Fandom ATLA: Shackles of Faith [Lore]

[Nothingness]

• The Ashen Dawn
• The Veiled Embers
• Ashen Dawn Leader
• Veiled Embers Leader

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  𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐰𝐧
  It started as nothing more than the ambitions for a completely benderless world by an ordinary citizen within the Earth Kingdom. This woman would soon come to be known as Lady Velrosa Nanda by her followers. It is unclear as to when or exactly how The Ashen Dawn first started and how it gained so many followers in such a short period of time or how it was able to acquire as many resources as it did. All that is known is that the leader of the militaristic group was once a citizen of the Earth Kingdom before joining the military and that the group was formed even before the construction of Nova Citadel. After The Ashen Dawn had spread their influence throughout the world it was only a matter of time before their word had become law.
  
  They targeted small settlements first before moving onto small towns, next came the larger cities and soon enough they targeted Nova Citadel itself and overthrew the current heads of the government there before placing their highest commanders along with their leader as the new reigning authority figure over the world.
  
  The Ashen Dawn find that although their actions might seem cruel and strict at times, they fully believe that they are righteous in their actions and that their goals will bring a better form of peace to the land and usher in a different type of balance, one that would not ever require bending. While their views were difficult to accept at first, when the day came that Velrosa had announced to the world the death of the Avatar by their hands, it was set in stone that The Ashen Dawn were the new ruling force across the land.
  
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  𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬
  Founded a few years after The Ashen Dawn had started to gain notoriety. The Veiled Embers is a rebellious group of benders and non-benders alike. Unlike The Ashen Dawn, rather than attempt to dominate and push their form of rule over the people, they are continued believers of the old ways of what The Avatar stood for. Rather than believe that benders should rule, their goal is to bring back the proper balance of the world where benders and non-benders could live together in harmony once more. Lead by Isharo Vahn, an earth bending veteran soldier who left the military after he was deemed too elderly to continue his duties. After serving the Earth king for numerous years, he decided to take up sculpting until the rise of The Ashen Dawn news reached him.
  
  Even after the news about the death of the Avatar and the broken cycle that The Ashen Dawn paraded around, the rebellious group did not faulter. While there were some that had lost faith and even given up after the death of the Avatar, those that were strong willed continued to believe that they could bring back peace even without the help from the Avatar.
  
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  𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐕𝐞𝐥𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐚 𝐍𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚
  Not much is known about Lady Velrosa Nanda's past leading up to her commanding rule over The Ashen Dawn. Some say she was a general for the Earth Kingdom during times of great war while others say she was a grunt in the Fire Nation during its time when they attempted to rule the world. Either way, in the end, it did not really matter who she once was, who she became was the most important and terrifying. Becoming leader over The Ashen Dawn, Velrosa believes in a world where bending is completely nonexistent, or if there must be bending, then those who are capable of it should work for those who cannot bend. She believes that they should be slaves rather than the ones in rule.
  
  As of the moment, it is believed that Velrosa has no ability to bend any element, but even with her elderly age, she is a dangerous foe as she appears to have a mastery over chi-blocking techniques with both hand-to-hand combat as well as with nearly any weapon she gets her hands on. She spends most of her time in Nova Citadel and within her office, while she gives orders to those below her. She is a strict leader who does not accept failure without punishment.
  
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  Isharo Vahn
  A veteran from the old Earth Kingdom military, Isharo Vahn is an earth bender who remembers the old ways of the world even before the rise of steam technology. He was a full believer in the Avatar and everything they stood for. He had even fought side by side with the Avatar once before to uphold the balance of the world. So, when a new group of individuals rose calling themselves The Ashen Dawn and how they wanted to remove bending from the world, he was one of the first to step up and oppose their ambitions. Though unlike others, he did not voice it out in the open as he had seen time and time again what would happen to those who did and from his experience during war time, what would happen to those who spoke up against the propaganda that other nations attempted to spread.
  
  So, rather than speak up openly. He decided to speak out but through a majority group and through combined action. So, from there, he founded the rebellion now known as The Veiled Embers. Due to his time during the military, he has used his knowledge both as a form to teach his fellow members as well as strategize against an enemy that is more like a militaristic force as well.
  
  Isharo is a kind old man, he enjoys watching the sunset with a warm cup of tea most of the time and simply enjoying life. However, when absolutely needed, he can act as a proper general that hides his calmer and much kinder personality aside when needed.
  

 

[Nothingness]

• Nova Citadel
• Technology

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  𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐚 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐥
  The crown jewel of the world. After all the wars that had been fought for power, for resource, for 'peace', the world leaders of each nation finally had come to an agreement, no more innocent blood should be shed for what politicians and nobles deemed worthy. No more fathers or mothers should die and leave their children parentless. Nova Citadel is the combined effort of all four nations coming together to create the largest known city the world has ever known.
  
  Located at the center of the world. The saying has spread through the land that 'All roads lead to Nova Citadel'. A saying that was adapted from the massive Earth Kingdom city of Ba Sing Se. This is due to the fact that through the combined efforts of all the nations, Nova Citadel's size has easily trumped over the city of Ba Sing Se to the point that it is capable of being reached through any form of transportation, whether it be sea, air or land.
  
  Because the city was built with the help of all the nations, none of the four nations have exact authority over the people or laws of the city. Rather, the four leaders of each nation came together to decide the laws that each citizen that lived here would follow, so that one individuals nations laws would not interfere with another's while present.
  
  Prior to the rule over The Ashen Dawn taking over, criminals whose crimes are too great that even the ordinary court system cannot deal with, are brought forth to meet up with all four nation leaders to decide their sentencing.
  After The Ashen Dawn have taken over, not much has changed in Nova Citadel, the only difference now is that bending is strictly prohibited, and armed militaristic guards patrol the city consistently.
  
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  𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲
  After years of conflict and with the main reliance originally being on bending to get any form of transportation to function other than animals. With the help of mighty inventors and with the creation of Nova Citadel, technology flourished. Many different techniques were attempted to power machines with failures and inconsistent success. Until finally, a breakthrough was discovered by pure accident when one of the inventors had been boiling a cup of tea with a candle. The boiling kettle released its steam onto one of the devices that was being used to test their experiments, and when the steam had hit their device, it started to come to life, even if only slightly and for a small period of time.
  
  Discovering that steam power was actually a reliable source of energy; technology boomed. The world had gone into a new age of technology and soon enough there were flying ships, bicycles, weapons of all types, and even functional prosthetic limbs.