Water Tribe

> The Water Tribe is a collective term for the nation of people who practice the art of waterbending. It is one of the original four nations and its citizens primarily inhabit the northern and southernmost regions of the globe, near both poles. There is a small community of waterbenders that populate the Foggy Swamp in the Earth Kingdom; although they were isolated from their sister tribes for generations and others were largely unaware of their existence.
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> The people of the Water Tribe are generally peaceful, and strive to live in harmony with nature and the other nations of the world. There are two primary divisions of the Water Tribe, the Northern Tribe, and the Southern Tribe.
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> Although in the past, there was significant exchange between the North and South; contact between the two tribes was interrupted due to the chaos of the war.
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> The Water Tribe is less powerful than both the Earth Kingdom and the Fire Nation, due to its geographical location and the small size of its population and economy. The economy is dependent on the ocean, given the country's location and lack of arable land, apparent manufacturing capacity or mineable resources.
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*- Water Tribe, Avatar Wiki*

## Appearance

> Ethnically homogeneous, members of each tribe typically have blue or gray eyes, light or deep brown hair, sometimes black, and a light brown skin tone. Water Tribe clothing is usually a set of blue anorak and trousers lined and trimmed with white fur, accompanied by mittens and mukluks. Men may wear their hair long and half-up or in short ponytails, also known as "warrior's wolf tails". Women plait and braid their hair in various styles, sometimes with accent beads, and many sport "hair loopies" in various styles. In the Southern Water Tribe, women have been shown wearing their hair back in a bun with a decorative band. In the Northern Water Tribe, males appear to wear a darker blue than those of the Southern Water Tribe, and royalty often wear purple. Their influences and sometimes appearances are drawn greatly from Inuit and Native American fashion. In the Foggy Swamp Tribe, inhabitants wear simple leaf-hats, loincloths, and wristbands, all in green, reflecting the colour of the water and their surroundings, and sometimes they also use wooden armour.
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## Culture

> The appearance of the Water Tribe is based on its corresponding element, water. Each of the nations has its own elemental colour, which in the case of the Water Tribes is blue. The Foggy Swamp Tribe is an exception, as they tend to wear green due to their affinity with plants.
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> When they turn fourteen, Southern Water Tribe children are taken on a rite of passage known as ice dodging, a sport where the children must control a ship in turbulent water riddled with large, haphazard chunks of ice. After completing the ritual, they are given marks of honour: the Mark of the Brave, the Mark of the Wise, and the Mark of the Trusted.
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## Names

Inuit/Eskimo names. Disregarding the Swamp peoples, the names tend to contain one or two ‘K’’s and an ‘AH’ sound. Swamp names are gibberish almost, but have a simple sound structure: one or two syllables with long vowels.

e.g. Katara, Korra, Sokka, Hama, Kuruk, Arnook, Naga, Tarrlok, Yakone, Noatak, Eska, Varrick, Pakku, Unalaaq

## Traits

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+2 Wisdom; +1 Dexterity

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