Ghashiun

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- They're lying! They're the thieves!

Ghashiun was a desert dweller and sandbender who resided within the Si Wong Desert. He was the adolescent son of Sha-Mo and his late wife Yulduz. Ghashiun normally spent his days riding around the Si Wong on his sand-sailer with his gang of friends, usually getting into trouble and stealing anything that wasn't well guarded.

History


Ghashiun had been somewhat adrift emotionally ever since his mother, Yulduz, passed away of skin cancer, a common affliction in the sun-drenched Si Wong. His relationship with his father was distant at best, and Ghashiun's lying and stealing only added to the rift.

When Toph was occupied trying to keep Wan Shi Tong's Library from sinking with part of Team Avatar still inside, Ghashiun seized the opportunity, kidnapping Appa. When Appa proved too much to handle, he traded the bison to some merchants who were planning to take him to Ba Sing Se.

When Katara, Sokka, and Toph were being harassed by a swarm of buzzard wasps, Ghashiun's tribe came to their rescue and scared the flying creatures away. When Katara explained why they were traveling through their lands on a sand-sailer, Ghashiun was quick to attack her for "accusing [his] people of theft while [they] rode in on a stolen sand-sailer". This immediate outburst caused Toph to recognize Ghashiun's voice and to identify him as Appa's kidnapper. Aang angrily confronted Ghashiun, demanding that he tell them what he did with his bison. Ghashiun persisted in his innocence, but was forced to give up his act when Toph stated that had ordered a muzzle to be put on Appa. Upon learning this, Aang crossed over into the Avatar State and unleashed his fury on the sandbenders by demolishing their sand-sailers. Desperate to avoid being killed by the enraged Avatar, Ghashiun confessed his crime and offered to provide the gang safe passage through the desert. The enraged Avatar didn't react to this proposal, so Sokka told the sandbenders to get out of there. Due to Katara's successful intervention to calm Aang down, Ghashiun and his tribe survived Aang's rampage.

Relatives

 * Sha-Mo (father)
 * Yulduz (mother, deceased)