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The Air Temple Island is a small isle located off the coast of Republic City in Yue Bay. Comprised of several structures, the temple was built by Avatar Aang himself and is home to Tenzin, his wife Pema, and their four children Jinora, Ikki, Meelo, and Rohan, as well as the Air Acolytes. Also residing on the island are colonies of flying bison and ring-tailed winged lemurs. It is one of the major locations in The Legend of Korra.
History[]
The island was initially uninhabited and dominated by wilderness. Aang and Katara visited it in 102 AG with Appa, seeking a place to quietly discuss the development of the nearby-located, overcrowded Cranefish Town.
At some point prior to 153 AG, Aang made the island his family's permanent home and constructed a new air temple there. Several years before Avatar Korra came to Republic City, Lin Beifong went on an emotional rampage on Air Temple Island following her break up with Tenzin, causing significant damage.
In 170 AG, when Korra was in need of an airbending master, she moved to Air Temple Island to be taught the ancient art by Tenzin. For the Avatar's airbending training, Tenzin used the temple's airbending gates to teach her how to move like a true airbender and be able to switch direction at a moment's notice. This proved to be a real challenge for Korra, and she ended up destroying the two-thousand-year-old gates with firebending in frustration, though they were later repaired by the Air Acolytes.
Tarrlok, who was attempting to persuade Korra to join his task force, made a visit to the island, rudely interrupting the dinner of Tenzin's family and Korra. He left the island after being turned down by the Avatar herself but continued to try and change her mind by sending the council page to deliver extravagant gifts to the island.
Description[]
Prior to the erection of the air temple on it, Air Temple Island was uninhabited. During Aang's elder years, it was greatly revamped into an important location for Tenzin's family and later for Air Acolytes. It houses many structures, including the large main temple building, dormitories, a library, a dining hall, a greenhouse, several flying bison caves, and 10,522 trees. An open practice area with airbending gates can be found outside along with a meditation pavilion. Upon Avatar Korra's arrival, a part of the temple was renovated to accommodate the White Lotus sentries, who serve as her bodyguards. It is accessible through ferry.
Locations[]
Dining Hall[]
The dining hall is a large room used for dining by the Air Acolytes and the rest of the island's residents. It overlooks Republic City and the Pro-bending Arena.
The room is simplistic, with primarily geometric shapes lining the interior and the many windows on either side of the hall. Only vegetables grown on the island are consumed by its residents, making it an all-vegetarian island. This follows the ways of the Air Nomads, who were all vegetarian.
Airbending training area[]
The airbending training area is located on the upper portion of the island surrounded by a dense bamboo garden. It features a meditation pavilion, an open area to practice airbending forms, a field of bamboo poles used to develop balance by honing an individual's heaven-to-earth connection, and rotating gates, which form an ancient training tool dating back two thousand years. The mechanism is assembled on top of a raised circular platform and used primarily to teach airbending pupils of the bending art's fundamental principles. The gates are initiated by a gust of air, and pupils maneuver their way through the gates by employing circular movements.