Fire Nation colonial village

The Fire Days Festival town is a former Fire Nation colony located in the northwestern Earth Kingdom. Despite being a relatively small settlement, the town was a renowned cultural center during the colonial era, hosting the popular Fire Days Festival every year. Following the end of the Hundred Year War, the town was integrated into the United Republic of Nations, alongside many other colonies.

History
While journeying to the Northern Water Tribe, Team Avatar briefly visited this town to learn more about firebending and Fire Nation culture. They secretly participated in a nighttime festival, disguising themselves with dark clothing and masks. However, their cover was blown when Aang used airbending to protect Katara from an aggressive magic act, which he mistakenly thought was a firebending attack. They were forced to flee and, with the help of Chey, were able to escape pursuit from a large battalion of armed guards. As they flew away on Appa, a few fireworks were set off and a pillar was accidentally lit on fire, which the festival crowd mistook as a decorative touch to mark a special event.

Shortly thereafter, Admiral Zhao came to the town in order to discuss the whereabouts of the Avatar. Local officers told him the direction in which he had fled and also informed him of the festival crime rates, which had been below average.

Description


The Fire Days Festival town is surrounded on all sides by hills and an expansive forest, through which a small river runs. A wooden, rectangular wall separates the forest from the town. The settlement is accessible via a single gate at the front entrance.

A place known for its beautiful cultural events, the town is filled with grandiose and brilliantly extravagant architecture. The town's landmark buildings are the three pagodas located at its center. The central pagoda is the largest, while the two identical ones to its sides are smaller. They are all three stories tall and have a yellow exterior with slanted black rooftops. Other smaller but similarly-designed structures surround the pagodas. The buildings are all centered around a wide and spacious square, at which many of the town's paved stone streets culminate. Several facilities and shops are based in and around the square, allowing it to thrive as a bustling commercial and social center.

Many fancy arches, lamps, and wooden houses are found elsewhere around the town. They are made to look aesthetically pleasing and are often heavily decorated. The houses all have multiple windows, yellow sides, and blue rooftops covered with shingles. Each house has a single door that faces in the direction of the main road. Houses are surrounded on all other sides by dark, unpaved alleyways that have little to feature.

Fire Days Festival


The main cultural event of the town, the Fire Days Festival attracted firebenders from across all the colonies. A traveling group brought Fire Nation culture to colonists that had been forced to leave their homeland. One common tradition was to wear masks at the festival, which could be bought for free at the town's many street side stalls. Free food was also served, including flaming fire flakes, which has been noted by Sokka as being extremely hot when first bought. People could partake in numerous events and activities at the festival, such as puppetry, magic acts, and firework light shows. Performers were always welcome.

Many decorations were put up across the town for the festival, including a large red pillar that was placed in the center of town square. Guards served duty during the festival to fight crime and ensure the safety of all civilians.

Notable figures

 * Malu
 * Guard captain