Sha-Mo

"earth"

- Quiet, Ghashiun. No one accused our people of anything. If what they say is true, we must give them hospitality.

Sha-Mo is a Sandbender who has spent his life in the Si Wong Desert and is a master of survival in that harsh environment. He is a man of importance in his tribe of Sandbenders who inhabit the great Si Wong Desert. A hard, grizzled man of few words, Sha-Mo is proud of his Sandbender heritage. He has a son named Ghashiun, with his wife Yulduz. Yulduz died of skin cancer, a common affliction in the sun-drenched Si Wong, and he was left to raise his son on his own. Sha-Mo attempted to stick up for his son when Toph accused him of stealing Appa. He gave up when Aang entered the Avatar State. Sha-Mo is quick to anger when faced with the preconceptions that outsiders often have about Sandbenders: that they're thieves and bandits that prey on anyone traveling through the desert. Unfortunately, such preconceptions are often proven true, mostly by Sandbenders like his son.

Trivia

 * Sha-Mo's name (written as 漠) means desert in Mandarin Chinese.
 * The pronunciation of Sha-Mo is the same as chameau, the French word for camel, a notorious desert animal.

Relatives

 * Yulduz (wife)
 * Ghashiun (son)