Fifth Nation

The Fifth Nation was an ethnically mixed people of pirates who roamed the seas south and east of the Earth Kingdom for generations. They consisted of waterbenders, firebenders, and nonbenders.

History
The Fifth Nation pirates were already active during the lifetime of Avatar Yangchen with whom their leader signed a treaty according to which the corsairs would not attack the coastline of the southern Earth Kingdom. The Fifth Nation honored the treaty for three generations. When Avatar Kuruk died in 312 BG and no new Avatar was found for seven years, however, pirates around the world grew bolder in their raids. The head of the Fifth Nation at the time, Tulok, consequently began to raid the southern Earth Kingdom in defiance to the treaty his grandfather had signed. One of Kuruk's friends, Jianzhu, met with Tulok to convince him to end his attacks and honor his ancestor's promise, but the pirate lord instead derided him.

Tulok was eventually succeeded by his daughter, Tagaka, who continued the raids and also became infamous as slaver. In respose to its bold attacks, the Fifth Nation was targeted by Yun and his followers in 296 BG. At the time, Yun was believed the Avatar, and Tagaka lured him into a trap on an iceberg near the South Pole. While it seemed like she had brought only a few pirates as bodyguards, in truth the entire Fifth Nation fleet hid inside several nearby, smaller icebergs. In a surprise attack, Tagaka and her followers managed to capture Yun, incapacitated most of his companions, and then launched their ships to attack Yokoya Port, Yun's homeland. Unknown to the pirates, however, Yun was not really the Avatar, but one of his friends, namely Kyoshi. The latter confronted Tagaka, and used her Avatar-powered earthbending to lift parts of the seafloor, destroying much of the Fifth Nation fleet. Many pirates were crushed or drowned, but some ships were able to avoid the upcoming crags of basalt. Some waterbenders on the sinking ships rallied as well. A fierce battle ensued, and Yun's companions prevailed, destroying some more ships and forcing most of the surviving pirates into surrender.

Appearances
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 * The Rise of Kyoshi