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Earthbending
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Earthbending is one of the four Bending Arts, primarily used by people of the Earth Kingdom. It is a geokinetic ability that is a combination of martial arts and the power to move rocks and the earth. The Earthbending season is the spring, and most Earthbenders are born in the springtime.




Origin

Source: Earth
Learned From: Badgermoles
Humans first learned earthbending by observing and imitating the geokinetic powers of Badgermoles that naturally inhabit the mountains in what is now Earth Kingdom territory. According to legend, known widely as "The Legend of the Two Lovers," two star-crossed lovers named Oma and Shu (à la Romeo and Juliet), who came from separate villages that were at war against one another, learned the art to meet within the mountain that divided them. To make sure that no one could ever find them, they used their new abilities, in which they learned from the badgermoles, to create a labyrinth of tunnels inside this mountain where they knew they could only find their way to one another. One day, after many meetings in the series of passageways, the man did not come to see his lover, as he had died; a casualty of the villages' quarrel. His lover showcased a devastating assault of her powers and ultimately proclaimed the feud over. Then, the villages collaborated to construct a city, Omashu, in their honor. The pathways they made by earthbending became known as "The Cave of Two Lovers."
'Earthbending' is written as 運土術 which in literal terms actually means 'move earth art' in Chinese.




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Special Techniques

Sandbending: Sandbenders are Earthbenders who have adapted to live in the Si Wong Desert. They use Earthbending in a specialized style, which emphasizes the manipulation of sand. They move quickly in the desert on specialized wooden catamaran sailers that are propelled by bending miniature, localized sandstorms behind their sails. Because sand is sediment which travels in flows, their style resembles Air and Waterbending more than earthbending. It is displayed that most, if not all, Earthbenders are capable of easily bending sand, but because of the loose shifty nature of sand it is not an easy transition for the average earthbender, the Sandbenders of the Desert are especially proficient with it due to their particular habitat.

Mudbending: It has been seen that earthbenders can bend earth in mud as well.

Rock Gloves: The Dai Li have mastered a rock glove technique. Similar to earth armor, they cover their hands in small rocks then project them at a target as bullets or compacted fists to blugden the opponent. A more refined and favored method however is to use them as detachable hands, maintaining the hand shape and literally grabbing and restraining the opponent from a distance.

Detection: A technique originally used by the blind badgermoles, skilled Earthbenders are able to sense vibrations through the ground, "seeing" by sensing their surroundings and making a mental image of it. It is also the basis of the unique ability of Metalbending.



Metalbending
Most Earthbenders are unable to affect processed metals. Usually, the trace amount of earth still present in metal is so minute that it goes undetected even to the best Earthbenders. However, due to her ability to "see" earth, Toph is able to locate the small fragments of earth in metal, target them, and utilize them to "bend" the metal portion, although not with the same power or ease seen in normal earthbending.
Edited by Unlucky XIII, Aug 1 2008, 07:12 PM.
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