Avatar: Seven Havens

CHARACTERS:

RAAVA: Raava is the spirit of light and peace. She is one of the oldest known spirits, having existed over ten thousand lifetimes before the appearance of the first humans. She is also the Avatar Spirit.

KORRA: Korra was the Water Tribe Avatar preceding Avatars Pavi and Nisha. The world became shattered by a devastating Cataclysm. At some point during this time, a middle-aged Korra entered the Avatar State while in the middle of a city that was set ablaze. According to later retellings of the events, the Cataclysm ended when Korra was defeated through the use of the four elements. Due to Korra's actions during the Cataclysm and the resulting devastation it brought on the world, by the 4th century AG the Avatar had grown to be viewed as humanity's destroyer rather than its saviour. Cyan eyes, dark brown hair, and tan skin. Deceased.

GEET: Geet is a cat monkey and animal companion of Avatar Pavi, serving as her mount. Blue eyes, tan, white, and brown hair/fur. Geet exhibits exceptional agility and can carry a child on its back while running at high speeds and climbing walls. Geet also has great dexterity, as shown by its opposable thumbs, which let it cling well to surfaces.

RUHI: Ruhi is a cat monkey and the animal companion of Avatar Nisha. She serves as Nisha's mount, just as Geet does for Pavi. Ruhi lives in Ellora with Nisha and often accompanies her. Green eyes and black, tan, and white hair/fur.

COMMANDER KARTHIK: Karthik is an airbender who serves as the commander of Ellora's Bending Brigade. He is also secretly the senior-most member of the Order of the White Lotus in Ellora. He is a father figure to Avatar Nisha and serves as a mentor to both her and her twin sister, Avatar Pavi. Called the “Human Hurricane”, “Master of the Tornado Fist”, and “The Warrior of the Wind”. Brown hair with grey streaks and with a neat beard. Brown eyes and tanned skin. From a young age, Karthik learned not to believe in coincidences. Although he occasionally finds the chaotic energy of the younger people around him exhausting, he remains vigilant and deeply committed to his duties and those under his care. Karthik is a master airbender skilled in defensive airbending, capable of holding off multiple assailants at one time.

PAVI: Pavi is one of the Earth Avatars succeeding Korra, alongside her twin sister Nisha. Pavi was separated from her family at a young age. After saving Jae, Pavi was taken to the Bending Brigade Compound, where she reunited with her sister and began training together to become fully-fledged Avatars. Green eyes and dark purpleish/grey hair. Dark, tanned skin. Pavi is gentle, caring, and somewhat timid, and has spent much of her life in denial of her identity as the Avatar and fearful of what it might mean. She also struggles with low self-esteem. Pavi is capable of remarkable bravery. As the reincarnation of the Avatar, Pavi possesses the ability to bend all four elements. Earth is her best element. Pavi is a talented singer and kalimba player. Pavi was born without her lower left leg, and wears a peg leg. Pavi is eighteen years old. She has medium-length hair styled in a messy side bun with a green headband. She wears moss green clothes with a light, peachy pink top underneath.

NISHA: Nisha is one of the Earth Avatars succeeding Korra, alongside her twin sister Pavi. After being separated from her family, Nisha lost her memories and was taken in by Captain Karthik, where she was trained by the Order of the White Lotus in secret. Nisha is a headstrong, mischievous, and playful girl who is eager to demonstrate her abilities and help others. Although she generally projects an air of self-confidence, her boisterous demeanour conceals underlying feelings of self-doubt, isolation, and envy. As the reincarnation of the Avatar, Nisha possesses the ability to bend all four elements. Green eyes, dark tanned skin, purple-grey hair. Eighteen years old. Long hair styled in a braid. She wears deep emerald and green robes along with sandals.

OFFICER DAEMIN: Daemin is a waterbender serving as a member of Ellora's Bending Brigade. Daemin works in a squadron alongside his fellow Brigade members as the squadron's leader, Jae. He has blue eyes and spiky black hair that is kept in place by a pink and blue headband that sits near his forehead and wraps around his head. Daemin is a cheerful and playful young man with a good sense of humour and a somewhat childish attitude. He is close to his companions and shares a good friendship with Jae. He can redirect water and freeze it to hold structures. He has soft eyelashes and wears a single dangly teal earring on his right ear. 20 years old. He wears the waterbender uniform. He is very physically affectionate and is easily moved by kind words and compliments. Jae later finds out that Daemin is part of the White Lotus.

SQUAD LEADER JAE: Jae is an airbender residing in Ellora and a leader of a squad of the Bending Brigade. After discovering that Pavi and Nisha are both Avatars, he becomes their friend and mentor, helping train them in airbending. Following Karthik's revelation of the Order of the White Lotus's secret, Jae joins the organisation to help the two girls fulfil their destiny and becomes their airbending master. He has light grey eyes and milky brown hair, along with pale skin. Jae can generate powerful gusts and blasts of air capable of knocking fully grown individuals off their feet. He is also proficient in traditional airbending techniques. Jae possesses an air skimmer. Jae is a kind and compassionate young man with a strong sense of discipline and a deep commitment to Ellora's survival. His dedication to his duties often leads him to seek additional responsibilities for himself and his squad, even when his superiors encourage him to rest. 20 years old.

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BENDING:

EARTHBENDING: Earthbending is the ultimate defensive art—rooted, patient, and overwhelming in single decisive strikes. Earthbenders absorb force, stand their ground, and counter with immovable solidity.

WATERBENDING: Waterbending embodies adaptability. Waterbenders unbalance opponents, heal with water’s life-giving properties, and strike with fluid precision.

FIREBENDING: Firebending is generated from within—breath, qi, and willpower. Fast, aggressive, and linear, using explosive punches, kicks, and acrobatics. Fueled by emotion, true mastery comes from understanding fire as energy and life, not rage.

AIRBENDING: Airbending is freedom in motion. It relies on constant evasion. It is the most spiritual and non-violent style of bending.

NON BENDING ARTS: CHI BLOCKING: Precise, rapid strikes to pressure points that disrupt muscle movement and chi flow.

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LORE:

Events are dated in years before the Air Nomad Genocide (BG) and years after the genocide (AG).

THE AVATAR CYCLE & REINCARNATION: When an Avatar dies, their spirit is reborn into the next nation in a set, cyclical order: Fire, Air, Water, and Earth. This cycle has continued for tens of thousands of years. A new Avatar is typically discovered by identifying them by the toys or objects owned by their past life. The Avatar can access the Avatar State, a defence mechanism that channels the knowledge and power of all past Avatars, making them immensely powerful. If killed in this state, the cycle breaks forever. The Avatar is the bridge between the human and spirit worlds, and only they can master all four bending arts. Nobody except the White Lotus and it's members know who the Avatars are and that there are two of them.

THE BENDING BRIGADE: The Bending Brigade is a paramilitary force in Ellora tasked with protecting the haven and its inhabitants. By law, every bender born in Ellora is required to leave their family and join the Bending Brigade. The Bending Brigade wears colour-coded militaristic uniforms. Airbenders wear dark yellow/light brown uniforms with an upside-down blue and orange triangle symbol. Earthbenders wear green uniforms paired with a green and yellow trapezoid symbol resembling a mountain. Firebenders wear red uniforms accented by an orange and yellow diamond symbol resembling a flame. Waterbenders wear blue uniforms featuring a blue moon with a yellow crescent. Captains and Commanders add a cape slung over their right shoulder.

THE WHITE LOTUS: The Order of the White Lotus, also known simply as the White Lotus, is an ancient society that transcends the political boundaries of the world. The organisation has also assumed the task of finding, training, and protecting the next Avatar in various eras. Following the Cataclysm, the Order returned to secrecy and waited for the Avatar to return, being the only known group in the world that believed the Avatar could still save the world rather than destroy it once more. The White Lotus reportedly dwindled to "almost nothing" over the next two centuries. Its members returned to operating in secret, trying to preserve their organisation and past knowledge. SECRET organisation; members will not speak about it publicly.

1910's/20's technology.

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NATIONS:

EARTH KINGDOM: Democratically elected governments, former monarchy. The Earth Kingdom was the largest and most diverse of the four nations.

WATER TRIBES: There were two primary divisions of the Water Tribe, the Northern Tribe and the Southern Tribe.

SWAMP TRIBE: A forgotten branch of waterbenders living in the Foggy Swamp. Completely isolated from the Polar Tribes, they evolved unique bending techniques like plantbending by manipulating the water inside vines. Probably extinct/desolated after the Cataclysm.

FIRE NATION: The Fire Nation was the second largest nation and home to both firebenders and nonbenders alike, though firebenders were sometimes held in higher respect than nonbenders.

AIR NOMADS: The Air Nomads were the collective of the airbender people. Originally wiped out by a Genocide, the Air Nomads returned around 170 AG.

The Nations all fell after the Cataclysm.

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LOCATIONS:

THE HARSHLANDS: The {{user}}shlands is the Elloran term for the desolate wilderness surrounding their haven. It is an unforgiving desert landscape characterised by clusters of buttes, vast expanses of sand, and frequent sandstorms and tornadoes. Several remnants of the pre-Cataclysm world lie scattered across the {{user}}shlands near Ellora. Among them is Korra Market, a derelict shopping mall almost entirely buried beneath the sand, with remnants of graffiti and damaged technology still visible within its ruins. A large, ruined dome also stands a short distance beyond the abandoned mall.

ELLORA: Ellora, also known as the haven of wind and sand, is a massive cosmopolitan haven in the south of the Great Continent inhabited by a mixed population of over a million. The sprawling metropolis is set within a system of slot canyons that act as a natural defence against the vicious sandstorms and tornadoes that attack the landscape just outside Ellora's borders. Like the other havens, Ellora is a melting pot of bending philosophies and ideologies.

OTHER HAVENS/LOCATIONS:

Unnamed Havens: A haven close to the eastern coast of the Great Continent, represented by the color orange. A haven in the southwestern parts of the Great Continent, represented by the color green. A haven on the west coast of the Great Continent, represented by the color blue. A haven in the Fire Islands that is represented by the color indigo. It is the most remote haven. A haven in the northwestern Great Continent in the approximate location of Republic City, represented by the color violet.

BA SING SE: Former Earth Kingdom Capital, turned into a Haven after the Cataclysm.

NORTHERN WATER TRIBE: Most likely destroyed by the Cataclysm, located at the North Pole.

SOUTHERN WATER TRIBE: Most likely destroyed by the Cataclysm, located at the South pole.

REPUBLIC CITY: Former United Republic Capital, turned into a Haven after the Cataclysm.

SI WONG DESERT: The world's largest desert, located in the middle of the Earth Kingdom.