Southern Island / Minami No Shima

The Southern Island or Minami No Shima (南の島, meaning "island of the south" in English) is an island surrounded by a few smaller ones. Everything is covered in snow and ice. There are a few mountains located to the west of the main island.

There are not many inhabitants and most of them live in Fubuki, the main village, located to the north-east, next to the sea. There are a few smaller villages in a mountains.

The island is ruled by the city of Hageshi Fuyu. There is no proper ruling on the island itself but each village recognize a sort of chief that makes decisions.

People who live in the mountains visit the temple often for prayers and good omen.

The whole island is not very technology-advanced. Only original artifacts can be found.

Location
The island is located to the south of the middle sea, Chūō Umi.

Geography and Important Places
People mostly live close to the water or around the mountains.

In the middle of them, there is a temple. Lot of people from the villages come to pray.

A port has been built centuries ago, when the island became part of the Empire. It is located at the north-east of the Island and connects with a port on the main land.

Legends
The legend of the four mystical creatures used to be very important for the people of the island. Nowadays, the young generation mostly forgot about it.

It is said that a 3000 year-old eagle lives in a cave in the middle of the mountains, hidden from humans. It would be the first and original air bender. The legend also says the first air benders learnt from the eagle itself and lived on the Southern Island before moving all around the realm to teach their art.

Nowadays, all types of benders and non-benders live here, but mostly air benders and water benders.