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Published: 2005-11-08 21:00:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 109814; Favourites: 1629; Downloads: 5857
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Description My entry to the OC creation contest [link] for the avatar fans club

While 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

Chyou In reply to ??? [2005-11-10 00:12:44 +0000 UTC]

...oh....^_^
hey would you mind checking out my crud filled gallery? i just put 2 cruddy arts. ^_^

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Chyou In reply to ??? [2005-11-09 22:37:37 +0000 UTC]

oh....you sure its not katara? lol. ok..so WHO is she?! O.o

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RubyLight [2005-11-09 20:19:45 +0000 UTC]

LOL! I love her expression when her hat gets blown away O_o.

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jinebiebe-arekisu [2005-11-09 14:41:41 +0000 UTC]

I think we know who's gonna win the OC contest...I not even gonna bother entering now. >__<

Fantastic work, as always! -mumbles something about you-should-make-this-into-a-fanfic-

*DEFINITE fave*

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linux-for-life [2005-11-09 05:50:16 +0000 UTC]

excellent work!!! +fav+fav:

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Sethrity [2005-11-09 02:32:31 +0000 UTC]

Thats awsome I love how your airbender uniform is still noticably Airbender but very unique . I lub it XD goodluck on the contest

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KaseyKase [2005-11-09 01:31:29 +0000 UTC]

Eep! O.O

It's beautiful. ;.; The character design is great (I love how she's bald X3), the coloring, everything; it's just awesome.

I was gonna enter that contest too. Actually, I still am, but my entry is nothing compared to this. >.<

And... *gasp* My OC is from the Fire Nation. (I know, big no-no) Cause I thought, you know, all these Zuko OCs (*cough*MarySues*cough*) give other female Fire Nation OCs bad names.

However... she isn't a bender, or a warrior. She's not even that pretty or spectacular, really. She's just a clumsy waitress at a teahouse who's trying to pay off her debts and is *trying* to impress possible suitors to please her parents. And there is no way in HELL I'd make her a Zuko OC.

Ok, I'm rambling. Anyways, like usual, great work. ^^

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Saisu In reply to ??? [2005-11-09 00:55:41 +0000 UTC]

Ha! Great character design! Your attention to detail is always noticable in your art ^__^

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akaVertigo [2005-11-09 00:50:58 +0000 UTC]

You incorporated the toy and I adore you for it. ^_^

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Isaia In reply to akaVertigo [2005-11-09 00:55:11 +0000 UTC]

The whirly (skydancer) toy thing is just too cute not to add ^0^

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Raven-the-White In reply to ??? [2005-11-09 00:33:01 +0000 UTC]

awesome! least she's not another firebender. ¬¬ for some reason right now, i'm totally drawn to your amazing proportions. 0_0
curious, what mediums do you use?

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Isaia In reply to Raven-the-White [2005-11-09 00:53:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you ^^,
for me though, I gotsta practice making proportions better, coughIthinkimadeYiLincough taller than she should have been 0__o
but well, meh...

"curious, what mediums do you use?"

Watercolors + gouache + colored pencils + markers = yay

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Booter-Freak In reply to Isaia [2005-11-11 08:12:02 +0000 UTC]

Speaking of proportions, YiLin's got a nice rack. For a priestess and all.

(is shot in head) X_X;;;

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Raven-the-White In reply to Booter-Freak [2005-11-13 22:35:32 +0000 UTC]

interesting observation. xD

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Isaia In reply to Booter-Freak [2005-11-11 13:29:00 +0000 UTC]

YiLin: "...Really?"
*looks at self in the mirror*

Master Eunhee: *smacks YiLin in the back of the head* "You have no need for such compliments..."

YiLin: ;__; *rubs head*

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Raven-the-White In reply to Isaia [2005-11-09 00:56:59 +0000 UTC]

so no computer use at all??? damn! that's awesome! <333

aww shush! your proportions are gaspifying! xP ^_^

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Isaia In reply to Raven-the-White [2005-11-09 01:00:09 +0000 UTC]

Oh, in terms of computer, I use HP photoshopping to make the scanner stupid versions not as stupid, and I use basic windows painter to get rid of erasures and skewy pencil lines. (so in that case, I am not pure and I cheats a bit XD)

But I want/covet a tablet and photoshop or OpenCanvas so hard, it's not even funny.

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Raven-the-White In reply to Isaia [2005-11-13 22:35:02 +0000 UTC]

I use HP photoshopping to make the scanner stupid versions not as stupid

lolz. i totally get what you mean. xD wait, you use the basic windows paint program for editing? as in ms paint? woah. i totally use that. it's actually not a bad program if you know how to use it. *gets shot by photoshop worshippers*

and yes, i totally want/covet a tablet and opencanvas as well. X_x as for photoshop, i have that if you need it.

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Apatha7 [2005-11-08 23:44:53 +0000 UTC]

Ya'know, SOME OCs are really cool. It's rare, but you totally nailed it!

If you don't publish your own fictional story about anything, there is something seriously wrong with the world. You're one o' them talented peoples that MUST do something great in the future or I'll personally send someone to ask them, "Why NOT??" I mean it. O.<

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NightStorm [2005-11-08 23:24:07 +0000 UTC]

OMG Awesome. Ok it's Offical I'm sending in Soba

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hues-of-hazel [2005-11-08 23:00:03 +0000 UTC]

LYKEWHOOOOAAAAAAAA, girlfriend. Totally awsome. I love her expression in that headshot of her hat-thing flying off in the wind....funnay.

I also LOVE that painting of her usuing her powers...in what looks like a rainstorm...That. looks. DEADLY.

OMFG, ZUKO'S THE REINCARNATION OF THAT LITTLE SPOILED PRINCESS?!?!?!?!?! Fweee!!! Awsomeness.

INSTANT FAV!!

SQUEEE FOR OC GOODNESS!!!

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Isaia In reply to hues-of-hazel [2005-11-09 00:43:05 +0000 UTC]

EEeee! I musht make Princess Hiashi fanart sometimesoon. Because it opens worlds of possibilities and junk XD

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hues-of-hazel In reply to Isaia [2005-11-09 01:34:19 +0000 UTC]

Yes, yes...you must. And then compare her to Zuko...and hysterical laughter will most likely take over from there...

Oh, Gawd, I just had a vision of Zuko in a pink poofy too-too.

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Booter-Freak [2005-11-08 22:47:28 +0000 UTC]

One day, Isaia, you'll find yourself awaking to a bathtub full of ice, with stitches running down your side, and your artsistic ability 'mysteriously' missing.

And I'll probably be the one behind it. -_-;;

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Isaia In reply to Booter-Freak [2005-11-09 00:50:51 +0000 UTC]

Kyaaa!! oh NOEZ!!!1111one *ninjapose*

hehe, I was thinking of making a somewhat fugly old man character from the earthkindom with no bending powers whatsoever, just to poke fun at the legions of firebender gurl OCs, but then I realized I shouldn't fight fire with sarcasm. Because I could get killed.

Hell hath no fury like firebender OC girl scorned. :devartonfire:

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Booter-Freak In reply to Isaia [2005-11-09 01:17:04 +0000 UTC]

Don't worry Isaia, I probably won't take your powerz because I wouldn't know how to use them.

"HOW do you turn this thing ON?"


I'm submitting a character too! And DAMNED be the fangirls!
(hopes laptop will work by then...because she is tired of whining about it >_<

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Isaia In reply to Booter-Freak [2005-11-09 05:47:14 +0000 UTC]

A mancharacter to balance out all the estrogen? ^0^
*hopeful smile*

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Booter-Freak In reply to Isaia [2005-11-10 02:02:54 +0000 UTC]

Oh my GOD, is it a mancharacter. Aaaand a villain.

But you know, with all the menfolks running around in Avatar, can you blame the female backlash?

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saraistarr In reply to ??? [2005-11-08 22:45:30 +0000 UTC]

AWESOME! I've always wanted to see/make a girl Airbender outfit but I had no clue what it should look like. You did it beautifully!! I espcially like the headpiece.

!!! !!!

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LadySquall [2005-11-08 22:45:27 +0000 UTC]

She so cute, i wish i was cute x_x;

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Chaos--Child In reply to ??? [2005-11-08 22:27:37 +0000 UTC]

Wow thats awsome you should deffenetly win ^_^

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clarinetgirl108 [2005-11-08 22:23:52 +0000 UTC]

I love the character design, She's very cute.

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KimchiCrusader [2005-11-08 21:38:47 +0000 UTC]

Holy shizz, your art keeps amazing me more and more. Just from seeing those few images, I already adore this character--the different styles are extremely cool! *drool*

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DynaChrissy [2005-11-08 21:28:03 +0000 UTC]

fancy work! =3 That yellow stands out!

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CMSupreme [2005-11-08 21:24:45 +0000 UTC]

very well done. good job

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MeganGatts [2005-11-08 21:23:43 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful! ^__^ Pesonally, I think it's great that you didn't do a fire bender. x_X There's a billion of those already.

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Isaia In reply to MeganGatts [2005-11-08 21:45:17 +0000 UTC]

"There's a billion of those already."

that's quite true XD

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AnnaElena In reply to ??? [2005-11-08 21:22:27 +0000 UTC]

this...is so great...fantastic work! The colors are good, they just look so well with everything!

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SugarBeatAngel [2005-11-08 21:18:06 +0000 UTC]

Ah... God love reincarnations...

I swear, between you and me, we've got the whole Avatar Gang's past and furture covered like a thick blanket as far as the past lives and reincarnations are concerned...

XD

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avatarmirai In reply to ??? [2005-11-08 21:08:27 +0000 UTC]

AAAAH!!! IT'S SOO BEAUTIFUL!!

Must...have..your..talent....

*faints*

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dirtysim In reply to ??? [2005-11-08 21:06:58 +0000 UTC]

cool!!!

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fallen-nova In reply to ??? [2005-11-08 21:02:08 +0000 UTC]

LOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!1 that's so funny! she looks like aang! XD this is so great

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