Shaman

The shaman is a firebender who works alongside the Fire Sages in a temple located in a remote Fire Nation island, where she tends to a herd of flying bison. She is a spiritual expert who uses her abilities to sense dark spirits, as she demonstrated in 171 ASC, when she tended to an amnesiac Avatar Korra.

History
In 171 ASC, the shaman was approached by a group of Fire Sages who carried an unconscious Korra, requesting her assistance in tending to the Avatar, who appeared amnesiac. Using her firebending, she ascertained that a dark spirit had possessed Korra and was feeding on the energy of the Avatar Spirit, before promptly ordering the sages to submerge the Avatar in the spirit waters.



When the Avatar emerged, the shaman questioned her if she was aware of her identity, before leading her to the courtyard, where she told Korra about a herd of flying bison that her people had been raising since the Hundred Year War. She noted that Korra had little time to waste, as Harmonic Convergence was only several weeks away, and presented the Avatar with a flying bison, who left promptly to close the spirit portal in the South Pole.

Abilities
With her extensive knowledge in spiritual matters, the shaman is capable of using fire to sense chi paths and interpret spiritual energy, similar to healing. She is also knowledgeable in animal husbandry, having been able to tend to a herd of flying bison for over half a century.

Trivia

 * The shaman is the second known person after Unalaq to use bending at a spiritual level.