Wu (fortuneteller)

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- I'll tell you a little secret, young Airbender. Just as you reshaped those clouds, you have the power to shape your own destiny.

Aunt Wu is a fortuneteller who resides in Makapu Village near the active volcano Mt. Makapu. Well-regarded for her free and accurate readings, every prediction she makes is taken as gospel by the village at large. Her methods of divination run from palmistry to oracle bones and cloud reading. She is also helped in her hut by her assistant, Meng.

History


When Aunt Wu's cloud readings predict the nearby volcano will not destroy the village, Katara and Aang accept the reading, while the more skeptical Sokka grows frustrated with the populace's blind faith. After an expedition to the volcano proves that the volcano has become dangerously active, the three find the only way to convince the villagers of the impending danger is to manipulate the clouds through waterbending and airbending, deliberately shaping them to elicit a more accurate reading. After the village is convinced the town is in danger, they help Aang and the others successfully protect the village from the volcano's fiery lava. Since the town was not destroyed just as Aunt Wu predicted, the villagers believe in Aunt Wu's fortune telling all the more, much to the displeasure and frustration of Sokka.

Unlike her brother, Katara becomes enthralled by the mysticism of fortune telling and the notion of knowing her future. Her reading predicts that she will one day marry a powerful Bender, which sends an eavesdropping Aang into elation. Sokka later notes on the immensity of Aang's bending power as he saves the village, which causes Katara to make a connection between Aang and her fortune.

Surprisingly, Aunt Wu freely admits that she does not believe in any kind of predestination, claiming that her predictions will come true only if a person wishes them to. She also appears to find Iroh attractive (as many older women tend to do).