General Fong's fortress

Under the command of General Fong, this impressive Earth Kingdom facility is hidden in an Earth Kingdom mountain range on the western coast. It is one of the few remaining strongholds for the Earth Kingdom in this part of the country. This large, self-sufficient fortress is like a small city. It has barracks for the troops, guest quarters, a large infirmary to care for injured soldiers, a temple for prayer, and even a recreation area for soldiers to relax. The fortress has extreme strategic significance to the Earth Kingdom, as it is probably the only adequate staging ground to invade the Fire Nation.

History


A few weeks after the Siege of the North, Avatar Aang and his friends traveled to this fortress to seek transport to Omashu from General Fong, as Aang was expected to learn earthbending from King Bumi. After receiving a hero's welcome, Fong insisted that Aang was ready to fight the Fire Lord, as he was able to defeat the Fire Nation swiftly with the Avatar State at the North Pole. Aang knew he was not ready, but both he and Fong were intent on ending the War to stop the killing. After several failed attempts to activate the Avatar State and some good advice from Katara, Aang chose not to face the Fire Lord.



After announcing this to General Fong, the general and the entire fortress attacked Aang in an attempt to activate the Avatar State. After Fong tricked Aang into thinking he had killed Katara, Aang finally entered the Avatar State in rage, and thus created a shockwave that left the fortress badly damaged. Aang and his group then departed to Omashu alone to follow their own plans.

The fortress was to serve as the staging point for the Invasion of the Fire Nation on the Day of Black Sun; however, this did not occur due to the fall of Ba Sing Se.