<div align="center"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Zhilan</span></span><br/>(https://i.imgur.com/m61SiFr.png)</div><div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/zcuXY9O.png)</div><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><strong>Nickname;;</strong> Crown Princess<br/><strong>Age;;</strong> 20<br/><strong>Gender;;</strong> Female<br/><strong>Sexuality;;</strong> Bisexual<br/><br/><strong>Primary Element;;</strong> Fire<br/><strong>Secondary Element;;</strong> Lightning<br/><strong>Strengths;;</strong> Paramount H2H Combatant // Athletic // Cunning <br/><strong>Weaknesses;;</strong> Reckless // Stubborn // Never forgets a slight<br/><br/><strong>Personality;;</strong> The Crown Princess of the Fire Nation is (like many people) a multi-faceted individual that can come across quite differently <br/>depending on how someone first meets her. Certainly it can be said she is an <em>almost</em> ideal Princess in many regards. <br/>She possesses a confidence and pride that stems not just from her station in life but is also grounded in her own personal accomplishments and achievements. <br/>Combining this with her naturally gregarious nature and one finds a highly presentable young woman who is more than capable of taking care of herself in both <br/>the social and physical arena. <br/><br/>As mentioned however Zhilan is a multi-faceted individual, to every part of her charm there seems to be an equal and opposite side. <br/>While the Princess can be the very beating heart of charm when she feels like it, she can also be the very beating heart of rage when her admittedly <br/>vast well of patience is depleted. Perhaps unsurprisingly as a Princess of <em>Fire Nation</em> she burns hot when frustrated. While she is slow to lose her cool <br/>once she does she is equally slow to calm down. In the Palace of the Fire Nation Capital it is well known that once Princess goes on the warpath it is best to simply <br/>stay out of her way. The woman is a veritable force of nature in many forms, both the indomitable glacier and the all consuming fire storm. <br/><br/>Suffice to say she can be a woman of extremes and that can translate into her being the best friend one can have or the most dreadful enemy. <br/>Say what you will however but if nothing else the Crown Princess Zhilan is a determined and fearless Champion of the Fire Nation and everything it stands for and she has<br/>very much taken the attacks of the Chi Blocker personally. </span><br/><br/><div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/HGhCYmg.png)</div><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: times new roman;"><strong>Background;;</strong> Zhilan is the first born child to the current Fire Lord and due to the egalitarian nature of the Fire Nature that means she was born heir to the throne. <br/>Her earliest years were spent being raised in the Palace in the Fire Nation Capital City. She took her lessons from her parents and the Fire Sages<br/>that rule and guide the Nation. It is no surprise she had the best of everything. As the child continued to grow it became clear she was gifted.<br/>Certainly she was intelligent and charming, it was expected that a young woman given a royal education would be. There was more at work <br/>in her head however. The Sages &amp; Scholars that oversaw her education noted she never needed to be told something twice and if she did not understand<br/>a concept she could quickly devise the right questions to ask. Her Martial Arts Sifu claimed to have never had a finer student. Zhilan was a veritable natural. <br/>This natural talent was cultivated to the point that even childhood games were carefully selected to offer her a challenge that might develop into something greater.<br/>The Firelord saw in her a rare breed of heir....then she got older.<br/><br/>While Princess Zhilan was a gifted student who could very well make a very fine Firelord someday it started to become increasingly obvious that she had something of a <br/>hot streak that would need to be curbed. Children's games became serious and she often hid behind her 'competitive nature' to hassle or outright humiliate people that she <br/>disliked. The young woman appeared to have close friends or near mortal enemies with very little in between. When she took part in her first Agni Kai it was a matter of respect<br/>and pride for her parents, especially as she won rather flawlessly. This was a good sign, the Princess was proving her capacity as a firebender and displaying her martial prowess.<br/>This was something the Fire Nation needed to see. <em>However</em> by the time the girl was twenty she had taken part in no less than twenty-four Agni Kai contests. It was an unprecedented<br/>amount for someone of her age. While her life at court had earned her many admirers and people often through around honourary nicknames such as "<em>The Fire Nation's Favourite Daughter</em>"<br/>the sheer volume of conflict and quarrels she seemed to be taking part in was becoming a matter of scandal for the Firelord. The wind started to blow against her as opinion of her in the Capital <br/>shifted. It seemed there wasn't a noble family in the Fire Nation that didn't have a son or daughter that hadn't been a rival of hers at some point. Those wishing to curry favour with the Firelord<br/>often pointed out that Zhilan took part in many of her Agni Kai contests to defend the dignity and honour of someone else. She was a protector &amp; champion to those who could not stand up for themselves. <br/><br/>While there was some truth to that an increasingly large number of people were commenting that she seemed to be using ritual and tradition to kick the shit out of people she didn't like. <br/><br/>Opportunity arose with the Chi Blocker attacks. As with the other nations the Fire Nation suffered attacks, villages were exterminated and local leaders were left without their ability to bend. <br/>Princess Zhilan needed to spend some time away from the Palace while the very many people she had offended had time to cool off. The White Lotus have made the call for bending Masters to aide<br/>the new Avatar in a quest to deal with the Chi Blockers. The population of the Fire Nation Capital gathered to listen to a speech by their Firelord who proclaimed that the Princess would <em>personally</em><br/>be dispatched to represent their nation in this mission and she would not return until the injustices done to their people had been answered. With the blessings of the Fire Sages she departed her home.   </span>