Senna

"water"

- When your father and I found each other, all we wanted was to live a simple life and raise a family. But then we discovered you were the Avatar, and simple was over. We knew one day the world would need you, and you wouldn't need us any more.

Senna is a waterbender residing in the Southern Water Tribe. She is married to Chief Tonraq, and together, they have one daughter, Avatar Korra.

Early life
Some time around 151 AG, Senna had become acquainted with Tonraq, who had been recently banished from the Northern Water Tribe. She fell in love with the ex-general, whom she later married, and by 153 AG, their only daughter, Korra, was born.

After they found out that Korra was the Avatar, Senna and Tonraq requested the presence of the Order of the White Lotus in 157 AG to ascertain that fact officially. After the White Lotus leader announced that there had been many claims about the identity of the Avatar, all of which had proved to be false upon further investigation, Senna proudly stated that their search had come to an end. She called out to her daughter, who immediately burst through the wall, proving her bending prowess to those present in the room.

170 AG


In 170 AG, Senna sadly bid her daughter goodbye, as the Avatar had decided that she was needed in Republic City. Senna embraced Korra and emphasized her love for her daughter, before sending Korra on her way.

Several months later, Senna was accompanied by her husband and Korra's friends in the healing hut as they anxiously awaited Katara's attempt to restore Korra's connection to all the bending arts, save for airbending. She was sad to see her heartbroken daughter take off after the attempt had failed. However, after Aang was successful in reconnecting Korra with her bending, Senna proudly stood by her daughter and watched as she restored the bending of Lin Beifong at the Avatar Temple of the Southern Water Tribe.

Family troubles
Six months later, Senna was reunited with her daughter when Korra returned to the Southern Water Tribe to attend the Glacier Spirits Festival. Senna awaited her daughter on the docks and joyfully greeted her when she finally arrived. As Tonraq became annoyed over the subsequent arrival of his brother, Unalaq, she calmly soothed her husband, consoling him that his brother would soon be gone. Senna later attended the royal banquet that was thrown in honor of Chief Unalaq.



As tensions rose between Korra and her father, Senna sneaked out during the night to visit her daughter in an attempt to find out what had been bothering them. When Korra stated that she was mad at her father due to his secrecy in regards to his path, Senna sadly disclosed the reasoning behind their previous decision. She emphasized to Korra that they wanted to merely keep their family together, and by keeping her secluded at the Southern Water Tribe, they could offer her an as normal as possible childhood. When Korra got angry with her, Senna told her that it was unrealistic of Korra to believe that she could undo the problems between the Northern and the Southern Water Tribes in a day, when the core issues had been around for decades. She voiced her fear for her daughter to be caught in the middle of the brewing tensions between the tribes, but Korra would not listen and ran out on her.



When Korra returned the following day to apologize, Senna stated that they had always knew that there would come a day when the world needed Korra and Korra would no longer need them. However, she was quickly refuted and hugged by her daughter, who exclaimed that she would always need them. The happy family moment was interrupted when Unalaq entered Senna's home with four of his soldiers, announcing that she and Tonraq were to stand trial for conspiring to assassinate him. She was subsequently led away with her husband in chains, as Korra watched on sadly.

False accusations
During the trial, Senna listened as Unalaq and Korra were questioned by Judge Hotah about the events that occurred on the day of Unalaq's kidnapping. After he returned, the judge announced that Senna had been acquitted of all charges, and after her chains were removed, Senna rushed over and embraced her daughter. Her joy at being released disappeared, however, after the judge found Tonraq and the other rebels guilty, sentencing them to death, though upon Unalaq's request, he changed their sentence to life imprisonment.



Senna and Korra later visited Tonraq in prison. Korra wanted to break him out but Tonraq advised against it, fearing it would ignite civil war and the North would crush the South. Upon returning home, Senna broke down crying, and was consoled by her daughter. Seeing her mother so distraught prompted Korra to confront Judge Hotah, who confessed under pressure that Unalaq had orchestrated a sham trial, acquitting Senna to keep Korra on his side while getting Tonraq out of the way.

Harmonic Convergence


When Korra returned to the Southern Water Tribe compound several weeks later, Senna greeted her daughter with a hug, expressing her relief over her daughter's return. When asked about the whereabouts of her husband, she tearfully informed Korra, Bumi, Kya, Tenzin, Mako, Bolin, and Asami that Unalaq had wiped out the Southern Water Tribe rebels and captured Tonraq. She directed them all toward Katara in the healing hut, where the old waterbender was tending to the many wounded. Senna accompanied them all to the healing hut, watching anxiously as Jinora received healing from Katara. Senna remained in the hut with Katara and Jinora, where she was later joined by her husband and Asami. She was present upon the return of Jinora's spirit to her body, and happily hugged her husband upon hearing the news that their daughter was all right and had saved the world.

Several weeks following Harmonic Convergence, Senna reunited with Korra on Air Temple Island after her daughter had defeated the Red Lotus but was confined to a wheelchair as a result of the battle. She hugged her warmly before going inside the temple and watching as Jinora received her airbending mastery tattoos.

Personality
Senna has a calm and loving personality. Being the mother of the Avatar, she has to exert patience with the energetic girl, and she supports her daughter in any way possible. She is also a rational thinker, which helped her to calm her husband down as well when the strong man was agitated over the arrival of his brother.

Appearances
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Trivia

 * Korra seems to resemble Senna in looks, while her personality is more like Tonraq's.
 * Despite being a known waterbender, Senna has never been shown bending.