| "Sei'naka. Our symbol is a stylized whetstone. We come from a teeny tiny little island to the south of the capital. Sometimes it doesn't get included on maps made in the Earth Kingdom." |
| — Rangi to Kyoshi.[1] |
The Sei'naka clan hailed from a very small island to the south of the Fire Nation Capital. Its symbol was a stylized whetstone.
Due to the small size of the clan's home island, they had few natural resources to export. Therefore, the clan exported the skills of its members. Clan members became teachers, bodyguards, and soldiers, because they had nothing else to fall back on without their skill.[1]
History[]
After Avatar Kuruk and Jianzhu attempted to steal a flying bison from the Southern Air Temple, they were reprimanded by the temple's head monks, and both Kelsang and an adult man of the Sei'naka clan were assigned to watch over them. However, the man got sick before he could accompany them, and sent a younger relative, Hei-Ran, in his stead. Kuruk was taken by Hei-Ran's beauty the moment he laid eyes on her, and eventually admitted his feelings for her. Hei-Ran rejected the Avatar publicly, though let him know that the fact only applied when they were on duty. She became one of Kuruk's closest friends, and even though he had already mastered the element, taught him new aspects of firebending.[2]
Fire Lord Chaeryu had several ministers that hailed from the Sei'naka clan. Lady Huazo of the Saowon clan believed that they were partially responsible for Chaeryu ending his relationship with her, and instead marrying Lady Sulan of the Keohso clan.[3]
In 316 BG, Kuruk's companions began to scatter. Hei-Ran married a man named Junsik, and had a daughter, Rangi, who was born the same year that Kuruk died. Hei-Ran became headmistress at the Royal Fire Academy for Girls, and Rangi studied at the same institute before graduating early and becoming part of the Fire Army's junior corps. Hei-Ran's husband Junsik died when Rangi was still young. Hei-Ran also personally tutored the young Fire Lord Zoryu during her time in the Fire Nation.[4][5]
In c. 298 BG, a boy named Yun was proclaimed to be Kuruk's reincarnation. Hei-Ran resigned from her position as headmistress, and moved to the newly built Avatar mansion in Yokoya. Although Yun excelled at almost all his lessons, he could not learn firebending.[6]
Hei-Ran and Rangi stood by Yun's side during the fall of the Fifth Nation in 296 BG, although the events at the South Pole put forth a servant named Kyoshi as another candidate for being the Avatar. Although Kyoshi also failed to firebend, Father Glowworm confirmed her as the Avatar, and she fled Yokoya in a hurry after watching Jianzhu kill Kelsang in cold blood. Rangi accompanied Kyoshi across the Earth Kingdom with the Flying Opera Company, while Hei-Ran attempted to track down her daughter, and was gravely poisoned during the conclave of sages in Yokoya. Rangi and Hei-Ran journeyed to Agna Qel'a, where the latter was treated by Sifu Atuat, the greatest of the Northern healers.[4]
Hei-Ran and Rangi returned to the Fire Nation the following year to celebrate the Festival of Szeto. As tensions escalated between the Saowon and Keohso clans during the beginning of the Camellia-Peony War, the Sei'naka clan was officially considered neutral; however, Hei-Ran and Rangi supported Fire Lord Zoryu's right to rule.[7] During this time, Hei-Ran suffered multiple assassination attempts at the hands of a vengeful Yun. Rangi was present at Yokoya for Kyoshi's final battle with Yun, and Hei-Ran planned to return shortly after.[8]
A Sei'naka craftsman crafted a high-backed chair for Fire Lord Zoryu.[9]
Family tree[]
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Trivia[]
- In a scrapped chapter of The Shadow of Kyoshi, Hei-Ran commented that the Sei'naka clan did not accept failure and even took games extremely seriously.[10]
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