Rabten

Rabten is a philosophy professor at Republic City University. He is the leader of a new Equalist movement that takes pain to distance itself from Amon's violent principles.Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game. Republic City, Version 1.0, 2023, p. 40.
== History ==
Rabten grew up in Republic City's Green Meadows district, and earned a scholarship to Republic City University as a young man. He worked nearly every job on campus to support himself, and held a factory job on weekends to make ends meet. Through years of hard work, he eventually became a philosophy and ethics professor at the university. By the 170s AG, he had had a tenure longer than anyone could remember.
Rabten spent some years going over his lot in life, not out of pity, but as a mental exercise. He came to the conclusion that the Equalists' concerns were real. Rabten started attending covert Equalist revival meetings, where he met the newest leader of the movement: Yoshiro, the "Iron Dragon". Yoshiro spoke to Rabten in a way that appealed to a professor of philosophy, de-emphasizing violence and focusing on ethical concerns. Over time, Rabten came to believe that Yoshiro was the one to balance equality in Republic City once and for all.Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game. Republic City, Version 1.0, 2023, p. 42.
With the goal of equality in mind, Rabten started recruiting students to the Iron Dragon's cause, and started being happily vocal about his Equalist beliefs. While the professor did preach peaceful protest, animosity bubbled beneath the surface. Revival demonstrations and rallies began to regularly clog Roku Plaza, and the professor was frequently arrested for disturbing the peace there. The professor's arrests led to a group of students becoming increasingly angered at the Republic City Police. Despite Yoshiro eventually undertaking more direct and more dangerous actions, Rabten remained committed to his cause, providing a smokescreen of respectability for Yoshiro's violent activity.
Rabten became involved in preparations for a debate night that would have Equalist students in attendance. The professor promised that the students did not have violent intentions, but Dean Shihan suspected otherwise. In truth, Yoshiro was planning to revive Amon's tactics and wanted to co-opt the emotions of angry students to do so, wanting to ensure that the next generation of Equalists get the correct, forceful education.Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game. Republic City, Version 1.0, 2023, p. 43.
== Personality ==
Many students at Republic City University see Rabten as being stodgy but fair. Rabten is intelligent and knows that he may end up having to take the fall for Yoshiro's actions, but given his old age, it is the price he is willing to pay to bring the Equalist movement back.
== Appearances ==
=== Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game ===
* Republic City
== Trivia ==
* Students often joke about which came first, Rabten or Yangchen's Festival.
== References ==
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