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I would like to help the earth kingdom and be a leader. Problem is that my character is in the fire nation desert training right now. sweatdrop

Fighting is what I do. One way or another, as long as I can get in on it... I don't mind.

And yes, I love the hell out of Zaraki Kenpachi.

Well, Technically one of my NPC's is a Fire Nation tactition. He could help make plans for battle. My Character is also minor nobility.

Oh and here a novel idea: What if the Earth Kingdom is the aggressor in the war? The Last Avatar got hell from the Fire Nation, after all, and so the Earth Kindom might not want the next Avatar to be raised in such an Anti-earth environment.

He will also be learning Earth last which makes it so that the Fire Nation will have the most influence in his development.

Unless the Avatar is a girl, in which case, replace all the "he" with "She" and the "him" with "her"

Any sort of war would provoke the Avatar. And it might not start out as open agression. It's possible that The Earth Kindom at first makes a request that The Avatar would be raised in the Earth Kingdom because it was a more central location. Then, when the Fire Nation refuses; tensions would rise.

The Earth Kingdom could accuse the Fire Nation of plotting to use the Avatar to take over the world, making him/her a weapon. Then they'd both get up-in-arms about it and they'd go to war over the future of the Avatar.

It's kind of ironic really. Fighting over the peacekeeper.

Just because some one is accused of something doesn't mean it's true. The idea was playing off of the deep prejudaces that the elements have for each other. Upon hearing that accusation earth benders would think "That's just like the Fire Nation, using the Avatar as a weapon. Have they No Shame!" And upon hearing the same accusation the Fire benders would think. "Who do they think they are? Where do they get off accusing us of such a heinous act?"

Then, even though neither of them intended to disrupt the peace, they both are up in arms about nothing and tensions mount until some new act triggers a war. The event could be large or small. (Possibly a minor uprising to which the other contributed weapons or something, maybe a diplomatic insult, or even an invasion of neutral territory.)

But it would just be the straw that breaks the camel's back.

I know that it's probably already decided. That doesn't prevent me from putting in my own opinion; one that started with the idea of, "in order to make it different why don't we make it so that the Fire Nation doesn't start the war?" Then, after recieving skeptism I gave a possible version of events. Then you make a point about my idea which you do not clarify and I try to show you how it might work.

I have read the entire thread, I've seen various political and Economic theories and I thought I was continuing the conversation by adding my own interpretation. I was contributing.

Re:EDIT I don't know either. Since I haven't actually Role Played yet at all. As I gather it I was awarded a Higher level simply by my profile. Thank you for the Compliment!

*Begins to write down ideas*

heart Fabulous. This is exactly what I want from this thread. Ideas being discussed by the active (or soon to be active) members of the guild. Absolutely wonderful.

Currently, though, I'm planning on the war starting because of some high-profile kidnappings. I'm not going to post the intricacies of the plots, but it'll most definitely be interesting. They'll definitely include fighting over the avatar (ty WingsoE'. Never considered that angle. Thanks.).

Anyways, my goal for the war is to have every nation going all out against one another (including the two neutral nations). Also, I want to try to get small (yet organized) factions vying for power in each of the nations. Then, on top of these things, I'm aiming for everyone to try and hunt/kill the avatar. Basically I'm trying to engineer a large free for all.

Imagine the cold war ('US vs USSR' = 'Fire Nation vs Earth Kingdom') with a bunch of rising factions (rising communist parties in countries = revolutions in all four nations). But times the violence by a thousand times. Then, to top this allusion, the Avatar = the Atomic Bomb.

And continue talking about economic/political/financial/avatar related stuff. I'm hoping for some member contributions that'll shift the roleplay into 'niftier' directions.

[*Cough* Why is there a Shadow Clan? What plot value could they possess? *Cough*]