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My entry to the OC creation contest [link] for the avatar fans clubWhile Aang and Sokka run after that strange new creature, Katara stays behind and looks curiously upon the statues in the inner sanctuary. Air, Water, Earth, and Fire. Men and women with different expressions...and she finds that one statue seems to smile as if it had been laughing for a thousand years.
Name: Avatar YiLin
Age: Lived up to Age 32, previous airbender avatar before Yangchen. 800-900 years before Aang.
Gender: Female
Nation: Air
Likes: Playing and goofing around with children, nature, ancient Air Nomad folklore, flight, freedom, her fellow 'sisters' at the Eastern Airtemple, and...perfume?
Dislikes: (when she was quite younger) her old strict, dogmatic and overbearing airbending teacher; Master Eunhee, embarrassing/awkward romantic situations, violence and injustice against innocent people, having to put her duty as the Avatar above her own personal feelings.
Background History: More than 700 years ago, In a time of relative peace, the reincarnated spirit of the Avatar was born in a girl from the Eastern Airtemple. YiLin thought she would be destined for the mundane life of an airbender priestess, spending the rest of her days doing repetitious bending exercises, temple chores, and saying endless prayers and chants. Then, of course, came the day when her true destiny was told to her. YiLin started out being a shy, somewhat prudish child. But because of the stern, but fair, tutilage of her master; Eunhee, YiLin eventually grew to be a wise, open-minded and generous, (though still somewhat naive) woman. Seeing life beyond the mountains during her training, YiLin eventually learned to greatly enjoy traveling the world, meeting all sorts of people, giving help and protecting the small and weak.
Avatar YiLin is not known historically for being as brave and beautiful in battle like the honorable Avatar Kyoshi, as dignified and respected like the legendary Avatar Roku, or even as spiritually intune with the supernatural as Avatar Onsui. But these days, she is remembered for establishing a small abbey in the Northern Earth Kingdom, a sanctuary for refugees and the orphaned, an abbey that stands to this day.
She was sadly killed in an attempt to save that abbey,and its inhabitants from the attack of renegade benders from the west. Some consider her death as foolish and not at all fitting for a powerful being such as the Avatar, but YiLin would not have had it any other way.
Extra Info: As one of her earlier duties, Avatar YiLin was once called upon to look after the five-year-old daughter of the FireLord; Princess Hiashi, after an assassination attempt on the FireLord's palace. The child was sent away with YiLin to the Air Temple for safety. Hiashi was a spoiled, sullen girl who did not take to living with lowly AirNomads very well. It took a while to get over the little princess's temper tantrums 9__9;;;, but because of YiLin's patience, sensible amount of discipline and kindness with her, Hiashi grew to love YiLin as her own mother, and YiLin herself (who had dreamt of having children) grew attached to the child.
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Ages later, Aang cannot help but sense the spirit of something vaguely familiar in Prince Zuko...even though he is not sure what it means.
(Yeah, I know it seems bombastic to create an AVATAR >__> but I've had this character in my head for a while and she wants to get out. ^^...and I apologize for the lengthy bit of extra info)
EDIT: I'm not sure if FEMALE airbenders are actually all bald. Though I do know that there are some buddist sects that have female monastics shave their heads as well as the males [link]
AND wear cute headresses ^w^ [link]
But perhaps if the female airbender isn't a priestess/nun/whatever she could have hair.
Like Malu the ghost witch (aka the new avatar character as seen in upperdeck avatar card trading website) [link]
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Comments: 193
JJ-11 [2018-01-15 11:44:44 +0000 UTC]
I really like this Avatar and her backstory! Where would you say her and Onsui fit in the Avatar line-up?
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Hearts-Are-Cold [2012-05-21 22:26:26 +0000 UTC]
You know, I know people keep harping on the "female airbenders don't shave their head" thing, but I like it. I think it's cute, and I think as long as at least part of the arrow is obscured, the girls can do whatever with their hair that they want. So she went ahead and shaved herself completely bald? I think it's kind of neat.
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Fanatic-About-It [2012-04-17 20:34:47 +0000 UTC]
Air Nomad nuns shave their foreheads to reveal their arrow just to clear your conundrum up.
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0cean0eep In reply to Fanatic-About-It [2012-04-27 23:00:10 +0000 UTC]
She's aware. This art was made several years ago, before anyone knew that.
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AnarchyPride [2011-10-08 03:55:41 +0000 UTC]
oh my gosh this is so beutiful i say on a scale between one and five its defenitly a 98 n.n
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Skullbego [2011-08-16 05:30:15 +0000 UTC]
Avatar YiLin sounds SUPER COOL!!! also, i think that some of the female airnomads did that renaissance thing (is it renaissance) where they pluck their hairline so they have like a huge forhead, like Avatar Yangchen
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winn-chan [2011-04-28 15:04:01 +0000 UTC]
This is amazing! I've always loved drawing and looking at illustrations of the Air Nomads. And I absolutely love your character design. ^^
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Fickleminded [2011-01-07 09:54:12 +0000 UTC]
Ahaha you must be getting tired of all the "female airbender hair" comments. Like it would kill them to read the description or like a few comments before posting...
Anywho I love YiLin's design! I don't think i've seen /any/ airbender OCs that i've actually liked before, but this is just amazing. And your artist description "...one statue seems to smile as if it had been laughing for a thousand years." is really inspiring~ <3
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snowpatrol89 [2010-12-23 04:06:41 +0000 UTC]
Your Avatar fanart is so beautiful-I really like the background you give to your characters
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loveableeve [2010-11-22 05:18:47 +0000 UTC]
Hey Isaia! I was looking through your older artwork and this one caught my eye because of the style and the name. Just wondering, did you make up the name? Keep up the great work! (btw, Yilin is also my chinese name, coincidence eh? )
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TallestCrimson [2010-10-24 21:21:39 +0000 UTC]
Female Airbenders don't fully shave their heads. They just shave a little bit off. If you watch one of the episodes(It's in season 3, I forget what it's called), Aang summons one of his past lives to give him advice, which was a famale Air Nomad. You can see that she has a little bit of her head shaved off. Hope that helps.
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Isaia In reply to TallestCrimson [2010-10-25 07:53:06 +0000 UTC]
I know that, bro.
This old art is old.
Hence the update in the artists's comments :3
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Isaia In reply to Bacon-Lover [2010-10-25 07:53:27 +0000 UTC]
Yup, I know that.
This pic is old. Check the artist comments.
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DarkApocalyspe In reply to Isaia [2010-12-21 12:56:21 +0000 UTC]
The wind blew the hat thing away to reveal a shiny bald head
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hanan109 [2010-07-27 20:14:30 +0000 UTC]
Oh! The abbey! That's why she likes perfume! I knew it had SOME tie in to Airbenders!
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koofball [2010-07-27 20:08:34 +0000 UTC]
THIS IS GREAT. i have been searching the web for years, trying to find made up avatars. and not only did u make an avatar, u made a great one. please make more, from all the nations. these are great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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colormadness [2010-07-25 08:21:08 +0000 UTC]
I love your background story! Together with this picture: AWESOME!
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jrowe-234 [2010-07-03 04:37:51 +0000 UTC]
i love how you have her plating with that propeller that aang chose when he was a baby. Its cool how you brought life to the avatar relic. Great work!!!
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Apple-Fruit [2010-06-25 00:20:57 +0000 UTC]
Oooh~ She looks cute! Awsome pictures of her! Well dtailed too!
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avatar-sonic11 [2010-04-28 15:02:06 +0000 UTC]
Female Airbenders are not bald... Look at Avatar Yangchen... [link] and the air Nuns... [link]
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Isaia In reply to avatar-sonic11 [2010-04-28 15:05:52 +0000 UTC]
lol I know. :3
It's in the artist's description.
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avatar-sonic11 In reply to Isaia [2010-04-28 15:21:18 +0000 UTC]
hehehe sorry... i didn't see it.
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avatarfangirl55 [2010-02-06 14:43:00 +0000 UTC]
Female air nomads did have hair but they shaved the front as not to hide their arrow
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Isaia In reply to avatarfangirl55 [2010-04-28 15:06:13 +0000 UTC]
I know, ;D
It's in the artist's description. :3
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avatarfangirl55 [2010-02-06 14:39:06 +0000 UTC]
She looks like a nun!! she seems like a nice lady!!
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vajrasana [2009-12-06 00:57:39 +0000 UTC]
I really love your character. I'm such of a big fan of your artwork (I really admire you.)
I just really adore her character design.
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Macarina [2009-11-12 00:05:11 +0000 UTC]
aj! I love everything avatar related, specially oc's and airbenders, and she looks like a very interesting and nice character
I loved your picture ^_^
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EdenandDeon [2009-11-03 23:00:38 +0000 UTC]
The headdress reminds me of Tripitaka. Very cool I like you character a lot.
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Isaia In reply to gummybug24 [2009-10-27 17:44:19 +0000 UTC]
SURE.
But it comes with lulz and bad luck. D:
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