Kuvira (SoM)

## Personal Information

### Allies

Metal Clan, Bolin's Army, Beifong Family, Bolin Sansson, Princess Fader, Mako Sansson, Jacob Kowalski, Bunty Broadacre, Yusuf Aama, Amity Blight, Gus Porter, Willow Park, Opal Beifong, Luz Noceda, King, Scarlet Nightingale, Queenie Nightingale, Camilia Noceda, Clara Lawrence

### Enemies

The Dragon Lord, Princess Darkness, other Forsworn members, Queenie Nightingale (formerly), Luz Noceda (formerly), King (formerly), Anton Vogel, Helmut, Carrow, Zabini, Dark Ones

### Weapon of choice:

Earthbending, metalbending, spirit energy cannon (formerly), wand

## Political Information

### Profession(s)

* Dancer (formerly)
* Guard (formerly)
* Military official (formerly)
* Charms Teacher

### Position

* Commander of the Earth Empire (formerly)
* Earthbending master
* Guard captain at Zaofu
* Interim President of the Earth Kingdom (formerly)
* General (formerly)
* Metalbending master
* United Republic prisoner (formerly)
* Metal Clan prisoner (formerly)
* Ilvermorney School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Charms Teacher
* Member of Princess Fader and Bolin's Anti-Dragon Lord Movement

### Affilitions

* Earth Empire (formerly)
* Earth Kingdom (formerly)
* New Earth Empire
* Beifong family (adopted)
* Metal Clan
	+ Zaofu dance troupe (formerly)
* Princess Fader's Army
	+ Princess Fader
	+ Bolin Sansson
* Illvermorney School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

**Professor Kuvira Beifong** (née **d'Lestrange**) is a master metalbender who served as a political and military leader of the Earth Kingdom and the Earth Empire between 171 and 174 AG. Before her rise to power, she was taken in by Suyin Beifong and became a prominent member of the Metal Clan, serving as the captain of the guard in Zaofu, part of the city dance troupe and Suyin's personal protégé/surrogate daughter. Following the outbreak of anarchy in the Earth Kingdom upon Earth Queen Hou-Ting's assassination, Kuvira left the Metal Clan and earned the trust of the world leaders by stabilizing Ba Sing Se and was appointed as the nation's provisional leader.

For the next three years, she subsequently set out to reunite the rest of the kingdom with her army, which earned her the title of "Great Uniter". In her pursuit of order, General Kuvira offered to protect the nation's states from bandits in exchange for their loyalty. During Prince Wu's coronation, Kuvira denounced the authority of the Earth King and dissolved the Earth Kingdom in favor of an "Earth Empire" under her leadership. Her reign came to an end, however, after she was defeated in Republic City and imprisoned.

During the Gaoling Crisis, Kuvira was temporarily released into the Avatar's custody and brought a permanent end to the empire she had created by forcing Commander Guan to surrender. In light of her actions and her remorse, Kuvira was sentenced to house arrest at the Beifong estate in Zaofu.

After she fulfilled this sentence, Kuvira eventually became the Teacher of Charms at Illvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was later enlisted as part of Princess Fader and Bolin's Anti-Dragon Lord Movement, joining them and fighting in the Global Magical War. She was also engaged to Baatar Jr., who left Zaofu with her to support her ideals, and though they intially ended their relationship after Kuvira was willing to sacrifice him to have a chance to end Avatar Korra's life, they later patched up their relationship, re-engaged and later married, officially making Kuvira a Beifong.

### Teaching Career

Sometime after her release from custody, Kuvira at some point was hired as the Ilvermorny Charms professor. Evidently a respected member of the teaching staff, she was also named the school's Keeper of the Keys by the headteacher of the day. Kuvira at some point released a book on charms titled *Advanced Charm Casting*.

Kuvira became reacquainted with Bolin Sansson, her former acquaintance, at some point, corresponding with him and become fan of his book *Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them*, which she made mandatory reading for her all fifth-years at Ilvermorny. He too appreciated her work and had long ended the hostilities he initially held for her.

Eventually, Baatar Jr. and Kuvira, who had grown again close during their time at Zaofu Estate, again became engaged (though not before Kuvira swore not to try not to blow Baatar or his family up unless they asked her) and became fiances, although they decided to detain from marrying until a year or so.

### Moving Against The Lord of Dragons

#### Joining Bolin's Movement

Still unable to actively fight the Dragon Lord, Princess Fader set about assembling a group of intrepid individuals to move against the Enemy with her and Bolin and subsequently approached Suyin and Kuvira, hoping to enlist the former 'Great Uniter' as a member for her skill and her readiness to fight for what was right. Kuvira agreed to take a more active part in the anti-Dark One movement by joining Fader and Bolin's army to assist the Princess of Magicar in thwarting The Dragon Lord's rise to dominance over the wizarding world,during which she was also apparently gifted with a small book that doubled as a portkey to multiple locations, which would assist her in her actions against the Dark Ones.

Shortly before this team was due to meet up at The Great Wizarding Express headed for Berlin, Kuvira, as her first task as a member, was sent to recruit the Jacob Kowalski, who had grown disillusioned with wizardkind after losing Queenie Nightingale. To accomplish this, Kuvira travelled to his bakery in Republic City and, with the enlisted help of one of her last living relatives: her cousin Stanley (who happened to owe her a favour) and his friends, staged an altercation where she pretended to be harassed by them so Jacob would come to her rescue in order to remind him of his bravery, worth and value to their cause. Seating herself on a street seat across the road from Kowalski Baked Goods, Kuvira, who had magically morphed an illusion around her to change her appearance as she seemingly read the Portkey book, maintains an aloof air as Stanley and his gang pretend to harass her, criticising the low level of menace in Frank Doyle's stance and suggesting he wave his arms about "like a crazy person" to give him a more intimidating air, an action Doyle fulfils, Kuvira encouraging him on until her intentions are successful and Jacob steps out and challenges the workmen. Watching in silence as Jacob confronts them, she swiftly paralyzed Frank, then approaches as Doyle recovers, vowing that this was the last time he ever helped Kuvira out. Apologising cheerfully, Kuvira, her illusion dissolving in mist, thanks Stanley, Doyle and their two friends for their help, promising Stanley she will be over for a game of Befuddler Dudley soon as they leave. Left alone with Jacob, Kuvira, casually explaining her relation to Stanley, a wizard, as Jacob backs away, unwilling to again be wrapped in a wizard affair, telling Kuvira he had wanted out while the metalbender witch attempts to confront him, pleading him not to make her work for it. Jacob, closes the door on her face, but Kuvira apparates into the bakery with swiftness so that when the nonbender turns, he finds Kuvira right behind him, munching on a bakery product. Reminding him of her magical identity, Kuvira is told she seems like a really nice witch, but that she does not know what Jacob has been through and is asked get out of his life. Tossing away the roll with a sigh, Kuvira follows Jacob outside, recounting Jacob's experience with the magic kind, his relationship with Queenie and her subsequent turn to the life of a Dark One as they walk over to the seat Kuvira had been sitting at and brightly asking how she had went. Told by the faintly amused Muggle that she had summarised it perfectly, bar her reference to Queenie 'going over to the dark side', Kuvira corrects Jacob's mispronunciation of the word legillemens with a hand on his shoulder. Looking, eyebrows raised in skepticism, as Jacob compares himself to the broken pan in his hand, tells her he is sure their is a better candidate out their than him and attempts to bid her farewell. Deny this, Kuvira points out Jacob's decision to risk his life for a complete stranger and tells him gently he is still needed. Told by the baker to call him by his first name (till that time, she had been referring to him as Mr. Kowalski), which Kuvira smiling, accepts, telling him in turn to call her Kuvira and shaking their hand. As Jacob turns again to close down his store and change out of his baker outfit, Kuvira magically locks down the bakery and, with a wave of her wand, morphs the apron and clothes into his black business suit and tie. Taking his hand, Kuvira holds her portkey book before her, Kuvira, enquiring that she believed the man knew already how such items worked, transported to two away in a whirl of paper.

Having transported Jacob and herself away with the help of a portkey made from one of her own books, Kuvira brought her new companion to a place where the pair of them could join the rest of the group on the train via the Floo Network. Once there, Kuvira, emerging from the flames after Jacob, met Bolin for the first time in more than a year and greeting him with a smile and saying "at long last" just as Bolin said the same. Flattered by Bolin's comment of her book of Advanced Charm Casting being a must read, Kuvira replied that his own guide was a required reading material for her students. Kuvira was subsequently introduced to Bunty Broadacre, Yusuf Kama, Willow Park, Nagini, Gus Porter, Amity Blight (who completed her own introduction) and (obviously) Jacob, raising an eyebrow, impressed, by Bunty's correction of her 8 years and 164 days-long employment as an assistance before replying to Bolin's introduction of Mako that should would have to ensure her wand was registered. Kuvira subsequently listened to Bolin's explaining the army's intended plans to confuse the Dragon Lord's divination abilities, explaining with Yusuf the details of Countersight to Jacob Kowalski, leaning against the carriage bar table as she answered Bolin's inquiry her possession of "some reading material" with the witty response that a book could take one around the world, all they had to do was open it, something Jacob clarified.

Together, they travelled to Berlin to visit the German Ministry of Magic. There, they witnessed the acquittal of The Dragon Lord by Anton Vogel, thus allowing him to be officially a candidate for the position of supreme manitou of the International Confederation of wizards much to their shock and horror, and in the process, Mako, attempting to arrest a band of Dragon Lord followers, is stunned and swiftly taken away the Dark Ones.

The next night, Kuvira and Jacob attended the Candidates' Dinner while Amity, Nagini, Willow and Gus stand by in case of emergency, where they stopped an assassination attempt on Vicência Santos, with Kuvira having to save Jacob after he foolishly confronted The Dragon Lord at the dinner and made himself look like the assassin.

After the group members completed their missions, they all met at Zaofu Pine Prep, where Kuvira spoke to some students in the Great Hall about the importance of studying Charms. She was informed of the Eyrie in Bhutan by Fader and travelled there via a portkey in the Room of Requirement, to attend The Walk of the Qilin Ceremony. She was handed a duplicated copy of Bolin's suitcase before travelling to deceive The Dragon Lord's followers there, as the real suitcase contained a living Qilin.

When in Bhutan for the ceremony, Kuvira and Mako fought The Dragon Lord's followers in the streets when they sought to take their suitcases, defeating many, but they were soon outnumbered. However, upon Helmut opening the fake suitcases, him and The Dragon Lord's men were attacked by various enchanted objects within, allowing Kuvira and Mako to escape. Kuvira witnessed The Dragon Lord's defeat in the election, his electoral fraud being discovered and his subsequent escape.

Sometime later, Kuvira attended Jacob's and Queenie's wedding in Kowalski's Quality Baked Goods, along with other allies, Opal among them. Arriving with Mako as Bolin and Opal reunite, Kuvira, dressed in a beautiful, long-sleeved, pine-green dress, teasingly breaks the moment between the airbender and lavabender with Mako, affectionately taking Opal by the arm and ushering her in to prepare her for her duties as one of the maids of honour, leaving the Sansson brothers outside.

## Personality and traits

Kuvira was shown to be an intelligent and witty witch. She was also kind and supportive, given how she encouraged Jacob Kowalski to believe in himself. She also had a strong sense of morality and bravery, given how she opposed The Dragon Lord and his followers and worked diligently and firmly to assist Princess Fader in stopping him. She was also sensible, given how she recommended Jacob show restraint during their mission, and also resourceful, effortlessly using magic to save herself in dangerous situations.

She was also shown to advocate education, being a professor, given how she encouraged Zaofu Pine Prep students to study Charms.