Makapu Village

Makapu Village is a small farming village located on the slopes of Mt. Makapu in the northwestern Earth Kingdom. It is notable for being the place of residence of the fortuneteller Aunt Wu.

History
The small farming town was located at the base of the volcano, Mt. Makapu, near the northwestern coast of the Earth Kingdom. The village was originally settled because of the fertile volcanic soil conducive to good farming. Because of its hidden location in the mountains, Makapu Village was untouched by the War. Travelers heading along the coast often stopped by for food and supplies, and of course to have their fortunes read by the renowned fortuneteller, Aunt Wu.



The villagers had absolute faith in Aunt Wu, including her annual cloud-reading prediction in regards to whether or not the volcano, Mt. Makapu will erupt during the year. Aunt Wu predicted once more that the village will not be destroyed by the volcano. However, when Aang and Sokka climbed to the top of the volcano to retrieve the rare panda lily for Katara, they saw for themselves that it was bubbling with lava and about to erupt. The villagers, having absolute faith in Aunt Wu, disregarded Team Avatar's warning, so Aang and Katara took fate into their own hands and by using bending, manipulated the clouds into the symbolic shape of "volcanic doom", which, according to Aunt Wu's cloud-reading book, was a skull shaped cloud. Aunt Wu then confirmed their story and the villagers banded together to dig and earthbend a channel around the village to divert the anticipated lava flow. The volcano erupted and the lava flowed into the channel as planned, though soon begun to overflow. Aang was forced to use airbending to cool and solidify the molten rock as it splashed up against the bank. Aang's airbending prowess saved the village, leaving behind the rock wave as a permanent reminder of the volcano potency. Nonetheless, the villages were unfaltering in their faith in Aunt Wu, claiming that her prediction turned out to be true, as the village wasn't destroyed, much to the annoyance and frustration of Sokka. Team Avatar left soon after.

The village was briefly visited by Zuko and Iroh when they were tracking Katara's scent with the aid of June's shirshu.

Mount Makapu
Mt. Makapu is a tall active volcano that is located next to the village. The volcanic activity in the region provides rich soil used by the villagers for farming, yet the village lives under the constant threat of volcanic eruption, which would surely destroy their village.



Traditionally, the villagers climb Mt. Makapu to check on the volcano and ensure the safety of their village, though with the arrival of Aunt Wu, the fortuneteller in the Makapu, twenty years before Team Avatar's visit, the villagers have become reliant on her cloud-reading predictions, and no longer visit the volcano. The peaks of Mt. Makapu are also one of the few habitats for the native and exceptionally rare, panda lily, which is by Earth Kingdom tradition, considered a symbol of absolute and unconditional love.

Notable figures

 * Aunt Wu
 * Meng
 * Calm man
 * The Twins