Everyone knows the story of Aang, savior of the world and the man that would finally bring Fire Lord Ozai to his knees. Not only would he blanket the world in a relative state of peace after a century of war but he would also bring his people back from the brink of extinction... with the help of Katara of course. Following this generation of heroes would be Korra. The hotblooded and headstrong Avatar would come into conflict with not one but four individuals bent on bringing the world a different kind of pain. Amon, Unalaq, Zaheer, Kuvira. All of them presented her with a different challenge and she would have to learn to overcome each of them while struggling against her own demons. She would eventually prevail and her story would end... though that of the Avatar would not.

In the time between Korra's triumph and her death, technology would progress in leaps and bounds. The discovery of spirit energy siphoned from spirit vines opened a whole new horizon for what was once an industrial age. The process of harvesting that energy was refined and it's respective uses ballooned thanks in part to Varricks Global Industries. Varrick unceremoniously dubbed the new source of energy "synergy". Satomobile Industries turned out the modern car, vehicles that ran on hybrid engines utilizing both fuel and synergy. The Airship turned into the first spaceship and the airplane became a jet. Varricks would go on to design smaller versions of the cannon that had once been attached to the large mecha suit used to terrorize Republic City. However, not wanting to further upset the fragile balance of the spirit and real worlds, he would eventually abandon these designs... and move on to create conventional firearms. It was in truth Korra's last request, her fear being that these advances would be the fuel for the fires of another great war.

And so another century would pass and Korra's legend would soon come to a close. The cycle of the Avatar would be passed into another and unto the world would be birthed another hero, someone who would bear the weight of everyone's pain.

Except the Avatar was never to be found and fate instead would usher in a new era of darkness.

The Great Panic... or so we called it. A tumultuous and confusing time when the people of the world searched for their savior and found none. In their panic, the citizens of the world clung to a simple truth: the last Avatar to disappear was Aang and soon after his disappearance the Fire Nation set to engulfing the world in a never ending war.

Another war was coming.

What followed the panic was the violence that so often accompanies it. Civil Wars broke out among the bending nations and the leaders of those nations began to butt heads in an attempt to learn what the other was hiding. The Earth Kingdom received the worst of it as did it's sister city Zaofu. The Avatar was after all in line to reincarnate as a native Earth bender. Small raids and infiltration by the other nations were constant and sporadic, most of which served as taunts to lure the Earth Kingdom and her armies outside it's precious walls. Ba Sing Se began preparations to reply in kind. The Republic, formerly Republic City, had by now grown into it's own nation of nonbenders and a few benders alike. Concerned for their own safety, the President and his table of advisers moved to take action... and not just for themselves. Fearful that the entire world was ready to plunge itself into another war, they agreed by vote on eliminating the only viable threat.

Benders. They'd been the cause of all conflicts past and present and it was time they found a solution.

The Great War. A conflict that would be remembered by all. The Republic moved swiftly. Reviving old designs by the late Varrick, they began production on new and improved synergy weapons, firearms made of platinum capable of emitting small sporadic beams of volatile spirit energy. They provided the most obvious of benefits, giving nonbenders a way to fight back against benders. Their first target was Zoafu. The most prominent and powerful Earth benders resided in the city and sure enough, the city proved the most difficult to occupy. However, their power over the Earth was helpless against the weapons of the Republic. Zoafu was then used as a base of operations to wage their campaign against Ba Sing Se. Rallying the other nations to their cause was an easy enough task. They already believed the Earth Kingdom was hiding the new Avatar and their past with Republic City placed them at odds with everyone else.

The siege that followed was rather quick. Synergy cannons were used to punch large holes in the Earthen and metal walls while continuous assault from the air softened up defenses for those on the ground. From there, a combined army made up of the Fire and Water nations and that of the Republic stormed the capitol. It was the first time in the history of the world that Ba Sing Se had been successfully invaded.

And then there followed a massacre. The citizens of the Earth Nation were "interrogated" and finally killed in the name of finding the Avatar. With the only people capable of defending themselves against conventional firearms out of the way, the Republic turned their guns around to face the rest of the world. Their demands were rather simple: Join or die. When the nations refused, bombs were dropped... and millions were slaughtered. The Fire and Water nation were the first to go. Their capitols were reduced to dust in the wake of nuclear warfare. The Air temples were similarly destroyed and the Air nomads, still a budding nation, were chased into oblivion.

At the end of the war, the Republic made Ba Sing Se it's permanent home and effectively the last city on Earth. The rest of the world had been permanently scarred, Synergic radiation blanketed much of the landscape being the most prominent around the former capitols of each nation. Soil became infertile and many sources of water were poisoned. Most of the flora and fauna had been driven to extinction and the world lay barren.

The Republic set to work rebuilding, erecting the walls it tore down and shutting their sins out with the world they destroyed. The nation grew once more, stronger now without the threat of the bender or another war... and peace found the land.

153 AG
-Aang dies at the age of 66 and the Avatar is reincarnated into a Waterbender named Korra
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170 AG
-Amon is exposed as Noatak, a Waterbender by the efforts of Korra. He later dies alongside his brother Tarrlok.
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171 AG
-Unalaq as the Dark Avatar is defeated by Korra with the help of Jinora.
-After delivering a decisive blow to the Avatar, Zaheer is defeated along with his three cohorts and he is imprisoned.
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174 AG
-Kuvira's campaign against Republic City is brought to an end and she is imprisoned. In the wake of the destruction left by her mecha suit a new spirit portal is opened.
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234 AG
-Korra dies at the age of 81. The Avatar is reincarnated.
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244 AG
-The Great Panic begins when no Avatar can be found after ten years. Violence breaks out among the nations. By the years end, War is imminent.
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246 AG
-The Great War begins when the Republic moves on Zoufu and Ba Sing Se.
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247 AG
-The war ends with the Republic having wiped out the major bending nations and closing all spirit portals but the North.
-Bending is outlawed and punishable by death. Those benders not already working for the Republic are executed beginning the Great Cleanse.
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323 AG
-King Wu VI takes the throne at 16 years of age.
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353 AG
-Events are set into motion...
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Bio: Does not need to be lengthy if you plan on sharing your character's past IC. General information on where you character has been and some major events in their past life should be placed here.

Extra: For all things you would like to share about your character not covered elsewhere.

For those just stumbling upon this RP: The game is still open and accepting. At the very least I would like to have one more player to add to the three who have already expressed interest.

Feedback from everyone is also welcome as are ideas and such that would help to move the plot or create a new one.

Also just wanted to let you know that I'll be constantly updating the original post to keep up to date with the story. Right now I feel the need to complete full character sheets for my NPCs so they can be better understood.

The first official IC post won't be up until tomorrow at the earliest. I will be away from my computer and will only have access to the site through my phone. From there I can still review and accept applications. If however you would like to get things going after being accepted. Feel free.

Finally any questions about the setting and where this story may go or anything pertaining to the game is welcome. PM me and I should get back to you shortly.

Edit 1: Just a warning. This will only be the second game I've been a GM over. Things my be a little rough so forgive me.

Edit 2: Just so it's clear, everyone's bending ability will be well below basic. No one in the general populace has bent anything in years and there are no teachers. Characters will eventually have to find their own way to master their element... if master is even an attainable caliber now.

Work doesn't need me so I have time to put down a quick something to keep you all updated. As of the time of this posting, I've started work on the IC. However I'll have to leave again and won't be able to complete it before I do. I'll be away again for most of the day so if it's not up by tonight, It'll be up early tomorrow morning.

So far I've accepted McHaggis, confuzzler and CLIW as air, water and earth benders respectively. There are still two more roles that need filling: a Firebender and a character that cannot bend the elements. The last is an optional add which I'll be happy to play myself.

Also one more thing. I know it's a bit of a bother to ask but to make it easier for everyone including myself, if you could copy and past your character sheets into the characters tab, that would be a huge help. I would do it myself but each of you would be unable to freely edit it yourself. It'll keep things clean not to mention make referencing a breeze.

And that's about it for now. Sorry for the small delay but rest assured I'm not going anywhere. Can't wait to play with you all.

Good morning!

So quick update. Putting together the IC post as promised. It's looking pretty good so far. First one is always the longest for me but I promise you won't have to match it's length and the rest are going to be short and sweet. If you're wondering who exactly I'm playing, I'll just be getting the ball rolling with the NPCs I've mentioned and a good description of the world. My to do list for today includes completing full CSs for those characters and creating my own to throw into the mix.

More importantly... the two open spots are now pending! Soon our party will be full and our little game will take flight.

If you guys don't want to wait for me to post, feel free to start. If you have any questions about the setting or what the world should look like, feel free to ask me. General questions can be laid out in the OOC. Plot specific, collaboration requests, or anything about your character you do not want to reveal just yet can be PMed.

Enough has happened to constitute a new announcement. As of now, this game has closed. I will not be adding anymore new players into the mix though new characters from any of you is always welcome. However, I will be saving CS submissions from anyone willing to sub in later in the case that someone must leave the game and is not planning to return soon. So now that we're closed and the first IC post has been up, I think this roleplay has officially started!

Secondly, and this is more for me and my accomplishments today. I've managed to squeeze in some time to finish a CS for the King and a rough timeline of events so that you can all understand where we stand as far as the year and such.

Finally just a little snub of information about how I plan to GM this game. I've been in quite a few roleplay over a handful of years and although I've only ever GMed once before, I've observed all of the ones I've played under. All of them, or most of them, were pleasurable experiences. The ones that stood out to me were the games that involved the GM sticking a finger into each of the other players stories and mixing things up a bit.

Now I won't be doing anything dramatic but I'll be sure to play in essence the entire world. Meaning if your character does something insignificant to an unnamed NPC that you as the player don't plan on utilizing later... I may jump in and turn that NPC into a threat. Basically some of your actions may have consequences that will effect the story as a hole. I'm not too shabby at weaving stories together from the beautiful confusion that is roleplay.

To help me in my conquest of making a fun and engaging game... is the collaborative doc which I haven't completely figured out how to use. I used to use EtherPad which was amazing but that's gone now and so we're stuck with Google Docs. Once I figure out all the kinks, this will help us collab with each other seamlessly.

Anyways, super long announcement over. Check out the King's CS and the Timeline which I'll place somewhere in the post above.