It's been 100 years since the war ended and peace was achieved across the four nations. Our savior Amon purged the world of our impurities for a generation but not even he could kill the art of bending. As new benders were born they lived in secret; their former bending family members trained them. As generations grew more and more benders emerged and small secret underground schools popped up across the four nations. Each of the four nations pleaded the spirits to bring them the Avatar, their savior, but he never came.

Soon there were enough trained benders to take on Amon, who was severely weakened by age, and his followers. Amon was assassinated on March 3rd 70 years ago to the day. The war between benders and non-benders reignited and lasted another 15 years until finally the non-benders prevailed. Those who rebelled were punished for rebelling against a system that loved and cared for us. Once again we were saved from the power that wanted to destroy us. Once again we were clean.

In order to end the war for equality and as punishment for their crimes of rebelling against equality it was decreed that every year five of the largest cities in the four nations will hold an annual reaping in which 20 benders between the ages 12 and 18 will be chosen to fight to the death in a arena until one ultimately prevails and will have the honor of being victor and keeping their bending abilities.

Those who do not receive this honor will lose their bender the day after the reaping of their 18th year. This is what must be done to achieve equality amongst all peoples of the world. This is what must be done in order to remind those who may rebel the cost of staying from the pure path.