I woke up and chose violence.

[piandaoist]

Just saw the Seven Havens trailer and I think it looks lovely.

[piandaoist]

I would love stories about Zaheer & Crew in their early days. Maybe, in their youth, they tried to be a force for good - helping people, fighting corruption, organizing grassroots movements, that type of thing. Maybe they thought the Red Lotus could do what the White Lotus never did: be a force for good in the world. So, the early Red Lotus involved themselves in philanthropic causes, spoke on behalf of The People, led civil rights movements, etc. But, over the years, because they saw how corrupt the system was--even the Avatar was playing politics--they become radicalized and turned to terrorism.

[piandaoist]

‘Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender’ to Play in Select Movie Theaters for Awards Qualifying Run (EXCLUSIVE)

'Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender' will have an awards-qualifying limited run in movie theaters alongside its Paramount+ release.

[piandaoist]

After the loss of one hundred of his fiercest warriors, Azulon was incensed. He let it be known that he wanted Piandao captured--DEAD--his head and sword brought to him. Azulon would have the head bronzed and set on a low pedestal in the capital's center so tiny children could spit on it. He'd charge one silver piece to anyone who wanted to take a shit on it.

[piandaoist]

Seven Havens has the chance to do something really funny by forcing Pavi to go on a fact-finding mission to figure out what happened and the only person who can give her those answers is Varrick.

[sifu-kisu]

What Every Student should Understand.

When you hold a straight sword, you are not holding a tool of brute force. The Jian is the weapon of the scholar, the strategist, and the sage. It does not smash through armor; it slips elegantly through the smallest cracks in an opponent's defense.

To wield it true, you must rid your body of all stiff, clumsy muscular tension. True power is fluid, quiet, and completely invisible until the exact moment it reaches the tip. Let your feet be rooted deep into the earth, keep your spine perfectly upright and balanced between heaven and earth, and let your focus guide the blade. Train the form not just as a series of physical movements, but as a moving meditation on geometry, timing, and intent. Wield the sword with absolute precision, but always guide your practice with the highest moral character and respect for the art.

[piandaoist]

So, this leaked thing finally gets a trailer. Also, apparently, it's getting released on July 25th now.

[piandaoist]

This is a link to my public Avatar the Last Airbender Google Drive folder for all things ATLA and TLOK. It has the ASN logs archived by @caelum-blue, official art, old book scans, and other various resources. It's just a dumping ground for various ATLA things online that are meant to be shared and redistributed.

[solo-walker]

Wan Shi Tong is my true form actually

like. just look at this huge library owl. truly my spirit animal... spirit?

[the-dreaded-deep]

When youre done with the show you would love @atlaculture Their work is absolutely incredible

[atlaculture]

#hope its ok that i tagged you atlaculture youre amazing

Aww, thank you, you're sweet. Unsurprisingly, I also identify the most with Wan Shi Tong.

[piandaoist]

That wasn't his content.

Wan Shi Tong used stolen books and scrolls from the human world to fill his library. He was hoarding their knowledge and then forcing people to 'pay' just to look at it by giving him more things to hoard.

[piandaoist]

Marco's dog is named Barko Inaros.

[whtybsshe]

When people make ATLA college AU they tend to put Azula and Zuko (mostly Azula) in political science, which is fair. But I think people don’t explore the full extent of having Azula on STEM. I think that since both fire siblings have all the political science at home, they rather extended the scope of their knowledge.

It’d be funny to see Azula would follow a degree like engineering, physics etc to her own conviction of following something different and difficult that gives her some sort of status and bragging rights.

[timur-pannonicus]

Azula should take at least an undergrad in mathematics so she never miscalculates again.

[piandaoist]

😂

[piandaoist]

In response to this comic where a person is protesting Iroh's presence in Ba Sing se, a Reddit user proposed that you are a refugee in Ba Sing Se, and asked how would you feel about the Dragon of the West living in your city? Here's my response. I cleaned it up a bit.

If I knew who Iroh was, I would draw the following conclusions:

- After his re-installment, the Earth King reinstated the very group of people who betrayed the Earth Kingdom and helped Azula conquer my city. He is either compromised, he's literally brainwashed by the Dai Li, he's an idiot, or all of the above.

- The Earth King is obviously a puppet who can be manipulated, and this ex-Fire Nation general and son of a Firelord wrapping himself in the robes of redeemed teamaker is within a few blocks of his palace. No one seems to be interested in bringing Iroh to justice. Who's really in control of things?

This Iroh person just came out publicly as being the head of a secret organization comprised of elite martial arts masters from around the world who trashed the city while they were 'liberating' it, and then re-installed said puppet king to the throne. Three of the high ranking members of the Order are Fire Nation, ex-military top brass. The organization claims to care about beauty, truth, and philosophy, but it's comprised of elite fighters, headed up by a -former- warlord, and they have their own battle flag and uniforms. If they aren't an independent army, acting on a private agenda, then why do they operate like one?

I would go on to assume that Iroh is the most politically powerful person in the world. He's the mysterious leader of an enigmatic society, having ties to the Avatar, the Firelord, the Southern Water Tribe chief's children, as well as an association with the daughter of one of the wealthiest families in the Earth Kingdom. And yet, he's accountable to no one.

This isn't a person to be trusted; he's a person to be feared. There was no liberation. He is either a silent occupying force, feeding information back to the Firelord, or he is directly controlling the Earth King to further Fire Nation interests. Or he is operating his own little shadow government, backed by the might of the Order and the Dai Li, using Kuei to unknowingly (or knowingly) push his own agenda.

[piandaoist]

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ATLA Book 3 soundtrack releases on streaming on July 17th! :O

@loopy777

[piandaoist]

Which do you prefer? Examples below.

Past Tense

Present Tense

Results

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Present Tense: There’s a nearly full moon tonight, but it’s completely obscured by dozens of tree species whose enmeshed branches form a towering ecosystem, blanketing the belly of the jungle in inkwell-like darkness. The prospect of getting lost puts a pinch on her gut when General Guiying realizes she can no longer hear Piandao’s gentle footfalls. It’s her ability to see the body heat of the living that tells her there are animals all around her, weaving in and out of the lush flora, creeping, stalking, waiting… She doesn’t see Piandao-shaped creature among them.

Before she sees it, she hears the horrifying growl of a viper mere feet from her position. It permeates the darkness, bathed in the light of her heat vision, a long glowing coil of armored muscle slithering toward her. Its mouth opens wide with a hair-raising shriek, revealing its fangs, both containing enough poison to kill a dozen people. It glides toward her over the damp soil and stone at a snail’s pace as if it's taunting her, daring her to make a run for it.

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Past Tense: The nearly full moon was completely obscured by dozens of tree species whose enmeshed branches formed a towering ecosystem, blanketing the belly of the jungle in inkwell-like darkness. The prospect of getting lost put a pinch on her gut when General Guiying realized she could no longer hear Piandao’s gentle footfalls. It was her ability to see the body heat of the living that told her there were animals all around her, weaving in and out of the lush flora, creeping, stalking, waiting… She didn't see Piandao-shaped creature among them.

Before she saw it, she heard the horrifying growl of a viper mere feet from her position. It permeated the darkness. Bathed in the light of her heat vision, a long glowing coil of armored muscle slithered toward her. Its mouth opened wide with a hair-raising shriek, revealing its fangs, both containing enough poison to kill a dozen people. It glided toward her over the damp soil and stone at a snail’s pace as if it was taunting her, daring her to make a run for it.

[oldschoolsciencefiction]

Your closing cost is without honor.

[sartorialadventure]

Lisa Farrall hairstyling (British Hair Awards 2016, Afro Finalists Collection)

[stormraven24]

Wait, these aren’t paintings?!

[thelightreturns]

I spent the whole time scrolling down going “are these photorealistic paintings or actual photos”

[armada-of-ships-against-antis]

Finally it’s back on my dash again and I’m still in awe.

Those are just beautiful and I mean every detail. I can’t believe those are “simply” from a Hair Award. I mean the hair looks fantastic but so does everything else.

[piandaoist]

Foundation 2.10: Creation Myth