Fanon:Yanzhao (Avatar: Civil Strife)

By King Bumis Heir

Part of the Avatar: Civil Strife continuity.

眼找 Yanzhao
General information
Notable members	Nao Yanxian (Spymaster) Fan Jiandie (formerly) Si Ling (Killed-in-action; formerly)
Founder(s)	28th Earth King Shuicheng Haijun
Headquarters	Lake Laogai
Affiliation	Haijun Kingdom
Purpose	Serving Earth King Shuicheng. Upholding the law, culture, and serving in special operations within Ba Sing Se and across the Haijun Kingdom. Spying on important figures and even carrying out assassinations within the Oma Kingdom.
Chronological information
First appearance	Chapter 1: Ascension

The Yanzhao are the spy agency of the 28th Earth King Shuicheng of Haijun in the Haijun Kingdom. They're minor characters in the fanon Avatar: Civil Strife.

History

Not much is known about the Yanzhao other than they were founded by Earth King Shuicheng soon after he was coronated the twenty-eighth Earth King of the Duryajian Kingdom. The Yanzhao serve as Shuicheng's spy agency, they watch the citizens of Ba Sing Se and the rest of the Haijun Kingdom. They're often used to conduct spying or even assassination missions, sometimes they abduct citizens of the Kingdom to transport them to Lake Laogai where they conduct torture and brainwashing methods to reeducate Haijun Kingdom citizens.

Other provinces have secret headquarters of the organization and it unknown how many agents there are across the Kingdom. They uphold the culture of the Haijun Kingdom and even prosecute those who commit serious crimes. Their jurisdiction is the Haijun Kingdom while the city guard and royal guards pertain to the city of Ba Sing Se. They are also the eyes and ears of the Earth King watch everyone's every move even Crowned Princess Hailiu.

The Yanzhao are known for wearing their black uniforms that help them camoflague in the night, their hats hiding their faces. The earthbenders use braces to arrest criminals, and use earthbending for combat while the non-bender agents use a jian. There never is one agent alone as they often come in pairs of two, one earthbender and one non-bender.

Operation: Treasure of Jintai

 Not done

Investigating Airen Shengqi

 Not done

Appearances

• Chapter 1: Ascension (Mentioned; no lines)
• Chapter 3: Of Conquerors and Guardians Part 1: The Siege of Laofung
• Chapter 4: Of Conquerors and Guardians Part 2: The Fall of Guandi (Mentioned; no lines)
• Chapter 5: Coming of Age (Mentioned; no lines)

Trivia

• Yanzhao (眼找) means "eye, to find" in Chinese.
• The uniforms of the Yanzhao are Ming Dynasty Imperial swordsman.
• The hat of the Yanzhao are jeollip hats from the Joseon Dynasty of Korea.

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