Shen

Shen is the current incarnation of the Avatar and immediate successor of Avatar Korra. Shen was born among the Sandbenders of the Si Wong desert in 234 AG, and raised alongside his older brother, Bayar. Due to the lack of contact between the Sandbenders and the outside world, as well as the global uncertainty over whether the Avatar had been reborn, the world at large was not aware of Avatar Shen's existence until he was 16 years old. Shortly after his discovery, he was recruited to serve the Fire Nation by Kimiko, in exchange for aid to his village.

Background
Shen was born in 234 AG to Zori and Yu, a Sandbender couple in the Si Wong Desert. He grew up mostly living in the shadow of his older brother, Bayar, whom he idolized. When Shen was 10 years old, he met Asuza, a giant rhino beetle who was forced to fight against other creatures for entertainment. Horrified by her treatment, Shen freed her and the two became best friends. In 248 AG, Shen and Bayar's father passed away. While mourning the loss of his father Zori, Shen inadvertently caused a candle at the grave site to become a jet of fire, and through this accident discovered that he was the new Avatar.

Book 1
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Book 2
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Book 3
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Personality:
A lifetime of poor treatment has left Shen with a strong sense of empathy and compassion for the downtrodden, but also a reluctance to reach out.

He has a wall that prevents him from applying his empathy to people more well-off than he is, as he simply cannot see their problems as real problems. He feels as if the world at large has handed him nothing but lemons, and so he’s in no rush to give back to it. He is extremely attached to Bayar and his village, but is very hesitant to form new attachments. He’s lost too many loved ones to risk dealing with the pain of losing one again.

At least initially, he views Bayar as the ideal of what a person should be, and tries to mold himself in his older brother's image. But unlike Bayar, Shen’s beliefs are not set in stone, and can (slowly) change.

Earthbending
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Sandbending
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Firebending
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Airbending
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Waterbending
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Avatar State
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