Chenbao is one of the constituent states of the Earth Kingdom. It is located in the north of the nation and is the closest state to the Northern Water Tribe, which triggered the Northern Passage conflict.[1]
History[]
For years, the Northern Water Tribe and the northern Earth Kingdom state of Chenbao have been embroiled in a dispute over local fishing and trade routes through the waters of the Northern Passage, known to contain valuable fishing grounds.[2] Both nations have engaged in minor skirmishes and militarized the waters in-between as a show of force. During the era of Roku, a massive and devastating tsunami swept through the waters of the Northern Sea over the northern coast of Chenbao, nearly setting off a military conflict between the two sides.[3]
Chenbao blamed waterbenders for sending the tsunami, while the Northern Water Tribe blamed earthbenders for creating an underwater earthquake. In fact, both sides suffered losses from a natural disaster, as the tsunami destroyed several Earth Kingdom towns and completely wrecked a Northern Water Tribe fleet.
A greater tragedy was averted when Avatar Roku, supported by several airbending masters from the Northern Air Temple, intervened before a full-scale war broke out. Though both sides backed down, their navies remained in the waters ready to act at the first sign of threat from the other side.
The tensions later grew as the governor of Chenbao attempted to tax all Water Tribe goods or merchant ships traveling through the Northern Passage. The ships avoided the taxes with their sailing mastery, but the goods that they sold in the Earth Kingdom became contraband, a move that the governor hoped would escalate in order to petition the Earth King for military assistance to enforce his tax. This caused the waters between the Earth Kingdom and the Northern Water Tribe to become functionally blocked.[3][2]
Air Nomads remained active in the region, keeping a tenous peace.[3]
References[]
- ↑ Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game. Core Book, Version 1.0, 2022, p. 18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game. Core Book, Version 1.0, 2022, p. 53.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game. Core Book, Version 1.0, 2022, p. 46.