You thought the Water Tribes raised people of peace? Nobody would have said that back then.
Long before Aang, the last Airbender. Long before the Fire Nation dominated the world after their capture of the Earth Kingdom. Long before the longest summer seen by the world, there was Winter.
Iluq, a shaman and healer of the Southern Water Tribe, was born with extraordinary talents. Around the world was the hailed for her prowess in and knowledge of bending and the very spirits themselves. She was a close friend and assistant to Avatar Li, a man who literally had a part in shaping the world. She was only a teen when she traveled with him, and became an adult five years later when he met his fate.
Without Li to guide her mind and hold her back, Iluq focused her knowledge on the spirits, a strong flame within her burning to know more. Days and weeks passed, and the more she found out about these strange creatures, the more her sanity continued to slip from her grasp. She cared not. She was surrounded by the wisdom and knowledge of very essence of the world around her, and nothing was going to stop her from discovering it all. Li didn't die from age, he chose to die because he was a coward, was afraid of the power that Iluq had. He was running away from his problems to let the next Avatar face them.
Her progress was furthered upon meeting a spirit in person. It warped her mind, promising her boundless information and power. It told her she was a greater being, just as powerful -if not more so, than the avatar them self.
She took the title as chief of the Southern Tribe with ease, and quickly began to expand the ice. The Southern Tribe rallied behind her, supporting her and helping her in her efforts to cover the earth in ice.
Her first target would be the easiest. The Earth Kingdom could not fight against water, and the Air Nomads would be an easy battle, if they ever decided to actually take action.
The world slowly grew colder, and while Iluq was loosing herself to a spirit's false promises, a young boy with eyes of amber was growing. The boy had just become sixteen when news of the Southern Tribe expanding hit the Fire Nation. The Fire Sages revealed to him his identity as the Avatar, and from then on, he knew he had to stop the growing ice and whoever was pulling Iluq's strings.
But he couldn't do it alone.
Long before Aang, the last Airbender. Long before the Fire Nation dominated the world after their capture of the Earth Kingdom. Long before the longest summer seen by the world, there was Winter.
Iluq, a shaman and healer of the Southern Water Tribe, was born with extraordinary talents. Around the world was the hailed for her prowess in and knowledge of bending and the very spirits themselves. She was a close friend and assistant to Avatar Li, a man who literally had a part in shaping the world. She was only a teen when she traveled with him, and became an adult five years later when he met his fate.
Without Li to guide her mind and hold her back, Iluq focused her knowledge on the spirits, a strong flame within her burning to know more. Days and weeks passed, and the more she found out about these strange creatures, the more her sanity continued to slip from her grasp. She cared not. She was surrounded by the wisdom and knowledge of very essence of the world around her, and nothing was going to stop her from discovering it all. Li didn't die from age, he chose to die because he was a coward, was afraid of the power that Iluq had. He was running away from his problems to let the next Avatar face them.
Her progress was furthered upon meeting a spirit in person. It warped her mind, promising her boundless information and power. It told her she was a greater being, just as powerful -if not more so, than the avatar them self.
She took the title as chief of the Southern Tribe with ease, and quickly began to expand the ice. The Southern Tribe rallied behind her, supporting her and helping her in her efforts to cover the earth in ice.
Her first target would be the easiest. The Earth Kingdom could not fight against water, and the Air Nomads would be an easy battle, if they ever decided to actually take action.
The world slowly grew colder, and while Iluq was loosing herself to a spirit's false promises, a young boy with eyes of amber was growing. The boy had just become sixteen when news of the Southern Tribe expanding hit the Fire Nation. The Fire Sages revealed to him his identity as the Avatar, and from then on, he knew he had to stop the growing ice and whoever was pulling Iluq's strings.
But he couldn't do it alone.
