Historical firelords
Īfter his death, the first Fire Lord was interred in a crypt in the Dragonbone Catacombs. Low-level violence thus continued in the newly unified nation. As the clans maintained private armies, however, they continued to engage in occasional bloody feuds. The descendants of the warlords eventually became the country's noble clans. Because of this, they retreated into the Spirit World and stopped haunting mankind, despite their continued infamy in legend for coming centuries in the Fire Nation. The first Fire Lord ushered in an era of prolonged peace and toppled the warlord system, causing the sadness that the Kemurikage felt to recede. They could rule in relative autonomy, and were even allowed to maintain household troops. However, the first Fire Lord allowed the families of numerous warlords to maintain their fiefs, as many of them had large and loyal followings. He subsequently united the Fire Islands into a single political unit and eventually became known as the first Fire Lord, the spiritual leader of the Fire Sages, descendants of Bhanti sages. Įventually, one territorial leader defeated all of the remaining warlords and brought them to justice. The short ascendancy of Toz inspired the other warlords, however, and they all began hoping to unite all Fire Islands under their respective rule. This resulted in the fall of Toz's regime as well as the weakening of several other regimes in the Fire Islands. They returned to the mortal realm shortly thereafter as dark spirits known as the Kemurikage and haunted warlords for their crimes they abducted children of the warlords' men as punishment for their actions. The children were never seen again, and their mothers died of sadness. One year, a village's refusal to offer tribute to Toz prompted him to abduct the children from the settlement as punishment. Although brutal and tyrannical, his regime became very powerful. Over time, a warlord rose to power who far surpassed all others: Toz. Many warlord regimes controlled individual islands. Commoners were caught in the middle of the conflict and lived in settlements controlled by different warlords, some of whom mandated tributes to support their war efforts. Over time, warlords arose and assumed power, fighting each other for territory and resources. The warlords of the Fire Islands constantly fought for land and supremacy.Īfter Avatar Wan closed the spirit portals, humans began to wage war among themselves, eventually spreading out across the Fire Islands to establish villages all over the archipelago.