#AirNomads

[aangarchy]

any thoughts on the theory that Ty Lee is distantly descended from air nomad groups that escaped and went into hiding? I've seen it around a few times but the biggest supporting arguments are how she moves and her spirituality as well as her grey eyes

One of the bigger posts with this theory was made by someone i used to be friends with, and we discussed this matter a lot back when that post was doing the rounds

Personally i absolutely support this theory. Ty Lee seems to be a very spiritual person (always talking about auras, she seems to be very in tune with her emotions and how her presence affects others) and is very light on her feet. Combining this with her gray eyes and a similar facial structure to Aang (especially compared to other ppl we see from the fire nation) it gives a very solid footing for this theory.

I've always had this headcanon that Ty Lee's grandfather is one of the kids Aang used to play with at the southern airtemple, or at least just someone Aang knows. In my HC this kid manages to escape and finds a place to hide out in the fire nation, because a lot of simple folk from the fire nation don't agree with the war and what Sozin did, they help him out. Hiding is easy for him because he doesn't have his tattoos, and he hasn't used his airbending since the genocide. The only people that really knew of his bending are his "adoptive" family, but they all die with the secret. None of his own kids or grandkids knew until after the war, when Ty Lee takes an interest in the culture and goes and asks him about it since he's old enough to remember the airnomads, and it turns out that he was one. Ty Lee then goes up to Aang, and reunites him with her grandfather.

[jhusten]

Aang x Katara Pop Art

[abraca-deborah]

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[miartesuanimacion]

| Zuko & Gaara |

Unos de mis personajes favoritos ✨ Zuko (Avatar) y Gaara (Naruto)

Tienen un aire de similitud sobre todo porque pasaron por su lado oscuro y ahora su forma de pensar es totalmente diferente a su pasado.

¿Se imaginan si ambos se encontraran? ¿Cuál sería su reacción?

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[bottlethemoon]

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[littlemoondance]

Did making a little collage/digital journal make me create a new drawing again, yes. I couldn’t pass up on drawing Appa for this. #littlemoondance #lmdjournal #lmdandthelastairbenders #airbender #atla #airnomads https://www.instagram.com/p/CmU_OUDvUIR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[rudeboy976]

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[aero-sense]

.....okay but funny how katara, sokka, toph, and etc, all manage to argue or disagree with aang's viewpoints without taking shots at his culture unlike zuko whenever he opens his mouth

[hererafjastori]

I got inspired by @captainkirkk 's writer!Zuko AU, so have a thing:

The premise would require Aang to know about Zuko moonlighting as an author.

I imagine Zuko coming up to Aang one day and going: “Hey Aang, I … have a proposal. I know this might seem insensitive, and you have every right to shut this idea down but…” “Just tell me.” “I was thinking that I want to write a book about the fate of the Airnomads.” “Go on” “You know that in my search for you I researched a lot about what happened to your people, and I learned a lot about your culture. And having that knowledge I can’t stand to see the way the last 100 years of propaganda have mischaracterized your people and twisted their teachings. I am in the unique position of knowing a lot about the happenings back then, having the resources to learn more, and in Dante’s fans the assurance that this story will have a large platform. I want to portray your people in an accurate, sympathetic light and reach readers in a way no museum will be able to replicate. I want to tell a story that accurately portrays not just your people’s suffering, but also the rich culture, philosophies and traditions. I want to raise awareness both of the horrifying betrayal at the hands of the fire nation, but also for the Airnomads as a distinct people, beyond ‘those who’s genocide marks the official start of the war’! But I am also well aware that as Fire Lord and descendant of Sozin, I might be the last person who should tell that story. So I have two questions: 1) Are you ok with the concept of me writing this, and 2) if you are, if you would be willing to advice me in writing it. Because this is your story more than anyone else’s, and I am not writing a single line without explicit consent. What do you say?” “Let me think about it?” “Of course.”

Aang does some thinking, and comes to the conclusion, that Zuko knows his stuff better than most others, that this is a great chance to educate about his lost culture, and that Zuko is very aware of the responsibility he has in writing this and treat it accordingly. He will ask, Aang, rather than making assumptions, taking “creative liberties” or filling in the gaps with misinformation. He will respect the subjects of his writing.

And so, he says yes. So Aang and Zuko start meeting regularly, and Aang tells him stories lost to time. Of holidays and sacred days nobody remembers to celebrate. Of a culture build around communal life, change and an active separation of one’s roots no other nation is able to understand with their respective cultural upbringing. Of the philosophies of airbending and the typical schooling a monk would go through. Of elders who led those communities, and the faces they made when hit with a well aimed fruit pie. Of games played in the courtyard, bison bonding, typical topics of the gossips interest. Of both, the official order of things and the actual social dynamics of his people. Of the various ways people reacted to him being a prodigy and the avatar. Of music, and dancing, and stories, and legends, and crafts, and recipes, and colloquialisms and proverbs. Of whistle tongue, a language spoken purely through whistling, that was impossible to reproduce for non-airbenders, that would sound through the Temples at all times of the day. Of being able to travel freely between the nations, and being encouraged to learn other cultures and their perspectives. About befriending the prince of Omashu. Of traditional southern waterbending dances he can’t remember in detail and Katara never got the Chance to learn. Of being shown hospitality in the earth kingdom, and being seen as a good omen. Of Dragons and of Kuzon’s parents being shunned for housing a *insert slur against airbenders* because the propaganda machine had been working for a while. Of tsungi-horns and the camelafant strut. From both the Airnomads and the other nations, the good, the bad, the ugly, the mundane and everything else that was lost to war.

And Zuko sits, asks, writes, and most importantly: listens. On top of that, the whole Gaang regularly meets to go through all the stolen stuff stored in the fire palace like it’s the British museum and working to bring everything back to it’s original owner. While they do this, they all explain the cultural significance behind each item, so that everyone gets a better grasp of each others culture.

Afterwards Zuko begins to write, with Aang as a sensitivity reader. He tells the story of an average Airnomad called Sanna, about 7 years older than Aang. They grow up in the southern Airtemple. He writes about philosophical debates, schoolyard games and quarrels, important holidays, traditional foods, common jokes, and Airnomad humor. About wise teachings, annoying teachers, cultural norms, traditions, pets, language and writing. But all of that is in the background, given enough explanation that ignorant readers can follow, but the narrative treats it as the everyday life of the protagonist, seamlessly interwoven with the story that it doesn’t feel like a textbook or lecture, but simply like it actually takes place there. Because the reader learning the Airnomad alphabet and gaining a better understanding of Airnomad culture is goal, but the heart of the story is the protagonist growing up into this increasingly hostile world.

Of the Sanna being faced with more and more adversity, the farther they venture from the temple, the more aware they grow of negative sentiments against them, the more vicious the propaganda becomes. Of the night of Sozin’s comet and Sanna trying desperately to survive afterwards. Of the inner conflict between the Airnomad’s teachings and doing what they have to do to survive. Of dealing with being uprooted in a way that never should have happened. And of all the friendship, betrayal, small kindnesses, prejudice, companionship, trauma and precious memories made, lived and suffered along the way. A lot of it is drawn from Aang’s dealing with the destruction of his culture and his confrontation with Ozai, but a lot of the feelings of displacement and flitting through a world that is unwelcoming towards you, are taken from Zuko’s banishment.

When Basco’s book is published the dedication reads: “To my friend

, your advice in creating this was invaluable, and without you I never would have dared to write something like this. May this live up to your hopes and expectations.” Once the readers of the book have gained a vague understanding of the airnomad Alphabet, and learn that

translates to Aang, pandemonium breaks loose. Aang claims that he and Dante only corresponded through letters and he doesn’t know his identity, but that he got to fact check everything, and that every mention of airnomad culture is accurate. This book goes on to define the widespread understanding of pre-war Airnomad culture, and even scholars sometimes relying on Aang’s assurance of the accuracy of this book to gain a better understanding of culture and context of their topics of research.

[aangarchy]

The air nomads using bison fur for clothing like shearing sheep. It makes clothes and keeps the bison herd from overheating from all their fur?

No, i don't think they specifically use it for their clothes, and i don't think bison work like sheep.

I do think, that by grooming the bison (especially around spring when they shed) they can collect the fur and weave it into fabrics to make carpets, tapestries or to sell. The airnomads themselves though have no need for bison fur lining in their clothes bc they are able to keep themselves warm with their breathing techniques.

[pairofcds]

southern air nomads temple poster! i love this piece so much, and wanna do more like this

[abraca-deborah]

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[zigreth]

what's the point of the glider if he can just fly without it?

[alphajasperdimitri]

I made this art piece Justice for Kataang, I swear if netflix did some changes i’ll still be very dissapointed, fr tho, it must stay true to the original.

Also sorry if I took a really long break, was fixing my poor mental health, plus im still a student ya know? But im still ok.

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[ijjstlostthegame]

Been thinking about the fact Kuruk has his own custom airnomad clothes