Harbor town

The harbor town is a small coastal village located in the western Earth Kingdom. It is situated on the nation's western coast and remained free from Fire Nation control.

History
Aang and his friends visited the village during a regular supply stop, and while there, they ran into an old fisherman willing to go fishing against his wife's proclamations of an upcoming storm. When the fisherman's assistant backed out of the trip, Sokka asked for the job in order to earn fast income. The fisherman recognized Aang as the Avatar, and accused him of abandoning the world for one hundred years. This affected Aang deeply, and he ran away to deal with his personal guilt. With help from Katara, he recovered, partially forgiving himself for his actions, and even saved Sokka and the fisherman when the storm destroyed their boat.

Layout and description
Most of the harbor town's inhabitants make their living from the sea, either from fishing or trading. However, it is also home to some rather stubborn citizens, some of whom are crazy enough to go fishing during stormy weather, or try to make a dishonest bargain with local travelers. Because of the lack of flat ground, most of the village is built compactly on the bare rock. The dock area is faced by rows of warehouses, while most people live in simply built wooden houses perched on the cliffside.

Trading
There are only two known traders in the harbor town: a fruit saleswoman who attempted to haggle Katara into buying an obviously unripe melon, and the fisherman and his wife, who make a seemingly shady profit by fishing. The trading in the harbor town is very small, and it is almost entirely consisted of sea-based products.

Trivia

 * After the Hundred Year War, three villagers teamed up to form the Harbor Town Hog Monkeys pro-bending team.