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CHARACTER

Name: Wan Shi Tong
Canon: Avatar: The Last Airbender and Legend of Korra
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown (Ancient)
Wing Color: Black

Canon Point: Post Jinora's visit
Canon Point Explanation: Last known canon point.

History: Avatar Wiki

Personality:

Wan Shi Tong is the great spirit of knowledge, and thus is likely the most knowledgeable being in the Avatar world. His name means "He who knows 10,000 things." And since he knows, well, pretty much everything, he's kind of arrogant. He won't miss an opportunity to boast about his knowledge, and certainly doesn't like it when he's proven wrong either. But his love of knowledge is vast indeed, and long ago he wanted to share it with humanity so that they could better themselves. However, he became very cynical when humans proved to only want knowledge to get the upper hand on other humans, leading to violence and destruction. He considers this abuse of his knowledge and has since forbidden humans from entering his library, with a few exceptions.

However, once his trust has been betrayed, he becomes very angry. When it was revealed that Aang and his friends came only to find a way to defeat the Fire Nation, he buried his library so that no one else could abuse it. Plus when they tried to leave, he forbade it, saying they already knew too much. Thus he became ferociously violent to keep them from leaving. Despite all of this, Wan Shi Tong isn't really a bad or evil spirit. He merely is doing what he thinks is right and will use any means he has keep knowledge out of what he percieves as the wrong hands.

Because of his low opinion of humans, it could be said that he's Xenophobic, as he doesn't trust them at all due to having been betrayed in the past. However, he can be reasoned with as he did allow Aang and his friends to enter, and later Jinora. Plus Unalaq seemed to have gained his trust as Wan Shi Tong claimed that he was more of a friend to the spirits than than the Avatar. When not angry or cynical, he is usually rather calm and composed. Having a very regal presence about himself that demands respect. The spirit is typically very reasonable until you cross him.

Strengths

Physical: Having the likeness of an owl, his abilities are thus similar. He is able to turn his head 270 degrees in order to look around like an owl can. He also has excellent hearing and eyesight and can fly almost silently. He is also quite powerful, his weapons being his sharp beak and talons. So strong is he that he was able to break a stone floor with his beak when attacking Aang and his friends. He also had the power to bury his library and move it back to the spirit world, possibly through some sort of earthbending? He claimed that waterbending was useless against him since he had studied all the styles, suggesting he either knew how or atleast how to defend against it. Thus it stands to reason that he's studied all forms of bending as well. He also appears to have the ability to shape shift somewhat. When angered, his body became more elongated and terrifying. He was able to move with great speeds through his library and easily weave around bookcases despite his large size. Like all spirits he is also immortal.

Mental/Emotional: Since he is the spirit of knowledge and has lived for probably thousands of years, Wan Shi Tong has amassed immense knowledge within his library and has read it all. He knows practically everything there is to know in his world that he can read and study. This is what he loves and takes delight in learning. Until he developed a mistrust for humans, he would willingly share the knowledge for the good intent of letting humanity better themselves. Since he is so knowledgeable and wise, is he typically a very reasonable spirit. Not quite benevolent but more along the lines of neutral. He doesn't like violence, though he will use it if he must, and thus forbids his knowledge to be used in war and destruction. This is his way of attempting to keep harmory in the world. Since he knows all things, he is also very perceptive and it is difficult to pull the wool over his eyes.

Weaknesses

Physical: Despite being a spirit, he has a physical form that can be damaged. Aang was able to knock him away with his airbending, and Sokka was also able to knock him out for a short time with a blow to his head. His size can also be a hinderance, especially in small spaces like a library. He manages to move around well enough, but when angered, despite his fast and sleek movements, he still managed to cause damage to his collection.

Mental/Emotional: While he seems to know all things, Wan Shi Tong's knowledge is completely dependant on the things he amasses in his collection. He only knows what he's read or studied for himself. He was even fed misinformation by one of his knowledge seekers about the radio, believing it to be a tiny man in a box. Jinora corrected him much to his chagrin. He then claimed to not care about such things, though it was probably only to save face as he doesn't like to be made a fool of. He doesn't like humans. He is very distrustful of them and cynical. After having been lied to, fooled my them, and had his knowledge abused, humans were largely banned from his library. He definitely is one to hold a grudge, and being an all knowing spirit, won't forget about it either. He was probably a lot more trustful at one point, but after having been decieved, even by Aang and his friends, his trust is a bit harder to gain. And when his rules and trust have been broken, he has been known to fly into a destructive rage.

Anything else?: Wan Shi Tong will be coming with one of his knowledge seeking foxes as a pet to assist him.

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