Avatar: A New Cycle (Post Korra Avatar RP sign-up/interest check)

[21308]

Avatar Korra's rule had been an eventful one, and while she may have never faced a single threat as terrible as the Firelord's armies, she struggled with more individual crises than possibly any single avatar before her. In her 91 years, she oversaw the restoration of the Air temples and was instrumental in bringing the Air Nation back into the world and defending the vulnerable, fledgling nation. Several of her years after defeating Kuvira were spent in Republic city however, as the struggles there never entirely seemed to cease. While Korra had dealt with most of the city's serious external threats relatively early in her life, there always seemed to be a new political disagreement that required her attention. She tired of this quickly, and moreover citizens were beginning to complain that the Avatar was far too valuable as a political prop, and that any issue she lent her name to was bound to have an unfair advantage. Once again, president Raiko was forced to ask Korra to leave Republic City, and she agreed, this time for good. For 77 years, Republic City got along well without an Avatar. Today, some people think it should stay that way. It has been 7 years, and the current Avatar has yet to reveal themselves.

Charatcer sheet template

Name:

Age:

Bending ability if any:

Birthplace:

Appearance:

Backstory (Optional):

Items/weapons on person:

Physical Attributes and Abilities:

To elaborate on this, this role-play will mostly be free-form. This form exists to give a general idea of any training your character may have and what they are able to do. It's meant to help give everyone's character a sense of uniqueness and make them useful in their own way. Your character's abilities can be anything from being particularly strong to being skilled with a specific type of weapon or bending ability. Don't be afraid to get creative. Everyone gets six ability points to start off with and you can put multiple points into one thing. So for instance, if you wanted to play a fire bender who had been training for a while but was nowhere near a master, you might give said character three points in the ability, which would look this this:
Firebending (III).

[rocketrobie2]

I was interested in the last attempt but showed up to late to join :/

But now I can join! I am defiantly interested.

[Akayaofthemoon]

@rocketrobie2

That is great news rocket ^_^ good to see you

[ZeroEnder010]

I'm down for this. Is someone going to be playing the Avatar? That being said is the Avatar seven?

[Gisk]

Name: Jalika

Age: 26

Bending ability if any: Air

Birthplace: Western Air Temple

Appearance

Personality: Carries a lot of the introspection that is common in Air Nomads, but without their air of lightheartedness and fun. Her personality is a mish-mash of traits, both earnest and affected. She appears as a typical drunk, and yet is known to dispense wisdom to anyone who bothers to listen to her. She acts as if she is still grieving for her loss, but has turned her need to nurture on to others. With Jalika, nothing is, in its entirety, on the surface, and she is not easy to read.

Backstory (Optional):
Though traditionally nomadic, Jalika would have called the Western Air Temple home in her youth. She was born there, and it was usually where she would return between journeys. She was poised to complete her training and attain mastery of Air Bending, but was jolted from her normal life when her bison companion was killed for fur by poachers. In her despair, she ran from the Temple and isolated herself for nearly a year.

When she returned, the elder monks tried to use her friend's death as a teaching tool, warning her against earthly attachments. Rather than comfort her, Jalika was enraged by how little they regarded her loss. To her, it wasn't a mere physical loss, it was a spiritual one. On this note of disagreement, she left the order for good.

In the years to come, Jalika fell into a cycle of despondence and alcoholism. That is, until she came upon a mothberry grove, so called because the plants feed the infant worms of spider-moths. When she came upon the grove, she found that it was often beset by silk makers, who would take the cocoons, the metamorphosing worms still inside, and boil them down to take the silk, with little regard for the creature inside. Jalika chased the cloth makers away, and found new meaning living in the mothberry grove, protecting the moths' young from predators and poachers alike. Since she's taken up residence, the grove has grown large and wild. She takes the husks of the cocoons, after the moths have hatched, and spins it into her own wild silk, which she sells to the people of the Fire Nation nearby.

Items/weapons on person:
- A plethora of folding paper fans, mostly Fire Nation in origin.
- Usually just one bottle of wine
- A small flute

Physical Attributes and Abilities:
- Airbending[IV] Uses a style of her own invention, called the Crooked Breeze, that mimics the unsteady movements of the very intoxicated.
- Animal riding[II]

[Akayaofthemoon]

@ZeroEnder010

The GM will be playing the avatar but more as a sub character if I remember correctly .

@Gisk

Looks great ^_^ thanks for showing interest and joining in. I'm sure our GM will approve ^_^

[SashaDark]

"The Phoenix Empire will rise from the ashes of a scorched world."

Name: Yang Ji
Age: 20
Bending ability if any: Fire
Birthplace: Fire Nation

Appearance:


Backstory:
Yang's parents were Fire Nation citizens and Republic loyalists but due to their busy jobs were forced to leave Yang in the care of her great grandfather for long periods of time. Her great grandfather was an ancient, wizened old man who loved to tell her stories of his past. Having been a former soldier in the Fire Nation army during the Hundred Year War, almost all of his stories concerned the strength, greatness and wealth of the Fire Nation of old, and they always descended into rants. Rants that Yang took to heart. As she grew she began to hate the Republic and the Current Fire Nation, seeing it as a weak shadow of the great empire that her great grandfather told her about. Her parents became a center point of her hate, Fire Nation citizens who, instead of being proud and powerful, were content to smile and bow their heads to a foreign President.

In time Yang came into contact with others that felt as she did, an order of Fire Supremacists, calling themselves the Phoenix Empire, who longed to return the Fire Nation to it's rightful place as the dominant power in the world. Yang expressed her interest in joining the order and, as a show of her loyalty and willingness to sacrifice, she murdered her parents, a act which brought her much joy. Since joining the Phoenix Empire, Yang has become one of their foremost agents, performing secret assignments all over the world and furthering the cause of overthrowing the current Fire Lord and crushing the Republic.

Items/weapons on person:
- An old Fire Army dagger that belonged to her great grandfather. Still in prefect condition.

Physical Attributes and Abilities:
- Acrobatic melee fighting style
- Master Fire Bending
- Lightning Bending

[21308]

@rocketrobie2 Awesome! Hopefully this one takes off, I think it has a better shot.

@ZeroEnder010 Yes, the Avatar will be quite seven.

@Gisk Swell! Your character is accepted.

@SashaDark Your character looks good, however having her be a master fire bender from the very start is a bit unfair. She can be good at firebending but complete mastery would put her well ahead of the other characters.

[2b3heart]

I am very interested because I love the original series. What are the limitations for bending, though?

[21308]

The only limitation is that this is semi-statted with a point buy system, and you start out with only 6.

[Gisk]

@SashaDark By my reckoning, it should be her great great grandfather; he would have to be 160, or nearly.

[2b3heart]

Tikaani

Name: Tikaani

Age: 23

Bending ability if any: Water

Birthplace: Southern Water Tribe

Appearance:

Backstory (Optional): Tikaani was born and raised in the Southern Water Tribe but she felt that she was called by the spirits. So at the of 15, Tikaani began to wonder the world, searching for Spirit sensitive areas. by far her favorite place is the spirit oasis. She wonders, visiting cities and villages to learn ways to connect with the spirit realm. She promotes peace between all benders and peace between spirits and humans. Tikaani travels with her polar leopard, Siku, who is quite gentle and friendly, who she uses as company and transportation.

Siku

Items/weapons on person: A waterskin she carries everywhere.
camping supplies and rations for travel, usually carried by Siku.

Physical Attributes and Abilities:
-Waterbending(III)
+Traditional waterbending techniques
+Can use octopus form(advanced)
-Spiritual Meditation(II)
+She is able to meditate and enter the spirit realm for a short time at places that are closely connected to the spirit realm.
+She can detect auras
-Healing(I)

[Akayaofthemoon]

Hey @21308, I know this is already approved but I am going to place it here for safe keeping since it had to be altered back to the original.

Name: Shizue

Bending ability if any: Waterbending, Healing

Birthplace: Northern Water Tribe



Age: 22

Backstory: Shizue spent her younger years in the Northern water tribe, learning from the best on how to heal and fight when she showed potential at waterbending. It seemed all was practically perfect, that is until her mother got really sick and no matter how much anyone tried it just wasn't getting better. Shizue even tried herself once when her mother was sleeping, hoping that maybe she could do it but it hadn't done anything. Her mother still faded away, smiling even in her last moments and telling her daughter to stay the strong smiling girl she loved. Asking her to watch out for her father since he would need his little girl more than ever. It left an empty feeling in her heart but she didn't let it get her down, fighting to stay happy and strong for her dad. Her father on the other hand felt like they needed to get away, away from the place where he could see his wife in every person and every turn. He thought about joining his sister in the Southern Water Tribe but decided against it, having a feeling even their he would be haunted with the memory so instead he went to Republic City to start a new life. He opened up a little tea shop called 'Panda Lily' and it seemed that they could get along now.
Shizue kept up her waterbending on her own when ever she could, only waiting till she was in her teen years to explore other regions of the world and working as a Hunteress (Selling whatever she caught) to live. It took her all over but she always came back to visit her father, telling him stories of her travels. It sadly became a perminate stay when her father was murdered, the shop and the place above it suddenly becoming her own. Shizue couldn't bring herself to get rid of the place he worked so hard to make and the only home she mostly remembered. The business thrived under her care, some even giving her silly nicknames like 'Tea Goddess' thanks to her special secret brews. It seemed she always had something for the right occasion

Items/weapons on person: Bow/Arrows and Daggers, Backpack (Filled with essential items), Water pouch

Physical Attributes and Abilities:
Waterbending/Healing (III)
Carried Weapons (II)
Acrobatics (I)

Other:


Shizue found this little guy in kind of a horrible way. She was hunting, trying to practice a better aim along with the fact she was tired of having fish everyday since she wasn't having much luck with anything else. It was the first time out on her own and there was no way she was going back so soon. She would be a failure in her eyes. It was then that she saw it,a large Addapard, it being occupied by what she assumed was a fresh kill or maybe even grazing so she took her shoot. Shizue rushed over in excitement but then felt her heart drop at what the beasts attention had been on. A small cub, its eyes not even open. Shizue felt like she might be sick, not even being able to look at the kill she had just made and not feeling right about eating the creature now. She carefully scooped up the cub, taking it with her and taking care of the poor boy by being its mother. Mitsuru is now her only companion.

[Simple Unicycle]

I loved the original series, lost track of Legend of Korra after season one and I couldn't watch it anyway because my cable company removed Nickelodeon, but what I saw was good. I'm in, but I'll need a summary of what happened in the series.

Also, has technology advanced even more than it did in Legend of Korra? Just wondering, because I had an idea for a character who would revolve around his marksmanship and engineering skills.

[Akayaofthemoon]

@21308

Since you had to explain Korra to me and I can't remember all the details, it would be best if you answered this question and not me so hopefully it gets seen soon.

I loved the original series, lost track of Legend of Korra after season one and I couldn't watch it anyway because my cable company removed Nickelodeon, but what I saw was good. I'm in, but I'll need a summary of what happened in the series.

Also, has technology advanced even more than it did in Legend of Korra? Just wondering, because I had an idea for a character who would revolve around his marksmanship and engineering skills.

@Simple Unicycle

[21308]

@Simple Unicycle The biggest thing that happens is the physical and spirit worlds sort of merge during the harmonic convergence. How much that's going to come into play during this rp is up in the air but it is now canon that Republic City has 'spirit swapms' that cannot be permanently damaged or removed. They're sort of like mini spirit worlds where spirits live. That didn't really have a big effect on the rest of the series, but the vines from those swamps came to be used as an energy source. That being said, this rp is going to have something akin to nuclear technology since that's what spirit vines basically are. Korra's other adventures are likely to be mentioned throughout the rp but most of the stuff that will happen will be self-explanatory. Having a character who is good with marksmanship and engineering is fine, though I assume he wouldn't be using something directly equivalent to modern guns.

[Simple Unicycle]

@21308
Ah, thanks for explaining it. And no, he wouldn't use anything similar to modern guns, in fact I think the most modern thing he'd have would be a bolt-action rifle similar to this.

[Eodwyn Aether]

Name: “Stalker”

Bending ability if any: Firebending, Electricity Bending

Birthplace: Fire Fountain City

Appearance:

Height:6'2
Weight: 84kg

Mask

Orro The Armadillo Tiger

Stalker Found Orro being tortured by a couple of street thugs in a small city in the Earth Nation, After taking care of them Stalker decided that he would care for the animal and made it his pet. Stalker is very protective of his Orro and she is protective of her Owner. When around him she acts like cub, sometimes even trying to jump into his arms or try to sleep on top of him. However when given a specific keyword and target, she will stop at nothing to ensure that the target is taken down.

Age: 23

Backstory (Optional): Not much is known about this bounty hunter, except for the fact that he has an incredible amount of skill when bending and was said to have been taught by members of the Sun Warriors. Other than that there is not much information on the man, Except for the fact that he has a Armadillo Tiger and he was once struck by lighting whilst hunting one of his targets leaving him heavily scarred.

Items/weapons on person: N/A

Physical Attributes and Abilities: Firebending/Electricity Bending (IIII),Acrobatics (II)

[ZeroEnder010]

This is a work in progress. I've hit a mental block and should really be getting to bed. I will let you know if I change anything. I like what I see so far. :)

Virra Lin

Name: Virra Lin
Age: 24
Birthplace: Yu Dao (Earth Kingdom)

Appearance

Backstory:
Born the child of two successful farmers outside of Yu Dao, Virra spent his early years tending to the various animals that his parents breed and sold. As he got older his parents were concerned about his lack of showing any bending abilities. His Mother a Fire Bender, and his Father an Earth Bender, they had hoped that inherit the skill from one of them. Finally they decided that they should enroll him in a martial arts school, where he learned to defend himself, favoring the tonfa. They believed that this was a harsh world and that he would need to learn to defend himself. Most days he would go to the dojo and train, others he would spar with his parents, who taught him the fundamentals of Earth and Fire bending, so that he could be knowledgeable about how to approach a dangerous situation.

As he got older he obtained more and more disgust for those that live outside of the law. People work months, even years at a time, and someone could just come along and take it by force. This was always something he wanted to fight against, but the chain of command and procedure of law enforcement was too much of a turn off. One day he took down a pick pocket who had a bounty on his head, and as such was paid for his effort. It was that day he started taking down criminals on his own term, and earning what he could. After a while the pickings were slim in Yu Dao, so he left home at the age of twenty. Over the next four years he took down an admirable number of bounties, and honed his skills against Benders and Non-Benders alike.

Items/weapons on person:
Tonfa

Physical Attributes and Abilities:
Tonfa Mastery (III)
Acrobatics (I)
Strength Training (I)
Animal Husbandry (I)

[The Kraken]

Kieran

Kieran Jong | 23 | Earth

Birthplace: Republic City

Backstory (Optional): Kieran was born in Republic City to an earthbending mother and a nonbending, water tribe native father. He grew up with a decent life, his father worked as a chef and his mother was a police officer. Kieran himself got into the normal amount of mischief as a kid, of course his mother's status as an officer kept him on the right side of the law most of the time. As he got into his teens, he dabbled in the pro-bending leagues, winning enough money to get him by. Recently, he took up a job at the restaurant his dad works at as a sous chef. His mother is working on enrolling him in the police academy, but lacking the money for the upfront costs, Kieran has decided to work alongside his father for now to save up the money.

Items/weapons on person: An engraved sabre fang from the northern water tribe, given by his father. Some change. A metal wire spool similar to what the police force uses, modified to be hidden underneath sleeves.

Physical Attributes and Abilities:
Earthbending (IIII)
Metalbending (II)