Foggy Swamp

The Foggy Swamp


The Foggy Swamp is a large and particularly dense jungle-like swampland located in the Southwestern part of the Earth Kingdom. It is home to the Foggy Swamp Tribe, a primitive tribe of waterbenders who are largely unknown to outsiders, as well as their waterbending cousins in the poles.

History and Culture
The Foggy Swamp Tribe is a waterbending settlement located in a swamp known as the Foggy Swamp, in the southwestern part of the Earth Kingdom.undefinedThough the Foggy Swamp Tribe waterbenders share the skill of waterbending, they were largely unknown to others and keep themselves to themselves.

Though technologically unsophisticated, the tribe consists of powerful waterbenders. These benders have specialized their skill to adapt to the swamp environment; for example, they use a rigid bending motion to propel river boats at high speeds. Members of the tribe have also discovered how to manipulate plants by controlling the water within them. Their diet consists of small game and giant insects, and they keep catgators as pets.

The members of the Foggy Swamp Tribe are attuned to their surroundings and have a keen understanding of the workings of the natural world. They follow the belief that all living organisms are connected and reliant on each other.

Thousands of years ago, the ancestors of the Foggy Swamp Tribe were migrating from the Southern Water Tribe when they found the swamp. Because of all the water in the swamp, the waterbenders felt at home and decided to stay.undefinedMembers of the Foggy Swamp Tribe do not share any cultural characteristics or any other societal traditions with those of either the Northern or Southern Water Tribes. For example, the people of the Foggy Swamp Tribe are light-skinned like Earth Kingdom inhabitants, not dark-skinned like the people of the Water Tribe. Their manner of speech is also less sophisticated.

Appearance
Although they wear green as opposed to blue like the members of the Southern and Northern Tribe, it could be pointed out that the water of the swamp, their native environment, is green and they are thus consistent with the other cultures of the Avatar World in using their element as a primary color motif. The male tribe members wear a giant leaf hat, loin-cloths, arm bands, and wrappings around their shins and fore-arms, while the women wear longer skirts and bands around their chest. The tribe members do not wear shoes or sandals. They also appear to use the plants around them for clothing and for camouflage as opposed to the hides or skins of the native fauna. Like their Southern and Northern cousins, their hair is generally darker shades of brown and black, but their eyes are green instead of blue, like Earth Kingdom citizens.

Bending Style
The Foggy Swamp Tribe's waterbenders have a different style of bending from their polar cousins. While the Northern and Southern benders flow with the water, the Foggy Swamp style seems more rigid and straight, possibly reflecting the stagnant nature of swamp water. This can especially be seen when they are propelling their boatsundefinedusing a much more straight-backed style than when Northern waterbenders use to move their gondolas. Due to the diversity and abundance of flora in the swamp, the technique of plantbending is often utilized by the waterbenders of the Foggy Swamp Tribe.

Unlike polar benders, the swamp benders use noticeable foot movements in addition to moving their arms in the desired direction to shield themselves from harm before stepping and performing an elegant punching motion to attack.

Swamp Skiff
Swamp skiffs are small, canoe-like crafts that the tribesmen use to travel around the swamp. They are propelled through the use of waterbending, and are guided by long poles that divert the vessels around obstacles present in the swamp's waterways. Swamp folk use these boats to hunt, fish, and travel around their watery environment.

Village
The village itself resembles the Southern Water Tribe in small ways. It is a relatively small village made up of huts, which are raised up by medium-length wooden poles that are meant to protect the buildings from floods. Near the center of the settlement lies a fire pit where the tribesmen eat together and hold their celebratory events.