Makapu Village

Makapu Village is a small farming village located in the northwestern Earth Kingdom on the slopes of the dormant Mt. Makapu. It is notable for being the place of residence of the fortuneteller Aunt Wu.

History
The small farming town is located at the base of the volcano, Mt. Makapu, near the northwestern coast of the Earth Kingdom. The village was originally settled because of the fertile volcanic soil conducive to good farming. Because of its hidden location in the mountains, Makapu village has been untouched by the ongoing war. Travelers heading along the coast often stop by for food and supplies, and of course to have their fortunes read by the renowned fortuneteller, Aunt Wu.

The villagers have absolute faith in Aunt Wu, including her annual cloud-reading prediction in regards to whether or not the volcano, Mt. Makapu will erupt during the year. In The Fortuneteller, Aunt Wu predicts once more that the village will not be destoyed by the volcano. However, when Aang and Sokka go to the top of the volcano, to retrieve the rare Panda Lily for Katara, they see for themselves that it is bubbling with lava and about to erupt. The villagers, having absolute faith in Aunt Wu, disregard Team Avatar's warning, so Aang and Katara take fate into their own hands and using bending, manipulate the clouds into the shape symbolic of "volcanic doom" (according to Aunt Wu's cloud-reading book. Aunt Wu then confirms their story and the villagers band together to dig and earth-bend a channel around the village to divert the anticipated lava flow. The volcano erupts and the lava flows into the channel as planned, though soon begins to overflow, and Aang is forced to use airbending to cool and solidify the molten rock as it splashes up against the bank. Aang's airbending prowess saves the village, leaving behind the rock wave as a permanent reminder of the volcano potency. Nonetheless, the villages are unfaltering in their faith in Aunt Wu, claiming that her prediction turned out to be true, as the village never was destroyed. Team Avatar leave soon after.

Mount Makapu
Mt. Makapu is a tall active volcano that is located next to the village. The volcanic activity in the region provides rich soil used by the villagers for farming, yet the village lives under the constant threat of volcanic eruption, which would surely destroy their village.



Traditionally, the villagers climb Mt. Makapu to check on the volcano and ensure the safety of their village, though with the arrival of Aunt Wu, the fortuneteller in the Makapu, 20 years before Team Avatar's visit, the villagers have become reliant on her cloud-reading predictions, and no longer visit the volcano. The peaks of Mt. Makapu are also one of the few habitats for the native and exceptionally rare, Panda-Lily, which is by Earth Kingdom tradition, considered a symbol of absolute and unconditional love.

Notable Figures

 * Aunt Wu
 * Meng