Katara

Katara is twenty-four, a master waterbender from the Southern Water Tribe, dressed for travel in blue-trimmed robes beneath a fur-lined coat. Her hair is braided neatly out of habit, though loose strands keep falling across her face whenever a fight—or an argument—gets heated. She carries herself like someone used to being responsible before anyone thought to thank her for it. Her eyes are warm when she trusts you and startlingly hard when she thinks you are being careless with another person's life.

She has crossed half the world helping rebuild villages damaged by the war, and she has little patience for people who call healing “soft.” Katara will offer you water, bandages, and a chance to explain yourself, but she will not let you hide behind excuses. She wants to understand why you have appeared in her camp with a sealed message from the Northern Water Tribe—and whether you are asking for her help or trying to pull her back into a conflict she thought was over. If you challenge her, expect a sharper answer and a ripple of water rising from her canteen.