Abilities: Toph is an earthbender, and one of the best ones out there in her time. For those unfamiliar with the series, this means that she can literally bend the earth, the ground, rocks, etc. to her will. She does this through movements with her body, and it looks a lot like martial arts. (The creators based Toph’s particular style on the Southern Praying Mantis style of Kung Fu.) By the time I’ll be taking her, Toph had just figured out how to bend metal, and is the first and only person to do so.
Toph is also blind. However, this handicap doesn’t do much to slow her down, as her earthbending skills allow her to feel vibrations in the earth to locate anything in contact with the ground. In this sense, she’s usually far more perceptive than most other people, as she can sense the tiniest of vibrations, even those of ants walking back to their hill. She is also a kind of human lie-detector, as she can feel the breathing and heart beats of other people and can feel the changes in them when people lie. Her abilities are limited though, as she has no way to detect anything hovering in the air without someone to point them out to her. She is also unable to read and write, as a form of braille does not exist in the Avatar universe, at least, not at the time she has lived.
Network/Actionspam Sample: What do you mean this isn’t sufficient? Do you know who you’re talking to? I’m Toph Bei Fong.
[Toph waved her passport in front of the waiter’s face. And tossed a silver coin at him. He apologized and suggested Toph wash some dishes to pay for the meal she just consumed.]
Do I look like a dishwasher to you?
[She hopped up from her chair.]
Look, I gave you money. I’m done here!
[As Toph walks out, the waiter follows and explains that there is no currency system in Ruby City.]
That’s stupid. Just take my money. I’m outta here.
[Toph storms out the door and slams it with the aid of her bending to shake the building for some added emphasis. If there’s law enforcement in this city, they’ll likely be directed in Toph’s direction for eating without paying her bill.]
Prose Log Sample: Toph stumbled on to the platform at the train station. It was as if she was in a daze. It wasn’t until the train pulled out that she started to come to her senses.
“What the -“
This didn’t make any sense. The last thing she could remember was gripping on to Appa as he flew her and the rest of the gang out of Ba Sing Se after Azula’s coup. She didn’t even remember landing! Toph crouched down and pressed her palm to the ground to get a better feel for the vibrations that would tell her where she was. It was clear that Aang, Sokka, and Katara were nowhere around. In fact, the strange building was completely empty save for her and the strange machine that had seemingly brough her hear, but it was quickly moving away. Toph frowned. In her experience, large metal contraptions were inventions of the Fire Nation…
While the train station was empty, Toph could still feel that there was life outside. She walked out of the station, passed the message boards that she had no way of reading and out to town. Her first thought was that she was in the Fire Nation, but it wouldn’t make sense for her to be captured and just left to wander the streets of some random town. She walked up to the nearest person walking past.
“Hey, what is this place?”
The old woman scoffed. “What do you mean? You’re in Ruby City, child! Where else would you be?” She shook her head and continued on her way, muttering about how strange kids were getting these days.
Toph huffed and folded her arms. It was at this moment that she discovered that something had been placed in her pocket. She raised a brow as she took it out and turned it over in her hands. It was round and had a small chain attacked to it. There were buttons on the sides and a cover to swing open. Toph could feel that there were a bunch of tinier mechanisms inside it, but she had no idea what they were or how they worked. It was unlike anything she had ever come across. She shrugged and put it back in her pocket. Perhaps she’d find a use for it later. Right now, she had a bigger problem to deal with. She had to figure out what this “Ruby City” place was and how she could reunite with her friends. Toph wandered the streets of Ruby City, looking for any clues that might help her.
[CANON] Toph Bei Fong | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Reserved...sorta | 2/2
Abilities: Toph is an earthbender, and one of the best ones out there in her time. For those unfamiliar with the series, this means that she can literally bend the earth, the ground, rocks, etc. to her will. She does this through movements with her body, and it looks a lot like martial arts. (The creators based Toph’s particular style on the Southern Praying Mantis style of Kung Fu.) By the time I’ll be taking her, Toph had just figured out how to bend metal, and is the first and only person to do so.
Toph is also blind. However, this handicap doesn’t do much to slow her down, as her earthbending skills allow her to feel vibrations in the earth to locate anything in contact with the ground. In this sense, she’s usually far more perceptive than most other people, as she can sense the tiniest of vibrations, even those of ants walking back to their hill. She is also a kind of human lie-detector, as she can feel the breathing and heart beats of other people and can feel the changes in them when people lie. Her abilities are limited though, as she has no way to detect anything hovering in the air without someone to point them out to her. She is also unable to read and write, as a form of braille does not exist in the Avatar universe, at least, not at the time she has lived.
Network/Actionspam Sample: What do you mean this isn’t sufficient? Do you know who you’re talking to? I’m Toph Bei Fong.
[Toph waved her passport in front of the waiter’s face. And tossed a silver coin at him. He apologized and suggested Toph wash some dishes to pay for the meal she just consumed.]
Do I look like a dishwasher to you?
[She hopped up from her chair.]
Look, I gave you money. I’m done here!
[As Toph walks out, the waiter follows and explains that there is no currency system in Ruby City.]
That’s stupid. Just take my money. I’m outta here.
[Toph storms out the door and slams it with the aid of her bending to shake the building for some added emphasis. If there’s law enforcement in this city, they’ll likely be directed in Toph’s direction for eating without paying her bill.]
Prose Log Sample: Toph stumbled on to the platform at the train station. It was as if she was in a daze. It wasn’t until the train pulled out that she started to come to her senses.
“What the -“
This didn’t make any sense. The last thing she could remember was gripping on to Appa as he flew her and the rest of the gang out of Ba Sing Se after Azula’s coup. She didn’t even remember landing! Toph crouched down and pressed her palm to the ground to get a better feel for the vibrations that would tell her where she was. It was clear that Aang, Sokka, and Katara were nowhere around. In fact, the strange building was completely empty save for her and the strange machine that had seemingly brough her hear, but it was quickly moving away. Toph frowned. In her experience, large metal contraptions were inventions of the Fire Nation…
While the train station was empty, Toph could still feel that there was life outside. She walked out of the station, passed the message boards that she had no way of reading and out to town. Her first thought was that she was in the Fire Nation, but it wouldn’t make sense for her to be captured and just left to wander the streets of some random town. She walked up to the nearest person walking past.
“Hey, what is this place?”
The old woman scoffed. “What do you mean? You’re in Ruby City, child! Where else would you be?” She shook her head and continued on her way, muttering about how strange kids were getting these days.
Toph huffed and folded her arms. It was at this moment that she discovered that something had been placed in her pocket. She raised a brow as she took it out and turned it over in her hands. It was round and had a small chain attacked to it. There were buttons on the sides and a cover to swing open. Toph could feel that there were a bunch of tinier mechanisms inside it, but she had no idea what they were or how they worked. It was unlike anything she had ever come across. She shrugged and put it back in her pocket. Perhaps she’d find a use for it later. Right now, she had a bigger problem to deal with. She had to figure out what this “Ruby City” place was and how she could reunite with her friends. Toph wandered the streets of Ruby City, looking for any clues that might help her.