Nov 19, 2025
The Dai Li: Born From Kyoshi’s Protection, Twisted Into Ba Sing Se’s Control
Kyoshi created the Dai Li to protect Ba Sing Se—literally to stop the city’s culture from collapsing. The Earth Kingdom was losing its identity, and she wanted an elite force that would preserve its traditions and keep the capital stable.
But centuries later, that mission twisted. The Dai Li stopped protecting culture and started protecting control.
They became masters of secrecy, manipulation, and fear. They silenced dissent, rewrote reality, and turned “There is no war in Ba Sing Se” into a weapon.
Kyoshi built the Dai Li to save the city’s soul. The Dai Li corrupted that purpose and hollowed Ba Sing Se into a perfect, controlled illusion.
