Disclaimer: Avatar the Last Airbender copyright Dante Dimartino, Brian Konietzko and Nickelodeon Studios.


"But what about you? You're not benders."

"No. We are decedents of the first men, cursed by the dragons to remain barren."

"It is our dishonor that requires non-benders to haul the burning torches on our backs to appease the fire god. To be scarred means Lyahiko has accepted our atonement."

"Pilgrims follow the procession to the capital adding their own torches to the pyre. If the pyre falls towards the mountains it will be a favorable harvest. If it falls towards the sea it will be a favorable catch. However, if it collapses upon itself, it will mean famine."