#I'm back now

[bleucalire]

Hi, I'm back on tumblr. (It’s been a very long time! how’s everyone doing here?)

#good omens #aziraphale #i'm so sorry i left tumblr #i'm back now #you were right you were right #i was wrong #you were right

[mah-o-daryaa]

ATLA Headcanons: Nations Edition

Water Tribes:

Despite the might of the Fire Navy during the war, around 1000-500 BG (Before Genocide), the Water Tribes were known for producing the best sailors and navigators around the world.

The NWT (Northern Water Tribe) traditions greatly emphasized the Moon Spirit, Tui, whereas the SWT (Southern Water Tribe) traditions preferred the Ocean Spirit, La.

Water Tribesmen were known for being innovative, the greatest example being Sokka of the Southern Water Tribe, who invented modern airships and submarines. The first pair of sunglasses, for example, were invented by a Water Tribe immigrant in Republic City. It was an innovation from snow goggles, which were worn frequently in the NWT capital, Agna Qel'a, to prevent snow blindness, and later by Sokka and the Mechanist during the Black Sun invasion in 100 AG (After Genocide).

The people of the Water Tribes were known for migrating to various lands to sustain their population. The first great example was Northerners migrating to the South Pole, circa 4000 BG, followed by the Foggy Swamp, Yokoya (present-day Kyoshi Island), and even had a small Fire Nation diaspora (who were all exiled by Firelord Sozin and later Azulon during the Hundred Years War).

Similar to the stereotype of Fire Nationals being obsessed with honour, common Water Tribe stereotypes included being present-moment oriented (going with the flow), being family-oriented, laziness and never being on time, and (unfortunately) living a hedonistic lifestyle, such as alcoholism and doing the "thing". It didn't help that actual examples existed in the form of Avatar Kuruk.

Earth Kingdom:

The Earth Kingdom was often mistaken for a group of nations rather than a single nation. It didn't help that the various provinces were very dissimilar to one another in language, architecture, customs, and (in the case of Omashu) governmental affairs.

The Earth Kingdom consisted of various diasporas from the other nations, including (but not limited to) Fire Nation colonists in the FN colonies (and later the United Republic of Nations), the Northern Air Temple and surrounding locations, and the aformentioned Water Tribe immigrants in the southeastern Earth Kingdom, the most prominent being the Foggy Swamp tribe, Kyoshi Island, and even the Si Wong Desert.

Common stereotypes for the Earth Kingdom as a whole were rare due to the sheer size and diversity of the nation. For individual nations, Ba Sing Se was seen as complacent and corrupt, Gaoling was opulent but arrogant, whereas Omashu was basically that weird kid nobody wanted to associate with. The sandbenders were seen as rogue criminals, and the swampbenders were mistaken for polar waterbenders.

Related to the above, diaspora groups were given common stereotypes related to their homeland; for example, Kyoshi Islanders were mistaken for Water Tribesmen, the Fire Nation colonists were stereotyped similarly to their countrymen back home, etc.

The Earth Kingdom had a long history of stonework and masonry due to the power of earthbenders. The Northern Air Temple, for example, was built mostly by earthbenders, and stone and marble statues were often built as gifts to foreign diplomats and the crowning of royalty in other nations.

Fire Nation:

The Fire Nation was known for its traditional dances for hundreds of years before dancing was forbidden by Firelord Sozin during the Hundred Year War. During the modern era, the greatest dancers were notably from the Fire Nation, relearning their pre-war culture.

The Fire Nation were also known for glassmaking and metalwork due to their control over fire. These were often sent as gifts or means of trade.

During Firelord Zuko's rule, efforts were made to preserve pre-war Fire Nation traditions including singing, dancing, and dragons.

Pre-centralized Fire Nation had many regional dialects that varied by clan; some examples include the Keohso, the Saowon speaking the Ma'inka dialect, and the Sei'naka speaking the Southern dialect of FN language. Later on, the dialect spoken in the FN capital city was made the official language of the Fire Nation.

Similarly to the Water Tribes, the Fire Nation was known for being innovative and technologically advanced, to the point where Fn engineers were often brought to other nations to improve infrastructure. After the Hundred Years War came to an end, Sokka worked with several such engineers to invent new technology introduced in Republic City.

Air Nomads:

Each Air Temple has its own regional dialect with loanwords from their closest nation. Avatar Yangchen, for example, spoke with the Western dialect, with loanwords from the Fire Nation syntax, whereas Avatar Aang spoke the Southern dialect, with loanwards from the Southern Water Tribe. The Northern and Eastern dialects included Earth Kingdom syntax.

The Air Nomads were known for their traditional songs. Before the war, Air Nomad singers and Fire Nation dancers and musicians often travelled together to performances around the world.

The notion that all Air Nomads were airbenders was actually Fire Nation propaganda. However, Air Nomads who were born airbenders were sent to the Air Temples to train under the monks and nuns while nonbenders were left with other families, hence the misconception.

Every year, male Air Nomads from the Northern and Southern Air Temples travel to the Eastern and Western Air Temples to meet female Air Nomads there. Yes, that's how Air Nomads are born.

Similar to the Water Tribes, the Air Nomads often travelled around various nations, forming diasporas around the world, most commonly in the Earth Kingdom. People forgot about that because of (again) Fire Nation propaganda.

Miscellaneous:

Each Avatar wears an item of clothing that separates him or her from their fellow countrymen (technically canon). Kuruk has his polar bear-dog headress, Kyoshi is pretty self-explanatory, Roku has Sozin's headpiece, Aang immediately stands out too as an Air Nomad, and Korra has a pretty recognizable physicality.

#atla #atla headcanons #water tribe #earth kingdom #fire nation #air nomads #imagine this #hey guys #uhhh #I'm back now #I'm on holiday atm #visiting my relatives and all #so the schedule is a little out of control #I'll be back in a few days

[jvgsjeff]

#aww #i'm back now #sorry bob #animal crossing #bob #new horizons #acnh #animal crossing new horizons #nintendo #nintendo switch

[little-pup-pip]

HELLO EVERYONE, first, sorry about my absence today, university stuff (bleh).

Next, my last post (now deleted) was a formatting test for an idea that I had for a new type of game based on my moodboards, posted by my cat sitting on my keyboard. Sorry about that!! For those who saw the half finished formatting, hopefully it was still intriguing! I need to workshop it a bit more, but a finished version should be released soon!

#anyway #I'm back now #apologies again #Pip's barks #sfw interaction only

[vasattope]

Hi besties!! I'M BACK!

#life happened #and then uni #and then i discovered Blue Lock #and I'm still going down that rabbit hole #I'm so OBSESSED #so expect some blue lock posts from now on lmao #I'm excited for Luke's new music #i only came here sporadically for about a month #and i somehow managed to miss whatever this boop thing is #don't worry #i'll figure it out #lmao #anyways #i'm back now #and I won't stay out of tumblr for that long again 💜💜

[silvernmoonlace]

taking a break lol

(no art posts for some time)

#silbern #silvern0w0 #I'm back now #yayyy :3

[kyouka-supremacy]

I just wanted to say I started watching psycho-pass after seeing you mention it and you are so right I got instantly hooked on it!!! thank you for talking about it and recommending it <3

OMG I'm so so glad to hear that 😭😭😭 I truly hope you enjoy it, that you find it interesting and thought-provoking!!! You're free to drop your thoughts and reaction via posts / asks / dms any time I'd LOVE to hear what you think of it!!!!

For anyone else interested, here's my Psycho-Pass propaganda. Watch Psycho-Pass!!

#What are your favourite characters so far?? First impressions are important eheh #people asks me stuff #Sorry for taking A MONTH to answer I've just been in an answering asks block nngghhhhhhh December has just been very sad and then very busy #I'm back now

[item-shoppe]

*enters the shoppe late at night, stretches and sighs* Ahh, nothing like a good hunt to really unwind... though I probably should have at least left a note that I wouldn't be here for a while... I hope no one needed my services while I was gone...

Oh. Oh dear. I'll probably need to write a few letters to my customers.

#the in character talking tag #talk about an unannounced hiatus #i'm back now #only took starting another !cu blog to get me motivated again #i'll respond to asks that have withered away in my inbox #just let me eep before that #1 am local and all that

[cactusflowerfemme]

Back from a camping trip in the Appalachians! 18 miles over two days and 5000 feet in elevation! Feeling very good!

#mouse mumbles #sorry for disappearing on you guys! #i'm back now #no bears

[birdwithinternet]

I have returned.

#got lost in the abyss for a bit there #jk i just took a break #i'm back now #and ready for chaos

[lady-alayna]

I've been gone for so long. I want to come back

however

Tears of the Kingdom just came out, this site has to be absolutely full of spoilers right now and I'm afraid lol

so yeah I haven't so much as opened tumblr in a couple months, life has been crazy and I'm not really used to having it anyway so I forget about it. I haven't forgotten about my story, though, and I'm excited to get back in the flow with that.

I probably won't post super consistently since I don't want to pressure myself too much. I'll be writing at my own pace and updating the blog when I have stuff to say.

anyways

why am I awake still

#writeblr #oops I disappeared again #I'm back now

[kinnoth]

ok i finished elden ring

#new soulsbornring favourites order: dark souls 1; bloodborne; elden ring; the rest of them #i'm back now

[opaleyedprince]

happy sit in the woods saturday

#opal.txt #in case you wondered where i was all day i went into the woods and just sat around. took a nap #i'm back now

[chokingonfeelings]

I LIVE

#MY ACCOUNT GOT DELETED BUT IT'S!!! BACK!!!! #thank fuck #sucks that it got wrongfully yeeted to begin with but #i'm back now #hell old home

[reginrokkr]

should I write an unsolicited headcanon about my Dain’s view on Pierro

#◟༺✦༻◞ What lays behind the mantle of faux stars ┊OOC.┊ #I'm back now #so that writing I talked about earlier #will be done c: #time to fill these hours #of maintenance somehow djfhjg #but yis let me know if you're interested #in this or I'll simply keep it #for when I have the chance to write #with any Pierro RPer ♥︎ #it'll include both the past and the present of course

[sally-mun]

OKAY SORRY ABOUT THAT I MEANT TO HAVE MORE ASKS UP IN THE LAST COUPLE HOURS BUT MY MOM WANTED TO HAVE DINNER WITH ME

#I'M BACK NOW #back to work