AST AIRBENDER. ‘TerreLBAUMFo the Gavi Ringdom and Its Philosophy The people of the Earth Kingdom are proud and { peaceful coexistence eC strong and adhere to « philosophy world, and cooperation with the other nations of the use their abilities for defense and industry fended their cities against attacks by EARTH KINGDOM CITIES There are some great that spread across the huge expanse that makes up the Earth Kingdom. The Kingdom's capital, Ba Sing Se, is led by the Earth king and is the largest of all Earth Kingdom cities. The city of Oma: is led by King Bum. village of Kyos is located on anisland and is home to a great tribe of female warriors, and Gaoli is a wealthy cily ea GAOLING allt ae er 4 full of commerce and culture: Wis also home to Master Yu's Earthbending Academy, where tournaments ave Pe Corih NG's dainty, gil Season is spring, the ings on Earth are reborn, More ving spring than any other season, rengest during the spring, cvthbending 21NATURAL RESOURCES/FOOD ANIMALS An abundance of fresh vegetables grows inthe rich fertile soil, and fraitand The Earth Kingdom is home to a wide variety of animals including nut trees are plentiful. Animals thrive in cats, moles, voles, gophers, hoppy- the lush forests and farmlands, p beef and poultry to add to the fruits and vegetables. Rock and stone are hwo of possums (a cross between frog and possums), hippos, flying boars, creeping slime (an algaelie mass the Earth Kingdom's greatest nahwral that crawls up the walls of the resources, and are Earthbended into sewers in Omashu), monstrous everything from tools to entire cities. Coal is mined in certain Earth Kingdom villages, providing fuel. Their forests are also used for fuel and for building. canyon crawlers that live in the Great Di leech—a-pillars, and butterflies. 2, and insects such as ants, INDUSTRIES Architecture, farming, carpentry, hunting, and coal mining ave important Garth Kingdom industries. The Earth people have developed an advanced trade and commerce systeny as wellas sophisticated sewage and mail delivery systems in Omashs a Nasa‘2 | 4 muscular, the attacks. The sew" very ros jcal abilities 10 giv physi eee L Cavikbenders vce the or @ y wse heir own PI that makes up # The Art of their weapon: Gxivemely cical strength to power the the Garth itsel{—the Lines with their o¥ on Earthbender bis anherereet PONS” ce of their power i ein planet comEARTHBENDING TECHNIQVES Eavihbe construction, vs use many techniques during combat or then soften the Garth to cushion 12 They can also bend the RK Earth in order to catapult ‘ themselves into the air, and their landings. They can open cracks in the ground to swallow kit up an opponent, raise slabs of - stone from the Earth to use the ground with their hands or They con strike y as defensive walls Ghese are feet, causing small tremors or > / especially good at blocking fire), earthquake: v : and levitate stones to propel them at opponents. 27 They can stomp the ground hard, cansing @ boulder to Earthbenders can also magnetize icin limbs to\ stone, allowing emma mms a o fink sheer walle or cliffe: fonn and spring 4p, which they then kick foward an opponent. : moment to strike—is P ing and waiting for the right to : if vost important: The kighest-level Garthbendar a Fe one cold ground ite quicksand te entrap approachingKYOSHI KNYOSHI WARRIORS Avatar Kyoshi, a powerful Earthbending woman, Jaught the fight oshi, named for the g and ch who di ge has of her. Because of her great influence, all the who w. ive techniques now used by the Kyoshi an island in the J the island. In her honor, the vi port and is visited by many travel a huge statue loce ion he leis aboutturning a teen oF ng their and their traditior Kabuki theater, are outfits ‘and painted fe aft fo intimidat 45