Bhanti Tribe

The Bhanti Tribe consists of a group of sages who take residence in a village located on a remote island in the southern Fire Nation. Having strong spiritual connections, the tribe predates the first Avatar and serves as the origin of spiritual sages in the four nations. Although the tribe is isolated from the rest of the world, its members are aware of many current events in which they choose not to involve themselves.

History
During the Era of Raava sometime around 9,832 BG, the Bhanti Tribe developed and settled on an island located in the Spirit Wilds, which would eventually become part of the southern portion of the Fire Nation archipelago. After some time, several members of the tribe ventured off the island and into the other nations, where they became sages.



In 171 AG, sages from the island came upon Korra washed up on shore, with no recollection of who she was. Alarmed by this discovery, the tribe members rushed the young Avatar to the Bhanti Village Temple in order to be examined by the elderly shaman. Attributing Korra's amnesia to a dark spirit feeding on the Avatar Spirit, the shaman ordered the sages to lower Korra into a pool of spirit water in an attempt to purge her body of the possession.

After cleansing her body and reconnecting with her past lives, Korra awoke with her memories intact and proceeded to walk through the temple grounds with the shaman, who presented Korra with a flying bison from a herd that the tribe had been maintaining since the Hundred Year War. Though the elder could not disclose how long Korra was unconscious in the spirit waters, she warned the Avatar that there was little time to waste, as Harmonic Convergence was only several weeks away.

Trivia

 * Members of the Bhanti Tribe wear similar clothing to the Fire Sages.