Avatar: Era Before the Avatar

Bending, the ability to manipulate an element, is very significant to all aspects of life in the Avatar world. There are five Bending Arts. Four of them bend a specific physical element, and one of them bends the energy within the human body. Two of them are nearly extinct. Most bending arts have one or two separate sub-skills. The Avatar is capable of using all of the Bending Arts. The be...

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Air Nomads believed in peace and harmony in the world, and their architecture reflected their beliefs.

Southern Air TempleThe temples were generally comprised of towers and pagodas arranged on a tall mountain, or in the case of the Western Air Temple, hanging from a cliff. Air Nomad roofs were made from ceramic tiles which were painted. With the exception of the Southern Ai...

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