#fire nation

[aven-ue]

My air quality is so bad in my town right now I feel like the southern water tribes before the fire nation attacked

[vaguelyaperson]

Based on the populations during Korra's time,

I made a spinner to determine who you'd be as a citizen of the Avatar world; what nation and whether you'd be a bender.

Wheel of Names

Enter names, spin wheel to pick a random winner. Customize look and feel, save and share wheels.

Who'd you be?

Earth Kingdom - Nonbender

Earth Kingdom - Bender

Fire Nation - Nonbender

Fire Nation - Bender

Airbender or Air Acolyte

N Water Tribe - Nonbender

N Water Tribe - Bender

S Water Tribe - Nonbender

S Water Tribe - Bender

Something Else/Bald but not a Monk

Remaining time: 6 days 14 hours

Also how close is it to what you'd want to be?

[blackcatobservatory]

When Microsoft decides your day is going to start in the Fire Nation…

(This is the Royal Palace of Cambodia, btw.)

[zuko-always-lies]

Poll on what cultural/social context you would find most interesting in a f/f fanfic featuring at least one Fire Nation character

This goes for Azula/Ty Lee, Azula/Mai, Mai/Ty Lee, Azula/Katara, Mai/Katara, Ty Lee/Katara, Toph/Mai, Yue/Azula, etc.

I kind of wish that more lesbian Azula fanfics positioned lesbianism and homosexuality within a different, non-modern cultural and social context. There are quite a few ways that lesbianism could exist, be understood, etc. within the context of Fire Nation society but it’s very unlikely things would be like 2010s American society or even 1950s American society. It might not even be understood as a “sexual identity” as opposed to a behavior people engage in.

There’s actually a lot of ways Fire Nation culture could treat lesbianism:

The society could be highly homophobic with lesbianism illegal or socially taboo.

At the other extreme, lesbian marriage could be normal, but that doesn’t mean it’s necessarily treated the same way as in modern Western society. One possibility is that one partner in a lesbian couple is regarded as symbolically taking on a male role.

Society could just completely ignore the subject. There isn’t a taboo against lesbianism, but lesbian behavior has been completely ignored, period culturally.

There could be informal institutions liked “Boston Marriages” that are not perceived as sexual or romantic by broader society.

Lesbian behavior could be considered completely acceptable in some contexts (like between the wives/concubines of the same man) but not in most others.

Lesbian sex might just not be perceived as sex at all(since there’s no penis involved). It might be completely socially accepted but not be seen as “sex.”

Lesbianism might be perceived as a behavior, not as an identity. Lesbian sexual acts might be completely accepted (and maybe even encouraged in some contexts), precisely because they’re not seen as interfering with women’s reproductive and familial obligations. It’s actually quite unusual historically for societies to see gayness as an identity, rather than seeing particular sex acts as a behavior.

it all might depend entirely on social contexts.

the Fire Nation might generally view sex through power dynamics, with lesbianism fitting into this somehow.

Which of these options do you find most interesting for a Fire Nation lesbian fic?

Option 1 (Highly homophobic)

Option 2 (lesbian marriage normal but different)

Option 3 (completely socially and culturally ignored)

Option 4 ("Boston Marriages")

Option 5 (lesbian behavior acceptable in some contexts)

Option 6 (Lesbian sex not seen as "sex")

Option 7 (Lesbianism perceived as a behavior, not an identity)

Option 8 (totally social context dependent)

Option 9 (power dynamics)

Option 10 (1950s America)

Option 11 (2010s America)

Something else(explain in tags)/show results

Remaining time: 4 days 19 hours

Please reblog this poll for more votes!

[cdlunee]

Fire Nation Inspired Bracelet

etsy

Red, orange, gold, and lava rock for the Fire Nation and firebenders

[fusionfanatic]

Given that my favourite character in the Avatar universe is Azula, I’m naturally interested in all things Fire Nation.

Which is why I was so disappointed that the Fire Nation had no real bearing on the worldbuilding of Legend of Korra, besides from the inadvertent creation of Republic City (which is very important, of course, but it’s not like the majority of the fandom are aware that Republic City was born out of their former Earth Kingdom colonies).

From a narrative perspective, I get it. They wanted to move the universe forward and center the rest of the world rather than dwell on the main antagonists of the previous series, giving people yet another way to unfairly compare the two shows.

But at the same time, as a fan of all things Fire Nation, it’s still a shame our only connection to the modern Fire Nation is a guest appearance from an old, retired Zuko and a cameo from his daughter, the current Fire Lord Izumi. And we barely get anything pertaining to the country’s current state of affairs from either of those two. The Fire Nation is obviously alive and kicking in Korra’s time, we know that. So what the hell are they up to these days?

We know what Izumi’s thoughts are on the Hundred Years War from her brief appearance, but what about modern Fire Nation society at large? How is the war taught in schools across the country during Korra’s time, including all the atrocities the nation committed the and their ultimate surrender? What does the current military make of the war? What is their role nowadays? Are they purely a defensive force now, unable to leave the borders of the Fire Nation without express approval from the other nations? Does some sort of international vote need to take place or some resolution be enacted for them to be able to provide support in military operations worldwide or conduct training exercises with other nations? (Now that I think about it, why doesn’t the Avatar world have some kind of equivalent to the UN?)

What about post-war economic reconstruction? We saw when the Gaang were in the Fire Nation how the wartime economy completely devastated other sectors of their economy, like fishing and agriculture. Were these sectors ever able to bounce back in the 70 years between the end of the war and start of Korra? Like, imagine if, despite all of Zuko and his new government’s best efforts, the Fire Nation’s food production is never able to return to pre-war levels and sustain a hypothetical population boom in the post-war era, resulting in the modern-day Fire Nation relying heavily on food imports from the Water Tribes or Earth Kingdom. Like, one bad harvest in the Earth Kingdom could mean major food shortages and increased food prices for the average Fire National, which could have a major influence on domestic politics and discourse.

Okay, now I’m imagining a right-wing populist political movement gaining momentum across the Fire Nation advocating for political and economic isolationism in the wake of rising food prices under Kuvira’s takeover and transformation of the Earth Kingdom and her backpedaling on the trade deals made between the two nations, leading to a renewed spark in nationalist sentiment and… ok, now I’ve just laid the conditions for another Hundred Years War lol (it’s okay though, because at least my girl Azula won’t be part of another racist Fire Nation ideology… because she’s probably dead by this time).

[luminouslumity]

The Fire Nation Family Gets Therapy - AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER

So much therapy!