Jinora

"air"

- Gran Gran, I've been reading all about your old adventures.

Jinora is the first child and elder daughter of Tenzin and Pema, and granddaughter of Katara and Avatar Aang. She lives on Air Temple Island with the rest of her family. She has two younger siblings, Ikki and Meelo, and another sibling on the way. Besides being taught airbending by her father, Jinora has an interest in books, and is a rather quiet girl in general.

History
When Korra was allowed to begin her airbending training with Tenzin, Jinora and her family traveled to the Southern Water Tribe to meet the Avatar. Once they arrived and stepped off their bison, Jinora went happily to greet her grandmother, Katara, and then told her that she had been reading all about her old adventures, and she had been dying to ask her what happened to Zuko's mother. Katara replied that it is an incredible tale, but was interrupted by Ikki before she could continue. The next day, Jinora and her family had to leave the Southern Pole to return to Air Temple Island, as Tenzin had only come to inform Korra about his duties in Republic City, which made it impossible for him and his family to stay long.

After Avatar Korra escaped from the compound and went to Republic City, she finally convinced Tenzin to allow her stay on his island so he could teach her airbending. At this decision, Jinora and her siblings excitedly hugged Korra, celebrating her stay.



When Korra began her training, Jinora demonstrated the proper way to navigate through the spinning gates, and also enhanced them with a blast of airbending. She tried to offer advice to the Avatar, but ultimately, Korra failed to make it to the other side. After destroying the training relic in a fit of frustration, Korra snapped at Tenzin, calling him a bad teacher and walking away. Jinora and Ikki responded by comforting their father.

At dinner, Jinora was reading a book when a frustrated Tenzin demanded that his kids promise that they wouldn't grow into teenagers like Korra, to which Jinora replied that she would make "no such promises".

While helping Korra out in her bending training, she and Ikki asked her about her personal feelings towards the approaching Mako, which prompted the embarrassed Avatar to launch them into the air with earthbending, though the siblings landed softly with airbending.

Personality
Jinora is a quiet and studious girl. Out of Tenzin's three children, she is the calmest and most mature. She enjoys reading historical fiction, and also loves reading her father's journals which chronicle his adventures with Aang. She is just starting to find boys interesting, which troubles her father greatly.

She also seems to enjoy playing Pai Sho with her sister, Ikki.

Relatives

 * Kanna (paternal great-great-grandmother)
 * Pakku (paternal step-great-great-grandfather)
 * Kya (paternal great-grandmother)
 * Hakoda (paternal great-grandfather)
 * Sokka (paternal great-uncle)
 * Katara (paternal grandmother)
 * Aang (paternal grandfather)
 * Korra (spiritual reincarnation of Aang)
 * Tenzin (father)
 * Pema (mother)
 * Ikki (younger sister)
 * Meelo (younger brother)
 * Kya (aunt)
 * Bumi (uncle)

Trivia

 * Her attire is similar to the common clothing of young airbenders, which Aang wore in Books One and Two of Avatar: The Last Airbender.
 * Strangely, Jinora appears to have brown eyes, as opposed to the grey color most airbenders seem to have. It is not known why, since Pema appears to have green eyes and no other known airbender in the series appears to have brown eyes.
 * Jinorasa is a Sanskrit name meaning "essence of victory", and was the name of a lesser-known Buddhist writer and poet.