Talk:Avatar/@comment-1416077-20121001124254/@comment-1416077-20121007155634

It's pretty safe to assume that in the early days things were much different than they are "today" in the world of Avatar. I personally consider energybending and spiritbending to be separate; Guru Pathik seems unable to bend elements, but is well-connected to the spirit world, as is Huu of the Foggy Swamp Tribe, despite his status as a waterbending master.

In RPG's we have speculated on the existence of extremely rare benders who might be able to bend more than one element, back in the early days of the Avatar era.