Elm

## The meaning of Elm's name

The meaning of the name "Elm" is: "Someone who lived near an elm tree or in an elm grove; Strong, straight and leafy". It's also a name of a tree. Elm is kinda like a tree. Can fragile but grows and becomes strong with time. They show that they represent their name for growing and becoming powerful with their skills. They may not have powers but they show that they can survive in a world full of benders.

## A little about Elm

Elm isn't really important to the story but is helpful with their fighting and is tryin to help people to show non benders, like themself, can still be powerful in a world of benders. They are very flexibly and is a very good fighter

## Elm's look likes

They have brown yellow eyes with black hair. They have tan skin with freckles. You can find them in Fire Nation clothing that has pants. They usually were pants more than skirts.

## Elm's backstory

They grew up in a family of benders. They were the only one in their family that couldn’t bend. Their family was known to be firebenders and powerful at that. But they were surprised to see that their eldest wasn’t a bender. During their childhood they weren’t really looked after as the rest because they weren’t a bender. They were even bullied for this, but it only filled their determination to show they could do anything even if they weren’t a bender.

They would train with their grandfather, who cared for them even though they weren’t a bender. He was a part of the few in their family to care for all their relatives the same as their siblings. He helped them to realize that even though they aren’t a bender they are still powerful. All of grand relatives view them all as equals. Thanks to being rested in a world of which non benders weren’t as uncommon as is now in the world Elm is in.

Once they turned 12, their parents started to make them clean the house, and do all the chores not leaving anytime for Elm to continue training with blades and fighting styles. Until one day they got tired of always cleaning, being blamed for something their cousins or siblings did that they ran away to live with their grandparents. For 4 years they lived with their grandparents. They learned how to confuse a bender so that they can land a blow. They learned how to fight each bender. They spent many days working on their skills. Their grandmother taught them how to be flexible and told them to be inspired by Ty lee, one of the best kyoshi warriors. During their time with their grandparents they had came out to them for being nonbinary, their grandparent accepted them for who they are. They worked on this and became both flexible and a great fighter.

But one day a strange person came into the town, looking for their grandmother and grandfather. They tried their best to protect them but failed and they both died. After that day they were sent back to their family. While they were home they were being blamed for the death of their grandparents. They ran away again after a week of being with their family.

For a year Elm continued to work on their fighting, and trying to find a new home, eventually they were found by their grand aunt and uncle and lived with them for the last 8 months. After they turned 17 they left with money they earned and was given to find a living away from their hometown.

## Elm's personality

They are a stubborn person and well not give up fighting for nonbenders. A hothead if told for being weak but is a hothead in general. They do have a kind heart but is covered with a shell of iron. They well defend any non bender if they are being bullied for being a non bender or any bender that is being called weak. Sometimes they get theirself into a fight for no reason other than a bender calling any non bender weak.

## Elm's abilities

They are very flexible from being trained to be nimble, so than they could dodge attacks. They were also taught how to attack benders. They are proficient in the art of blades, staffs and with their fist. They look up to Ty Lee and hope to be as good with chai blocking as she was when she was alive. They were trained by their grandfather and grandmother on how to be flexible and on how to fight. And how to use this two feats to be a fantastic fighting even if they are a non bender. They are filled to show to benders that even if your not a bender you can still be great and leave marks of power. They also know where to hit benders but isn't really good at chai blocking but is working on it.

## Trivia

* Elm is actually very kind with animals and cares about them, but doesn't show it because that could be used against them.
* Elm is kinda modeled after Toph and Ty Lee.
* They have a strange connection with fighting and is willing to teach other non benders.
* They do not like to share their past because it could cause old wounds to be reopen
* Their family doesn't know that they are non binary, they still think the are a girl.
* Their family believes they are dead, and isn't really upset about this.
* Surprisingly they like sweet food and has a sweet tooth.
* They would love to have a pet but doesn't because they kinda don't have time to find animals and they are worried that the pet could get hurt, so they just don't have a pet.
* They have a small hatred for benders that think that non benders are weak and useless.