Post by ForsakenSora✖ on Oct 2, 2011 10:14:33 GMT -7
Earth Bending
Earth is the element of substance, making Earthbenders and their people diverse, strong, persistent, and enduring. According to a legend, two star-crossed lovers named Oma and Shu, who hailed from separate villages that were at war with each another, learned the art from Badgermoles so that they could meet within the mountain that divided them. To make sure no one could ever find them, they used their new abilities to create a labyrinth of tunnels inside the mountain which only they could navigate. Earthbending is generally based on the Hung Gar style of Kung Fu, which features heavily rooted stances and strong kicks and punches that evoke the mass and power of earth.
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Earth & Stone Levitation: The most common attack involves levitating nearby pieces of earth and stone of numerous sizes (more powerful benders can move larger masses) and propelling them at foes with punching or kicking motions. Level 1
Rock Shield: A levitated slab of rock can also double as a shield when positioned in front of a bender. This can also be performed with a slab or sheet of bedrock thrust out of the earth's surface. The shield can be hurled at the opponent for quick retaliation. Level 1
Earth Smash: Earthbenders can easily destroy rocks and boulders with punches and kicks, even if they have a very small amount of muscle mass, possibly by making the earth in the rocks weaker, although the exact nature of this technique, if it even is a technique, is never explained. This technique is useful when facing other Earthbenders, as it allows the Earthbender to destroy any earthen projectiles sent at them and break out of imprisoning techniques. However, it does not seem to affect objects not made of earth. Level 2
Earth Block: Earthbenders can bring up blocks of earth and launch them at their enemies. Level 3
Earthquakes/Fissures: Striking the ground with feet, fists, or hammers, creates localized earthquakes or fissures to throw opponents off-balance. This same process can be used to sculpt a landmass or to slice large chunks of rock clean off a surface to create avalanches or rockfalls. More advanced Earthbenders can make very narrow fissures for precise attacks. Level 4
Earth Wall: Earthbenders can create walls of earth, which can be used for both defense and offense, as well as for practical things, like construction. Level 4
Earth Sinking: More advanced Earthbenders can forcibly sink their opponents into the ground, imprisoning them or even suffocating them in earth. Level 5
Rock Slide: If an Earthbender is near a cliff or mountain, he or she can cause many rocks of a multitude of sizes to rain down on his or her opponent. Level 5
The Earth Gauntlet: A much less advanced version of Earth armor that can be used to throw back opponents with hard solid force. The technique is useful in that it grants some level of the protection of Earth Armor but allows the rest of the body to remain flexible. Level 6
Dust Cloud: By shaking the ground back and forth, Earthbenders can create dust clouds of various size to provide cover. Level 6
Quicksand: Earthbenders turn the ground to quicksand to immobilize an enemy, or to create a soft landing for themselves should they fall from a height. Earthbenders can also do the reverse of this, compacting sand together to create harder projectiles or a firmer grip on the ground. Level 6
Earth Line: As an offensive attack, Earthbenders can create a line of twisted columns and propel it forward. Level 6
Earth Material Manipulation: Earthbending is not limited to rock or soil alone. An Earthbender can also manipulate coal, gems, crystals, and other earth-based materials, like meteorites and jennamite. Level 6
Rock Hanging: Earthbenders also possess limited magnetic capabilities, allowing them to grasp vertical surfaces and cling unsupported to earthen structures. Level 7
Earth Launch: While Earthbenders like being rooted to the ground, they can quickly move rock beneath them and launch them several tens of feet into the air, whether to catch airborne opponents or to travel faster. Level 7
Earth Shelter: This can be used by Earthbenders to create a shelter or dome which can provide an instant shelter in the wilderness. It can probably also be used to trap enemies, but this application would not work against an Earthbending opponent, who would be able to cancel out the technique. Level 7
Water Filtering: When working in concert with a Waterbender, an Earthbender can purify polluted water. The Waterbender suspends the polluted water in the air while the Earthbender removes the pollutants and sets them aside. Level 7
Earth Mannequin: An Earthbender with a decent grasp of sculpting can cause human-like figures to sprout out of the ground and slide from place to place. Level 8
Tunneling: Earthbenders can move through the earth to out-maneuver their foes either by opening tunnels or by pulling the earth past them, literally swimming through the ground. Level 10/color]
Earth Armor: Earthbenders can bring rocks, dusts, pebbles, or crystals around them and mold them to fit their body and create something similar to armor. They can also hide inside the earth by bending the rock around them as a shell. Level 10
Earth Wave: High level Earthbenders can create a wave of earth to ride on and use it as a form of transportation. The downsides of the wave are that it takes a lot of energy to produce, as well as intense concentration; the slightest distraction could cause the user to lose control of the wave. They can also force a wave of earth outwards and use it as an extremely powerful offensive attack. Level 10
Remote Earthbending: If an Earthbender is suspended from the ground, but is aware that there is earth somewhere near, the Earthbender can focus his energies and bend that earth out of his physical reach out of sheer concentration. Level 11
