Misty Palms Oasis


 * This article is about the town located in the Earth Kingdom. For other similar uses, see Oasis (disambiguation).

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- Oh, yeah, I've been there. It's a pristine natural ice spring. [...] It's one of nature's wonders.

The Misty Palms Oasis is a town located on the southwestern edge of the Si Wong Desert. Originally hosting only a seedy cantina, the oasis was always crowded with traders, soldiers, and wanderers of the Si Wong Desert, as it garnered significant traffic from a diverse crowd of mostly Earth Kingdom citizens. As the final stop to rest and buy or trade anything before venturing into the desert, the Misty Palms Oasis is of great importance to travelers who need to stock up on supplies. Because of this, the settlement expanded greatly into a trading center after the Hundred Year War and also came to be populated by a large number of spirits following Harmonic Convergence of 171 AG.

History
Before the Hundred Year War, the Misty Palms Oasis was an icy, refreshing spring. However, as time passed, the spring gradually melted away and the oasis was converted into a rest stop.

Before making plans to find information about the Fire Nation, Team Avatar decided to take "mini-vacations". For hers, Katara chose to visit the Misty Palms Oasis, as it sounded refreshing. Aang stated that he had been to its "pristine natural ice spring" once before, commenting that it was "one of nature's wonders". However, much to their disappointment, the oasis had deteriorated into a state far less stimulating than it once was, with the ice spring having almost entirely melted away. Here, the group encountered Professor Zei before heading off into the desert in search of Wan Shi Tong's Library.

Several days later, Zuko and Iroh met up with Fung inside the cantina and had a run-in with bounty hunter Xin Fu and earthbending instructor Master Yu. They were able to avoid capture by initiating a bar fight.



After Avatar Korra had left open the spirit portals after Harmonic Convergence in 171 AG, spirits had taken refuge in the village, where they lurked around and sometimes even interfered with the villages, for example by entering local cantinas or snapping at passersby. A few weeks after Harmonic Convergence, Aiwei traveled to this place from Zaofu and rented a room there, hoping no one would discover him there. Having tracked the truth seer, the new Team Avatar entered the village not long after Aiwei, though soon left again after noticing that Earth Queen Hou-Ting had their wanted posters put up. In order to continue their search for Aiwei, Mako and Bolin donned disguises and returned. However, it was not long before they were discovered by Lily and Macao, who had recognized Bolin. Under the impression that they were bounty hunters, the two brothers ran for cover. As they intended to leave, Bolin spotted Aiwei returning to his hotel room. After getting Asami and Korra, the foursome tried to get a room in the same hotel across Aiwei's, though were initially denied, as the keeper had had bad experiences with youthful people renting a room before. At that moment, Lily and Macao found them again. Team Avatar instantly readied for battle, though the duo turned out to be fans of The Adventures of Nuktuk: Hero of the South and were after an autograph of Bolin. Due to his reputation as a mover star, the hotel keeper changed her mind and agreed to rent the team a room.

That night, a fight broke out between Mako and Bolin and Ghazan and Ming-Hua, destroying part of the hotel's inner court.

Description


The cantina's trademark is its selection of frozen beverages, served by its skilled bartender who dices fruit with dual katanas. The ice is carved from a subterranean iceberg just outside the pub at the center of the oasis, which for the most part is still preserved beneath the hot desert sand. According to Avatar Aang, the iceberg was once one of the world's natural wonders, but after one hundred years, the iceberg became part of the surrounding cantina and was cut down due to the high demand for the frozen drinks.

Seventy years later, the settlement had expanded tremendously around the oasis. The old cantina grew into a city, with the similar ice carved sticks at the center of the oasis. Numerous inns and pubs were built inside the city as a rest area for people who are exploring the desert.