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A recurring figure in my Avatar the Last Airbender fanfics. Avatar Setna was the first incarnate Avatar in the cycle. Born in the Northern Water Tribe, Setna frequently protested the injustices towards women in her society. She was educated in Waterbending from a woman named Miakoda (one of four women who summoned the Avatar Spirit to combat a force of great evil, losing her Bending in the process). When it was revealed that Setna was the first Avatar, she was sent off to study in the different nations. When she arrived in the Fire Nation, she was soon quite taken with the Crown Prince, a young man named Aito. However, their love was not to be; Aito's father did not approve of interracial marriage and Setna's father had already arranged a betrothal for her. So, it was with heavy hearts that Setna and Aito separated.

Setna went on to master Airbending. Upon her return home, she was ordered to marry the man her father had chosen for her, much to her disappointment. Years later, Setna's husband died and she was left with several children and the responsibility of keeping peace in the world. When her father tried to arrange another marriage for her, it was the final straw. Setna called for everyone in the tribe who were dissatisfied with how things were done to follow her. In a scene likened to Exodus, she transported herself, her children, and almost half the northern tribe all the way down to the South Pole. It was there that Setna established the Southern Water Tribe, earning her the nickname "Mother of the South" and later the "Great Spirit Mother."

After years of getting the new tribe up and running, Setna received word of her old lover, Aito, and went to meet him. Aito had also gotten married and had two sons; his wife had also recently died and his eldest son was old enough to begin training to take the throne. Knowing that their people were safe and cared for, Setna and Aito decided to go off and have the life they wanted. They made their way into the Earth Kindom; along with them they had a large group of people from each of the four nations who were discontent with how things were done. Together, they founded the hidden city of Hikaru, a place where Benders and Non-Benders of every nation could live their lives in peace, without fear of the constraints of their old cultures.

Setna and Aito had one child together, a daughter, who went on to govern the city for years after her parents' deaths.

I don't own Avatar the Last Airbender (Mike and Bryan) or the Goddess Maker (Azaleasdolls), but Setna is my own creation.
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