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Chancellor

'''***Justitia omnibus'* - *Justice for all'''***

The **Chancellor** is the highest appointed official in the Court. They are popularly called **judge** or **adjudicator** in some translations.

They're voted by an Assembly and has a voice in the choice of their sucessors
The Chancellor is something like a prime minister; they wield little executive power but rather serve to preside over the Court, to officially tally its votes, and to help interpret the laws.

There's no official law stating this, but tradition mandates the Chancellor doesn't come from a Traditional House.

## Origin

During the Unification, the Court was created and with it a position was eventually demanded to settle draws.

When the ... had mixed and the interest of a family or a given group no longer represented the interest of the whole a new system was created in which a

## Known Chancellors

* Liu Na Shu (1979 - 1995)
* Minami Ayaka (1995 - 2013)
* Robert Cerf (since 2013)
Akha

**Akha** is an ancient incription used by foreigners to penetrate the North Nation.

## Etymology

The word *akha* means "eye" in the pjurki dialect which was one of the first languages used by the expatriated northerners to communicate between themselves without being discovered.

## History

It was first used by benders trying to bring justice upon the traitors.

To this day the employment of this rune is a dangerous process, having death rates up t0 68%.

## Depiction

The mark resembles an eye.

Cat said it reminded like the egyptian Eye of Horus.
Academia

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**Praeparatoria** **Academiae pro Elementum Moderatoris** (**Preparatory Academy for Benders**), commonly known as the **Academia**, or **Academy** in English, or **学院** (Xuéyuàn) in China and **अकैडमी** (akaidamee) in India, is an institution in the South responsible for the basic education of young courtiers.

It has an unit in the Holy City, one in China, and another in India. There have been other units around the world throughout history.

Bender education can happen in two ways: the Academia or homeschooling. Some consider the common classes given to the underage benders in larger metropolis to be a separate modal but as seen by the Court it fits the homeschooling description.

## Origin

When the Unification first took place, it was established that a leader's children should be given the same education as a .. measure and for that end the Academia was created. The current naming convention was established around two thousand years ago having undergone many iterations.

## Preparation for Administrative and Governamental Careers (Appointee Program)

Besides the regular education given to benders of all age, the Academia also has a campus dedicated to the preparation of future leaders and representatives.

## Branches

* Aralen
* China
* India
House of Sihak

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The **House of Sihak** (also known as **House of Sith, House of Singh, सिंह, ਸਿੰਘ, House of Siaf, House of Siaque**, **House of Sijat, House of Siat, House of Sijak, House of Siyakov/a, сиыаков/a, House of Mizuhito, 瑞人,** or **House of Shuǐ**, **水**) is a traditional bender house with affinity for water. It was started by Lakina Sihak, first of her name. The house is notably known for its members who figure among the most important benders in history, being one of -- if not the -- most important bender house in existence.

## Origin

Lakina led the Slave Rebellion in the Sihak after which she was crowned corolki by popular vote, birthing thus the House of Sihak.

The House of Sihak is believed by many to have been the first house to be formed in the water amalgamation. There's no conclusive evidence supporting the theory but according to ancient family trees the Sihak are the most ancient to be able to track.

The Sihak was the Royal House by the time Lady Sith was corolki and had been so for eight generations past.

## Historical importance

### Grey War

One of the foremost purposes of the Grey War was the extinction of the Sihak.

## Genealogy

### Monarchs:

* Lakina (founder)
* Proscina I
* Proscina II
* Jtostena I
* Moexitma
* Proscina III
* Jtostena II
* Proscina IV
* Akroetrin

### Court

* Myla of the Sihak
* Moeltyr Sihak
* Hurkyr Sihak
* Tye Sihak
* Kioks Sihak
* Pjurt Sihak

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* Ndaté Sihak
* Lenore Sommerfold
* Jasin Sommerfold
* Assia Fatma Sommerfold
* Amaru Sommerfold
* Will Sommerfold
* Lanna Sommerfold
* Nate Sommerfold
* Xinyi Shui

## Branches

* House of Shuǐ, 水 (China)
* House of Mizuhito, 瑞人 (Japan)
* House of Singh, सिंह, ਸਿੰਘ (South Asia)
* House of Sith (Anglosphere)
* House of Siaquê (Lusosphere)
* House of Síaz (Hispanosphere)
* House of Siaf (North Africa)
* House of Siat (Italy)
* House of Sijak (Nordic)
* House of Sijat ()
* House of Siyakov/a, сиыаков/a (Slavic)
Blood Bond

A **Blood Bond** is a permanent bond that unites two or more people's Psychimizois. The people christened by this ritual are named **Blood Brothers,** or **Sisters**, or **Siblings**.

## Ritual

The ritual consists primarily of the exchange of blood between the two people (hence the name). Its ratification demands a sort of power provenient from the clashing of elements, done either by a few people who control different elements or by beings that can bend multiple elements, such as a praecantatrix or a praecantator.

## Examples

* Proscina IV with Yera and Byra
* Akroetrin with Oogyera and Omahna
* Frudak and T'nir (Peruse's son) -- performed by Akroetrin
* James Cinis, Richard Moreinstein and Emilia Haruspex
* Nate Haruspex and Cat Beaufils
Altair Haruspex

**Altair Aloísio Reis da Silva Haruspex** was a half-Brazilian, half-Aralenian earth bender.

## Biography

Altair was born in 1866 to Maria da Glória Reis da Silva, a recently freed unbounded woman, and Lua Haruspex, an earth bender.

With Nawi, a Beninese unbounded, he had Andressa. Nawi died when Andressa was still an infant and he raised her by himself alternating between São Paulo and Aralen.
Hateful Five

**Hateful Five**, previously **Hateful Six**, is how the group of young male benders affiliated to the New York Assembly.

That's the Whatsapp Group name.

## Formation

When benders Damian Van Den Andel, George Sachdev and Huan Zhao came in exchange to the U.S. they soon befriended the locals Gabriel Moreinstein and Nate Sommerfold.

## Members

* Nate Sommerfold
* Gabriel Moreinstein (former)
* Damian Van Den Andel
* Jerry Buchan
* George Sachdev
* Huan Zhao
Esteban Concepcion Paz

**Esteban Enrique Concepcion de la Paz** was a Cuban earth bender affiliated with the Court.

## Biography

Esteban was born to José Concepcion Acosta, a Cuban unbounded, and Mirta Lopez Paz, a Cuban half-Courtier, half-Citadeler earth bender.

With Judith Shain, he had two children: Nathanial and Celine.

Jude called him her Cuban Rudolph Valentino. He died at 37.
Grey War

The **Grey War** was how a compiled series of events was called. It involved the Blackbird attacks prior to the Insurgence and the Insurgence itself.

It was named after the House of Grey since they couldn't use the Cinis name. About 0.0125% of the Underworld population perished.

## The War

It was originally believed to be a series of battles fought by benders of the Court against a Northerner force led by James Saint-Vincent. What actually happened was that in the year leading to what eventually became known as the Insurgence, the Order of the Blackbirds led various attacks against Allegiance members.

The popular belief is that what started as a movement for parity lost its way as too many people got involved, which led to the Insurgency and the death of hundred of thousands of people. The truth is that what became the Insurgence was an attempt to open the portal to the North permanently, but as they didnt have all instruments, the recently opened portal grew unstable and exploded.

## Fall of House of Sith

It was belived, James pursued all the members of the house around the world in a modern blitzkrieg fashion, articulating several attacks in apparently random locations of the globe, each being led by one of his officers, at once. What actually happened was that since the blood of (almost) all Siths -- which Lanna and Will colected in the decade leading to the event -- was presented in Will's self-sacrifice, they all died.

## Aftermath

James was considered dead by the Court. The few people who survived the Insurgency -- Richard Moreisntein, Harinnah Jtuhier etc. were declared uninvolved in the final orchestration -- a lot to do with them being members of the Original Houses.

In spite of all the bloodshed, a last member of the Sith remained alive, Nate Sommerfold. He was put under the custody of the Court and being constantly watched giving he was found to be an Envisioner. Instead of killing him, James and Richard opted for using him for their profit and Richard, who already had a son, was voted as legal guardian of the child.
Alemayehu

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**Alemayehu Adina Tamirat** of House Nägodgwad is an earth bender. She's a wombling.

## Biography

### Conception

Alemayehu was born to Adina, daughter of Tamirat, and Elemo Tumsa, an Oromo orox, in Addis Ababa.

Her rukoriak (main caregiver) is Hudde Longborough, but she was also raised by her dad's side of the family.

### City of Air and Bones

In CoAaB, she goes to the Stronghold with other womblings. In Aralen, she meets with Zerah and Jagrupu, who knew her parents. She follows them and is officially inducted into the Allegiance. Back in the museum, she encounters her supposedly dead uncle, Kelile, and goes with him.
Benders Wikia

## Welcome to the Benders Wikia

Welcome!

Behold the online encyclopedia for the Bender World created by Ally Turing.
This collaborative wiki documents the works of the Benders Chronicles, which so far amount to the Perilous Tides, the Demoness Trilogy, Nature's Prophecy, the Cinis Trilogy, Rule of Blood, the Raven Curses, the Hell Within, and Silver Wheels.

Warning! Watch out for spoilers.

## About the Underworld

The book series take place in different locations and epochs, following relevant events to the Underworld's history both presently and in the past.

The Perilous Tides centers on the life of Cat Beaufils, an unbounded teen who finds out they're a bender, and their coming to terms with their heritage. Other central characters to the series are Nate Haruspex, Devin Moreinstein, Gabriel Moreinstein, Selena Thore, Nick Campbell, Charlie Carrillo-Bicchieri, Mel Shain and Zoe Pirhadi.

The Demoness Trilogy follows Lakina and friends as they liberate the Sihak centuries prior to the Unification.

Nature's Prophecy revolves around the life of Lady Sith, one of the most important benders to ever exist, previous to becoming the iconic leader she is now known to be, during the unification process and wars.

The Cinis Trilogy takes place 40 years after the events in the Sith Trilogy. It follows Set Cinis, the first Cinis, and his journey of self-discovery, revenge and redemption.

Rule of Blood tells the story of the sucession fights for the title of Head of the Sith following the extinction of the main line.

The Raven Curses will follow 19th Century underworlders Avelon Rapport, Élie Cerf, Morgan Lorne, Adi Iskandar, Lestari Cahaya, Lenore Sommerfold and Levi Athan.

Silver Wheels is set to take place years after the end of the Perilous Tides and it will feature three yet unknown characters, Aaron, Kalu and Khorsheed, who were directly affected by the events occurred during those books.

The Hell Within is a project of novellas telling the story of the Allegiance from its early days to the completion of the Grey War.

## Latest activity

Photos and videos are a great way to add visuals to your wiki. Find videos about your topic by exploring Wikia's Video Library.

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Bethany Gaius

**Bethany Amelia Gaius** was an American earth bender and the first Vice Chancellor.

## Biography

Bethany was born to an American father and an Aralenian mother.

In her 20s, Bethany got entangled with Harinnah Jtuhier. She wanted a relationship, but the other didn't and this led to her cutting things off. When months later, Rina showed up with a partner (Lanna Sommerfold), Bethany lost her cool and ended up burning many bridges with some powerful and influential people.

She was murdered by the Order of the Blackbird.
Silas Sith

**Silas Sith** was an earth bender, member of the US branch of the Sihak House.

## Biography

Silas was born in 1930. With Lenore Sommerfold, he was the father of Jasin (adopted -- he never found out) and Adrin.

He ended up devoloping a lifelong friendship with Levi when he tried to help him, following the end of his entanglement with Lenore, which lasted until his death.
Atanase Daciana Ovidiu

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**Atanase** of House Stealbă, son of **Daciana**, daughter of **Ovidiu**, is an Insignis from Wallachia. He's officially engaged to Aloisia Morgenschräder, though he's secretly in a relationship with childhood best friend Radu Crina Rodica.

## Biography

### Early Life

Atanase was born in ... to the Insignis Daciana of House Stealbă and Vasile of House Lupei.

## Trivia

* Until the 19th century, the names in Romenia were primarily of the form "[given name] [father's name] [grandfather's name]". For benders, the names inherited would be from the parent and grandparent, respectively, whose house the child took after. That's why his name is *Atanase* (given name) *Daciana* (mother's name) *Ovidiu* (grandfather's name).
Clarimonde Schwarzeder

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**Clarimond Wolflang** is an Austrian water bender.

## Biography

Clarimonde was born to Resi Schwarzeder, a water bender, and Adalard Schwarzeder, an unbounded, in Vienna, Austria.

She has two full siblings: Erich Schwarzeder and Morgan Lorne; and two half-sisters: Lona and Litzi Wolflang.
House of Mnura

Allegiance

The **House of Mnura**, previously **House of Frudak** and **House of Lyle**, is a traditional fire bender house.

It descends from Frudak the Lyrebird, via Luux.

## Name changes

* The house changed from **Lyle** to **Mnura** in the 18th century after they were found in association with the Cinis in the Grey Farse.

## Notable Members

* Alain Mnura
* Virginie Mnura
* Gabin Mnura
* Zacharie Lyon (Mnura)
Council

The **Council** is a yearly Assembly held in the Holy City to discuss matters of greater importance which demands the consent of the Court.

Such an assembly requires the presence of all benders of age except those who are not of age yet or who are too debilitated to be transported.

It can also be assemblied in times of calamity, those are called Emergency Councils. Only the Chancellor and Marshals in unanimity have the authority to summon a Council.

## History

### The First Council

The first ever gathering of representatives of the four element groups happened

* Water (Sihak): Lady Sith and Alekia
* Fire (Ulhak): Frudak, Holenii and Toek
* Air: (all of them, happened in air)
* Earth (Terra Lowlands): Peruses-to-be

### Unification

The first major act of the Council was the signing of the Unification Accords, which stipulated all benders were now to .

## Organization

The Chancellor presides over the Council and the Marshals serve as advocates, law enforcers and other juridical posts.

During the discussions any bender can volunteer to speak
Akroetrin

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**Akroetrin of Sihak**, also known as **Lady Sith**, was an elemental bender  and envisioner who lived during the Second  and Unification Eras. She was the last Corolki, Sihak ruler to live and direct descendent of Lakina Sihak. She's credited for the expulsion of northerners from this dimention and closure of the portal and Unification. Lady Sith is considered one of the most important benders to ever have lived.

Three bender houses descend directly from her: the Sith, through her daughter Myla, the Cinis, through her son Set, and the Vaer'vek, through her son Luux.

## Biography

### Early Life

Akroetrin was born to Proscina IV of the Sihak and an unamed Northerner prince, a fact which she tends to hide.

She has two blood siblings, Omahna and Oogyera -- as all Corolkis do.

She had 12 children, none of which she raised: Myla, Luux, Set, Anara, Romala, Perki, Grud, Horak, Curjo, Fahek, Jfir, Lure.

## Relationships

### Riders

* Oogyera
* Omahna

### Allies

* Toek
* Ukjna

### Children

* Myla (with Frudak)
* Luux (with Frudak)
* Anara
* Romala
* Perki
* Grud
* Horak
* Curjo
* Fahek
* Jfir
* Lure
* Set (with Maki Cinis)
Canus

**Canus Le Beaufils** was a caliga, precussor of the Beaufils.

## Biography

Canus was born Canus Sihak, a Court bender. His element of affinity not being amongst the core four, he was ostracised by the Court.

He suffered from schizophrenia, but such was only acknowledged long after he was dead.

During a psychotic break, he got into an altercation with an underworlder and ended up murdering him. The victim was the child of a praecantatrix, who cursed him and all of his descendants (see the Canus Curse). He ran always and was later excommunicated from the Court. He landed himself in France and started a new life there. He found employment under the local Underworld leader. He was known as **Le Beaufils** for his involvement with the chief's eldest daughter.
Beaufils Family

Allegiance

The **Maison** **Beaufils** is a traditional underworlder French family. They control a large portion of the Paris underground business.

## Members

* Canus
* Sanceline Beaufils
* Angeline Beaufils
* Albertine Beaufils
* Adeline Beaufils
* Alexis Beaufils
* Albine Beaufils
* Madeline Cerf
* Robert Cerf
* Cat Beaufils
Adalard Schwarzeder

**Adalard Schwarzeder**, formerly **Greiner**, is an unbounded from Vienna, Austria. He was introduced to the underworld when he got involved with Resi Schwarzeder, with whom he has three children: Erich, Morgan and Clarimonde.

He's currently involved with Ulrike Wolflang, a shapeshifter heir to the Wolflang empire, with whom he has twins: Lona and Litzi.

## Appearance

Adalard has blonde hair and light brown eyes.
Silver Wheels

**Silver Wheels** is an upcoming series of young adult novels by author Ally Turing.

## Title

The title is from Lord Tenyson's poem Tithonus:

> *Release me, and restore me to the ground;*
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> Thou seëst all things, thou wilt see my grave:
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> Thou wilt renew thy beauty morn by morn;
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> I earth in earth forget these empty courts,
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> And thee returning on thy *silver wheels*.
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## Books

### Titles

* Lost Worlds
* Lost Vows
* Lost Words

## Characters

### Main

* Aaron Benítez
* Khorsheed
* Kalu Akoni

### Supporting

* Cal Benítez
* Ty Morcyne
* Levi
* Andrea Benítez
Erich Schwarzeder

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**Erich Schwarzeder** is an Austrian water bender.

## Biography

Erich was born to Resi Schwarzeder, a water bender, and Adalard Schwarzeder, an unbounded, in Vienna, Austria. He has two full sisters -- Morgan Lorne and Clarimonde Schwarzeder -- and two half-sisters -- Lona and Litzi Wolflang.

## Appearance

Erich has light brown hair and light brown eyes.
Court

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The **Court** is the name given to the ruling body of benders. It is composed of all benders. The Court keeps and interprets the Constitutio, and makes decisions about the guidance of Benders through history as it unfolds and decides on important matters that affect Benders.

## History

The Court was officialized by the Unification Accords. Theoretically, the Court was composed of all benders but for Councils only Representatives took part.
Gold

**Volamena "Gold" Randrianasolo**, (**Volamenarandrianasolo**), is a Malagasy shapeshifter who lives in New York. He's the twin brother of Ruby. His skin is yellowish, looking golden under the sun. Due to the nature of his and his sister's business, he goes by Gold.

## Relationships

* Madeline and Robert Beaufils
	+ Cat Beaufils
* Marta and Ben Campbell
	+ Nick and Des Campbell
* Petera Kauri
	+ Lopa Petera
* Ashaktir
Cassandra Hanningston

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**Cassandra Hanningston**, formely **Kappeljunge**, is a fire bender, Head of the London Assembly.

## Biography

### Early Life

Cassandra was born to an unnamed Hanningston mother and an unnamed Kappeljunge father.

### London Assembly Fire

In 1844, during a family gathering, in which all the members of the Assembly plus benders of all over the world, a fire assolated the London Hall, killing all the present.
House of Cinis

Allegiance

The **House of Cinis**, also known as **House of Grey** after the Grey Farse, is one of the most traditional houses currently in existence. It's one of the oldest houses still to remain unshattered.

## Origin

This house surged from the son of Lady Sith with Maki Cinis, Set, hence the name.

## Heads

* Set Cinis
* Genesis Cinis
* Titania, Trinculo and Oberon Cinis (the Cinis Triplets)
* Crosces Cinis (Genesis' other child)

### Post Grey Farse

* Isak Cinis
* Gita Cinis
* Unice Cinis
* Justice Cinis
Thaenahil

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**Thaenahil** is a valley in Underworld used as a portal to other realms or dimensions.

## History

The first records of the valley in bender's documents come from the Second Exploratory Expeditions Era, when a group of earth benders with the help of a praecantatrix transported to the between worlds valley in hopes they'd reach the floating city.

## Etymology

According to benders, *thaenahil* means "between worlds" (*thaena*, ; *hil*, ) in the ancient Underworld dialec pjurki.

## In modern times

The valley was believed to be lost to human contact untill it was recently rediscovered and used by benders Cat Beaufils, Nate Sommerfold, Devin and Gabriel Moreinstein to get to the Citadel.
Cogthik

The **Cogthik** was the largest underworlder nation before the Unification. The land was governed by two leaders: a Ruler and a Conqueror. It's capital was A'athuk.

After the Unification, their land was slowly repossesssed by the Court and today hosts Aralen.

## Alliances

* Sihak: unlike other bender nations, the Sihak had always maintained friendly relations with them besides recognizing their many species's benderhood.
Isabel Saint-Vincent

**Isabel Miriam Saint-Vincent** was a British nox.

## Biography

Born around 1908, Isabel was originally from Hong Kong. Her parents, unbounded from London, found her living in the streets during a visit to Hong Kong when it was still a British territory and took her back with them. She was around five years old and didn't retain any of the culture or language in her new life.

She always knew she was different, but never talked about her powers with anyone until her parents passed and they spiralled out of control. It was only then that she was introduced to the underworld.

Her parents passed away in a hunting accident when she was still young -- around 16 or 17 -- and she was made heir to their properties and fortune. She started traveling the world. During a stay in Korea, she ended up having a child, Athaliah, and in Benin she had another, Abadiah.
Felicia Atrichornis

**Felicia Atrichornis**, previously **Atticus Felix Atrichornis**, is a fire bender. She was the sole survivor of the fire that extinguished all Atrichornis (except the Moreinsteins). She's a member of the Allegiance and is believed to be dead by the Court. She currently resides in the North and is raising twins.
Harinnah Jtuhier

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**Harinnah "Rina" Pangako Umali y Jtuhier** (formerly **Harin Tagumpay Umali y Jtuhier**) is a bender from the ancient house of Jtuhier.

## Biography

Harinnah was born to Anuria Jtuhier, the current head of the house, and Atlas Lunti Umali, the son of Gita Cinis. She had a twin brother, Okin, who died in a car accident when they were 12. They sneaked out and "borrowed" their lolo's car. He wasn't wearing a seatbelt so his body flew from the vehicle when they crashed and he died almost immediately. Riddled with guilt (for being the one who convinced Okin to go out with her, the one driving, the one who survived), she purchased a spell to wipe the pain away, which had the unfortunate side effect of erasing other feelings.

At the age of 14, she started transitioning.

## Relationships

### Familial

* Anuria Jtuhier (mother)
* Atlas Lunti Umali (father)
* Okin Jtuhier (twin brother)
* Gita Cinis (paternal grandmother)
* Bayani Umali (paternal grandfather)
* Unice Cinis (aunt)
* James St. Vincent (cousin)

* Unborn Sommerfold/Jtuhier baby

* Lithide Kr'hynlae: with him, Harinnah had three children:
	+ Lujka (16)
	+ Mirum (13)
	+ Nutja (11)

### Romantic

* Lanna Sommerfold
* Rob Cerf
* Klahan F̄āf̄æd
Oogyera

**Oogyera** **of Sihak** was one of Akroetrin's blood siblings, alongside Omahna.

## Biography

Oogyera was born to Yera, one of Proscina's bloodsisters, and Oog, a kotjar living in Sihak. Daughter to one of the Corolki's main generals and rider, she was raised for combat and trained for a young age to become one of Akroetrin's riders.

She was very close to Akroetrin and supported even her more questionable choices until her untimely death.
Appointee

**Apointee** is a title designated to benders who course the Academia, an institution responsible for the preparation of benders destined to administrative and governamental positions.

## School Year

The minimum age for a bender to be sent to the Academia is 12 but the entrance varies the oldest a student is allowed to enroll being 17.

## Classes

The classes are divided in theorical, practical and physical

### Physical

The physical classes happen so students can be prepared for fighting and combat though their main focus is

## Notable Appointees

### Class of '82

* Aneta Pukacová
* Emiliana Haruspex
* James St. Vincent
* Kagiso Olebile
* Madeline Cerf
* Richard Moreinstein
* Will Sommerfold
* Fernando Duran Lara
* Yijun Gua
* Ekon Nwankwo
* Batari
* Grishma
* Zalika

### Class of '84

* Harinnah Jtuhier
* Klahan F̄āf̄æd
* Lanna Sommerfold
* Robert Cerf
* Marcel Grimm
Gabriel Moreinstein

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**Gabriel Megedagik Lothar Moreinstein** is a fire bender who lives in New York. He's the oldest child of Richard Moreinstein and older brother of Devin and Nate.

He's been trained to take over the New York Assembly and to become the head of the his house.

## Biography

### Early Life

Gabriel was born to Richard Moreinstein shortly before the war took place.

## Personality and traits

Gabriel is generally considered a pessimist.

## Physical description

Gabriel has a mop of wheat-blonde hair trimmed on the sides and fluffy on the top. His eyes are terracotta brown.

## Trivia

* The nickname Rot came from his father's youth eponym.
* Megedagik is the name of his grandfather's father and Lothar is the name of his grandmother's father.
Avelon Rapport

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**Avelon Rapport-Hanningston** is a fire bender, who resides under the London Assembly. Their aunt, Cassandra Hanningston, is the Head of the Assembly.

## Biography

### Early Life

Avelon was born to Eliot Rapport, a French unbounded, and Tristan Hanningston, an English fire bender.
Jonatan Sijak

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**Jonatan Rávdnár Sijak** was an earth bender from the nordic branch of the Sith.

## Biography

He's from Oslo to Helve Sijak. His grandfather was Sámi.

He had a son and three daughters with Amaru Sommerfold: Will, Lanna, Lumma and Emma. His grandson, Nate, was named after him.

He's a sculptor. He died of a cardiac arrest in 1987 at the age of 62.
The Perilous Tides

***The Perilous Tides*** is a series of young adult novels by author Ally Turing  and is the first of *the Bender Chronicles*.

The series follows Cat Beaufils, Nate Sommerfold, Gabriel Moreinstein, Devin Moreinstein, Nick Campbell, Charlie Carrillo-Bicchieri  and other underworlders in their struggle against an upcoming war. Seemingly normal at first, Cat soon gets sucked into the world under when they find out they're a bender.

## Books

### Titles

* House of Blood and Fire
* City of Air and Bones
* Chamber of Truth and Earth
* Court of Water and Errors

## Trivia

* The name for the series comes from Shakespeare's *Julius Caesar*.
Maki Vydja

**Maki Vydja** is one of the North Rulers, being responsible for Borras.

She's considered to be the most beautiful being since the dawn of the world.

## Physical descripition

Vydja has skin dark like the night and white eyes. Her hair is obsidian curly that goes to her waist.

## Powers

As the North governant, she also is encharged of the air element.
Underworlder

**Underworlders** encompasses all folks who have an affinity for elements, forces, energies, or anything else that makes them not unbounded.

## Species

* Kotjars
* Insignes
* Noxes
* Oroxes
* Othas
* Stilio
* Caligae
* Shapeshifters
* Inebriatures
* Tractai
* Sanguisugas
* Nymphs
* Griffins

## Hybrids

Through miscegenation, some species have been formed both .
Justice Cinis

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**Justice "Jus" Buhawi Jun Cinis,** (previously **Justine Lumaya Jun Cinis**), is an air bender.

## Biography

Justice was born to Unice Cinis and Athaliah St. Vincent. He was conceived via a surrugate after his father had already died.

He's one of three. He has two fraternal twins, Manny and Josh. They're the younger siblings of James Cinis.
Magna Legis

**Magna Legis** is the most important law in the Constitutio that establishes no bender can turn against a brother or sister with their element power. It was the only law to be ever voted unanimously.

The disobedience to the regiment is considered high treason. The punishment to noncompliance goes as far as death.

After the Grey War some modifications were considered.

## Constitutional Amendments

This law endured several adaptations throughout history

It currently reads:

*"Under penalty of death it is now established that to no bender is permitted to use their conceived element powers against their brothers and sisters in an act of war."*
Damian Van Den Andel

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**Damian Van Den Andel** is a dutch water bender and friends with Nate Sommerfold.

## Biography

### Early life

Damian was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands to Elise Langbroek and Hendrik Van Den Andel. He has a younger sister, Marianne.

He chose to give continuity to his father legacy as Head of his bender side of the family whereas his sister has a predilection for their mother's underworlder side.

### Life in New York

As part of his training to become the leader of the House of ... his parents sent him to New York to experience a different ...

There he befriended Nate, Devin, Gabriel and other residents, like Jerry Buchan and George Sachdev.
Unbounded

**Unbounded**, also known as , are regular humans who are oblivious to the existence of benders, underworlders, northerners and the bender world in general.

## Origin

According to Book the First in the Incipiens, unbounded were once benders but due to their negligence they were stripped of their powers and condemned into oblivion and .

While First Generation was doomed to become the monstrosities they'd generated, the Second Generation had their powers stripped from them as punishment for defying the Makers.
Caliga

A **Caliga** (plural: **Caligae**), informally known as a s**hadow bender**, is an underworlder capable of bending something informally known as **Shadows**. They control darkness, but differently from people who bend light, they don't control the absence of it. The "darkness", shadows etc. is actually a sort of void that exists without anything (light, warmth, air etc.). Being emcompassed in it is lethal.

## Origins

Similar to many underworld species, caligae's domain is comparable to benders'. They are among the many groups that are lowkey thought of "informal benders". The first known caliga is Curjo.

## Known Caligae

* Omahna
* Puvi
* Curjo

* Sanceline Beaufils
* Angeline Beaufils
* Albertine Beaufils
* Adeline Beaufils
* Albine Beaufils
* Alexis Beaufils
* Madeline Beaufils
Insurgency

The **Insurgency** or **Insurgence** was a failed attempt to unseal the Portal between North and South. This attempt succeeded at the sacrifice, but they lacked some instruments, namely the instruments from the Cogthik.

The Allegiance conducted the ritual. They didn't know -- because history books didn't tell -- that the Cogthik had participated in the Sealing. They also didn't know the sacrifice for the Unsealing required the same number of people required for the Sealing. It also wasn't common knowledge that Lady Sith had committed genocide to perform the ritual.

In the end, the ritual consumed the Psychimizois of everyone participating. The Portal was temporarily opened -- which started a series of butterfly effects -- it became possible to cross over (one must still pass through the Krotkgu, but it's much easier to summon an audience -- but since some instruments were missing, the riyual couldn't be completed. The portal grew unstable and closed through an explosion that blew the original Auditorium. There were no survivors in the building.
New York City's Underworld

The **New York City Underworld** is one of the largest and most diverse in the world. It started with the arrival of Kunigunde Moreinstein, Ashaktir, and their children in the New World. Five familes, the Head of the Hall, and Ashaktir compose the highest local council. In theory, any seat can be challenged, but Ashaktir's and the Head of the Hall have never been officially challenged. The Ascalabontes have been challenged before, but never lost. The other four have changed through the centuries.

## Current High Council Members

* Ashaktir
* Richard Moreinstein (sometimes represented by Zac Lyon)
* Acantha Ascalabontes
* Tunde Ogbogu
* Vaktar Aliev
* Berta Reyes
Inilf

An **Inilf**, or **shape-shifting medallion**, is a device that can be manipulated into taking different shapes.

## Source of power

An Inilf drains the force of its recipient to enable its tranformation.

## Known Uses

* Nate borrows one from Madame Circe and transformed it into Urumantu. The medallion, masked as the orb, was taken by Richard Moreinstein from the Allegiance.
Orox

**Orox (pl. Oroxes)** are an underworlder species. They are commonly called **sluggers** or **gold-diggers**.

These underworlders have the ability to morph themselves into a gelatinous state.

Due to their blossoming powers involve them not being fully able to control their transitions, they have always been considered a high-risk group in terms of unwarranted exposure to unbounded.
Kgosi Olebile

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**Kgosi Mothusi Olebile** was a fire bender. He was the child of Lesedi Olebile -- Head of the Gaborone Hall, Academia's Headmistress and Stronghold's Administrator -- and Tumelo Kenosi, an underworlder. He had two siblings: Kagiso and Katlego. He had Down Syndorme.
Marshal

> '***Ivs est ars boni et aeqvi'* - *Law is the art of the good and the just***
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The **Marshal** is a high-ranking bender official, wielding authority outside of the government of the Court.

They are responsible for law enforcement

## Current Marshalls

* Gerhardt Moreinstein (Fire)
* Qadira Majeed Zzoha (Air)
* Hussain Amirmoez Nejem (Earth)
* Estefania Abano Ortiz (Water)

## Past Marshalls

* Thema Karikari (Akan--Ghana)
* Anwulika Udechukwu (Nigeria)
New York Assembly

**New York Assembly** is the New York City branch of the Court.

## History

### Creation

When the first settlers came to the "New World", the Court found it necessary to send

## Headquarters

The Moreinstein Manor serves as the head office to the Assembly.

## Heads

From its creation, the Moreinstein family has always headed this Hall.

### Current

* Caris Lorne, the first Head who isn't a Moreinstein.
Lanna Sommerfold

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**Lanna Sáráhkká Sommerfold** was a water bender. She was the second of the Sommerfolds to join the Allegiance.

## Biography

Lanna was born to Amaru Sommerfold, the Head of the Sith, and Jonatan Sijak, from the Sith's Norwegian branch. She had three siblings: an older brother and two younger sisters.

At some point in her youth, she was romantically involved with Robert Cerf, with whom she attended the Academia and was Appointee.

Alongside her siblings, she performed the ritual for the first attempt at the Unsealing. When she died, she was pregnant.

## Relantionships

### Romantic

* Harinnah Jtuhier
* Rob Cerf
Peruse

**Peruse** is the title given to the highest authority in the Citadel (currently) .

## Origin

The term was used in Ancient History to refer to the Earth Benders' tribe leaders.

## Modern use

The Citadel is the last independent unified grouping and as so its leaders have been known to call themelves so.

## Known Peruses

* Diya Maria Thore
* Seth Thore
	+ Sigeberht Thore (Seth's brother)
Ahama Cerf

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**Ahama Saleah Cerf** was an air bender. He was in a relationship with Adeline Beaufils with whom he had two children: Madeline and Robert.

## Biography

He was born to Josèphe Cerf, a French air bender, and Non, a Thai-Sudanese kotjar who was sailing around the world. It was just a fling and by the time Josephe learned she was pregnant, they'd long since parted ways. Years later, Ahama looked for the man and learned he'd been murdered around the time he was a toddler.

## Physical Appearance

Ahama has dark brown, coily hair and dark brown eyes.
Okin Jtuhier

**Okin Kidlat Umali y Jtuhier** was a bender from the ancient house of Jtuhier.

## Biography

Okin was born to Anuria Jtuhier, the head of the house, and Atlas Lunti Umali, son of Gita Cinis. He had a twin, Harinnah.

He died at the age of 12 from a car accident. He and his twin sister sneaked out and "borrowed" their lolo's car. He wasn't wearing a seatbelt so his body flew from the vehicle when they crashed and he died almost immediately.

## Relationships

### Familial

* Anuria Jtuhier (mother)
* Atlas Lunti Umali (father)
* Harinnah Jtuhier (twin sister)
* Gita Cinis (paternal grandmother)
* Bayani Umali (paternal grandfather)
* Unice Cinis (aunt)
* James St. Vincent (cousin)
Madeline Beaufils

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**Madeline** **Beaufils**, also known as **Madeline** **Cerf**, is a French air bender and caliga. She currently resides in New York with her child, Cat, and her brother, Robert.

## Biography

### Early Life

Madeleine was born to Ahama Cerf and Adeline Beaufils, a Caliga. She was brought up in the Paris Hall but moved to Aralen to attend the Academia with other benders of her age. Being the eldest child, she took charge.

### Academia

During her time as an student and then an appointee, Beaufils-Cerf was considered to be one of (if not the) best. During her last year at the Academia, her family reputation was disgraced by their their father's decision to relinquish his rights to investigate her mother's disappearance, and subsequent murder.

### Unbounded Life

After the events of the Grey War, she fled with her brother to the United States where they settled down. Being related to her, despite not having been a part of the Allegiance, and having lost both his partner and their son, Robert agreed to go with his sister, not turning her into the Court. She would have been the only one capable of identifying Richard as a fellow member of the Allegiance but refused to have anything to do with bender affairs. She later found out to be pregnant with a child of James.

## Physical description

Madeline is described as having long, wavy to curly blond hair with an undercut and "black" eyes. She's slim, remaining fit in her unbounded life. Madeline was deemed the prettiest girl on her time at the Academia, being well-known for her looks as well as for her ruthlessness. She was a tomboy as a young person, who grew up to have a style that is a mix of grunge and relaxed. There's a gap between her front teeth that she didn't like when she was younger, but has grown to appreciate. She only has eight fingers in her hands; her left pinky and her right ring finger were cut in an altercation when she was 16.

At the beginning of The Hell Within, she has a bob cut with bangs that were always parted. The upper part of her hair was faded yellow and the lower part was black. She had piercings in her left eyebrow, nose's bridge, right nostril, medusa and labaret. She ends up dying her hair red -- the blond part -- at some point that year. In the second season, she starts with dark green roots and dark gray hair that goes down to her shoulders. She shaves her head in the middle of the season to get head tattoos during a manic episode. Her hair grows in the time she's held capitive and when she returns to Aralen she raids Will's cabinets and comes accross some aquamarine hair dye and dies her buzzcut that color.

### Tattoos

Her first tattoos were photorealistic portraits of her parents on her inner forearms.

She has a grim reaper tatooed on her skull.

She has MCMLXXXI tatooed on her right foot.

She has an Icarus falling in one of her calves.

In The Perilous Tides, she tattoos a Queen of Swords on her thigh (a spot she was saving) and a King of Swords on her brother's forearm.
Myla of Akroetrin

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**Myla of Akroetrin** was a Court Representative for the Sihak, daughter of Lady Sith and Frudak. She was part of the first generation of leaders born after the Unification.

## Biography

She had her children with her twin brother, Luux.

## Possessions

* Vindex: bastard sword that belonged to her mother.
Radu Crina Rodica

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**Radu** of House Prăpastie, son of **Crina**, daughter of **Rodica**, is a water bender from Wallachia. He's officially engaged to Erin Mestereich, though he's secretely in a relatioship with his childhood best friend Atanase.

## Biography

### Early Life

Radu was born on ... to Crina of House Prăpastie and Serafim of House Dalca.

## Trivia

* Until the 19th century, the names in Romenia were primarily of the form "[given name] [father's name] [grandfather's name]". For benders, the names inherited would be from the parent and grandparent, respectively, whose house the child took after. That's why Radu's name is *Radu* (given name) *Crina* (mother's name) *Rodica* (grandmother's name).
Sihakona

A **Sihakona**, also known as a **Sith Castle** or **Sith Manor**, is a castle, manor or any other edifice built by and/or for the Sihak.

Usually when people talk about the **Sihakona**, it's in referrence to the main one: one of the castles built during the unification around the bender capital, ... . It was built to represent the Royal House of the Sihak -- the Sith. It was one of the first to be built and as thus is one of the most remote ones. Many of the original constructions started to serve other purposes but as the Sith are a wide family, that building still serves as their headquarters.

A **Sihakona** is also how some of the mansions servings as Halls around the world are referred to when under the rule of a Sith.
Mel Shain

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**Melánia "Mel" Shain** **Pláňskerová** is an earth bender of slovak descent. She resides in New York City under the New York Assembly but also spends a considerable portion of her year in Bratislava, Slovakia.

## Biography

### Early Life

Mel was born to Mitchell Roberts, an unbounded from New York, and Ľuba Pláňskerová in Bratislava but grew up between New York and Bratislava.
The Benders Chronicles

***The Bender Chronicles*** is a young-adult fantasy franchise comprised so far of oneseries (two novels as of 2016) and several short stories written by Ally Turing, along with some companion books.

Each of the stories follow the supernatural conflict between benders, a group of powerful natural-element- controlling beings, and underworlders, a society of mythological creatures, and their battle against northerners, magic-controlling beings.

## Main Series

### *The Perilous Tides*

* *House of Blood and Fire*
* *City of Air and Bones*
Unafilliated Bender

An **Unafilliated Bender**is a bender who was disowned by the Court. This ostracizing practice isn't common anymore but for a long time was particularly common whenever new subspecies would be born to benders.

Most unafilliated benders belong to houses excommunicated by the Court.

## Examples

* The House of Grey, which sprouted from the House of Cinis. Apart from the main line, all members were disavowed by the Court.
* The Moreinstein Family is a branch of the Atrichornis that was disavowed until the great fire that virtually extinguished the house
* The Skituri were excommunicated in the 18th century and the remainder of the family took the name Lyon
Jetta Mvuma

**Lukinda Tiya Mvuma Jetta** is a diontine (air and earth) who, originally from , lives in Aralen. She's appointed the secretary to the first northerner Marshal (Levi) in the beginning second book. She has been previously involved with Kalu.

## Trivia

* Jetta's name is formed of her grandmother's name (Lukinda), her house (Tiya), her nickname (Mvuma) and her given name (Jetta).
Jude Pláňsker Shain

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**Jude** **Pláňsker Shain** is an earth bender who resides in New York City. He's Mel's younger brother and Bohumir's older brother.

## Biography

Jude was born in New York City to L'uba Pláňskerová, an earth bender, and Mitchell Roberts, an unbounded.

## Fun facts

He was named after his great-grandmother, Jude Shain.
Nathanial Shain

**Nathanial Raúl "Nat" de la Paz Shain** was an earth bender. He's a Citadeler.

## Biography

Nathanial was born in 1927 to Esteban Concepcion Paz, a Cuban Courtier, and Jude Shain, a German-American Citadeler.

After his sister and he sided with the Citadel as they fought for independence, they could no longer claim anything from their father's side -- including the family name.

He was Celine Shain's brother, Enanela Haruspex's partner, Alessandra and Emilia's father.

His grandson, Nate, was named after him.
Nature's Prophecy

***Nature's Prophecy*** or ***The Sith Trilogy*** is a series of young adult novels by author Ally Turing  and, chronologically, it's the second of *the Bender Chronicles*.

The series follows Lady Sith, Frudak, Toek, Holenii  and other members of Underworld in their struggle against the uprising of the North. *Lusus naturae* means "a freak of nature".

The first novel follows Akroetrin and others fighting against the Unsealing. The second book follows the beginning of the Unification and the creation of the Court.

## Books

* All hope abandoned\*
	+ "Hell is empty, all the devils are here." William Shakespeare, The Tempest
* The beginning of always
	+ “You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit.” Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
* The last hours
	+ **Omnes vulnerant, ultima necat.** All hours wound, the last one kills. —  Medieval Sundial motto

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> “I am the way into the city of woe,
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## Series Name

There is a history in all men's lives,

Figuring the natures of the times deceas'd;

The which observ'd, a man may prophesy,

With a near aim, of the main chance of things

As yet not come to life, who in their seeds

And weak beginning lie intreasured.

Such things become the hatch and brood of time;

And, by the necessary form of this,

King Richard might create a perfect guess

That great Northumberland, then false to him,

Would of that seed grow to a greater falseness;

Which should not find a ground to root upon

Unless on you.