Jake Sully

An avatar Na'vi name uniltìrantokx meaning dream walker is a genetically engineered human/Na'vi hybrid body, designed to serve as a remotely controlled vessel for a human mind. Selected human candidates from the RDA funded Avatar Program, known as drivers, can psionically connect with their avatar bodies due to psionic amplifiers and reception nodes grown into avatar brains from their earliest stage of development. This allows for wireless bodily control at distances of tens of kilometers. Drivers control their avatar body while their human body is asleep in a special bed called a link unit. Avatars resemble their human operator due to their DNA being used as part of the genetic templates, and greatly resemble the drivers' own facial features. The avatars are used to explore Pandora without needing exopacks to breathe air that would be poisonous to humans, and to more easily interact with the Na'vi natives. As a Marine, Jake was deployed to Venezuela to extract resources during the Resource Wars where he was paralyzed. At the age of 22, Jake left Earth to take over his murdered twin brother's RDA contract to be an avatar driver on the exomoon Pandora. He was assigned by RDA leaders Miles Quaritch and Parker Selfridge to infiltrate the Omatikaya clan of the Na'vi and, over the course of three months, convince them to leave their home. Instead, Jake mated with Neytiri and defected from the RDA after they toppled the clan's home and killed Na'vi in the process. Jake refused to accept the RDA's plans for Pandora, and he led a revolt against the RDA to protect the Na'vi from subjugation, expelling the company from the exomoon. Jake was given the leadership role from the current dying clan leader. Using the Tree of Souls, Jake's consciousness was permanently transferred into his avatar. Years later, Jake and Neytiri are parents to three biological children Neteyam, Lo'ak, and Tuktirey and their adopted daughter Kiri. Upon the RDA's return and the onset of the Second Pandoran War, Jake became a major war leader of The Resistance. With the appearance of Recombinant soldiers, Jake renounces his leadership, leaving operations to Alma Cortez. Jake and his family fled from their hidden home to take safe refuge with a reef clan, learning their ways. After several months, the Recombinants and Quaritch's clone found Jake's family, and a skirmish killed Jake's eldest son Neteyam.The Na'vi have an egalitarian social organization built around hunting, foraging, and handicraft. Common roles within a clan include hunters, gatherers, and artisans, as well as warriors however, warriors are not called such because they fight as a career all warriors are hunters first and foremost, and only serve as warriors when they are called upon to fight for their clan. Clans have an average of 300 members and are traditionally led by an Olo'eyktan, a central leader responsible for overseeing and giving orders to the clan, and a tsahìk, a spiritual leader or shaman who communes with Eywa and nourishes the clan spiritually. It is traditional in certain clans for these leaders to be a mated pair, though this is not always the case, and the relationship between an Olo'eyktan and tsahìk can be highly varied. These leaders will also train an heir, whether it be their child or an individual who has proven themselves capable of the role Independent shamans do exist, however, which the Na'vi call tiretu. The Na'vi have a Council of Elders where high-rankings members gather together and make important choices to discuss controversial matters. Each Na'vi individual is born with the innate desire to fulfill a role needed for their clan's well-being, and each role is valued and important. The distribution of roles within a clan remains balanced as the spiritual energy of the deceased influence the natural inclinations of each child towards their desired path in life. It is said that Na'vi are defined by their actions. It is not uncommon for Na'vi to switch clans, sometimes due to disagreements, exile, or even boredom and wishing to try a different lifestyle. Because the Na'vi value autonomy and the ability for their people to have freedom and make their own life choices for their own happiness, the Na'vi are in no way obligated to live and die in the clan they are born in, and many Na'vi are independent travelers. Uturu exists as a universal Na'vi code, allowing weary travelers rest within a clan even if they are not accepted as a clan member. Traditionally, once a young Na'vi has passed the tests on the path to adulthood and has been accepted into the clan as an adult, they are allowed to choose a mate, and the mate must choose them back as well. Once an appropriate mate has been selected, a process that can take many years, they will go to a sacred area such as the Tree of Voices. There, the pair will connect queues before they have sex to create an emotional bond that lasts a lifetime. While this is highly erotic, it only increases the arousal that already present. This in itself is not a sex act nor does it lead to reproduction. While most Na'vi are heterosexual, gay couples are not uncommon. The Metkayina live along the shores of the Pandoran oceans, on islands or near the mainland.Their homes are marui pods which are built into the roots of mangrove like trees spanning the islands.These homes hang directly above the water presumably for easy access for swimming. Massive seawall terraces, similar in appearance to travertine terraces, guard the villages from strong waves and provide an easy place for the clan to fish. Some of the Metkayina villages have existed for thousands of years. Structures are constantly renewed but seldom replaced. The main village of Awa'atlu is protected by a seawall 6 kilometers in radius. It has small docks for canoes, a centralized ilu pen and communal areas for gathering, eating and the telling of tales and singing of songs.The clan makes use of its extensive and diverse habitat in many ways and has a close relationship with water. The islands of the Metkayina and the waters surrounding them are home to many unique specimens of fauna and flora, such as the dorado verde, pincer fish, and papa mantis tree. The Cove of the Ancestors is an area sacred to the Metkayina and houses their primary sacred site, the Spirit Tree. The Cove of the Ancestors is also the location where the Metkayina lay their deceased in water burials. The Metkayina have a close relationship with tulkun, intelligent whale-like creatures of Pandora, and are able to communicate with them. The Metkayina consider them to be their siblings, with each member having a tulkun spirit brother/sister, and share their spiritual traditions. Just as clans such as the Omatikaya and Olangi ride direhorses to trek the landmasses of Pandora, the Metkayina use ilu as their companion of choice for gliding across the Pandoran oceans. During combat, skilled hunters of the Metkayina ride the skimwing, taming one is also a rite of passage into adulthood, similar to how some mainland Na'vi clans must tame an ikran as they come of age. Na'vi Sign Language is used by clan members to communicate with each other underwater, as well as with the tulkun. The clan, like other reef clans, practices the art of tattooing. All of the tattoos are unique to the individual and chronicle their life. The locations of each tattoo carry a symbolic meaning tattoos over the heart and chest symbolize the safe embrace of the central island. Arm tattoos represent the more exposed protective shield of the seawall. Thus, a hunter of the deep sea has densely tattooed arms and less on their chest. The tattoos are considered a gift both from Eywa and the clan and are created with inks from special animals. The Olo'eyktan has the most intricate tattoos within the clan, spanning much of their body. Members receive their first tattoo after they complete all of their rites of passage into adulthood. One of their rituals for newborns is known as First Breath. This a highly symbolic birth ritual that takes place with the participation of the entire clan. It takes place in shallow water, and the Tsahìk helps the mother give birth to a child that emerges directly from the womb into the water. This is a symbol of Metkayina's deep connection to water, which is their second home. The newborn then has to swim out of the water on its own, which is a symbolic transition from this element to air. The name of the ritual refers to the first breath the child takes after surfacing. Much like Omatikaya clan teenagers, young Metkayina members must complete a number of coming-of-age rituals, known to the Na'vi as iknimaya, before they can be considered adults. One of these rites includes bonding with a tsurak skimwing, others are various tests with their tulkun spirit brother or sister. Once a Metkayina has completed all of these rites, they are bestowed with a special garment, their first tattoo, and three beads for their songcord.Miles Spider Socorro is a boy who was born in Hell's Gate as the son of the late Colonel Miles Quaritch and the late Paz Socorro.After the death of his parents, he remained on Pandora and was adopted by Nash McCosker and Mary after the First Pandoran War. He grew up despising his father, wishing he was never related to him, and preferred to be called Spider instead of sharing his father's name Miles. Spider was enamored of Jake Sully's family and spent a considerable amount of his time with them, becoming Kiri's best friend. To feel more adapted to the Na'vi, he grew his hair in Na'vi-style dreadlocks and paints his body with spartan fruit dye to mimic Na'vi's body stripes. During the Second Pandoran War, Spider was temporarily abducted by his father's clone. He attempted to lure the team of Recombinants away from the Sully family. However, after the Skirmish at the Three Brothers, Spider refused to accept his father's clone's plans for his life. Spider crossed paths with the Sully family again and was able to reunite with them, rejecting Recom Quaritch's offer to side with him. He now lives with the Metkayina clan in Awa'atlu. Granted the ability to breathe Pandoran air and even form tsaheylu by Kiri, Spider finally becomes a fully accepted member of the Sully family and is welcomed as one of the People in a ritual led by Ronal and Eytukan in the Spirit World.Eywa, also known as the All-Mother or the Great Mother, is the globally distributed consciousness of Pandora and the balancing and guiding force behind all its ecosystems, allowing all species to live in harmony and balance with their environment. She is the only known deity of the Na'vi who honor her as the mother of all life, and consider her the origin of all sights and sounds.

Appearance: The size of Na'vi varies by region and genetic history. The average male stands at 9' 7" 292 cm tall, while female Na'vi are slightly smaller. The maximum observed size is 3.9 meters 12 feet, 10 inches. The Na'vi are overall humanoid in their anatomy, though they also possess feline features such as flat, bifurcated noses; pointed ears that can move independently and a long, prehensile tail used for gripping and balance. Their necks are long and their bodies are slender, with a narrow elongated waist and wide shoulders that create a V-shaped upper back, as well as limbs that are proportionally slightly longer. Distinctly separating them from humans, native Na'vi possess only four digits on each hand and foot, including an opposable thumb and thumb toe. Dentition is similar to humans, although canines are more pronounced. The Na'vi skull is proportionately small, compared to a human head/body ratio, and is characterized by high cheekbones and a protruding snout. The Na'vi typically have fit, slender, and muscular bodies, likely due to their active lifestyles preventing obesity. Despite their thin proportions, their musculature is sharply defined and they have roughly four times the strength of even the strongest human. Elderly Na'vi do not seem to suffer mobility issues and muscular degradation like humans. The Na'vi use their superior strength, agility, and uncanny sense of balance to scale trees, rocks, and other obstacles with ease. In the unlikely case of a fall, they usually escape unharmed, as their bones are reinforced with a type of naturally occurring carbon fiber. Like all Pandoran creatures, the Na'vi possess a queue, a long appendage ending in hair-like pinkish tendrils that are extensions of the nervous system. This organ plays many key roles in Na'vi culture, allowing them to bond with animals, access the memories of their ancestors through Eywa, or bond with one another to view each other's memories. Na'vi eyes are large and sensitive to wavelengths of light inclusive of the human visual range, and beyond into near-infrared. Their eyes are adapted for nocturnal hunting. The eye is four times human size, by volume. Eye colors typically range from yellow to orange, but green and blue eyes are not uncommon. The pupils will retro-reflect green light at night, due to a layer of light amplifying cells in the retina. The eyes are oriented well forward, as with most predators, for binocular vision. Na'vi are known to process stereopsis at a much finer level than the human visual system, and can detect the range and speed of moving objects two to three times more accurately than humans can. Na'vi skin is smooth and iridescent, appearing within the blue color spectrum, ranging from greener cyans found in oceanic clans to deeper blues seen in jungle-fairing Na'vi such as the Omatikaya. The color is due to the presence of cyanin pigment which produces colors in the blue, purple and cyan spectrum, and can tan to a darker purple color after prolonged UV exposure. Na'vi blood is red, utilizing an iron compound similar to hemoglobin to transport oxygen. The interaction of skin pigment with subsurface blood flow creates the characteristic blue and purplish shades of Na’vi skin color. Pigment patterns vary widely but are generally bands and stripes of darker blues on a field of lighter blue and cyan tones. The pigment becomes darker and shifts toward purple with long exposure to sunlight. The pigment attenuates in density on the palms of the hands, the soles of the feet, and the inside surface of the ear cartilage. Every Na'vi has a unique skin pattern, especially identifiable on the face. Bioluminescent markings, resembling freckles, dot the skin and seem to follow the circulatory or nervous system. This is due to bioluminescent skin cells that produce the noctilucase enzymes which emit light when ambient light levels are low. These cells are grouped in lines and patterns of dots that are specific to each individual, and these markings are used by scientists to identify individuals during the study of group dynamics and social interactions, when recorded with photomultiplier cameras. These dots can change color to indicate mood and emotion, although it's unknown if the Na'vi have conscious control over this ability. These marks assist the Na'vi in identifying each other, especially at night. The vast majority of Na'vi have dark brown or black hair on their heads, although some do exhibit lighter shades of brown. More rarely, dirty blonde has been observed, although it is unclear if it is due to genetics, bleaching e.g. sun bleaching or dyes. The Na'vi do not appear to have their hair turn grey with age. They appear to have no other body hair except eyelashes that appear occasionally, and some have a small bob of fur on the end of their tails. Their head hair can differ in texture from straight to tightly curled. The back of their head hair is sectioned off and braided around their queue for protection. All Na'vi have a long prehensile tail. This is used for balance, acting as a moving countermass to smooth out the stride at a full run, and to assist with direction changes. The tail is also used for social cues regarding emotional states, as are the ears. Some Na'vi subspecies can suspend their weight from their tail, but the Na'vi in the Hell's Gate region cannot. They have been observed however using the prehensile tip of the tail to grip tree limbs and vines during climbing, and to help arrest a fall. oceanic Na'vi have adapted seemingly for an aquatic lifestyle, bearing considerable differences from mainland Na'vi. Their eyes are enlarged considerably and feature a blue or green color rather than yellow, their forearms and lower legs have expanded to include a fin-like structure known as a strake, and the tails are broadened to form a paddle shape and lack a tuft of hair at the end. They also have a nictitating membrane, or third eyelid. Stronger upper bodies can be observed, especially in males, who also possess a slightly different chest structure from mainland males. Curly hair appears to be the norm within the clan. Their skin also sways to a more cyan or turquoise color than the traditional blue, with fluid, ripple-like stripes. Like Terran sharks and other marine creatures, the Metkayina have distinct areas of lighter coloration on their underbellies and faces. Jake Sully Skin color Blue Hair color Black Eye color Yellow Spider Height 6' 0" 183 cm Skin color White with blue painted stripes Hair color Dark blonde Eye color Brown Human 2154 - 2170 Human Pandoran hybrid 2170

Kiri was born through the dormant avatar body of Grace Augustine. Norm Spellman ran tests and determined that Kiri was a parthenogenetic birth, she was genetically identical to Grace and had no father. When Grace's avatar linked to the Tree of Souls for the Consciousness Transfer, a seed was planted in her body, resulting in Kiri's birth. Despite the mystery surrounding her conception, she is a naturally born Na'vi who was raised in the rainforests of Pandora. Because Grace had an avatar body, Kiri possesses human-like traits such as her eyebrows and five fingers on her hands. She also lacks the elongated canines common among the Na'vi. Jake and Neytiri adopted Kiri after she was born. Encountering the Mangkwan After Spider nearly suffocates, Kiri is upset at Jake and Neytiri because they wish for Spider to return to the humans for his own safety. Kiri insists Spider is part of the family, but yells at Jake that she hates him when he agrees with Neytiri. Kiri agrees to travel with the Tlalim clan to drop Spider off. When Varang and the Mangkwan clan attack, Kiri winds up on the rainforest floor with Lo'ak, Tuk and Spider. Spider forgot to bring the backup oxygen mask, and collapses from asphyxiation while they are trying to escape the Ash People. Kiri connects her queue to the ground. Based on intuition, she places a woodsprite into his mouth and pushes it down his throat. After his body is enveloped with Eywa's vines, Spider gains the ability to breathe on Pandora.Varang threatens Kiri. Eventually, they are trapped by the Ash People whose leader Varang is interested in Lo'ak's gun. Varang wonders how Spider can breathe, and Kiri says it is the will of Eywa. Varang tells Kiri that Eywa has no dominion here. While being held captive, using her power to connect with Eywa, Kiri commands a plant with projectile thorns to kill some of the fighters and they escape with Jake and Quaritch. A group from High Camp including Tarsem, Norm and Neytiri find Jake's group and they return to High Camp. Kiri learns she is Grace's clone. During this time, Kiri connects to the Tree of Souls and asks Eywa why she was not more present when Spider nearly died. Kiri begs Eywa to talk to her but is rejected. Kiri learns from Mo'at and Jake that she is a clone of Grace Augustine's avatar, and has no father. Kiri is saddened by the situation, saying it makes her more of a freak. Jake reassures her that she will always be his daughter. Norm tells her she should stop trying to connect to Eywa. Now that Spider can breathe, Kiri decides to return with her family and Spider back to Awa'atlu. But now, months later that seed that gave Spider the ability to breathe has also turned into a baby. Jake adopted son got impregnated by the great mother Eywa