Talk:Foggy Swamp Tribe/@comment-76.70.90.71-20120124015906/@comment-1454424-20120127234448

I don't think the birth of the Avatar is random, that is to say, I think the powers that be of the Avatar world actively ensure the Avatar is born into a situation where the Avatar can fulfil their destiny. Plus the Avatars seen so far do not seem to have been raised by their parents.

So I think the universe/powers that be/spirits/whatever firstly ensure that the Avatar is not born into reclusive tribes of benders like Foggy Swamp or Sun Warriors and even if the Avatar is by some chance born into these reclusive tribes - I suspect these tribes themselves have rules that say Avatar gets given to nearest temple. That's my reading anyway.