Fung

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- Welcome, Brother. The White Lotus opens wide to those who know her secrets.

Fung is a member of the Order of the White Lotus who lives at the Misty Palms Oasis located in the Si Wong Desert and owns a Flower Shop as a cover for a White Lotus meeting place. Fung is a crafty, quick-witted old man who is loyal to his fellow White Lotus society members.

History
When Iroh sought a fellow member of the White Lotus society in "The Desert", he spotted Fung at a Pai Sho table at the Misty Palms Oasis. Iroh, accompanied by Zuko, approached the Pai Sho table and asked Fung if he could play. After beginning with the White Lotus tile in the center of the board, Fung and Iroh formed a flower pattern by rote with the Pai Sho pieces, a secret handshake of sorts that identified Iroh as a member of the clandestine Order of the White Lotus.

However, Iroh and Zuko were being followed by Xin Fu and Master Yu, who wanted to collect the Fire Nation bounties that had been put on their heads. Although Master Yu wanted to wait until they had left the bar, so as to avoid an unnecessary fight with the locals over the bounty, Xin Fu lost his patience and went for them. Fung created a diversion by exclaiming out loud the bounty on the pair's head and eliciting the interest of all the "desperate characters" present in the tavern, who then brawled while Fung, Iroh, and Zuko escaped.

Fung later helped arrange to transport Iroh and Zuko to Ba Sing Se. In "Sozin's Comet, Part 2: The Old Masters" before Appa took off a person with an appearance similar to Fung could be seen.