Crown Prince headpiece



The Crown Prince Headpiece is an ancient royal artifact of the Fire Nation, meant to be worn by the Crown Prince. The crown has two prongs, as opposed to the five-pronged Fire Lord's headpiece.

History
The headpiece was passed down from generation to generation, until it was inherited by Prince Sozin, who gave it to his friend, Avatar Roku. Roku kept it, and wore it for the rest of his life.

Sometime after Roku's death, the headpiece came into the possession of Sozin's grandson, Iroh. It is unkown how Iroh came to own the crown. Roku was not wearing the headpiece when he died. It was seen falling off his bedside table during Roku's frantic escape from his home with his wife, Ta Min. Presumably, the headpiece was buried along with the rest of Roku's Island. Iroh later gives the headpiece to his nephew Prince Zuko, after leading him to learn the story of Roku and Sozin in the episode titled ''The Avatar and the Firelord. ''It is unknown what became of the headpiece after this, as Zuko is never seen wearing it.

Although he was not wearing it when he died, Avatar Roku is always seen wearing the headpiece when he appears to Avatar Aang or manifests in the physical world through Aang. This may be because within the Spirit World an Avatar can control how he or she appears, or in the way that Avatar perceives him- or herself.

Speculation

 * It is unknown how the Crown Prince headpiece ended up in Iroh's possession as Roku was not wearing the headpiece when he died and so can obviously not pass it on. However, given that there is no sign of excavation on the island, it is probable that on the night of the eruption the headpiece was picked up by Ta Min before she and Roku fled. Subsequently, it was either returned to the royal family or remained in the possession of Ta Min and her descendants, who would marry into the royal family. Presumably, it was passed down through the family until eventually coming into the ownership of Iroh, who was once the Crown Prince.
 * It is equally unknown how Iroh managed to keep the headpiece even through being taken captive, unless he carried it on his person throughout daily life. It could be that the same person who delivered Iroh's note to Zuko also obtained the headpiece and smuggled it into Iroh's cell.