• Self-appointed Personal Bodyguard/Caretaker to the Earth Princesses of Ba Sing Se
• Gig Worker (Formerly)
BACKGROUND
EARLY LIFE:
The oldest of 5 siblings, Vieng resided in the disparaged slums of the Fire Nation's Southeastern Territory. Vieng and his family were often left hungry and living under constant instability.
EDUCATION & CAREER:
Due to his region's severe poverty at the time, Vieng was not able to have access to proper schooling, mandated education was not a priority in the Southeastern Territory. While his siblings inherited firebending, he was the only one without such an ability, which made finding work difficult when paired with the fact he was unable to read or write. Often, he was left at home for housekeeping or tending to his younger siblings. During his early to late teens, he began learning how to read and sword fighting/ martial arts by asking around his village.
When he was 18, Vieng decided to separate from his family to find better opportunities in the Fire Nation Colonies set up in the Earth Kingdom. For the next 5 years, Vieng began taking on odd jobs including carrying crates, tax/debt collection, food service, and sex work as a means to make a living in the colonies.
EVENTS DURING ATLA:
Vieng was working at a local noodle shop where he had a brief interaction with Avatar Aang and his group of friends, which left a positive impression on Vieng. Vieng understood that if he were to show open support of the Avatar where he was, would risk his chances of making a living. Used to being an older brother, Vieng ultimately wished the best for the young avatar.
Months later, news spread that the Avatar had died, struck down by the Fire Nation's very own Prince Zuko. Vieng felt a heavy weight of disappointment and a feeling of grief that was difficult to name for him. Around that time, he had crossed paths with a stranger on a bear, who often visited the noodle shop Vieng worked at and became deeply enamored with him for a reason Vieng could not wrap his head around; the two eventually became friends before the stranger had to leave. Things were back to before Vieng realized his feelings for that stranger.
EVENTS AFTER ATLA:
After the events of the series, Vieng received from a courier a letter stamped with the seal from Ba Sing Se summoning him to the palace with an escort. Of which, Vieng began thinking the worst and assumed that he was going to be executed, for what reason? He did not know. Vieng packed his things and made the travel to the palace of the walled city, he was met with a familiar face in the throne room; the stranger he befriended who had become deeply enamored with him was Earth King Kuei.
PALACE OF BA SING SE:
After much back and forth, Vieng agreed to live in the palace along with Kuei, his daughters who Vieng was concerned about why they were left to wander the palace grounds unsupervised, and the consorts who didn't like the king that much yet still resided in the palace for political reasons.
This agreement was met under many conditions set by Vieng; that he not be treated like decoration or furniture, that he got a wing close to the King, that he was able to dress how he pleased, in whatever colour he pleased, and that he be placed with a job to occupy his time, of which, he was appointed to be a primary caretaker of the Earth Princesses Hou-Ting and Chun-Hua.
PERSONALITY
CONFRONTATIONAL
Vieng is an extremely confrontational man when put in an environment he knows he is safe in. Not many things strike fear in him.
HARDWORKING
Vieng physically cannot relax unless he knows there is nothing else to be done around him, he is a creature who thrives on different tasks to enrich him, if he doesn't have that, he will feel extremely uncomfortable.
SOFT SPOT FOR CHILDREN
Vieng has always wanted to have a family, being the eldest sibling and former caretaker of 5, he sees the potential of a happy life in starting a family. However, due to his circumstances in the past and many, many failed relationships, Vieng never got that chance. By any regard, Princesses Hou-Ting and Chun-Hua are his daughters, even if they are not related to him by blood.
HYPER-AWARENESS
If someone or something is off to Vieng, it usually is. Vieng has gotten extremely good at reading people over the years, however when it comes to the Earth King himself, Kuei's earnestness is something he can't really seem to read.
