| "You'll get used to it. It's like hunting or trapping – only our quarry can speak." |
| — Amihan to Malaya about killing other people.[1] |
Amihan was an airbending scout of the isolationist Lambak clan during the 1st century BG. An experienced killer, she embraced her covert role to murder any outside intruders on her home island to keep her clan safe from threats. As a result of her ruthlessness, she was a trusted agent of clan chief Ulo.
When several groups of foreigners landed on Lambak Island in 66 BG, Amihan happily fought against them as well as her former comrade Malaya, a local scout who opposed Ulo. In the process, the airbender also became a major enemy of Avatar Roku and Gyatso who were among the foreign intruders. Ultimately, the airbender was defeated by Malaya and Gyatso, but managed to escape.
History[]
Early life[]
Amihan was born into the Lambak clan,[2] an ancient community that lived on an isolated Fire Island, later dubbed "Lambak Island". Predating the four nations, the clan had traditionally consisted of nonbenders and benders of every element.[4][5] However, Amihan was the last clan member known to possess the power over air. She eventually became a member of the clan's scouts, an elite group that was supposed to patrol the island to keep their community safe.[1][6] At one point, Amihan also tamed a gorilla-tarsier as companion and mount.[3]
In her role as a scout, Amihan spent much time in isolation in the wilderness. This may have had a detrimental impact on her mental state and contributed to her sadistic tendencies.[2] She eventually became the clan's veteran scout. As a result of her ruthlessness, Ulo relied on her to carry out the more secretive scout missions, namely those designed to kill any outside intruders to protect the Lambak clan's isolation as well as "Yungib".[2][3] Over the years, she murdered several people on her chief's command.[7] After Malaya also became a scout, she would occasionally work with the airbender, but the two never developed a good relationship due to their different personalities.[2] At one point, Amihan warned Ulo that Malaya would never be reliable as a scout due to her curiosity, but the chief dismissed her warnings at the time.[7]
First ambush of the Western Kingdom Trading Company expedition[]
In 66 BG, a small group of Western Kingdom Trading Company researchers and mercenaries landed on Lambak Island. Amihan and Malaya started to observe them, and Ulo eventually instructed the younger scout to remove the foreigners. Unaware of the scouts' true role, Malaya subsequently worked out a plan to make the outsiders leave by stealing their supplies. Upon revealing her plan to Amihan, the airbender opted not to reveal that Ulo had already decided to kill the foreigners, instead seemingly going along with the nonbending scout's plan.[3]
The older woman created a thick fog, yet chose to dispel it once Malaya was within reach of the foreigners' supplies and thus forced her to flee from the company guards. Meanwhile, the airbender attacked an isolated mercenary, and seemingly killed him. After the failed sabotage attempt, the two women reunited, with Amihan laughing at Malaya's discomfort. Once the younger scout began to point out her distress and the trouble to get the foreigners to leave after they had seen her, Amihan casually mentioned that Lambak scout always had to kill outsiders as they never voluntarily left. When Malaya expressed disbelief, Amihan challenged her to ask Ulo about the matter, and the nonbender left to do so. Before her comrade was out of reach, the airbender shouted after Malaya that she should sharpen her knives for the upcoming task.[3] Meanwhile, Amihan continued to observe the company group.[1]
Malaya's betrayal[]
Just as Amihan had expected,[3] Ulo ordered Malaya to kill the intruders. As the younger scout returned, the airbender smugly told her comrade that she would soon get used to killing people. As they discussed how the intruders could be murdered with the least effort, Amihan started eating some bananas which Malaya had gathered on the way, but then panicked and became paralyzed. Malaya feigned shock and told the other scout that she would get help, but instead covertly made contact with the foreigners to warn them about local dangers.[1]
Amihan's paralysis subsided before Malaya returned to their hiding place, whereupon the airbender left due to correctly suspecting that the younger woman had willingly poisoned her.[6] Meanwhile, Malaya allied herself with an Air Nomad, Gyatso, who had accompanied Avatar Roku to investigate the Western Kingdom Trading Company's activities.[6][8] After Amihan resumed contact with Ulo, the chief instructed the airbender scout to capture the company group alive and imprison them in suspended cages at the Greywood grove near the Lambak village. In this way, the foreign prisoners would serve as bait to draw out Malaya and Gyatso so that Amihan could kill them, while the chief would personally deal with the Avatar.[8][9] The airbending scout prepared the trap as her chief had instructed, also enlisting the aid of Mamamaril and Kamao, two other clan members.[9]
Ambush at the Greywood grove[]
Just as planned, Malaya and Gyatso attempted to rescue the company members, leaving themselves open to a surprise attack by Amihan. The two were separated, with Gyatso confronting Mamamaril and Kamao, while the airbending scout attacked Malaya with strong wind blows, relishing that she finally confronted "a real challenge". Meanwhile, her gorilla-tarsier attacked Malaya's. After wounding the younger woman, Amihan drew her knife and went for the kill, though Malaya blocked her initial attacks. When the nonbender implored that they did not have to do this, the older airbender happily replied that she wanted to fight. As Amihan chased her former comrade through the woods and into the trees, she initially had the upper hand, but eventually lost her knife. Malaya then furiously attacked her, stabbing the airbender three times. Wounded, Amihan finally slipped and hit her head on a branch. Unconscious, she fell from the tree on which they had fought, but was caught by her loyal gorilla-tarsier who carried her to safety.[7]
Ultimately, the conflict on Lambak Island ended in a victory of Avatar Roku's group. Several local people, including Ulo and Malaya, were slain in the process and the Lambak village heavily damaged.[10] As the clan members began to rebuild (now under Fire Nation rule),[10][11] Amihan's whereabouts remained unknown, though it was generally believed that she had survived her wounds.[10]
Personality[]
Amihan was a cruel and even psychopathic person who felt no remorse over killing.[2][3] She tormented and killed both animals as well as foreign people just to test her airbending,[2][3] and treated murder as a casual occurrence.[3] According to Malaya, the airbender had a "twisted sense of humor",[2] considering it amusing when she toyed with her opponents before killing them or exposed her allies to mortal danger.[3] Amihan also relished her fight with Malaya, happy that one of her targets finally represented an actual challenge. Despite her cruel nature, she also felt loyalty to her clan, believing that her actions protected them.[7]
Abilities[]
As her clan's veteran scout, Amihan was an experienced warrior.[2] She was a fairly powerful airbender, capable of creating a thick fog over an extended area as well as powerful wind blasts which could throw several people off a mountain path[3] or outright wound them as a result of the wind's speed and pressure.[7]
Appearances[]
Chronicles of the Avatar[]
The Reckoning of Roku[]
- 109. "Knowledge to Destroy"
- 113. "A Rat-Snake's Underbelly"
- 120. "A Mutual Exchange of Information"
- 135. "The Teeth of the Trap"
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Ribay, Randy (author). (July 23, 2024). Chapter Twenty, "A Mutual Exchange of Information". The Reckoning of Roku. Amulet Books.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 Ribay, Randy (author). (July 23, 2024). Chapter Nine, "Knowledge to Destroy". The Reckoning of Roku. Amulet Books.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 Ribay, Randy (author). (July 23, 2024). Chapter Thirteen, "A Rat-Snake's Underbelly". The Reckoning of Roku. Amulet Books.
- ↑ Ribay, Randy (author). (July 23, 2024). Chapter Twenty-Eight, "Local Elements". The Reckoning of Roku. Amulet Books.
- ↑ Ribay, Randy (author). (July 23, 2024). Chapter Fifteen, "Bones in the Earth". The Reckoning of Roku. Amulet Books.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Ribay, Randy (author). (July 23, 2024). Chapter Twenty-Four, "Sharp Knife". The Reckoning of Roku. Amulet Books.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Ribay, Randy (author). (July 23, 2024). Chapter Thirty-Five, "The Teeth of the Trap". The Reckoning of Roku. Amulet Books.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Ribay, Randy (author). (July 23, 2024). Chapter Thirty-One, "Not Alone". The Reckoning of Roku. Amulet Books.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Ribay, Randy (author). (July 23, 2024). Chapter Thirty-Three, "The Plan". The Reckoning of Roku. Amulet Books.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Ribay, Randy (author). (July 23, 2024). Chapter Fifty-Two, "Something Meaningful". The Reckoning of Roku. Amulet Books.
- ↑ Ribay, Randy (author). (July 23, 2024). Epilogue. The Reckoning of Roku. Amulet Books.