Mistress of Fire Index

(I will add new information as the story progresses if needed)

I've been doing story indexes to help me keep things straighter. They give me something to look back on for easy access and help the readers keep track of things better.


Characters Bios


Aguya: She's a chambermaid. Fire Lord Sozin meets by chance at Avatar Roku's wedding. They both feel a strong connection to each other. However, because Aguya is a lowly servant, she's not even supposed to look or talk to the Fire Lord. She's the story Cinderella. She's very kindhearted, caring, loyal, and speaks quite elegantly. She's exceptionally self-aware and brilliant despite being forbidden from having a formal education.

She's also a firebender, which she must keep a secret from her boss, Mistress Sumiko, who hates firebenders. Mistress Sumiko strongly believes no servant should be one, even if that can't be helped. Aguya is also extremely beautiful, both inside and out. She's the spitting image of her maternal grandmother. She loves her family and best friend, Lian, very dearly and will do anything to protect them.


Suzuki and Niko: Aguya's parents who are in their fifties. They've worked as servants downstairs their entire lives. Suzuki is the best seamstress in the palace, while her husband works in the kitchen washing dishes and taking out the trash.

They both genuinely love each other and are very protective of their daughter. They're even willing to stand up for her when Mistress Sumiko becomes incredibly abusive to their daughter, which they figure is partly out of jealousy for whatever reason. They're devoted servants and parents. Both wished their daughter could have a better life than being a servant. Of course, they only vocalize this if they can ensure privacy.


Lian: She's Aguya's best friend and more like a sister to her. In the Cinderella aspect, she is the nicer stepsister, as the modern versions show that one of the two stepsisters is nicer to Cinderella. She may be plain-looking compared to Aguya's outstanding beauty. But they're joined at the hip and will do anything for one another.


Mistress Sumiko: She's in her late 70s had served as overseer of the servants for over fifty years. She serves as the antagonist and would be labeled "Evil Stepmother" for the Cinderella aspect of the story. She's ruthless and callous. She demands perfection from all her underlings. She firmly believes servants should be non-benders, so any bender must hide that fact from her. She constantly verbally abuses those who work under her.

At times, she even gets physical, but people are too scared to tell their Fire Lord the truth of how she treats them. She is the one who ensures the servants remain uneducated. So they have no chance at a better life. She has some secrets that will be revealed later in the story. But that's the current overview.


Voice Actors

Aguya: Salli Richardson: Elisa Maza from Gargoyles

Lian: Brigitte Bako: Angela from Gargoyles

Mistress Sumiko: Suzanne Pleshette: Zira from Lion King 2

Suzuki: Nichelle Nichols: Diana Maza from Gargoyles

Niko: James Hong as Chi Fu


Chapter Summaries

Chapter 1: Story Index

Chapter 2: Looks can be deceiving: Sozin and Aguya meet by chance at Avatar Roku's wedding.

Chapter 3: Morning: The morning after the wedding.

Chapter 4: The Servants Ball: Sozin arranges a servant's ball for a chance to see Aguya again.