but I do have a particular one if you are interested in Rosario+Vampire having to do with an OC of min and the Inner Moka.
Anything Else?: TACO'S BITCH!!! XD

[Livlaffluv]

Accepted:)

If you would like to join New York, New York there are vampires and romance is definitely allowed... None of us would mind if you had to leave for vacay in the middle of the RP. It's under Mature Roleplay

I'd like to try any of your ideas! Ob prob would, too, but I'll let him speak for himself ;)

[darkninja0200]

hmmmmm... I think you said earlier you never heard of Rosario+Vampire right?

[Livlaffluv]

I don't remember saying such... But I don't believe I have heard of Rosario+Vampire... I just got into roleplaying a month or two ago and haven't learned everything yet. XD

[darkninja0200]

Well I wanna do a Rosario+Vampire RP since that's been all that was on my mind lately

[Livlaffluv]

Sure, I'll do it with you... I just gotta learn what Rosario+Vampire is :P

[darkninja0200]

hmmmm how about I give you some reading material or maybe some study material so you at least know the characters and how they react with one another?

[Livlaffluv]

Sure :)

[darkninja0200]

here ya go

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Rosario_%2B_Vampire_characters

[Livlaffluv]

Looks fun! I definitly would play it!

Well, I'm guessing if you played it you'd want to be Tsukune... Right?

[darkninja0200]

Nope I would wanna be my Succubus-chan ^^. Kurumu Kurono

[Ohbad-Hai]

Alright posted :)

[darkninja0200]

Well either Kurumu or Miss Nekonome ^^

[Ohbad-Hai]

Yea I'm reading the character list, and it makes me really want to watch the Anime. It really looks like it would be fun to Rp, and worth a few good laughs

[darkninja0200]

www.mangafox.com for the manga

www.animeseason.com for the anime

[Ohbad-Hai]

sweet thanks

[darkninja0200]

^^ no sweat

[Livlaffluv]

OK, I was gone for a while but I'm back. :)

I'm not sure who I would want to be XD

[darkninja0200]

^^ I like Succubus-chan... she is mine though !!! D<

[Livlaffluv]

:O
I'll find someone ;)

[Livlaffluv]

Oooooh, can't decide...

NVM, decided.

[darkninja0200]

go ahead... if one of them is moka Then I can use my OC for this one

[Livlaffluv]

Kay, decided I want to be three characters (do you guys mind?)

Moka, Yukari, and Kokoa. :P

[Ohbad-Hai]

I am greatly amused by this manga, but I don't know who I'd wan to be >.< I like the Main character Tsukune cause of the deliciously awkward situations he is put in, and Gin was pretty amusing as well

[Livlaffluv]

Both of them like Moka :P

I like Tsukune more, but that's just my opinion. :)

[darkninja0200]

I guess that Leaves me with Kurumu, My OC, and Shizuka Nekonome cuz I want her to have more of a role in this ^^

[Livlaffluv]

OK, so now we just need to wait for Ob to decide and then get the RP started... :P

I don't mind waiting though cuz through the free time I am learning more and more about my characters :)

(You're going to have to make it because you obviously know a lot more about it then me.)

[Ohbad-Hai]

Well the Rp is gonna need Tsukune so I'll try being him, I'm reading the Manga right now and I'm understanding his character a bit better. I think it is something I could play fairly well. :) even if it gets supremely awkward >.<

[Livlaffluv]

Oh, where's the Manga? I'd like to be able to understand my character more, too. :)

You're good at getting out of awkward moments :P

[darkninja0200]

www.mangafox.com for manga

www.animeseason.com for anime

[Livlaffluv]

:o

None of those sites will work on my pc T_T

Oh well, I'm just gonna have to follow you guys :P

[Ohbad-Hai]

Well I'm good at getting into them, thats why I know how to get out :P

[Livlaffluv]

Excited for the RP to be up... Looks fun :P

[darkninja0200]

well it'll be short term as I am going to be going somewhere in 10 days so bear that in mind. Anyway I'll copy and past all the character info tomorrow

[Livlaffluv]

Alright, see ya tomorrow. :)

Oh wait, how long you gonna be on vacay... 2 months? I think I remember you saying that.

[darkninja0200]

yep so dont be too hurt when I leave. I'll try to be on when I can but I can't offer too many promises.

[darkninja0200]

Rosario+Vampire characters (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Rosario_%2B_Vampire_characters)

Once everyine is familiar I will get our OOC up

[Livlaffluv]

Awesome :)

[Livlaffluv]

I'm already pretty familiar with my characters BTW :P

[darkninja0200]

It's a good idea to know the other characters as well so you know how they interact with one another

[Ohbad-Hai]

If it means anything I'm on vloume 5 :P

[Livlaffluv]

:O

I wish it worked on my pc :P

[Ohbad-Hai]

It is worth a few good laughs, and the characters are very amusing. And the fight scenes are also really well portrayed

[Livlaffluv]

:)

Sounds fun.

Anywayz! Had a question... Are we doing the RP exactly how it was made?

[darkninja0200]

well I want to make sure you guys have at least the first season. That way we can do that. It wont be exactly the same but it'll be followin the events closely with some added in

[Livlaffluv]

Well, I can't watch/read it because it wont work on my computer... I'm just gonna have to follow your lead, or can one of you give me a brief description of the first season?

[Ohbad-Hai]

I'll try to summarize it after I finish it

[Livlaffluv]

OK :)

[Ohbad-Hai]

OK so well here is the start of My summary of the first season. Hope it's good enough.

Vol.1
Well basically Tsukune gets taken to a school for monsters and on teh first day meets up with Moka. He shortly finds out that she is a vampire cause she nips his neck >.< and that he is her first. Anyway one guy (Saizou) gets really jealous and chooses to pick a fight with Tsukune after class cause he wants to get a piece of Moka in the worst possible way. So Saizou confronts Tsukune and tries to scare him away from the school. Anyway Saizou finds Moka alone and essentially tries to rape her. Tsukune arrives and gets in teh way to stop it, So Saizou calls out Tsukne and turns in to his monster form which is against school rules. He ends up beating on Tsukune and Moka gets in the way, and he grabs her rosary which frees the her true form which is a vampire. She makes short work of Saizou and he runs off.

Ok so next chapter, Tsukune has his first run in with Kurono Kurumu which is the succubus. She charms Tsukune and proceeds to use his infatuation with her to get back at Moka. Turns out she is really jealous of Moka for ruining her plan for dominating the males of the school. SO she wants to take Tsukune away from her. But Tuskunes feelings for Moka are already to much for her powers to work the way she wants too, so she picks a fight with Moka. Kurono mentions how she thinks Tsukune is burdening Moka, and that she only uses him for his blood. Which causes Tsukune to take off her rosary and release her true form, the fight goes south for Kurono from there. She ends up losing and the vampire is about to finish her off and Tuskune steps in the way, To sum it up he says she isn't a bad girl. Kurono in the end see that Tsukune is to be her “destined one.” Which is basically her life partener to breed with to continue the monsters race, or something along that lines

So now the newspaper club comes in, this is were they join the news paper club, Tsukune Moka and Kurono. But before that happens Tsukune wants to join the swimming club, the female students there sort of use thier looks to get him to join. Moka doesn't want to go and it bumbs him out, but he still goes at the request of the members Moka gets splashed and runs off, and then the females turn into mermaids and try to eat Tsukune as well as ll the other swimmers. Moka comes back to find this happening, and jumps into the water. Thats when he find out vampires are weak against water. >.< (wooot) anyway she ends up sinking to the bottom, and Tsukune swims after her, and pulls of the rosary. Anyway after she destroys the swim club she bitch slaps Tsukune because he wasn't being considerate of the weaker Moka. Three days later they join the Newspaper club, and Kurono as well so Moka wont get the upper hand.

Enter Gin XD, so they are at the newspaper club thier first day, and the meet Gin who is the Club leader. He falls for Moka right away, and starts to get the girls to do some tasks such as hanging posters up really high, so he can see up thier skirts, blames Tsukune for peeping. Gin takes Tsukne off for a special assignment and Kurono follows. Turns out Gin took him to peek into the womens change room. And takes a picture and threatens to blackmail Tsukune if he continue to see Moka. Well the girls hear him and he get caught, and beaten and thrown in a room (Kurono beaks him out) >.< Anyway Gin finds Moka alone afterwards that night(Full Moon) and shows her the pics. She has abit of a freak, and Gin makes some fast moves on her. Moka freaks and denyies him, Gin gets annoyed and goes all Gauru on her, and says basically that he will rape her. Tsukune and Kurono show up in time to save her, and He runs to Moka to get in the way which brings the wrath of Gin on him, he trips Tsukune up which causes him to fall, and grab the rosary..... So anyway that turns out to be the first issue of the newspaper which is clearing Tsukune's name and getting Gin in shit.

Which ends volume one >.< I'll post the next one later. Also is there a better way you want me to post it like maybe PM or something? just lemme know :)

[darkninja0200]

yep that about covers it.... Plus I think that's 3 volumes. But that is pretty accurate.

[Ohbad-Hai]

it was all classed as vol.1 on the site :S

[darkninja0200]

yeah thats 2 or 3 because he didn't come in until after Kurumu

[Livlaffluv]

OMG, sorry... I was gone on a surprise vacation (went to the lake) for the whole weekend. >O<

Anyways, I'm back! The first volume looks easy... I can do that. Moka has like two dif personalities, eh? Her vampire form is different then her weaker human type form.

[Higurashi]

lol. Hey Higurashi (I will be calling you Hig for now on :3) I like you so I am going to add you as a partner XD

I am also a fan of Science Fiction so we can use your idea (zombie survival.) I think I would like to have another partner, though... That way if one partner is offline, there's a possibility that there will be another person still on. Woot!

Anyways, what were your thoughts on zombie survival? I will listen to any ideas! :)

What I meant is something along the lines of the Game Borderlands. Sorta like there was a nuclear apocalypse and now the few survivors have to fight to live in the desert.

[Ohbad-Hai]

Hmmm

[Livlaffluv]

I came up with an idea... Do any of you heard of the animation Avatar? I have been thinking of making an RP something like that. The storyline won't be at ALL the same, I will just be using some of the ideas.

Anyone think it's a good idea? I will be posting more info on it later.

[Higurashi]

Um.... sure, why not? I wanna be a firebender!

[Livlaffluv]

OK, you can :P

Let me think about it for a little while longer and I'll post up some more ideas. :)

[Livlaffluv]

Well, here is a short explanation of the three seasons of "Avatar." We aren't going to use this storyline, but it will tell you a bit of what to expect I guess. So here it is:

Season One (Book One: Water)
One hundred years before the start of the series, a 12-year-old airbender named Aang learns he is the new Avatar. Fearful of the heavy responsibilities of being the Avatar, coupled with the coming separation from his beloved mentor Monk Gyatso (to complete his training), Aang flees from home on his animal guide, a flying bison called Appa. Caught by a fierce storm, they crash into the ocean, and Aang's protective Avatar State freezes them in a state of suspended animation inside an iceberg. Right after his disappearance, the Fire Nation launches a genocidal campaign on the Air Nomads. The current Fire Lord Sozin does this because, after killing the Avatar Roku, who was native to the Fire Nation, and who was the Avatar before Aang, he realizes the next one will come from the Air Nomads according to the Avatar cycle. This way he can ensure that the next Avatar will not try to foil his plots for world domination just as the last one of his kind. Aang becomes unfrozen by a young water-bending girl named Katara, and her older warrior brother, Sokka. The three travel to the north pole so Aang, and Katara can learn waterbending.

Season Two (Book Two: Earth)
After leaving the North Pole, Aang finishes mastering Waterbending under the instruction of Katara, who has mastered the element faster than he has. Aang and friends travel to the Earth Kingdom of Omashu to master Earthbending. Their initial plan is to learn under Bumi, king of the Earth Kingdom city of Omashu, but they discover that he and Omashu have been captured by the Fire Nation and Bumi is waiting for the right time to strike. Searching for a new Earthbending teacher, the group meets Toph, a blind Earthbending prodigy who becomes Aang's second teacher and teaches him, amongst other things, her unique ability to use earthbending to "see" vibrations with her feet. After discovering a hidden ancient library, the heroes discover information about an upcoming solar eclipse which would deprive the Firebenders of their bending and open to invasion, giving Aang his chance to defeat the Firelord. They struggle to reach the Earth King with this vital information, but are detoured by Appa's kidnapping. Azula, Zuko's sister, and her two friends Mai and Ty Lee chase the group as they struggle to reach Ba Sing Se, the Earth Kingdom capital. By capturing and then impersonating the Kyoshi Warriors, Azula engineers a plan to munipulate a secret group of earthbenders called the Dai Li to instigate a coup d'état that allows the Fire Nation to take complete control over Ba Sing Se and deal a fatal defeat to the Earth Kingdom, and destroys any hope of the Earth Kingdom staging a large-scale invasion of the Fire Nation. In a final confrontation, Azula kills the Avatar using lightning while Aang is in the Avatar state. By a last minute betrayal by Iroh, Katara is able to escape with Aang's body. Thinking the Avatar is killed, the world begins to believes there is no hope left. In reality, the Avatar has been revived by Katara using water she had received from their water bending master which contains special properties that help with her natural water bending healing powers.

Zuko deals with internal conflict as he and Iroh defect from the Fire Nation after his father orders his capture and imprisonment for his failures, settle in the Earth Kingdom, and disguise themselves as refugees and eventually end up opening a successful tea shop called "The Jasmine Dragon" in Ba Sing Se. After a brief period of reformation, Zuko again rejoins the Fire Nation when he helps Azula defeat Aang. As a reward, his exile is ended and he is allowed to return back to the Fire nation as a re-instated prince.

In the season finale, while captured by bounty hunters sent by the Bei Fong family to return Toph to her home, the "Blind Bandit" uses her earthbending skills to "see" the particles of refined earth that make metal and becomes the world's first "metal bender," a feat previously thought to be impossible.

Season Three (Book Three: Fire)
Ba Sing Se has fallen, and Aang is critically injured. He awakes to find his group on a Fire Nation ship disguised in similar regalia.

Sokka has planned a small-scale invasion of the Fire Nation to simply capture the Fire Lord's palace and defeat Firelord Lord Ozai, making use of their previous plan to take advantage of a soon-approaching solar eclipse which will render Firebending impossible for eight minutes. However, instead of the Earth Kingdom army and navy, the invasion will be staged by a ragtag group of benders and warriors who became allies of the Avatar along his journeys in Books 1 and 2. Aang and his group then infiltrate the Fire Nation and travel to the rendezvous point for the invasion force. Also, Aang starts to have nightmares about meeting the firelord.

The invasion proceeds as planned with the group defeating much of the defenses and capturing the area around the palace, but Aang finds that the palace had been evacuated beforehand and the fire nation had foreknowledge of the invasion; the royal family has taken refuge in a nearby bunker under a volcano and prepared an air fleet in a surprise counter-maneuver. Aang never finds Firelord Ozai, but Zuko does, and uses the eclipse as his chance to confront his father and proclaim his decision to join the Avatar. As the group realizes they have failed in their main objective, they abandon the captured Fire Nation capital and make a desperate effort to reach their ships to escape. However, the pursuing air fleet destroys the protagonist party's ships. Now, only Aang's sky bison Appa can provide a means of escape, and Aang retreats with the children aboard Appa while the adults stay behind and are taken captive.

Zuko catches up with Aang at the Western Air Temple and offers to teach Aang firebending, to complete his training as an Avatar and master all four elements. After a brief conflict, he is allowed to join the group. The two travel to unlock the firebending secrets of the original firebenders, the "Sun Warriors". He and Sokka also plan an infiltration of Boiling Rock, a prison surrounded by boiling water where high ranking prisoners of war are kept. They find Sokka's father and Suki, the leader of the Kyoshi Warriors and Sokka's former love interest, but Zuko is quickly discovered and Azula comes to question him, accompanied by Mai and Ty Lee. Both girls eventually aid Zuko and Sokka in escaping the prison, betraying Azula in the process. Enraged, Azula demands their imprisonment and begins to slip into paranoia and insanity at the loss of her most trusted confidants and the later misguiding of her own father, the Fire Lord.

After regrouping, Sokka tries to create a new battle plan to defeat the fire lord before he can make use of the approaching Sozin's comet to empower himself and his armies (the worst case scenario the avatar had been trying to prevent since Book 1), but peace-loving Aang refuses when they ask him to kill Firelord Ozai. In his confusion, he is drawn to a mysterious island and meditates on other ways to defeat Ozai by calling on the spirits of other past Avatars for advice. Each Avatar advises him to destroy Ozai, and Aang is reluctantly resigned to killing him until he discovers that the island is really an ancient, giant, wise "lion-turtle." Aang asks it for advice, and the Lion-Turtle teaches him the ancient art of Energybending as a way to avoid killing Ozai.

On the day of Sozin's Comet, Firelord Ozai, now the self-proclaimed "Phoenix King" harnesses the comet's power to start a genocidal campaign to finally annihilate the remains of the other nations. Aang's friends (Aang is still missing from his trip to the mysterious island) set off to face him, Azula (soon to be crowned the new Fire Lord), and the entire Fire Nation army. Zuko and Katara go to face Azula just moments before her coronation, so that he can usurp the throne in her stead; Sokka, Suki and Toph sabotage the air fleet; and the Order of the White Lotus fights to reclaim Ba Sing Se from the Fire Nation. Aang returns just in time to take on Phoenix King Ozai. Finally reclaiming his ability to enter the Avatar State, Aang almost kills Ozai before restraining himself and instead calls upon the lost art of Energybending to remove Ozai's bending abilities altogether. The war is over, Zuko is crowned Fire Lord, and alongside Aang, he ends the war and promises to bring harmony to the entire world. the season ends with a cliffhanger as Fire Lord Zuko visits his father in prison and demands to know the location of his mother right before the whole group is together for tea in Iroh's teashop in Ba Sing Se.

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Here's a bit about the "elements." :

Avatar draws on the four classical elements common to most ancient philosophies (rather than the five classical Chinese elements) for its bending arts: Water, Earth, Fire and Air. Although each has its own variation, most ancient philosophies incorporate these four elements in some way: examples include the classical Hindu, Buddhist, and Greek elemental traditions.

.:. Water (Chinese: 水; pinyin: shui) is associated with benevolence and adaptivity (Chinese: 善; pinyin: shan).
.:. Earth (Chinese: 土; pinyin: tu) is associated with strength and stability (Chinese: 強; pinyin: qiang).
.:. Fire (Chinese: 火; pinyin: huo) is associated with intensity and passion (Chinese: 烈; pinyin: lie).
.:. Air (Chinese: 气; pinyin: qi) is associated with peace and harmony (Chinese: 和; pinyin: he).

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Here's a bit about the "fighting styles" :

The fighting choreography of the show draws from martial arts; the fighting styles and weaponry are based on Chinese martial arts, with each bending art corresponding to a certain real-world style. The creators referred to Ba Gua for Airbending, Hung Gar for Earthbending, Northern Shaolin for Firebending, and Tai Chi for Waterbending. The series employed Sifu Kisu of the Harmonious Fist Chinese Athletic Association as a martial arts consultant.

Each fighting style was chosen to represent the element it projected:

Tai Chi focuses on alignment, body structure, breath, and visualization. This technique is the foundation of "Waterbending" in the series.
Hung Gar was chosen for its firmly rooted stances and powerful strikes to present the solid nature of earth. This martial art is the basis of "Earthbending" in the series.
Northern Shaolin Kung Fu uses strong arm and leg movements. This technique is the foundation of "Firebending" in the series.
Ba Gua uses dynamic circular movements and quick directional changes. This technique uses centripetal force to generate power, and uses nearly constant circular movement to create angles between the combatants. This martial art is the basis of "Airbending" in the series.
The only exception to this is Toph, who can be seen practicing a Chu Gar Southern Praying Mantis style. Its distinguishing movements and unique footwork give her the ability to overcome her blindness and defeat more muscular Masters of Earthbending. It also makes sense when one considers she is mostly self-taught.

The Martial Arts of Avatar:

Firebending
Style: Northern Shaolin

Description: Northern Shaolin is an external style based on extending the body and long, aggressive techniques that explode and drive through the opponent. Northern Shaolin dates back to the year 527, and is the origin of many martial arts. Many of Shaolin`s movements come from nature, utilizing the behaviors of various animals and the five Chinese elements, wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. Shaolin teaches students use their energy to penetrate their opponents, sending it forward for thousands of miles.

Northern Shoalin fits the art of firebending because, like fire, it is aggressive, expanding, and extravagant.

Waterbending
Style: Tai Chi

Description: The Waterbenders use Tai Chi, an internal style that focuses on the control of energy. It is a very soft, gentle and flowing, but devastating when mastered. Tai Chi students learn to use little strength to defend themselves. With Tai Chi, the practitioner creates circles to pass by attacking energy and issues their own energy outward. While being used for combat, Tai Chi also serves as therapy for the purpose of health and longevity. "Tai Chi" literally translates into "Incredible Energy," and it earns its title.

Being an art of both healing and combat, Tai Chi is the perfect match for waterbending.

Earthbending
Style: Hung Gar

Description: The Earth Kingdom utilizes the Hung Gar system, a mix of the Tiger and Crane animal styles. This style uses deep, low stances, such as the hose stance, and strong hand techniques. Hung Gar is one of the more external styles, but also practices some internal movement. Emphasis is put on having firm, solid stances. The more connected to the Earth one is, the more power they will have. The Chinese character "Hung" is a family name which means "to stand firm and tall with integrity."

With a focus on strong, balanced stances and powerful strikes, Hung Gar is an earthbender`s best weapon..

Airbending
Style: Ba Gua Zhang

Description: An internal style like Tai Chi, Ba Gua is based around the eight trigrams of the Yijing. "Baguazhang" translates into "eight trigram palm." These can refer to the eight animals which Ba Gua movements are based on; Lion, Snake, Bear, Dragon, Phoenix, Rooster, Qilin, and Monkey. `Circle walking` is used to train stance and movement. This teaches the practitioner how to move and change direction without pausing or losing momentum, as well as staying behind the opponent`s back. The tactics used are outflanking and outmaneuvering. The inverse of Tai Chi, Ba Gua surrounds the opponent and delivers energy inward.

The Ba Gua style of kung fu is what helps our favorite Avatar Aang fight the forces of the Fire Nation. Using its array of circular, whirlwind motions, Aang is able to defend himself and his friends.


Toph
Style: Southern Praying Mantis

Description: Southern Praying Mantis is a close range style that focuses the arms while keeping leg work to a minimum, using low and short range kicks. Like Hung Gar, Southern Praying Mantis originates from southern China. Practitioners strengthen the arms and keep them extended in order to reduce the recoil needed to gather energy for the next strike. This style was inspired by a mantis defeating a bird, and is apparent by the footwork that Southern Praying Mantis utilizes.

Southern Praying Mantis is a unique martial art and is the basis for Toph`s unique style of earthbending.

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Here is a list of the characters... I have posted this so you can make characters much like these:

.:. Aang is the fun-loving, 112-year-old protagonist of the series, but was frozen in an iceberg with his flying bison, Appa, for 100 years. He is the current incarnation of the Avatar, the spirit of the planet in human form. Aang is a reluctant hero, who would prefer adventure over his duty as the Avatar and making friends over fighting the Fire Nation.

.:. Katara is a powerful, 14-year-old Waterbender of the Southern Water Tribe. Katara and her brother, Sokka, discover and free Aang from the iceberg in which he had been trapped. With her brother Sokka, she accompanies Aang on his quest to defeat the Fire Lord, and eventually becomes his Waterbending teacher. Katara is also one of the only waterbenders that have the ability to bloodbend which allows her to control any person by bending the water inside the blood although she is reluctant to use the ability. In the original unaired pilot episode, Katara's name was Kya; this later is stated to be her mother's name.

.:. Sokka is a 16-year-old warrior of the Southern Water Tribe. With his sister, Katara, he accompanies Aang on his quest to defeat the Fire Lord. The joker of the group, Sokka describes himself as "meat-loving" and "sarcastic". Unlike his companions, Sokka does not have any bending ability, but the series, though it often makes him the victim of comedy at his expense, frequently grants him opportunities to use his ingenuity and weapons, including his trusty boomerang and a sword he forged from a meteorite.

.:. Toph Bei Fong is a 12-year-old blind tough Earthbender that appears in the second season of the show. Not long after meeting Aang and his friends, she leaves her wealthy family and comfortable home to join Aang on his quest, with a plan to teach him Earthbending. Though blind, Toph "sees" by feeling the vibrations in the ground through her feet. She is the only Earthbender seen in the show to learn to bend metal and is considered one of the most powerful Earthbenders.

.:. Zuko is the 16-year-old exiled prince of the Fire Nation and original antagonist of the series. Due to events in Zuko's past, his father, Fire Lord Ozai, deems him a complete failure, and Zuko feels he must capture the Avatar to regain his honor. Over time, Zuko struggles to deal with his anger, self-pity, and familial relationships; meanwhile, he grows sympathetic to the peoples his nation has terrorized. In season three, he defects from the Fire Nation, and joins Aang and the team in order to teach Aang Firebending. At the end of the series, he is crowned ruler of the Fire Nation.

.:. Azula is the manipulative 14-year-old princess of the Fire Nation. She is Zuko's younger sister and one of the major antagonists of the series. Azula is a Firebending prodigy and is one of the few living Firebenders capable of casting lightning. She has no qualms about bullying and threatening her relatives or friends, reserving any familial loyalty for her father.

.:. Iroh is a retired Fire Nation general, known as the Dragon of the West, and Prince Zuko's uncle and mentor. Iroh was the original heir to the Fire Nation throne until his brother usurped the throne after Fire Lord Azulon's death. On the surface, Iroh is a cheerful, kind, and optimistically eccentric old man, but he still remains a powerful warrior and a devoted surrogate parent to Zuko. Iroh is a Grand Master of the Order of the White Lotus, a secret society of men from all nations and helps retake Ba Sing Se during the series finale. Unlike most Firebenders, Iroh does not use fury as the source of his strength; instead he uses the original Firebending skills learned from the Dragons.

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I am making a character half Toph Bei Fong and half Katara... I like both of them and will be making a character a bit like both of them. :)

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***I got ALL of the above information from wikipedia.org***

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Dam I wish we had started something sooner cuz in 6 days I'll be at my grandma's ><

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Yeah, sorry about that surprise vacay... We can still start Rosario+Vampire!

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nah it'd be too late for that >< we'd have to wait until I got back

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There are many creatures seen in "Avatar" that I would like to use in the RP... Here they are :

1. Wolf Bat
Affiliation: Earth

Location Sighted: The Cave of Two Lovers in the episode of the same name.

Description: A furry brown creature with the body similar to that of a wolf, a bat-like face, and leathery bat wings that fold up under its front two legs.

Real world Connection: The Wolfbat is pretty much exactly what its name indicates: a fusion between a wolf and a bat. Its body is for the most part exactly like that of a wolf, except for the bat wings under its front legs and its rather ugly bat face. It is unclear whether the Wolfbat uses sonar to determine the locations of its prey or if it can see like a wolf

2. Winged Lemur
Affiliation: Air

Location Sighted: Before the war, these creatures could be found in abundance in the Southern Air Temple and, presumably, in the other air temples as well. Their numbers are currently lessened, but they still inhabit the air temples. Momo, Aang's winged lemur, travels with

Description: The winged lemur is a small, lightweight creature with special wings attached to its arms to allow flight. Its fur is mostly white with some select black stripes and a black face, which has two proportionately large green eyes. Two very wide and large ears on its head give it fantastic hearing and, being so lightweight, it is very quick and difficult to catch. The lemur seems to have a very acute sense of smell as it is able to detect food from a distance and is not above taking it directly out of the hands of any person who might be holding it at the time. It would appear Air Nomads used to keep these creatures as pets.

Real world Connection: Real-world lemurs are very similar in appearance to the winged lemur with the same basic body shape, color, and face. Real lemurs also share the same type of terrific smell. The other half of the winged lemur's anatomy appears to be bat-like. Bats possess the same large ears that they use for hearing their own screeches, which echo off walls. This gives them their bearings and is called echo-location. The winged lemur's wings are very similar to those of bats, as well, except the lemur uses them to glide rather than flap about erratically as a bat would.

3. Vulture Griffin
Affiliation: Air

Location Sighted: Seen as a circus animal in Ty Lee's circus.

Description: The vulture griffin is a large bird that has the head and wings of a vulture and the body of a lion. It's head and neck have no feathers. The wings and upper body have black feathers and it has a ring of white feathers around the base of its neck. Its feet and underbody are that of a lion, with tawny colored fur.

Real world Connection: As its name implies, this creature seems to be a combination of a vulture and the mythical griffin. Vultures are large scavenger birds that are distinguised by their bald heads. These birds live on every continent except Antarctica. In popular culture vultures represent death and are often depicted as circling over the heads of those fated soon to die. Griffins are mythical creatures that have the the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle. Mentioned extensively by Greek and Roman writers, the griffin was allegedly a creature of tremendous power and guarded great treasures.

4. Unagi
Affiliation: Water

Location Sighted: The bay of Kyoshi Island.

Description: The unagi is an enormous sea serpent that lurks in the bay of Kyoshi Island. Its body, easily several hundred feet in length, is a very dark brown and does not have scales. Sharp spikes line the back of its body from head to tail. The unagi has bright green eyes and a mouth full of sharp, interlocking teeth. A large fin protrudes from the top of its head and appears to be made of approximately seven hollow bone-like structures with connective webbing. The unagi can expand and contract this fin. Below that, on either side of its head, are four bright yellow stripes, possibly its gills. The unagi also has two very long barbels, which Aang can be seen hanging from in "The Warriors of Kyoshi." The unagi's primary food source seems to be the elephant koi which also inhabit the bay of Kyoshi Island.

Real world Connection: "Unagi" is the Japanese word for freshwater eels. Grilled unagi is a delicacy in Japanese cooking, and the meat--prized for its protein, calcium and vitamins--is traditionally eaten during the hottest months of the year. The Avatar unagi is named for the eel and its long serpentine body is its primary connection with that animal.

The sheer size of the unagi and its carnivorous diet hearken back to the plesiosaurs of the Triassic period and the Ichthyosaurs of the Mesozoic era. In many ways, however, the creature has more in common physically with catfish. Catfish, like the unagi, do not have scales on their bodies. They are distinguished by a rather narrow, pointed head and the presence of barbels. Barbels are slender, whisker-like tactile organs near the mouth which contain the fish's taste buds. The barbels are used by catfish to sense food in dark and murky water.

5. Turtle Seal
Affiliation: Water

Location Sighted: Turtle seals have been seen in great numbers near the Northern Water Tribe city. They fish the coastal waters and take shelter in the many rock caves found among the cliffs and glaciers.

Description: The turtle seal is green with a hard shell around its midsection and four flippers that allow it to swim well in cold water. The creature has a long, sleek neck and head and its face is characterized by small black eyes, small ears, and whiskers. They are social creatures that live in herds and make loud barking noises.

Real world Connection: Turtles are ancient reptiles that have been around since the Triassic period and there are two to three hundred species of turtles in existence today. It is difficult, therefore, to connect the ones seen in the show to a specific species of turtle since the audience has only seen the animals at night. All turtles, however, have a shell that acts as natural body armor to protect them from predators; when threatened the turtle can draw its head and limbs inside the tough casing and away from danger.

Since the seals in Avatar have ears, the closest real world connection is to fur seals (otariidae) rather than to true seals (phocidae), though it is difficult to tell whether turtle seals have any fur or not. Fur seals are aquatic mammals with various subspecies all over the world. Although their limbs have evolved into flippers, they nevertheless retain the ability to walk on land.

6. Turtle Duck
Affiliation: Earth

Location Sighted: The garden pond in the Fire Lord's palace

Description: This creature has the head, neck, webbed feet and tail of a duck, but the body and shell of a turtle. Its neck, tail and most of its head are light brown or beige in color. A dark brown stripe runs from its beak back over its head. Its shell is dark green and its scaly underside is light green or off white.

Real world Connection: As the name implies, this animal is a cross between a duck and a turtle. "Duck" is a catch all term for the common fowl of the Anatidae family, which includes geese and swans. Ducks are aquatic birds that can be found both in salt and fresh water. They are characterized by webbed feet, bills, and water-repellent feathers. Special oils in the duck's skin cause water to bead off its feathers without getting them wet. Ducks are well adapted for foraging. They spend most of their lives floating on the surface of small bodies of water looking for fish and insects to eat. They lay their eggs and raise their young on land. They consume insects and grasses when out of the water.

Turtles are ancient reptiles that have been around since the Triassic period and there are two to three hundred species of turtles in existence today. All turtles have a shell that acts as natural body armor to protect them from predators; when threatened the turtle can draw its head and limbs inside the tough casing and away from danger.

7. Tiger Seal
Affiliation: Water

Location Sighted: South Pole

Description: The facial features of tigerseals are predominantly feline, with cat-like ears, snout, and whiskers. The rest of the animal resembles a seal, with flippers, a sleek body, and tail. Adult tigerseals appear to be approximately five to six feet in length and are gray with a pattern of black stripes. Tigerseal pups have the same markings as their parents, but appear to be only about two to three feet in length.

Real world Connection: Tiger seals appear to be a straightforward cross of a tiger and a seal. Tigers are the largest and most powerful of all living cats. They are predatory carnivores and hunt alone. Of the large cats, only the tiger and the jaguar are swimmers. The pattern of a tiger's stripes is unique to each animal and is actually imprinted on their skin. Tigers rely on their stripes for camouflage in the jungle; it's possible the tigerseal stripe patterns serve a similar purpose.

Seals are known as pinnipeds, "fin-foots" or, literally, "winged foots." Seals have large flippers as forelimbs and their bodies are streamlined, narrowing into a substantial tail. Since tigerseals have ears, they would best be classified as fur seals; true seals do not have ears. The tigerseals are seen in "The Boy in the Iceberg" and appear for only a few seconds after Katara frees Aang. The adult tigerseals begin to bark or bray in unison as if heralding the Avatar's return to the world, sounding very similar to normal seals as they do so.

8. Spirit Wolf
Affiliation: Spirit

Location Sighted: Walking behind Koh's tree in the spirit world.

Description: This creature is an enormous, furry, four legged animal that is largely canine in appearance. It has a black nose and brown fur over most of its body, except for a patch of light brown or beige fur around each of its eyes. It is unknown whether this spirit is intelligent or not.

Real world Connection: Wolves are carnivorous, four legged mammals native to the northern hemisphere who share common ancestry with the domestic dog. Their size and weight tend to increase the further north one travels. Wolves are social animals and live in packs that adhere to a strict social hierarchy that is dominated by an alpha male and female.

9. Spirit Koi
Affiliation: Spirit

Location Sighted: The oasis in the center of the Northern Water Tribe city.

Description: The two koi fish are a healthy two or three feet in length. The black koi has a single white spot on its head while the white koi has a single black spot.

Real world Connection: Koi are a domesticated, very colorful variety of the common carp, and are closely related to the goldfish. Around 200 years ago, the Japanese noticed the beautiful color patterns on some of the carp and bred them for these markings. Koi come in many different colors, including red, orange, yellow, white, silver, and black, and they are bred for certain markings and color patterns. Color patterns are very specific for Japanese koi, though the forms both closely resemble the tancho kohaku variety of koi fish, which is a white fish with a single red spot on its head.

Unlike the elephant koi, these fish appear to be normally sized and colored. The koi forms of the two spirits are probably very old, and it is believed that koi are capable of living for more than a century as long as they are healthy and protected from predators.

10. Spirit Crane
Affiliation: Spirit

Location Sighted: Soaring through the Spirit World

Description: An enormous white bird with tufts of spiky feathers atop its head. It has long legs and a very long, thin neck, which is outstretched as it flies.

Real world Connection: Although the spirit crane very closely resembles the snowy egret or the white heron in appearance, it does not fly with its neck pulled back as these species do. Crane species are water birds that live in wetlands, eating small fish, insects, amphibians, and certain plants. In Japanese mythology, cranes are symbols of longevity, and in China they are considered mystical creatures. "Heavenly cranes" or "blessed cranes" in this tradition were often messengers of wisdom and were said to carry Taoist sages back and forth between heavenly realms on their backs. It is no wonder we see this animal in the Spirit World.

11. Shirshu
Affiliation: Earth

Location Sighted: The mount of the bounty hunter, Jun, seen in "Bato of the Water Tribe."

Description: The shirshu is a huge mammalian monster with a wolf or dog-like head that lacks eyes. It instead relies exclusively on smell for navigation, and the animal's face is dominated by a large snout that ends in a collection of small tentacles that it uses to "see by smell." For this reason, the shirshu is a superior tracker. It also has a long, whip-like tongue with barbs at the end; the barbs secrete a venom that paralyzes the animal's victim. Almost as large as Appa, the shirshu is nevertheless extremely fast and agile.

Real world Connection: There are no strong real world parallels to the shirshu. Bloodhounds and other tracking dogs have been used since at least the sixteenth century to track people, but all of these have eyes and do not "see by smelling." The closest relationship the shirshu has would be to the star-nosed mole. 1 Functionally blind, this animal's highly sensitive nasal tentacles, called Eimer's organs, give it an extraordinary sense of smell that can help it find food sources underground.

Also, nature is replete with examples of creatures that paralyze their victims before consuming or laying their eggs on them, including the tarantula hawk wasp and many snake species.

12. Sea Lion
Affiliation: Water

Location Sighted: On the waters near Ember Island.

Description: A large and strong animal, the sea lion is used in the Fire Nation to pull on engine-less and sail-less boats. Its skin is pinkish-brown, with a tan underside. It has small ears and small eyes, a large nose and a somewhat portly snout, with short whiskers coming off the sides of its cheeks. It is unknown if the animal has legs or fins.

Real world Connection: Sea lions are marine mammals. They are distinguished from seals in that sea lions have small ear flaps and seals do not. Sea lions have long flippers to swim, and they are capable of using all four of their flippers to 'walk' on land. Sea lions have long whiskers on their jowls which are sensitive to movement, thus helping the animal find food (fish, squid, etc) in the dark depths of the ocean by sensing when something has swam by. Sea lions can make loud noises such as barking, honking and roaring, and these are especially loud in males during mating season.

13. Screaming Bird
Affiliation: Air

Location Sighted: The Earth Kingdom swamp

Description: The screaming bird has mottled gray and whitish feathers that appear to be puffed up all around its body. The white feathers are on the tips of its wings and cheeks. Its eyes and beak are almost hidden by its pudgy face; the eyes especially appear beady and dark beneath its head feathers. Its beak is very tiny when closed; when open, it can spread very wide to emit a loud shriek that sounds like a woman screaming.

Real world Connection: The screaming bird doesn't appear to have very solid real world connections. There is bird family called screamers, and though they do have loud screaming calls, these are closely related to ducks and are far too large to be compared to the Avatar bird. The screaming bird does appear to physically have ruffled, or puffed up, feathers; this is a defense mechanism for birds in the wild, who fluff their feathers up when threatened in order to appear larger than they actually are.

It's also possible that the screaming bird and its pudgy face may be a very subtle nod at Alfred Hitchcock and his classic horror movie, The Birds.

14. Saber-Toothed Mooselion
Affiliation: Earth

Location Sighted: The campsite in the Earth Kingdom seen in "Bitter Work"

Description: The saber-toothed mooselion stands at least ten feet tall, with brown fur, a long muzzle, and palm-shaped antlers on its head. Its body and tail are feline in appearance, and its two enlarged upper fangs extend past its lower jaw. The mooselion also has large clawed paws.

Cubs are very small (less than two feet in length) and are difficult to classify until their horns and fangs grow in. They vaguely resemble a light brown hippo with a stubby tail.

Real world Connection: The saber-toothed mooselion is a clear cut mix of a moose and the prehistoric saber-toothed cat (or Smilodon). The moose is the largest member of the deer family. They are only called "moose" in North America; in Europe they are called "elk." Only males grow antler racks, and the shape of the Avatar animal resembles the common North American species of moose than any European counterparts.

The saber-toothed tiger is a member of the cat family that lived in the Americas from 3 million to 10,000 years ago. The term Smilodon means "knife tooth" and this species of cat was approximately the size of a lion. The Avatar animal appears to share its feline form and large fangs, although the Smilodon's tail was short rather than long. The long tail of the saber-toothed mooselion appears to be that of a lion, rather than the Smilodon.

15. Rabbaroo
Affiliation: Earth

Location Sighted: The zoo in Ba-Sing-Se.

Description: The rabbaroo has the face and long floppy ears of a rabbit. It has the body of a kangaroo, including a pouch. It stands nearly as tall as a grown man. The rabbaroo's head, including ears and neck is brown, but it's muzzle is beige. It's upper torso, forelimbs are beige colored but it's hands are brown (the coloration pattern resemles a jacket). Its belly and the underside of its tail are beige. It's hind legs and tail are brown. According to the Ba-Sing-Se zookeeper they enjoy hopping in large fields. They also appear to have a taste for cabbage. The rabbaroo featured in Aang's Tale was carrying three "joeys" in her pouch.

Real world Connection: The rabbaroo has the head of a rabbit. Rabbits are small herbvivorous mammals native to Eurasia and found as pets throughout the world. Domesticated rabbits are descended from the European rabbit (oryctolagus cuniculus). Wild rabbits have grayish brown coats with light gray underparts. They prefer to live in small groups in complex barrow systems (warrens). They are generalized herbivors, eating grasses, leaves, tree bark, and a variety of garden vegetables. Rabbits are notorious for their reproductive capacity. They can breed year-round and have a short reprocuctive cycle. In this respect the rabbaroo appears to resemble the rabbit more than the kangaroo: the female featured was carrying three young in her pouch, whereas in a female kanguroo's pouch only one joey would be visible at a time.

Kangaroos are marsupial mammals found only in the Australian continent, New Guniea, and some near by islands. Of the extant kangaroo species, the Red Kangaroo (macropus rufus) is the largest, with the male standing 1.8 meters tall. Kangaroos have robust hind-limbs and thick muscular tails, used as a counter-balance when standing or jumping - their prefered mode of locomotion. They prefer open dry plains, with scattered shade trees. Red kangaroos roam in "mobs" averaging 10 individuals, mostly related females and their young, plus one or several males. They rest in the shade during the day and become active in the night and twilight periods. Most of their active time is spent grazing. Their diet consists mainly of grasses and flowering plants.

Although not nearly as prolific as a rabbit, the red Kangaroo performs its own reproductive feats: The female red kengaroo can at one time care after 3 young in three stages of development: While her oldest and semi-independent joey is still returning to nurse, she is already carrying a new joey in her pouch and a fertilized egg in her uterus.

16. Purple Pentapus
Affiliation: Water

Location Sighted: The secret sewer passage leading into Omashu.

Description: Tiny purple octopus-like creatures with five small tentacles as well as eyes and a bright purple head section. It is roughly the size of a human fist and though it latches onto targets, it is apparently harmless. The purple pentapus is tough to remove with brute force, but if one strokes its head it will readily release its grip.

Real world Connection: The purple pentapus resembles an octopus, but on a much smaller scale. Unlike the octopus, the small invertebrate in Avatar only has five arms much like a starfish (penta being the Greek numerical prefix for 'five') rather than eight tentacles. The purple pentapus also appears to attach to its targets like a leech does, using suction from the small suckers on the underneath of its arms to stay connected.

17. Polar Bear
Affiliation: Earth/Water

Location Sighted: As a domesticated animal in Katara and Sokka's village.

Description: This creature is the size of a large dog. It has a pink or reddish nose, rounded ears and three toed paws. Its fur is white except for a black striped pattern that begins at its nose and runs over its forehead and along its back.

Real world Connection: The natural connection for this animal is to the real life polar bear, or white bear, though the fictional creature is much smaller. The real world animal is native to the polar regions of the northern hemisphere and is well adapted to life in that harsh environment. Its fur and blubber protect it from the cold. The polar bear is also one of the worlds largest predators, with adults weighing in over a thousand pounds. Its fur lacks any sort of pigmentation. This makes it appear white which provides it excellent camouflage when hunting for seals, the mainstay of its diet.

18. Platypus Bear
Affiliation: Earth

Location Sighted: The forest near the Earth Kingdom village seen in "The Fortuneteller", the zoo in Ba Sing Se.

Description: The platypus bear is a large, furry animal that has been known to attack humans. Its fur is mostly brown with a shallow white "V" on its chest and a patch of lighter brown around its eyes. The creature has a large bill lined with jagged teeth and a beaver-like tail. Its front paws are padded with claws and it has large, webbed hind feet. The platypus bear is capable of standing upright and also lays eggs rather than giving birth to live young.

Real world Connection: As its name implies, the platypus bear has straightforward connections to real life animals, sharing many characteristics with both namesakes.

One of nature's great oddities, the platypus is a small, nocturnal aquatic mammal native to the rivers of eastern Australia and New Zealand. It is distinguished by its large duck-like bill, webbed feet and beaver-like tail. Unlike ducks, however, the bill of the platypus does not open; it is used only for digging out food and is very sensitive. The animal's actual mouth is located underneath the bill. These animals are one of the few mammals to lay eggs rather than give birth to live young.

Bears are furry mammals that live almost everywhere in the world. There are many species of bear, though the species that appears most connected with the platypus bear is the brown bear. Two of the largest types of bear, the Grizzly and the Kodiak, are part of this species and they can be quite aggressive towards humans. These bears are carnivorous and have large claws that are good for ripping and tearing. Though their claws are not as sharp as many other animals, they possess tremendous strength that make killing their prey easy if they are able to land a solid blow.

Aang and Sokka make a lot of suggestions of how to get the platypus bear to stop its attack, but only a few of them are viable courses of action for real bears and most depend upon the type of bear attacking. Running from any bear species is often a bad idea, as the animal will give chase immediately. Curling up into a fetal position and playing dead is usually the best course of action for stopping any bear attack, as it makes a person appear less threatening and protects the head and chest. If the bear continues attacking after the person plays dead, then making noise and fighting back are the best bets for survival.

19. Ostrich Horse
Affiliation: Earth

Location Sighted: Mounts for Earth Kingdom cavalry.

Description: Ostrich horses are brown, bipedal, bird like creatures approximately ten feet tall. They have two toes facing forward and one facing backward. They have wide flat tails and short, stubby wings that are most likely incapable of flight. Their heads and necks are equine, but their mouths are avian. As domesticated animals used in war, ostriche horses only appear in body armor that covers their head, neck and part of their sides. This makes a positive description of their facial features problematic.

Real world Connection: The ostrich horse as its name indicates is a cross between an ostrich and a horse. The body of the creature seems to resemble the ostrich while its neck and head resemble the horse.

Real life ostriches, native to Africa, are the largest living species of birds. Although flightless, ostriches are excellent runners capable of moving at speeds up to 40 mph. They are social animals that live in small herds and feed on seeds and plants. Males can reach up to 300 pounds and are mostly black in color. Females are smaller and are colored brown or grey. Ostriches have been domesticated in many areas of the world and it is possible for small people to ride them.

Horses are large, cloven-footed mammals that were first domesticated by humans around 5,000 years ago. There are many subspecies of horses that range from the miniature horse that weighs several hundred pounds to the enormous Clydesdale or Draft horse that weighs over 3,000 pounds. Due to the variety of real life horse breeds and the fact that war ostriches are only seen masked, it is impossible to speculate on a specific subspecies connection between the two.

20. Mongoose Dragon
Affiliation: Earth

Location Sighted: The mounts for Azula, Ty Lee, and Mai.

Description: This dark green giant reptile is large enough to be ridden on, approximately fifteen to twenty feet long from snout to tail. It has bright yellow eyes and crests on its head and back that have light green stripe patterns on them. It moves along the ground quickly on its four squatty clawed legs.

Real world Connection: This enormous reptile most closed resembles the green plumed basilisk lizard1. Its markings and raised crests are very similar to those on its giant Avatar counterpart. The green plumed basilisk also has the ability to run short distances on top of water; using its tail for balance, it rears up on its webbed hind legs and runs very fast across. This ability has given the basilisk the nickname "the Jesus Christ Lizard."

21. Messenger Hawk
Affiliation: Air/Fire

Location Sighted: The Fire Nation uses this bird to carry messages to and from bases, troops, and enemies.

Description: A moderately sized bird of prey with dark red or brown feathers all over its body and two long plumes falling from its tail. Its leg feathers are white. In domestic use, it has a canister on its back for transporting message scrolls.

Real world Connection: Birds have been used in the fields of hunting and warfare for many years in real life. Falconry was a favorite past time of nobles in Europe during the Middle Ages and various bird of prey species were used to hunt small game such as rabbits.

The messenger hawk's domestic use, however, is more akin to that of messenger pigeons, especially homing pigeons. Thanks to the pigeon species' flying speed and altitude and its homing ability, homing pigeons were used extensively during the two World Wars to carry important military messages, much like the messenger hawk is in Avatar; however, unlike the hawk, the messenger pigeon can only deliver messages to one specific location, which it has marked mentally as its home. It's a misconception that the bird instinctively always knows where to deliver messages to.

22. Meadow Voles
Affiliation: Earth

Location Sighted: The Earth Kingdom forest near the hot springs where Iroh took a bath in "The Spirit World, Winter Solstice, Part I."

Description: Meadow voles are palm-sized rodents with four stubby legs. They have brown fur and a rat-like tail. As a prey animal, the meadow vole is naturally vigilant and seems to have the ability to detect approaching threats through heightened senses. When alarmed, they hop up and down before ultimately running for safety.

Real world Connection: Commonly referred to as field mice, meadow voles are rodents indigenous to North America. Somewhat similar to its Avatar counterpart, field mice stamp their feet when they feel threatened. They also have a short life span, generally living less than a year, but they make up for it with rapid reproduction.

23. Koalaotters
Affiliation: Water

Location Sighted: Seen in the arctic waters near the Northern Water Tribe city.

Description: The koalaotter is a furry, aquatic mammal who enjoys backstroking through icy waters. The creature has rounded ears, a black nose, and small black eyes. It has large furry ears, four legs and a wide, flat tail. The koalaotter's back and head are light gray while its underbelly is white.

Real world Connection: The face of the koalaotter is taken almost entirely from the koala, a marsupial native to Australia. Often referred to as a "koala bear," the koala is in fact not a member of the bear family, at all; its closest relative is the wombat. The koala is almost exclusively arboreal, spending most of its life in the branches of the eucalyptus trees it feeds upon.

The rest of the koalaotter's body closely resembles a sea otter, though the principal connection to the sea otter seems to be the creature's preference for the backstroke and its playful demeanor. Sea otters have long, weasel like bodies (they are members of the weasel family) that are designed for spending a lot of time in the ocean. Very fine, dense fur covers its body and provides both buoyancy and warmth. They inhabit much of the North Pacific and stick to rocky coastlines where they can hunt for sea urchins and other invertebrates to eat.

Lastly, the koalaotter's wide, flat tail suggests a possible connection to the beaver. Well-known for its habit of building river dams, beavers are large, brown rodents that live in both North America and part of Europe. Their broad, flat tails help them swim efficiently and alert other beavers to potential danger; when startled, they slap the water in warning as they dive.

24. Kimodo Rhinoceros
Affiliation: Fire

Location Sighted: Mounts for Fire Nation cavalry.

Description: This enormous beast is covered in thick, grey skin, which likely serves as natural protection for its body. Three large, curved horns dominate its face, two curving down from its forehead and one curving upward from its snout. The rhino's mouth and jaw structure look somewhat reptilian, but the small ears on either side of its head are mammalian. Its torso resembles that of a rhinoceros, but ends in a long, dinosaur-like tail. The animal's feet are short, muscular, and clawed.

Real world Connection: The kimodo rhinoceros resembles both its namesake and certain ceratopsid dinosaurs. Native to Africa and Asia, the rhinoceros family consists of five species, all large, plant-eating mammals that can be recognized by the large horns above their noses. This horn is not bone; it is keratin, or densely matted hair. The rhino's thick skin is divided into several plates that cover its body and serves as natural armor.

The facial structure, triple horns, and tail of the kimodo rhinoceros also suggest a connection to the ceratopsidae family of dinosaurs that flourished in the late Cretaceous period. These animals were massive, herbivorous reptiles with bony frills behind their head and large horns. Their armor plated torsos ended in long tails and they had four short legs.

Specific connections within this family might include the triceratops and styracosaurus. The former had three horns, but the horn above its nose was much smaller than the two on its forehead. The latter had a single large horn above its nose that resembles the one in the same location on the kimodo rhinoceros. The two large horns above the kimodo rhinoceros' head directly parallel those on the forehead of the triceratops.

25. Hamster
Affiliation: Earth

Location Sighted: The derelict Fire Navy ship in "The Boy in the Iceberg."

Description: Small, furry rodents that have slightly feline facial features. Their fur is white and they have small, flattened tails. They make squealing noises much like hamsters or mice.

Real world Connection: These little creatures seem most connected to real life hamsters and domestic cats. Hamsters are small, four-legged, omnivorous rodents that are often kept as pets. The best connection might be to the Winter White Hamsters, whose fur turns completely white as the days shorten heading into winter.

The domestic cat is a small, furry four-legged mammal of the felidae family. The many different breeds of domestic cat make it nearly impossible to make a direct connection between any particular type and the animal in Avatar.

26. Green Sealguana
Affiliation: Water

Location Sighted: Outlying islands of the Fire Nation.

Description: This creature is a cross between an iguana and a seal. It's head is lizard-like and it has the central row of spines from it's cranium to the tip of it's long tail, typical of the iguana. Its torso is seal shaped, but its long, lizard-like legs end with enlarged, webbed feet.

Real world Connection: The sealguanas may be based on two iguana species. Green iguanas are large herbivorous arboreal lizards found in Central and South America. Although green in color, in their habitat and habits the sealguanas resemble another species more: the Galapagos Islands' marine iguanas. These are semi-aquatic grayish lizards who roost and bask on the island's volcanic-rock cliffs, occasionally diving into the cold waves to feast on algae.

Common Seals occurs along coastlines of the northern hemisphere. They are large (up to 6 feet long) aquatic mammals who spend most of their time in the ocean, in pursuit of fish and other prey. They come on land, usually to the same territorial base, to rest and breed. In the water they are powerful swimmers, streamlined and graceful. On land they galumph about laboriously, due to the diminished flexibility of their hind limbs.

Nick.com states "The call of the sealguana is a melodious sound. Sailors used to believe that the sealguanas were actually beautiful mermaids calling to them. But when they got up close, they saw they were just scaly creatures and killed them for food".

27. Glow Fly
Affiliation: Air

Location Sighted: The Earth Kingdom swamp

Description: A pretty small insect, the glow fly's features are not distinguishable due to the intense luminosity of its light. When it is lit up fully, the bug appears to be much larger than usual.

Real world Connection: The lightning bug (or firefly) is likely the closest real life connection to the glowing bug seen in Avatar. Certain species of adult fireflies are able to emit light using an enzyme inside their abdomens. The flash patterns of light that they blink are used to attract mates. This bioluminescence is generally not as bright as that of the insect seen in Avatar; while the glow fly produced enough light to see by for about a yard around, the light of an adult lightning bug couldn't cover such a broad range.

28. Giant Serpent
Affiliation: Water

Location Sighted: The Serpent's Pass

Description: This gigantic green monster is incredibly fierce and dangerous. It appears to attack any and everything that attempts to pass through the water it inhabits. The body is very long and large with various fins on the back. Its head has large red eyes and a very long mouth which contains a great amount of teeth and an equally long tongue. It has two fins on either side of its face that go outward and appear fan like. It also has two large whiskers, one on either side of the nose. The creature is very similar to the Unagi and may be related.

Real world Connection: The Giant Serpent seems to be inspired by the eastern mythological creatures, Oriental Dragons, or else the Chinese dragon. Unlike the western folk lore, the Oriental Dragon is a long snake like creature with arms and legs. These dragons share the same eyes and whiskers as the Giant Serpent as well as general body shape (minus the legs and arms).

29. Giant Fly
Affiliation: Earth/Air

Location Sighted: This creature was found served as a meal for the people in the Earth Kingdom swamp.

Description: An enormous brown-green insect with tiny translucent wings and red eyes. It appears to have eight legs in total and has a very large thorax compared to the rest of its body.

Real world Connection: This enormous insect resembles the common fruit fly, except that it is the size of a small dog. Relative to the rest of its body, the giant fly's wings are tiny and appear to be far too small to allow it to fly. If it was in fact able to fly when alive then this is a trait it shares the bumblebee, whose wingspan also appears to be too small to allow for flight.

30. Giant Beetle
Affiliation: Earth

Location Sighted: Draft insect seen used by the sand people of the Si Wong Desert.

Description: This creature is a giant insect with a large green shell that serves as its body. It has small black eyes and, like all insects, it has six legs. These creatures have been domesticated and are used like oxen to pull large, heavy loads.

Real world Connection: Beetles are one of the most successful orders of life in the world and have literally millions of distinct species. This variety makes it virtually impossible to establish a direct connection between the beetle seen on the show and any particular species. Beetles do, however, share some common characteristics. All beetles have a hard exoskeleton or shell that covers their abdomen and can open to reveal a set of wings. Not all beetles are able to fly, though, and some beetles have even lost the inner wings altogether. These insects also play a vital role in the food chain as they mostly feed on decaying organic matter.

31. Flying Boar
Affiliation: Air (or spirit?)

Location Sighted: Sighted in Aang's vision in the Earth Kingdom swamp.

Description: A white boar with large wings attached to its back.

Real world Connection: The flying boar seen in the swamp resembles a trademark symbol of John Steinbeck's, the pigasus1. A pun on the mythological Pegasus, or flying horse, Steinbeck often signed his name accompanied by a drawing of the winged pig, and eventually added a Latin motto to it which means "to the stars on the wings of a pig." The pigasus symbolizes aspiration.

The flying pig in Avatar may also be a visual form of the term "when pigs fly," an idiom that means something will never happen. Since it would appear pigs do in fact fly in the world of Avatar, it can be deduced that anything is possible there.

32. Flying Bison
Affiliation: Air

Location Sighted: Aang's animal guide, Appa, is the only flying bison we have seen alive in present day. He transports Aang and his friends from one location to the next on their journey.

Description: The flying bison is a huge, two-ton, fluffy beast with six pawed legs and a large, broad, beaver-like tail. Two curved horns protrude out of its head and it has big, dark eyes. The flying bison's body is large enough that a platform can be harnessed to its back for groups of people to sit in. Traditionally an Air Nomad animal, it has the ability to fly and maneuver in the air. It can also use its large tail to create powerful gusts of air to blow back enemies. It has an airbender arrow on its forehead, as well, though it is currently unknown if this is a natural marking or if the airbenders branded them in some way.

Real world Connection: The real life bison shares a similar history to the flying bison in that they were a very abundant species until foreigners came and hunted them down, reducing their numbers to near extinction. Real world bison share the same horns and fluffy exterior, though their tails are small and they have four legs with hooves instead of six legs with paws. The other half of the flying bison appears to be beaver-like in appearance. Beavers share the same type of tail and have similar noses, only not as wide.

33. Elephant Rat
Affiliation: Earth

Location Sighted: The jailhouse courtyard in the town of Chin, and in the Fire Nation jail where Hama was imprisoned.

Description: This little rodent has black fur on its entire body except its tail and inner ears, where it has no fur, and around its eyes where it has patches of white fur. Its most distinguishing feature is its long, trunk like nose that it uses to sniff out food. It is an agile creature and is able to stand on its hind legs.

Real world Connection: The size and body shape of this animal suggest that its primary real world connection is to the rat. The connection to the elephant lies in its long, trunk shaped nose.

The term "rat" refers to any of the fifty six species that make up the genus rattus. Given this animal's coloration, the direct connection seems to be to the so called black rat, which originated in Asia, but which has long since spread to every continent on earth. The black rat can live in wooded or grassy environments and is omnivorous. It is also a skilled scavenger and can be found wherever humans live.

Elephants are the largest mammals alive on earth today. There are three species of elephant, two African and one Asian. They all share certain common characteristics. They are all herbivores, have thick, leathery hides, and trunks. They each have tusks, as well, but the tusks of the Asian variety are much shorter than their African counterparts.

The most striking feature of real world elephants, their trunks, is also the key connection to the elephant rat. An elephant's trunk is a fusion of its nose and upper lip. Besides smelling, the trunk is used to manipulate objects, especially food. The trunk has tens of thousands of muscles that allow the elephant to pick up a blade of grass, or tear apart large branches.

34. Elephant Mandrill
Affiliation: Earth

Location Sighted: The zoo in Ba-Sing-Se.

Description: This large quadruped has the large body of an elephant, with the head and colorful face of a mandrill1, a babboon-like monkey. It's stocky body (all but its elephant-like legs) is covered with shaggy brown fur.

Real world Connection: The elephant mandrill has the shaggy fur coat and distinctive face of a mandrill (mandrillus sphinx), an old world monkey closely related to the baboons. The male mandrill has the most vividly colored face of any mammal: A scarlet band of hairless skin extends down from between its eyes, flaring out to cover its nostrils. It is flanked by vertical bands of blue skin on either side. Its lower jaw is adorned with an orangish-yellow beard. Like it's close relative, the baboon, it also has shaggy brown fur and an impressive rump. The male mandrill is the largest extant monkey, the females are smaller and less vividly colored. These monkeys inhabit the dense rain forests of Central Africa. The females and young are arboreal, but the heavier males travel along the ground. They live in groups numbering up to 50 led by a dominant male. Their diet includes fruit, seeds, fungi, roots, and insects.

The elephant mandrill has the large stocky body of a pachyderm. Elephants are the largest mammals alive on earth today. There are three species of elephant, two African and one Asian. They all share certain common characteristics. They are all herbivores, have thick, leathery hides, and trunks. They each have tusks, as well, but the tusks of the Asian variety are much shorter than their African counterparts.

The most striking feature of real world elephants, their trunks, is also the key connection to the elephant rat. An elephant's trunk is a fusion of its nose and upper lip. Besides smelling, the trunk is used to manipulate objects, especially food. The trunk has tens of thousands of muscles that allow the elephant to pick up a blade of grass, or tear apart large branches.

35. Elephant Koi
Affiliation: Water

Location Sighted: The bay of Kyoshi Island.

Description: The elephant koi are enormous fish, around forty or fifty feet long. They are a light shade of yellow with broken orange patterns down their back, on the tops of their heads between the eyes, on the tips of their fins, and in a small circle around the base of their tail. Variations of this color pattern can be seen on most of the elephant koi.

Real world Connection: Koi are a domesticated, very colorful variety of the common carp, and are closely related to the goldfish. Around 200 years ago, the Japanese noticed the beautiful color patterns on some of the carp and bred them for these markings. Koi come in many different colors, including red, orange, yellow, white, silver, and black, and they are bred for certain markings and color patterns. The metallic scales and orange pattern on the elephant koi resemble gin rin kohaku variety, but the yellow--rather than white--base would probably place them in the miscellaneous, or kawarimono, category.

While normal koi are freshwater fish, the elephant koi live in the ocean bay of Kyoshi Island and thus must prefer brackish or salt water. The elephant koi are probably named for their immense size, as they don't share any characteristics with the elephant; while regular koi seldom grow larger than three feet in length, the elephant koi seem to reach sizes in excess of forty feet. Their habit of breaching the water and their large size are both traits they appear to share with whales; orca whales in particular are able to lift themselves entirely out of the water much like the giant koi. Also like certain whale species, the elephant koi appear to swim together in groups.

36. Elbow Leech
Affiliation: Water

Location Sighted: The swamp in the episode "The Swamp."

Description: Large, segmented, wormlike creatures with a small mouth on one end that they use to attach to people's elbows. It has an odd series of white dots that travel down its side. It lives in the murky waters of the swamp.

Real world Connection: The elbow leech is a larger version of a regular, real-world leech. Leeches possess both front and rear suckers, though the front sucker is often very small.

37. Dragon Moose
Affiliation: Earth

Location Sighted: Fire-Fountain City

Description: A carriage-pulling quadruped, about the size and build of a moose. Its head is crowned with a pair of long, backwards-curving bifurcated horns, and its neck and shoulders sport a dark mane. Its 'dragonness' is indicated by its bat-wing like ears, the long barbels at the corners of its mouth, and the row of dorsal spines extending from its nape to the tufty tip of its tail.

Real world Connection: The dragon moose is based on the mythical dragon, and the largest members of the deer family, known in America as the moose (The same animal occurs in the northern parts of Eurasia, but there it is called an elk. In America, that term is applied to the second largest member of the deer family). Apart from their size and long, heavy heads, moose are distinguished from other members of the deer family by the wide palmate antlers possessed by the males of the species. These antlers are shed and re-grown annually.

Dragons are fictional creatures and so have no direct real world connections to existing animals. Myth holds them to be giant reptiles or serpents with various spiritual or magical qualities.

38. Dragon Fly
Affiliation: Air

Location Sighted: The zoo in Ba Sing Se.

Description: Bearing some resemblance to Chinese dragons, the dragon flies have elongated, lizard-like bodies. They can fly or hover vertically via the two pairs of dragonfly-like wings attached to their shoulders. Their upper parts are dusky green, their nape areas are decorated with three spines with dark green tips. Their faces are dark green, with a a lighter green band extending form under each eye, meeting and flaring over the nostrils. Their eyes are yellow. They have no external ears. The scutes on their underparts are creamy mint green. After being freed form their cages, the dragon-flies hovered above Ba Sing Se passerbys and harassed them. They were also seen perched on rooftops, balancing on their lower limbs.

Real world Connection: Dragon flies have wings very similar to those of real-world dragonflies. Dragonflies are large insects belonging to the order odontata. Expert aeronauts, dragonflies have long elongated abdomens, large multifaceted eyes, and two pair of strong transparent wings. Dragon flies eat flies, migdes, mosquitos, and other small insects. They're seldom found far from a body of water, as their larvae are aquatic.

The dragon flies have lizard-like bodies, most closely resembling those of wall-lizards and skinks. Wall-lizards, also called true lizards, are native to Africa and Eurasia. These small lizards are characterized by long slender bodies and small legs, small smooth scales in varying patterns and colors. Most species are insectivorous. They thrive in urban settings where they shelter in building crevices.

The skink family(scincidae) is the lizard family with the most members. Some skinks have very short legs some species have no legs at all. The small legs are used mostly for crawling. When moving quickly, many species lay them by their side and propel themselves by undulating their bodies side-to-side.

39. Dragon
Affiliation: Fire

Location Sighted: In a brief vision just outside Hei-Bai's forest in "The Spirit World: Winter Solstice Part I," Aang sees Avatar Roku's dragon as it was when it was alive. The dragon was Roku's animal guide, just as Appa is Aang's.

Description: Dragons are horned reptiles with long, scaly bodies that end in a thin tail. It has four short legs and very large wings that enable it to fly quickly over great distances. The dragon's head is large compared to the rest of its body. Its bearded face is dominated by a wide, flat nose and golden, cat-like eyes. The audience mostly sees the dragon in spirit form, so it's difficult to tell whether the telepathic capabilities it exhibited were with it when it was living in the material world.

Real world Connection: Dragons are fictional creatures and so have no direct real world connections to existing animals. Myth holds them to be giant reptiles or serpents with various spiritual or magical qualities. The dragon seen in Avatar seems to be an adaptation of the Chinese concept of the dragon, more snake-like in appearance than their stocky European counterparts. The Chinese tend to view them as creatures of wisdom, good luck, and fortune rather than malevolent bringers of destruction.

40. Cave-hopper
Affiliation: Earth

Location Sighted: Coastal caves in the Fire Nation islands.

Description: These are small, white, grasshopper-like creatures that live in dark caves in the Fire Nation. They have long antennae, two short front legs and two larger hind legs, ending in four-digit semi-webbed feet with toe-pads. According to Nick.com, they feed on "algae and other cave vegetation", and their natural predators are the Toucan-puffins.

Real world Connection: Cave-hoppers seem to be based on grasshoppers, with the difference that real-life grasshoppers have six legs, wings (only on adult individuals) and short antennae. Grasshoppers are herbivorous insects whose large hind legs are adapted for leaping, and they are generally brown in color, though some species are green. Some species of grasshoppers make loud noises by rubbing their hind legs against their wings or abdomen. Grasshoppers start their lives as eggs that then hatch into nymphs. These are very similar in appearance to adult grasshoppers, but lacking wings and reproductive organs. Upon molting, the nymph turns into an adult, which can grow to be 1 to 5 inches long. Being herbivorous, grasshoppers feed on a variety of plants, though some species prefer only grasses. Their natural predators include birds, lizards, spiders and rodents.

41. Canyon Crawler
Affiliation: Earth

Location Sighted: The Great Divide Canyon

Description: The canyon crawler is a monstrous, agile creature with four long, insect-like legs and a long snout filled with razor sharp teeth. It has a total of sixteen eyes, eight on each side of its face, and the rest of its body is covered in brown fur. It apparently has a very keen sense of smell and is attracted by the scent of food, even from some distance away. Canyon crawlers are very dangerous animals, even more so when they swarm as a group upon one target.

Real world Connection: The creatures seem to be based off real life ants. Their body structure is somewhat similar to an ant's, with the long insect-like legs connecting only to the center of the body as an ant's legs connect to its thorax. In addition to its appearance, the canyon crawler is also like an ant in behavior. Ant scouts are able to find and lead others from their colony to potential food sources, using landmarks and phermone trails to relocate the position of the edibles until the supply runs out.

42. Buzzard Wasp
Affiliation: Air

Location Sighted: The Si Wong desert.

Description: These hideous creatures are four legged insects that have a bird like head and a bee or wasp like body. They are brown in color except for their beaks, a collar of greyish fur around their neck and grey or white stripes on their abdomens. They have wings attached to their midsections and are capable of flight.

Real world Connection: Buzzard wasps seem to be a combination of a vulture and a wasp. Vultures are large scavenger birds that are distinguised by their bald heads. These birds live on every continent except Antarctica. In popular culture vultures represent death and are often depicted as circling over the heads of those fated soon to die.

Wasps comprise most of the members of the order Hymenoptera. Unlike bees, these insects have almost no hair, have two pairs of wings and almost invariably sting. Given the wide array of wasp species, it is difficult to tell which of these is most related to the Buzzard Wasp.

43. Buffalo Deer
Affiliation: Earth

Location Sighted: Draft animal seen in the Northern Water Tribe City.

Description: The buffalo deer is a domesticated, reindeer like creature that is large enough to be ridden by a human. Each of its muscular legs ends in hooves and its head is crowned with a pair of horns that emerge sideways from its forehead and then curve backward. The creature's body ends in a small, furry tail. It's shaggy fur or hair is gray on its back and white in a patch around its eyes, on its neck, and underbelly. This fur flares out around its feet in a "bell bottom" type fashion.

Real world Connection: The horns of this creature suggest a link to the real life water buffalo or perhaps the wildebeest. The water buffalo is a large bovine mammal that is native to Asia and northern Australia, though it is now present on every continent due to domestication by humans. The most striking feature of the males of this species is the large pair of horns that emerge sideways from its forehead and then curve backward. The wildebeest, native to southern Africa, has a similar horn structure to the water buffalo, but it is considerably smaller than the water buffalo, whose adults of both sexes usually weigh excess of one ton.

Reindeer are large, ungulate omnivores that are native to the northern polar regions of North America and Eurasia. They have four stomachs and eat lichens, moss and small animals such as mice and lemmings. Both sexes grow large antlers. Reindeer have two coats of fur to protect them from the harsh cold of their environment.

Lastly, the buffalo deer's "bell bottomed" feet suggest a connection to the Clydesdale horse. This large species of horse was first bred in Scotland and was used largely for farm work until the advent of modern agricultural methods. This animal is distinguished not only for its size, but for the "bell bottoms" of hair, called feathers, around its feet.

44. Boar-q-pine
Affiliation: Earth

Location Sighted: Large forests in the Earth Kingdom.

Description: This animal is enormous, almost as large as Appa. It has the body and general appearance of a boar, except that its body is covered in quills like a porcupine. It has a large head compared to the rest of its body, and from it emerge emerge a pair of sharp, white tusks. However, in youth, these creatures resemble their porcupine half more, being small in size, not much bigger than a hand, and also appearing more rodent-like rather than like a large boar. They also appear to be much more docile, which is to be expected with young creatures.

Real world Connection: Boars are the same species as pigs (sus scrofa). Pigs are omnivorous, undulate mammals native to Eurasia. They have an excellent sense of smell and consequently are very adept at foraging. Humans domesticated pigs between 5,000 and 7,000 years ago and have since brought them to every continent on earth. Porcupines are rodents that live on almost every continent and which can survive in a wide variety of habitats. They are distinguished by their extensive coat of quills that protect them from predators. Usually the quills, or spines, lie flat on the animal's back. When threated the porcupine flexs them into an upright position to ward off the predator. Most porcupine species grow to about raccoon size when they reach adulthood, though some New World species are much smaller, and they are vegetarians feeding on roots, tubers and fruits.

45. Badger Mole
Affiliation: Earth

Location Sighted: The Cave of Two Lovers tunnel leading to Omashu.

Description: An enormous mammal, the badger mole has the shovel-shaped claws and long tail associated with the mole and a badger-like body. It has brown fur, a white face, and a white stripe running down its back. The badger mole seems to be the natural predator of the wolfbats and is able to earthbend by slamming its paws into the ground and motioning with its stance to move the dirt around. It also seems to enjoy music and becomes tranquil when it hears music playing.

Real world Connection: The badger mole resembles a cross between the American badger and the common mole. The American badger is carnivorous and is closely related to ferrets and weasels. The facial coloring and white back stripe of the Avatar animal resembles the badger whereas its claws and tail are indicative of the mole's. Given this combination of burrowing animals, it's no surprise that the badger mole can easily carve through rock with its claws and earthbending skills.

46. Armadillo Lion

Affiliation: Earth

Location Sighted: The zoo in Ba-Sing-Se.

Description: This large animal has the body and head of a lion. The fur on its feet and lower part of its face is white. Its main trunk and the upper parts of its legs are covered by shaggy brown hair. Its back is topped by an armadillo-like segmented carpace, which extends to cover the top of its head. It has an armadillo-like hairless tail. When startled, the armadillo lion can curl up into an armored ball, much like the three-banded armadillo.

Real world Connection: Armadillos are small insectivorous mammals native to the Americas. The armadillo's armor is composed of dermal bones, covered by horny plates on the outer surface. It consists of a broad shield over the shoulders, extending to cover the top of the head, and another shield over the pelvis, the two shields are connected by a number (a different number in different species) of half rings (or 'bands') over the middle and back, giving the armor a measure of flexibility.

There are some 20 extant species, the largest of which, the Giant Armadillo, is about the size of a pig. The most wiely dispersed species, and the only on native to the US, is the Nine-Banded Armadillo. The Three-Banded armadillo is the only armadillo that can curl entirely into a ball. Other armadillos escape predators by darting for cover. Armadillos are solitary and nocturnal, and found in various habitat. They have poor vision but have an excellent sense of smell. They are formidabble diggers, and use their strong front claws to excavate grubs and worms, and dig dens for themselves.

The african lion (panthera leo), is the world's second largest cat. It has a tawny coat with a white underbody, and long tail with a black tuft at the end. The males have large manes and are generally larger than the females. Lions live in prides, groups consisting of several related females, their young, plus one or several dominant males. Some lions are solitary nomads. The females of the pride do most of the hunting, often working as a group.

Lions prefer a savannah habitat with a large prey base: animals most often preyed on are zebras, wildebeest, gazelles, buffalos, warthogs, hartebeests and topis. In antiquity lions ranged all over Africa and much of Eurasia. Today wild lions survive maily in central Africa. The Asiatic subspecies survives only in Sasan-Gir National Park in Northern India.

(YOU CAN HAVE ANY OF THESE AS A PET EXCEPT THE INSECTS/BUGS. :P)

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nah it'd be too late for that >< we'd have to wait until I got back

That sucks :(

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Geography
Although nothing's been said yet in the show, it's fairly clear that everything takes place in an alternate version of Earth.
So here's a look at their world.

http://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp135/Jayde1969/Avatar.jpg

This is the map shown in the opening credits. They say that the world is divided into four nations; the Water Tribe, Earth Kingdom, Fire Nation, and the Air Nomads. With this map, we can get a feel for where everything takes place and even keep track of where Aang is going.

We can see that the Fire Nation is the western red continent; the most northern and southern blue continents are the Water Tribe's home; the large Europe/Asia-looking continents is the Earth Kingdom; and the white islands in the northwest, south, and east are Air Nomad territory.

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Earth Kingdom Base
This base is located in the western Earth Kingdom.

Built among the mountains on the western coast of the Earth Kingdom, this base is one of the first stops for returning soldiers from the war. It has an infirmary, housing, pens/barns for the ostriches, and open spaces for training. There also seems to be chambers underneath the base. The outer circular wall protects the area, while the thin walls branching out give easy access to outside areas. In the center of the base is a six story pagoda, and the fifth floor is the office of General Fong. He is a powerful Earthbender who rules the base, and wants to use Aang's avatar state as the ultimate weapon against the Fire Nation in order to end the war.

Points of interest: Well, it's a nice base, and its wide areas are good for training either physical or earthbending.


Village Resort
This village is located along the coast somewhere in the northwestern Earth Kingdom.

Gorgeous in the spring, this village is surrounded by cherry blossom trees and natural beauty. A lot of the main buildings and spa areas were built on top of the river, and condo-like houses line river's banks. This area is also close to the ocean, and even has a dock. Uncle Iroh and Prince Zuko stayed here for a short while after drifting on the sea for three weeks. Considering Iroh and Zuko had very little besides the clothes on their backs, it's possible they got to stay here for free.

Points of interest: Talk about the perfect place to relax! Beautiful surroundings, friendly people, massages and free robes... it's a dream. :)


Northern Water Tribe
The Northern Water Tribe is located on the northern continent.

Hidden within the North Pole, the Northern Water Tribe is an incredible contrast to the decimated Southern Water Tribe. Thanks to the treacherous landscape and strength of the tribe's many warriors & waterbenders, the Northern Water Tribe has been able to survive the war so far. The inner city is built from thick walls of ice and the intricate water streets are very similar to the Italian city of Venice. There seems to be plenty of food, good economy, and the culture is very intact. Some of their traditions include that women aren't allowed to learn waterbending, and they probably aren't allowed to fight in the war either. However, women in the tribe who can waterbend are sent to Yugota to learn how to use their gift for healing. Another tradition is the engagement necklace - instead of a ring, a man will carve something into a blue pendant that will be worn by his betrothed. There are also arranged marriages.

Points of interest: The city is gorgeous, and the culture is... interesting. There's plenty to see and learn about, and there's also adorable creatures, like the koala-otter. ^-^

Northern Air Temple
The Northern Air Temple is in the Earth Kingdom mountains.

Built on a mountain high above the clouds, the Northern Air Temple is practically in a world of its own. Long ago it was the home to airbending monks, as well as the championship for Air Bison Poling. But time and war caused the Air Nomad's disappearance, though new people - refugees from a flood, eventually found it many decades later. Building upon what they found, an inventor "upgraded" the temple with pipelines pumping hot air and made many inventions, including hang-gliders inspired by the temple paintings. But these upgrades destroyed the historical remains of the Air Nomad society. Not to mention the utter desecration of building Fire Nation weapons inside the temple's sanctuary room... Horrible.

Points of interest: Inside the temple are remains of walls covered with paintings and mosaics of the Air Nomad's history, as well as statues of previous monks and airbenders. The outside of the temple is lined with Lionhead Bison stone statues. There's also hang-gliding for the adventurous, cuddly hermit crabs, and if you're not careful, large explosions. With the high concentration of natural gas inside the mountain, one must be careful where they bring a fire.


Abandoned Earth Kingdom City
In the northern Earth Kingdom is an old city and a herbal institute.


What once appeared to be a thriving city built into a mountain, is now crumbled from abandonment. A large stone carving of an anteater or something accompanies the road that enters the city. Inside some of the buildings you can find tapestries and pottery, scrolls, and even a crown among other things.

On a nearby mountaintop rests a herbal institute, one of elegant architecture and past wealth. For 40 years a herbalist made a living here, and watched the other residents slowly leave. Now only she and her cat (Miyuki) remain, tending to wounded Earth Kingdom soldiers when they come by.

Points of interest: Everything! Abandoned civilizations are so much fun to explore. ^_^ The herbalist's greenhouse is very nice too, and the valley swamp is good for frozen frogs.


The Great Divide
This canyon is the largest in the world.

In the northeastern region of the Earth Kingdom lies the Great Divide -- the largest canyon in the world. "Experts" say that the canyon was probably formed by earth spirits who were angry at the local farmers for not offering a proper sacrifice. .... There is no shrubbery or water inside the canyon, and bringing food is dangerous because it attracts Canyon Crawlers - giant ant-like creatures that could -and would- easily swallow you whole.

Apparently, it is necessary to cross this canyon in order to reach the capital city of Ba Sing Se, and takes about a day or two to cross on foot. Many of the paths leading into and out of canyon are sheer cliffs or have giant gaping holes preventing further travel. Luckily, the Great Divide Tour Guide is an Earthbender, so he can easily create stone paths and bridges long enough for those with good intentions who need to cross.

Points of interest: ...Well, it is the largest canyon in the world.


Fire Temple / Crescent Moon Isle
This crescent moon island may be located in the central ocean.

Isolated within the Fire Nation ocean, this crescent moon shaped island was the home to the Fire Temple for Avatar Roku. Although the history of the temple is relatively unknown at this point, Avatar Roku use to live there, so the temple was at least 100-200 years old. However, recently when Aang visited the temple, the events that followed that day resulted in the temple being destroyed. And as irony would have it, it was Avatar Roku himself who destroyed the temple with the aid of the island's active volcano. With the temple sages "escorted" by Zhao to the mainland, the island is thought to be deserted.

Points of interest: Uh... none! With Avatar Roku's temple destroyed, the only thing that remains is the volcano.


City of Omashu
The City of Omashu is located in the southern Earth Kingdom.

Located... somewhere in the Earth Kingdom continent hidden amid a mountain range is the City of Omashu. Built atop a large platform in the middle of a canyon, the only way to enter the city is by means of flying or the singular stone trail leading up to it. Omashu is a beautiful and very large city filled with civilians, Earthbending guards, a mail delivery system, and more. A wise (but slightly crazy) Earthbending king named Bumi leads them. Because the city is so large, they've developed an intricate system of delivering supplies throughout the city by way of chutes and slides with the aid of earthbending. It's quite the spectacle.

Points of interest: The city's architecture, sliding down the delivery chutes in a cargo box, the restaurant, elevated areas where you can see the amazing view, the King's palace... there's a lot to choose from.


Kyoshi Island
Kyoshi Island is located somewhere in the southern ocean.

Somewhere in the southern islands lies Kyoshi Island, named after a female Avatar that once lived there centuries ago. Although the current residents don't appear to have bending skills, the female warriors are quite skilled and their outfits and weapons mimic that of the ancient Avatar. Kyoshi Island had stayed hidden from the war before Aang showed up, and has a decent fishing market. Unagi and Elephant Koi reside near its bay, and the population is fairly large for a hidden village.

Points of Interest: The tall statue of Avatar Kyoshi near the entrance to the village, Elephant Koi surfing in the bay, and the Kyoshi warrior training dojo.


Southern Air Temple

The Southern Air Temple is located in the Potola Mountain Range down south.


Located deep within the Potola Mountain Range north of the Southern Water Tribe continent is the Air Nomads' Southern Air Temple, accessible only by means of flying. What once use to be a beautiful thriving home to flying bison, winged-lemurs, and lots of airbending monks is now a desolate shell of what it once was. This is also where Aang lived and trained before the iceberg incident. It also was home to Monk Gyatso, the greatest airbender and Aang's mentor.

Points of interest: The Air Temple Sanctuary, where the statues of previous Avatars are kept; and the airball field. It's a sport involving a hollow ball, airbending, and not a fear of heights. There'll be a video game on it one day I'm sure.




South Pole


The South Pole is located on the most southern continent.


The southern most continent is home to many wintry animals and what remains of the Southern Water Tribe. The Fire Nation in their quest for world domination destroyed what use to be a magnificent city of ice. Since then, the tribe has lived in igloos and tents hidden in the snow in attempt to stay under the Fire Nation's radar. This is where Katara & Sokka lived before they left to help Aang.

Points of interest: Penguin Sledding. And... the abandoned Fire Navy ship left over from the first wave of attack.

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Sports, Games, and Duels
Just like the real world, the Avatar world has many types of games to keep themselves busy or prove their worth/skill. Here are some that have been seen on the show.

Agni Kai

Traditional firebender duels in the Fire Nation, where firebenders can settle disputes or prove their worth. The arenas are gigantic; giving lots of room and space for the fighters to work with. Official arenas are built with stadium seats, while make-shift ones are not. Agni Kai duels are important, so they are open to viewing from officials, military, and even civilians. The Agni Kai seem to be held at important times of the day, like sunrise or at sunset. It begins with the sound of a gong, and ends only when one is left standing. Whether the loser lives or dies depends wholly on the victor. "Agni" is the name of the Hindu God of Fire and the word "Kai" is Japanese for "meeting".

Airball

Unique to the Air Nomads, this elevated ball game is kind of like playing a hybrid of foosball and soccer on giant poles. ^^; The field is about the size of a basketball court and is filled with over 120 poles. As you can see in the close up, the wooden poles are different heights and are not evenly placed. However they are all the same width, maybe 2ft, which is wide enough to stand on. They are probably around 20ft tall. The ball is about the size of a soccer ball. Possibly made out of lightweight wood, it is hollow and the sides are slotted for maximum air resistance and bouncy-ness. It spins sideways with the help of the airbending players, then the momentum keeps it going. The goal is pretty large, and there's one on both sides of the field. The center circle can spin, and 7 points are awarded when the ball goes through it. Using airbending to get the ball moving, it bounces between the poles as it makes its way towards the goal. Of course, there is a goal defender, and probably offensive players as well to gain control of the ball. The field is just too big for only two players.

Animal Riding

Penguin Sledding: Found in the South Pole; the penguins make great sleds and are willing to let you ride on their backs as long as you give 'em a fish first. And with the many snowy slopes and icy tunnels, it makes for a fun and exciting ride.

Elephant Koi Riding: Found in the Kyoshi Island bay, these gigantic koi are very friendly and don't mind taking on a passenger. Being able to hold your breath is a must, as is keeping an eye out for the Unagi, a monstrous-sized eel. If the koi gets eaten, it's taking you down with it.

Hang Gliding

Enhanced versions of the Airbender gliders, these new gliders were made for non-airbenders by an Earth Kingdom mechanist. The wingspan is longer and in the shape of a rectangle to help maintain lift. On the back of the glider under the tail wing is a leg 'hammock' for the pilot's feet. Teo's chair uses a glider that is similar to the Airbender's design. This glider connects to the footrest and top of his chair, and uses two levers for steering. Fancy glider tricks include sky writing, loops, and barrel rolls. However because they can't airbend, pipes outside of the Northern Air temple are constantly pumping hot air currents to keep the gliders afloat.

Omashu Super Slides

It's actually the delivery system inside the Earth Kingdom's City of Omashu -- containing miles and miles of tubes and chutes. But don't let that fool you; Young Bumi saw its potential and so will you. Technically it's not an official city sport (probably because of safety reasons), but even the King is known for riding them. It works like any other slide, except you ride inside these stone cargo carts. They can fit from two to four people, depending on the individual sizes. Collective weight is not a problem, if anything it'll help you go faster. The only thing you really need to watch out for are guards and other cargo. Especially cargo that's sharp and pointy.

Pai Sho

A large two-player strategy game that uses tiles as pieces. Each player is given a certain amount of tiles, and the objective is to... uh, win. ^^; I have no idea how this game works, but it sort of reminds me of Chess, maybe? Anyway, the large board is split into 8 sections, with white and orange squares in the center. Round tiles are used as pieces, and each of them has a different picture on them. Although it's kind of hard to see, some of the designs include flowers like lotus and chrysanthemum, ships, wheels and etc. Surely, each tile has a different meaning and strategic use. Too bad we haven't found out what it is, though. Monk Gyatso and Aang have also played this game, so it isn't secluded to the Fire Nation.

Redemption Ritual

An ancient Gan Jin tribe ritual in which someone carried the tribe's Sacred Orb from the Great Eastern gate to the Great Western gate. This trial represented the rising and setting of the sun. The journey itself looks like it took about a full day to reach from one gate to the other, possibly making the gates many miles apart. Interestingly enough, The Eastern gate is just outside the Gan Jin village, while the Western gate is outside of the Zhang village. Jin Wei, patriarch of the Gan Jin tribe, took this ritual over 100 years ago. However he couldn't complete it because he was attacked or fell down and Wei Jin, forefather of the Zhang tribe, was imprisoned for 20 years by the Gan Jin for "stealing the Sacred Orb" before he brought it back to them. Details differ by tribe, and a 100-year feud ensued between them because of this incident.

Redemption (game)

A reconstructed version of the Gan Jin tribe's Redemption ritual, Aang made this game up to solve/trick the Gan Jin and Zhang tribes into stopping their 100-year feud. This game explains what "really happened" to the tribes' founding patriarchs Jin Wei and Wei Jin on that fateful day... They were playing a game! The Sacred Orb was just a regular ball, and the Great Eastern and Western gates were the goal posts. Jin Wei was running with the ball when he fumbled it. Wei Jin picked it up and began running the other way, but went out of bounds. Because of that, he was put in a penalty box for two minutes (not twenty years). Game wise, this is your typical 'get the ball to the goal' game, except you can run with the ball and there are panda referees! ^-^ When you get the ball to the goal, everyone yells "Redemption!"

WindSurfing (Airbender style)

Using a piece of driftwood and his glider, Aang made a makeshift windsurf board in ep 3x01 to help him get to the Fire Nation. Aang holds the glider out in front him and uses it and shifts his weight on the board to direct where he's going, and uses Airbending to help keep his momentum. However unlike most windsurf boards, it looks like nothing is holding the glider to the driftwood except for Aang's sheer will power and excellent balance. Which makes it seem like the glider is acting less like a sail than an Airbending tool and counter-balance to Aang.

A Wooden Card Game

I don't know the name of this game or what real game it's based on. But, the cards are the size of hanafuda cards and it kinda looks like a solitaire type of game. On each of the card faces is one of the element bending symbols -- Airbending, Waterbending, Firebending, or Earthbending -- and in the upper right corner is a different element symbol. The Air card has a Fire symbol in the corner; the Fire card has an Earth symbol; the Earth card has a Water symbol; and the Water card has an Air symbol. Goes full circle. ^-^

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Now, lastly, here is a link to the War Weapons: http://www.avatarspiritmedia.net/weaponsofwar.php

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This is the Character Sheet to start playing!

Appearance (Picture or Description is fine ^_^):
Name:
Nation (of birth):
Bender (element):
Age:
Alliance (Fire Nation/Avatar/Freedom Fighter etc.):
Bio (be as descriptive as possible please!):
Pet (read creatures above):
Weapons/Armor (look at link above):
Misc:

[Ohbad-Hai]

OOOooooooh Avatar, hey sorry I've not been posting lately I've been in my head alot dealing with RL matters and just a huge creative block >.< which I'm still trying to get through.

[Livlaffluv]

OOOooooooh Avatar, hey sorry I've not been posting lately I've been in my head alot dealing with RL matters and just a huge creative block >.< which I'm still trying to get through.

No worries! ^-^

RL matters more then RPing. :)

[Ohbad-Hai]

posted

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Do you want to join the Avatar RP? :)

[Ohbad-Hai]

I'd like to I've got a good Idea for a char, I've always wanted to do something like this, was trying to think of away to make it convert to DnD, but haven't sorted out a "Casting" system for bending, and stuff like that >.<

[Livlaffluv]

Oooh, OK. >O<

Here's my Characters... BTW I want the characters to actually be a bit older then in the show... Except for one of my two characters (Akimi) :P:

Appearance (Picture or Description is fine ): http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t247/Anti-SasukeFanGirl/Anime/YakaandHana.jpg (Ikiyu (big sister) is taller and has gold hair with blue streak and Akimi has light blue hair. This was when Akimi was 7, Akimi now is taller.)

Name: Akimi (Aki) Monn

Bender: Water

Age: 10

Alliance: Water Tribe

Bio:

When Akimi was 4 she lost her sight. No one really knows how, she just somehow did. She was deathly sick and everyone thought she would die. Luckily, all that had happened was losing her sight. She has mental problems because of the horrible time in her life.

Akimi is now very powerful with her powers. Her older sister, Ikiyu (eye-key-you) cares much about her. They are sweet towards each other and look out for each other.

Find out more in the future.

Pet: Hamster. His name is Humster.

Weapons/Armor (look at link above): She has a small boomerang but mostly uses her bending powers.

Misc: N/A

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Appearance: http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t247/Anti-SasukeFanGirl/Anime/YakaandHana.jpg (Ikiyu (big sister) is taller and has gold hair with blue streak and Akimi has light blue hair. This was when Akimi was 7, Akimi now is taller.)

Name: Ikiyu (Iki - pronounced eye key) Monn

Bender: Water; is training in all.

Age: 19

Alliance: Water Tribe

Bio: When Iki was 17 her twin sister went off and never came back. Her sisters name was Nioni or NiNi as Iki called her. Iki is positive she can find NiNi.

Iki is an Avatar.

Find out more in RP.

Pet: Winged Lemur and Flying Bison. The Winged Lemur is named Kizzi and Flying Bison is KoKoa. Kizzi: Girl - Kokoa: Boy

Weapons/Armor: She carries none.

Misc: N/A